1. Welcome to BHS Fall Conferences

2. Purpose of Advisory
Build Trusting Relationships between students, staff, and families
Help students feel connected to Bethel High School
Provide resources and plan for each student’s post-secondary pathway

3. Getting Involved Activities More Activities DECA Link Crew
Speech and Debate
Heritage
Drama
LGBTQ
FCCLA
Honor Society
Robotics
Pottery
Spanish
Gaming
Orienteering
Key Club
Ukulele
More Activities
Fall Sports
Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Girls Swimming, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis
Winter Sports
Basketball, wrestling, Bowling, Boys Swimming
Spring Sports
Track, Baseball, Fastpitch, Girls Tennis, Boys Soccer, Girls Lacrosse
Air Force JROTC
After-School Tutoring
Spanish Speaking Lunch Table
Choir Council

4. Check your grades and fill out the Fall Conference Reflection Sheet
Please log into your Student/Family Access account or look on the student information provided by your advisory.
Check your grades and fill out the Fall Conference Reflection Sheet

5. Plan for Increasing Grades
On your grade reflection sheet, fill out your plan for working to increase your grades. Below you will find different strategies you may want to include in your plan:
After school tutoring (Monday-Thursday; 2:15pm-4:00pm in the library)
Talk to your teachers before or after school
Dedicate extra time at home to study
Attend a study session with friends
Lunch time in the library

6. Attendance Information
Please read through the attendance information provided. This is important information about the policies of the Bethel School District relating to attendance. When completed, please sign and give to your student’s advisor before you leave today.

7. Credit Recovery/Retrieval
If you have failed any classes, you will need to retrieve those lost credits. Here are opportunities for you to recover those missing credits:
Zero Hour/7th Period Classes
Summer School Online Courses*
BYU Online Courses*
Fuel ED Online Course*
* Additional Cost for Families for These Options

8. Grad Requirements -- Credits
CORE 24
(To be on track, you need 12 credits right now)
You will need 24 total credits in the specific content areas listed below:
ELA -- 4 credits
MATH -- 3 credits
SCIENCE -- 3 credits (2 labs)
SOCIAL STUDIES -- 3 credits
WORLD LANGUAGE -- 2 credits (2 credits can be PPR)
PE/HEALTH -- 2 credits (1.5 PE / .5 Health)
FINE ARTS -- 2 credits (1 credit can be PPR)
CTE -- 1 credit
ELECTIVE -- 4 credits
Culminating Project (completed through Advisory)

9. Personal Pathway Requirement (PPR)
PPRs provides flexibility for students
PPRs may be any course that aligns with a student’s career path
The High School and Beyond Plan should reflect PPRs
To use a PPR option, students will complete a PPR form with their counselor
PPRs are best used during your Junior and Senior year

10. Grad Requirements -- State Tests
Required to pass:
ELA SBA
Math SBA

11. What are your goals for your SBA score?
SBA Scores and Goal
In Family Access, take a look at your most current SBA score. On your reflection form, answer this question:
What are your goals for your SBA score?

12. SBA SCORE REPORT
If you have taken the SBA and would like a more detailed report about your score, please visit the counseling center to get a copy of your SBA SCORE REPORT.

13. Challenging Classes at BHS
AP Courses
AP LIT (English)
AP Lang (English)
AP US History
AP World History
AP US Government
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science
AP Spanish
AP Psychology
College in the High School
Pre-Calculus
Calculus
College English Classes
College Social Studies Classes
Other courses TBD

14. High School and Beyond Plan
In February, you will begin to register for next year’s classes. Think about these questions:
What challenging classes are you planning on taking?
How will these classes connect you to what you want to do after high school?

15. Practice Exams
If you are planning to attend a college or university, you need to consider taking practice exams for the SAT and ACT exam.
For SAT (typically your junior year):
Preliminary SAT (PSAT)
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
For ACT (typically your sophomore year):
ACT Aspire Exam “Sandbox”
Talk to your counselors about these opportunities!

16. FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a mechanism to help provide resources for financial aid to students for postsecondary education including colleges, universities, tech schools, and trade schools.
Student can complete a FAFSA beginning October 1st of their senior year.
Students must have a completed FAFSA to receive college scholarships and aid
Any federal student loan requires a completed FAFSA
The sooner a student completes the FAFSA, the more aid is available for the student (First Come, First Served)

17. WASFA
Similar to the FAFSA, the WASFA is the Washington application for State Financial Aid specifically for are not eligible for Federal Financial Aid because of immigration status.
Students can complete a WASFA beginning October 1st of their senior year.

18. College Bound
If you signed up for the College Bound program in 8th grade, make sure you are:
Maintaining a 2.0 GPA
Stay out of trouble
Fill out a FAFSA during your SENIOR year beginning Oct. 1st

19. Career Center
The Career Center is always open during lunch. This is a great time to talk to someone about possible careers you want more information about and/or different school (colleges, universities, tech schools, trade schools) you are interested in attending.
For more information about career and college information sessions, talk to Mrs. Hodges or Mrs. Lordahl.