1. COUNSELOR UPDATES for SENIORS

2. 1 HHS Counseling Website
Scholarships
FAFSA
NCAA requirements
College planning information
College presentation dates
Visit for all of this and more!

3. 2 SENIOR ACT RETAKE
Tuesday October 1st, 2019 at Hillsboro
Free
REQUIRED if you have not taken an official ACT
Highly recommended if you have taken the ACT to help raise your score
Taking the ACT at least once is a graduation requirement in the State of Tennessee. Students who do not take the ACT or SAT will not graduate.

4. 3 TN PROMISE
Tennessee Promise allows students to go to college tuition-free.
All seniors should sign up for TN Promise by going to
The deadline is November 1st.

5. 4 FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Opens on October 1, 2019
All seniors should complete in order to get money for college
FAFSA is required for TN Promise, TN HOPE, and other scholarships
Visit to complete this application.

6. 5 College Applications College applications are open now!
Go visit colleges!
Please give teachers and counselors at least 2 weeks’ notice if you need recommendation letters
You will be able to send your transcripts to colleges through Parchment soon. Instructions for signing up for Parchment are available at
More college resources are available at

7. 6 Financial Aid and Scholarships
Do the FAFSA. The sooner, the better once it opens on October 1st.
Our scholarship website
TN Student Assistance Corp’s website
HOPE and HOPE Access scholarships are based on your final UNWEIGHTED GPA and ACT scores from the June 2019 test at the latest.
Start looking for scholarships now!

8. 7 College Visits @ HHS Many colleges will be coming to Hillsboro soon!
You must sign up ahead of time and get a ticket to attend.
To see which colleges are coming and get a ticket, visit

9. Details about Credit Recovery days and times will be coming soon

10. 9 NCAA
If you are planning to play a sport at an NCAA college, you must make an account with the NCAA Eligibility Center at

11. 10 Important Dates
October 1: Start your FAFSA (for the school year)
October 1: ACT Retake for seniors
October 2: TN Promise Meeting #1 (1:30pm in the Large Gym) *MANDATORY*
November 1: Deadline to sign up for TN Promise
February 1: FAFSA due
March 4: TN Promise Meeting #2 (5:30pm in the HHS cafeteria) *MANDATORY*

12. 11 Contact Info
me:
Feel free to stop by my office (2058) on the second floor of the new tower