High School Information - For High School & New Tech learners
The official name of our high school is:
Niles Senior High School
1441 Eagle Street
Niles, MI 49120
Phone # 269-683-2894
Fax # 269-684-9516
Counselor
You should list Mrs. Jenny Bierwagen or Ms. Carrie Rinehart as your guidance counselor to ensure the school portions of your college application are processed correctly. If it is determined another individual will be filling out your counselor recommendation page, Mrs. Bierwagen or Ms. Rinehart will ensure it gets to the proper person.
Mrs. Jenny Bierwagen
Guidace Counselor
Ext: 11007
[email protected]
Ms. Carrie Rinehart
Guidance Counselor
Ext: 11014
[email protected]
Rank/GPA
You will report your weighted, Cumulative GPA. This can be found in PowerSchool and is listed as "Added Value Historical GPA." Our grading scale is on a 4.0 scale. The weighted scale is on a 5.0 scale. Rank will also be listed on your transcript.
E-mail Address
Most colleges communicate a lot via e-mail. It would be in your best interest to use one e-mail for all college related e-mails. I recommend using a more professional e-mail such as your school e-mail. New Tech Students are familiar with their e-mail. For High School students it is: first letter of your first name, first five letters of your last name and the last three numbers of your student ID @students.nilesschools.org
Ex: Joe Johnson 123456 = [email protected]
Transcripts
We use parchment.com to request transcripts. You should have received an e-mail link to register. If you cannot locate the link, you can still go directly to the website to register. It is free to send transcripts electronically. If you have any problems with your account you can contact Mrs. Marciniak in the Guidance Office or Ms. Nelson in in the College and Career Center.
Application Fee Waiver
Fee waivers are available for students who qualify for free/reduced lunch or other extraordinary circumstances. See Ms. Nelson for more information. On your application select "pay by mail" or "pay by check." *MSU & WMU let your qualify right on-line, no paperwork is needed.
Other Info
Be sure to look for other answers on the high school website under the Guidance/College tab. Also, pay special attention to announcements.