1. Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies Class of 2019

2. Purpose of Meeting Introduce the Counselor
Explain the Counselor's role at HAAS
Confidentiality Guidelines
Graduation Requirements
TOPS
Senior Year Housekeeping
Questions

3. Introduction of School Counselors
Mrs. Carla Deckelmann, M.Ed.
Ms. Victoria D. Grant, M.S.

4. Counselor’s Role at HHMS
Academic Planning: graduation, college planning, scholarship information
Career Planning
Social/Personal Development

5. Confidentiality Guidelines
School should always be a safe environment for students.
Strict confidentiality is maintained
except when there is
imminent personal danger or threat to others.

6. Graduation Requirements for TOPS University Diploma
4 Units of English
English I, II, III, IV

7. 4 Units of Math TOPS University Diploma Algebra I Geometry Algebra II
*Remaining unit shall come from the following:
Advanced Math- Pre Calculus
College Algebra (Dual Enrollment)
Probability & Statistics (AP)
Calculus AB (AP)

8. *Remaining units shall come from the following
TOPS University
Diploma
4 Units of Science
Biology I
Chemistry I
*Remaining units shall come from the following
Physical Science, Chemistry (AP), Physics, Biology II, Environmental Science (AP), Anatomy & Physiology, Biology (AP)

9. 4 Units of Social Studies
TOPS University
Diploma
4 Units of Social Studies
American History
Civics or American Government (AP)
*Remaining units shall come from the following
European History (AP), World Geography, World History, Human Geography (AP), Psychology (AP), Microeconomics (AP)

10. 2 Health and PE TOPS University Diploma ½ Unit of Health
1 ½ Units of PE or JROTC
*2 years of JROTC will fulfill
Health requirements

11. TOPS University Diploma
Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, and Electives
1 Unit of Art
Fine Arts Survey or 1 unit of Art,
Band, Choir, Theatre, or Piano
2 Units Foreign Language
2 Units of the same foreign language or 2 units of
speech (must have foreign language for TOPS)
3 Units of Electives
Total 24 Units

12. TOPS Requirements Core Curriculum 19 credits for the
College Prep or Tech Awards
A 2.5 Cumulative GPA in TOPS Core Curriculum
Score a minimum of 20 (current state average) on the ACT for College Prep or 17 for Tech Award

13. Class of 2019 Senior Year…….Coming Soon

14. Resources Brag Sheets College Research & Other Helpful Tips
Selecting & Applying to College
High School Resume

15. Questions