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Student Services Announcements - Click Here

Vermillion High School Student Services Department

The VHS Counseling Office will use ParentSquare to send out important reminders to VHS students and parents this year.

Method Test Prep – Free online ACT Prep Program

You’ve signed up for the ACT.   A solid score can mean qualifying for the reduced tuition dual credit program, scholarships, and being accepted at your top choice school.  Instead of spending the time before the test searching for four-leaf clovers and other lucky charms, how about spending a little time on Method Test Prep?

Method Test Prep is a FREE online ACT Prep program available to all VHS students through their SD MyLife portal.   Students can access the self-paced program anywhere they have an internet connection.  Mrs. Larsen provided a short demo of the program to students and parents of the “What?” “Where?” and “How?” of Method Test Prep during Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Links to the presentation and to the Method Test Prep Student User Guide (for iPad) are located below:

MTP Student User Guide

Federal Student Aid (FSA):

ATTENTION SENIORS:  – New FSA ID:  In May, the Department of Education implemented a new FSA ID to replace the FSA PIN as the login process for the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  Seniors and their parents need to create a FSA ID and are encouraged to do it now.  It’s also important that students and parents create their own FSA ID as they will need them to sign and complete the FAFSA each year the student plans to apply for financial aid.  The following PDF walks through the steps for creating the new FSA ID needed to log into the FAFSA website. Creating FSA ID

FAFSA: 

South Dakota High School Graduation Requirements: Advanced Endorsements

 (Approved by the South Dakota Board of Education)

Graduation Requirements Infographic

Senior Information

Junior Information

Senior Information

  • Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar is the nation’s only program designed exclusively for high school sophomores.
  • HOBY’s purpose is to bring together a select group of high school sophomores who have demonstrated leadership ability so that they can interact with groups of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, and the professions to discuss present and future issues. These interactions occur during summer seminars which are three to four day weekend events. To learn more about HOBY, visit: HOBY website
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College Admission Tests

Most colleges and universities require either the ACT or the SAT for college admission.  Check the website of the school(s) you are considering to determine which test to register for.  Both tests now utilize an online registration process.

  • Register for the ACT at their website.
  • Register for the SAT at their website.
  • The ACT writing test and SAT sub tests require additional fees and may be required by certain post-secondary institutions.

Test Preparation Resources:

ACT:

Test-Date-Schedule-National (2025-26)

  • Test Prices:
  • Registration information
    • Register online at MyACT    
    • Vermillion’s High School code is:  421-315
    • Vermillion’s Test Center code is:  197-480

SAT:

Juniors

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test:

Scheduled for October 12, 2022.

To sign-up for this assessment come to the Student Services Office with the $18.00 fee. Only the first twenty-five students who have signed-up and paid will be allowed to take this test.

2025-2026 VHS Course Information Guide

DUAL CREDIT INFORMATION

Requirements to be eligible for Dual Credit courses per the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Seniors = 3.25 GPA OR 21 ACT Score
Juniors = 3.5 GPA OR 24 ACT Score

Dual Credit Information

  • Registration Document

    Student Services Announcements - Click Here

    Vermillion High School Student Services Department

    The VHS Counseling Office will use ParentSquare to send out important reminders to VHS students and parents this year.

    Method Test Prep – Free online ACT Prep Program

    You’ve signed up for the ACT.   A solid score can mean qualifying for the reduced tuition dual credit program, scholarships, and being accepted at your top choice school.  Instead of spending the time before the test searching for four-leaf clovers and other lucky charms, how about spending a little time on Method Test Prep?

    Method Test Prep is a FREE online ACT Prep program available to all VHS students through their SD MyLife portal.   Students can access the self-paced program anywhere they have an internet connection.  Mrs. Larsen provided a short demo of the program to students and parents of the “What?” “Where?” and “How?” of Method Test Prep during Parent-Teacher Conferences.

    Links to the presentation and to the Method Test Prep Student User Guide (for iPad) are located below:

    MTP Student User Guide

    Federal Student Aid (FSA):

    ATTENTION SENIORS:  – New FSA ID:  In May, the Department of Education implemented a new FSA ID to replace the FSA PIN as the login process for the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).  Seniors and their parents need to create a FSA ID and are encouraged to do it now.  It’s also important that students and parents create their own FSA ID as they will need them to sign and complete the FAFSA each year the student plans to apply for financial aid.  The following PDF walks through the steps for creating the new FSA ID needed to log into the FAFSA website. Creating FSA ID

    FAFSA: 

    South Dakota High School Graduation Requirements: Advanced Endorsements

     (Approved by the South Dakota Board of Education)

    Graduation Requirements Infographic

  • Senior Information

    Junior Information

    Senior Information

    • Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar is the nation’s only program designed exclusively for high school sophomores.
    • HOBY’s purpose is to bring together a select group of high school sophomores who have demonstrated leadership ability so that they can interact with groups of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, and the professions to discuss present and future issues. These interactions occur during summer seminars which are three to four day weekend events. To learn more about HOBY, visit: HOBY website

    •  

  • College Admission Tests

    Most colleges and universities require either the ACT or the SAT for college admission.  Check the website of the school(s) you are considering to determine which test to register for.  Both tests now utilize an online registration process.

    • Register for the ACT at their website.
    • Register for the SAT at their website.
    • The ACT writing test and SAT sub tests require additional fees and may be required by certain post-secondary institutions.

    Test Preparation Resources:

    ACT:

    Test-Date-Schedule-National (2025-26)

    • Test Prices:
    • Registration information
      • Register online at MyACT    
      • Vermillion’s High School code is:  421-315
      • Vermillion’s Test Center code is:  197-480

    SAT:

    Juniors

    Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test:

    Scheduled for October 12, 2022.

    To sign-up for this assessment come to the Student Services Office with the $18.00 fee. Only the first twenty-five students who have signed-up and paid will be allowed to take this test.

  • 2025-2026 VHS Course Information Guide

  • DUAL CREDIT INFORMATION

    Requirements to be eligible for Dual Credit courses per the South Dakota Board of Regents.

    Seniors = 3.25 GPA OR 21 ACT Score
    Juniors = 3.5 GPA OR 24 ACT Score

    Dual Credit Information