1. Exiting Senior Information
Archer High School Counseling Department

2. Senior Exit Survey
All graduating seniors are to complete the GCPS senior exit survey.
You will list all scholarships that you have been offered and award amount. (Even if you do not plan on accepting the scholarship)
DO NOT include HOPE/Zell Miller or Gates Millennium Scholarship and/or Pell Grant

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Once the survey is complete, you will be taken back to the start page. DO NOT take the survey more than once.

4. Leaving Archer Final Transcripts Senior Events/Deadlines
After you graduate, final transcripts will not be available until the summer.
Graduates needing to send a final transcript to the college that they are attending, will need to order a transcript through my payments plus ~June 7th
Archer HS does not mail finalized transcripts to colleges – Students are responsible for picking up their transcript.
Check with the counseling office around May for more details.
April 9th: Last day to...
Pay senior dues to get a shirt and participate in the Senior Carnival, Senior Parade, and Locker board night
Submit Senior Letters
Submit a picture for the Senior Slideshow
April 10th
Senior Dues decrease to $100 and only cover graduation.
April 11th
Balfour to deliver Cap & Gowns during lunches. Those absent/off campus may pick theirs up in the Media Center after 4/11.
Senior Week: April 24-28
Check out the Senior site for more information on what is happening each day
Be sure to check the website! archer.acherhighschool.net/seniors

5. Graduation
Date: Sunday, May 28
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Infinite Energy Arena
Graduation Practice = Wednesday, May 24 at 8:00 am (sharp) in the commons here at Archer. This is MANDATORY for all seniors. If you do not show up for practice you will not be allowed to walk in the graduation ceremony. Graduation practice should last no more than 2 1/2 hours.
Reminder: Students cannot walk in the graduation ceremony if you fail any of the 23 required courses or do not complete all outside credits. Please refer to your senior application for graduation that was completed in September/October.

6. Transition to College Notify the college that you will be attending.
Action Items
FYI/Suggestions
Notify the college that you will be attending.
Submit your final transcript- Summer
Contact the financial aid office – Verify HOPE, Loans, grants, scholarships, etc.
GPA starts over in college – Take advantage of this!
Get involved!
No “retakes”, “test corrections” or late work.
Grades will be heavily focused on papers and exams.
Find the career center, tutor center and your advisor.
USE the college website and check your .

7. Email Etiquette for College and Career
1. is forever. Once you send it off, you can't get it back.
2. goes where it's told. Check—and double check—to see that the right address appears in the "To" line
3. Check the syllabus or school website for your Professors’ correct address.
4. Professors might not open mail sent from prefer to open mail sent from more reputable addresses, firstname-
5. Subject lines are for subjects. Put a brief explanation of the nature of the (like "question about paper") in the subject line. Never include demands such as "urgent request—immediate response needed."

8. Email Etiquette for College and Career
6. Salutations matter. The safest way to start is with "Dear Professor So and So" (using their last name). Example: “Dear Ms. Smith”; “Good afternoon Mr. Turner”
7. Clear and concise is best. 
8. Always acknowledge. ”Thank you, received”.
9. THIS IS NOT A SHOUTING MATCH. Don't write in all uppercase letters.
10. No one really likes emoticons and smileys. 
11. This is not Facebook. Don't write the professor in the way you'd write on your friend's wall.

9. Email Etiquette for College and Career
12. This is not IM-ing. So pls dun wrte yor profeSR lIk ur txtN. uz yor own rsk. coRec me f Im wrng.
13. This is not the time to use slang.
14. This is not RateMyProfessors.com. The professor doesn't want your comments about his or her performance in the class.
15. Spelling mistakes make you look like a doofus. So always use the spel check, and proofread yyour , two.
16. Signoffs and signatures count. Always end by thanking the professor for his or her time, and closing with "Best wishes" or "Regards" (or some other relatively formal, but friendly, closing). And always sign with your (entire) real name.
Source: guide/2010/09/30/18-etiquette-tips-for- ing-your-professor