1. What to Expect When You Have A Senior?!?!?!
Karen New, School Counselor

2. WHERE DO I STAND?
Check your student’s unofficial transcript on your parent portal account
Inow.sccboe.org
Enter your individual username/password
Students completed registration for the 2018/2019 school year so they have their usernames/passwords. If not, me and I will send it to you.

3. Am I On Track for Graduation?
Compare your student’s transcript to the requirements for graduation (see next slide)
Review your student’s registration requests over the next week to ensure he/she has signed up for the classes needed to graduate (log in to inow)

4. Requirements for Graduation
Diploma
4 English
4 Math
4 Science
4 History (Not Alabama History)
Career Preparedness
Physical Education
Health
3 CTE/FL/FA
Electives
Minimum Credits: 24
Advanced Endorsement: In addition to the standard requirement, the Advanced Endorsement requires one math ABOVE Algebra II with Trig, 2 Foreign Language credits in the same language, and 3 AP/Dual Enrollment Courses

5. Importance of ACT ALL Juniors took ACT with Writing – April 2, 2018
Next available next test date is June 9, 2018; sign up at by May 4, 2018 w/o a late fee
If student receives free or reduced lunch, may be eligible for fee waiver, see me for information.
Free practice tests in my office!
ACT Prep Classes:
Mr. G’s Prep School
Jefferson State
Hewitt-Trussville
All Pencils Down
ACT Prep Camp
march2success.com
Mention that scores are back

6. KUDER NAVIGATOR www.kudernavigator.com
This is a tool that all students use to look up possible careers, colleges, scholarships, and to complete their resume’

7. Options After High School
Post-secondary schools
Technical Schools
Community Colleges
4 year Colleges/Universities
Military
Work Force

8. When to start applying?
Most 4 year schools have priority deadlines in the fall – take the ACT!
September and October test dates will have scores available by fall deadlines
December test date will have scores available by late January deadlines
Most technical schools/community colleges have “rolling enrollment” –
Deadlines are generally for scholarship purposes only
Deadlines are normally in the spring
February ACT test date will have scores available by Spring deadlines

9. HELP!!! How do I pay for this?
Scholarships:
Academic, athletic, music, ambassador
Visit Counselor’s Corner at shs.sccboe.org
Local Scholarships information given February 2019
College/University Scholarships
When visiting colleges, stop by financial aid office to get list of available scholarships/visit the school’s website OFTEN!
Be mindful of deadlines
Scholarship Search Engines:

10. FINANCIAL AID Types: How Do I Apply? Grants, Loans, Workstudy programs
October of senior year, log onto and fill out the information.
You will use the tax information from the 2017 calendar year.
You will receive notification from FAFSA and then then student will work with the financial aid office of the school he/she plans to attend.
Go to fafsa4caster now to determine if your student will qualify for financial aid.

11. FINANCIAL AID (cont.) Military GI Bill Personal Loans
Student Loans (determined after applying for FAFSA)

12. AP Information
Students taking AP Courses will take AP exams starting May 1 depending on the AP class that they are taking. Depending on the score made on their exam, they may be exempt from the college class that the class is aligned with. The following website will share more information:
apstudent.collegeboard.org
Enter the college you are considering and then look for AP class that you are in

13. TIMELINE Now Fall January/February Check your credits
Take senior portraits (June 13 & 14, 2018) at SHS
Sign up for June ACT & July ACT
Visit College Campuses
Fall
Order invitations/cap & gown
Apply to schools
Send initial transcript
Sign up for ACT
January/February
Senior meeting regarding invitations/local scholarships
2 college visits that do not count against attendance
Senior portraits May 10 and May 11 – appointment cards already mailed

14. TIMELINE (cont.) April May Begin practice for Baccalaureate
Local Scholarships due
May
Senior Assembly
Graduation!!

15. GRADUATION!!!!
Information given in January and posted on the website: shs.sccboe.org
Honor Graduates (policy in handbook)
Tickets

16. QUESTIONS?/ANSWERS! Keep an eye on the school’s website
Ask your student OFTEN about deadlines
Call me and/or me anytime!!
direct line 0r school number