Woodinville Montessori High School (WMHS) in Bothell, the new secondary program of Woodinville Montessori School, has added a college counselor. Jill O’Keefe is now guiding students through the college application process.
A certified college counselor through the University of California San Diego (UCSD) extension program, O’Keefe also operates College Bound Consulting Group. She holds an MBA and a BA in psychology/sociology from the University of Alberta.
With the school’s first graduating class expected in June 2017, Head of School Mary Schneider stressed the importance of providing excellent college counseling for the students and families.
WMHS is unique in Washington—the state’s only Montessori high school that is accredited by the American Montessori Society. The high school came about when the long-established Montessori school expanded its programs beyond middle school in September 2014, adding 10th grade. It added 11th grade this past fall, and will add a full 12th -grade program in 2016-2017.
