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High School Magnet Application

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High School Magnet Program Scoring Guidelines

• Please review the high school magnet program offerings at the link on the right side of this page.
• All applicants must submit the prior year’s final report card, showing four quarters/three trimesters of grades.
• High school magnet applications for current BCPS students do not need to include the current year’s report card.  For BCPS applicants, the current year’s report card will be obtained from system data.
• Non-BCPS students must also submit a copy of the current year’s first quarter/trimester report card.  Non-BCPS applicants who will not receive their current year’s first quarter/trimester report card until after November 26, 2008 must submit it as soon as it is available to them.  Applicants must apply by the deadline and submit the current year’s report card postmarked no later than December 31, 2008.
• The application deadline is Wednesday, November 26, 2008. 
  
  Applications may be postmarked or hand-delivered to the Office of Magnet Programs.  Hand-delivered applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on November 26, 2008.
  
  Applications are not processed without proof of timely submission (i.e., certified mail receipt). Applications postmarked, hand-delivered, or received without a clear postmark, indicating timely submission, after the November 26, 2008, are not processed.
  
  It is strongly recommended that applicants use certified mail, with a return receipt requested from the U.S. Post Office, for confirmation of submission.

• Read all instructions in the High School Magnet Programs Brochure and Application prior to submitting.  Note that some schools accept applications for incoming 10th and 11th grade students while others are limited to incoming 9th grade students only.
• Make program selections carefully.  Any change in program selection(s) requires the submission of a new application, postmarked or hand-delivered on or before the application deadline.
• The High School Magnet Programs Brochure is in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.  This program may be downloaded for free at the link on the magnet office home page. If you are unable to open this file, please contact your local school for an application.

High School Magnet Programs Brochure

High School Audition/Assessment Guidelines

Applicants must obtain the Assessment Guidelines for each program to which they apply.

Mark the magnet assessment date(s) and times on your calendar.  Applicants who have not received notification of an assessment date or time, at least five (5) days prior to the assessment date, must contact the school to verify/schedule an appointment.

Select the link below to download the Audition/Assessment Guidelines for each high school magnet program to which you are applying: 

• G. W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology (Acting – Business Management & Finance – Carpentry Careers – Cosmetology – Culinary Arts – Dance – Design & Production – Information Technology – Literary Arts – Visual Arts: General Fine Arts – Visual Arts: Interactive Media Production – Vocal Music)
• Chesapeake High School STEM Academy (Academy of Arts, Multimedia & Communication – Academy of Business & Information Technology – Academy of Leadership & Humanities – Academy of Science, Engineering, & Mathematics)
• Eastern Technical High School (Career & Technology Programs)
• Kenwood High School (International Baccalaureate – Sports Science Academy)
• Lansdowne High School Academy (Academy of Arts & Communications – Academy of Finance – Academy of Health & Human Services – Academy of Science, Engineering & Information Technology)
• Milford Mill Academy (International Baccalaureate – Career & Technology Programs)
• Overlea High School (Academy of Finance)
• Parkville High School Center for Mathematics, Science & Computer Science
• Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts (Dance – Instrumental Music – Performance Theatre – Technical Theatre – Visual Arts – Vocal Music)
• Randallstown High School (Biomedical Technology – Mass Communication)
• Sollers Point Technical High School (Career & Technology Programs)
• Sparrows Point Educational Center in Environmental Studies (SPECIES)
• Towson High School (Law & Public Policy)
• Western School of Technology and Environmental Studies (Environmental Science – Career & Technology Programs)
• Woodlawn High School (Math, Science, & Pre-Engineering)

Inclement Weather
In the event that schools are closed due to inclement weather, weeknight magnet assessments will be postponed. Weekend magnet assessments will be postponed if the snow emergency plan is put into effect for Baltimore County.