WAGNER T-BIRDS CLASS OF 2013 SENIOR PARENT NIGHT SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

COUNSELING STAFF Kellye Jackson: Lead Counselor, A-C Arturo Cano: D - G Tiffany Thompson: H - Mc Annette Benavidez: ME– R Betty Osborne: S – Z

COUNSELING STAFF Carol Faragher: Career Counselor Tiffany Patterson: College Counselor Melinda Mireles: Social Worker Amber Palmer: Parenting Social Worker Diana Mendoza: Counseling Secretary Kesha Ganey: Career Center Facilitator

End of first semester: Jan. 17, 2014 Last day to order graduation announcements: March Senior Honors Night: Early May Graduation: June 3, 2014 IMPORTANT DATES

Graduation Plans Distinguished Recommended

Students must meet all course requirements (including mandatory attendance) and pass all sections of TAKS in order to graduate from Wagner High School. Graduation Requirements

26 Total Credits RECOMMENDED PLAN  4 English  4 Social Studies  4 Math  4 Science  1 Fine Arts  2 Foreign Language  1 P.E. .5 Speech  5.5 Electives

Distinguished Graduate Plan Complete Recommended Plan One additional credit in Foreign Language Achieve any combination of four of the following: *Score 3 or above on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination *A grade of 80 or higher on courses that count for college credit *Original research project

Students must pass all portions of the TAKS test: –Math –Reading –Science –Social Studies TAKS

Students must attend class 90% of the time. Students who are at risk of losing credit for attendance will be required to attend T-Roc to make up the attendance and credit. ATTENDANCE

Graduation Plan Your student will be receiving a graduation plan from his/her counselor explaining what credits they have received and what they need to graduate.

GRADUATION REPORT Wagner High School TAKS  ELA  MATH  SOC STU  SCI STUDENT NAME:____________________________ ID#: _______________________________________ EXPECTED GRADUATION:____________ GRADUATION PLAN: REGULARRECOMMENDED DISTINGUISHED ACQUIREDACQUIRED ENGLISH: needed 4SCIENCE: needed 4 English I1.0  Biology1.0  English II 1.0  IPC1.0   English III 1.0  Science ______________1.0   English IV 1.0  Science ______________1.0   MATHEMATICS: needed 4SOCIAL STUDIES: needed 4 Algebra I1.0  World Geography1.0   Geometry1.0  World History1.0   Math _______________1.0  US History1.0   Math _______________1.0  Government/Economics1.0   OTHER REQUIREMENTS: PE1.0   Technology1.0  Speech.5  Health.5  FOREIGN LANGUAGE: 2 of sameFINE ARTS: needed 1 ____________________  ELECTIVES: ____________________  ____________________   ____________________  TOTAL CREDITS ACQUIRED:______ Plan for achieving graduation: _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE_____________________________________________ PARENT CONTACT________________________ TOTAL CREDITS NEEDED FOR GRADUATION:26 credits 90%attendance required

Dual Credit Courses Students earn high school and college credit at the same time Students must qualify in order to gain college credit for these courses –A qualifying score on the TSI exam or TAKS –Complete dual credit application and consent forms

GPA Current GPA is based on courses and grades through the end of the junior year. 7 th semester GPA will be run in February. Final GPA will be run after the 5 th six weeks.

OPTIONS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL 4 YEAR COLLEGE 2 YEAR COLLEGE TECHNICAL TRAINING MILITARY WORK

Career Counselor Carol Faragher ASVAB offered October 16 Military Fair November 5 Assistance for part time employment Dual Credit for Career and Tech

Senior To Do List Take SAT/ACT Apply to schools Apply for scholarships Request transcripts –$2 each Request letters of recommendation (if required) Complete FAFSA (available Jan. 1)

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TESTING: SAT ACT TSI FEE WAIVERS

SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test Critical thinking Three sections Math Reading Writing

ACT American College Testing Achievement based Five sections: Math Reading English Science Writing

TSI Texas Success Initiative Assessment Required for entry into college level courses if no previous qualifying scores are available: TAKS Math & Reading & 3 on Composition SAT Math & Reading 500+ & total of ACT Math & English 19+ & Composite of 23

Test Dates and Deadlines SAT –Nov. 2 Deadline – Oct. 3 –Dec. 7 Deadline – Nov. 8 ACT –Oct. 26 Deadline – Sept. 27 –Dec. 14Deadline – Nov. 8

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS APPLY TEXAS COMMON APPLICATION INDIVIDUAL COLLEGE SITES FEE WAIVERS

Apply Texas Site for online application for most public colleges & universities in Texas Create profile Apply for admissions & scholarships

Common Application Site for online application to most major private (Rice, Trinity) and Ivy League universities

University Sites Some colleges & universities have their application for admission on their individual school website. Most also have their scholarship applications on their sites as well.

Knowing the Requirements Do you know your class rank/ GPA? * Texas State University Assured Admission Standards Class Rank SAT I*ACT Top 10%Required, but no minimum First Quartile Second Quartile Third Quartile Fourth Quartile

Application Deadlines & if you want to be considered for scholarships University of Texas – Dec. 1 Texas A & M – Dec. 1 University of Houston – Dec. 1 Texas State – Dec. 1 Incarnate Word – Feb. 1 UTSA – Dec. 1

Financial Aid Workshop will be held in P101 on Feb. 5-6 at 5:30 p.m. VITA will also be here to assist parents’ with filing taxes. FAFSA Saturday will be held on Feb. 8, 2014 at 9AM. Location to be announced. VITA will also be available to assist with taxes. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Financial Aid Ms. Bonita Peebles, Assistant Director of Pre-College Success Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS – list –Scholarship binder –Apply Texas –Individual school applications

Scholarships, continued… –Scholarship search sites FastWeb.com Free4you.com EducationConnection Zinch.com Scholarships.com –NCAA (16 core, at least a 2.0) –NCSA, BeRecruited.com, etc.

More to do... Bring in letters of acceptance Bring in scholarship offers

COLLEGE CENTER T 129 We are here to help - interest inventories career searches college applications scholarship information SAT/ACT registration NCAA Clearing House

College Center Open before school, at lunch, and after school Can come anytime during the day with a pass from a teacher Visit: or

Class of 2013 is #1! Let’s have a great year! Keep your grades up! Take your SAT/ACT! Apply early & Watch deadlines Complete the FAFSA! Scholarship Giveaway!!!! And the winner is…

Sites to Remember (SAT test) (ACT test) (College applications) (Scholarship searches) (Federal financial aid) (Interest inventory, career & college searches) site # , password thunderbirdswww.bridges.com (Virtual college tours) (Test prep sites) WAGNER SCHOOL CODE:

Thank You! Special thanks to Cotsco for providing the dessert! Culinary Department for use of the facility and providing the beverages. Ms. Bonita Peebles, TG Counseling staff, administration, teachers, and theatre dept!