2. Two Parts: 1. Senior year – finishing High school 2. Preparing for College

3. Shawnee Mission South Graduation Year: 2015 GPA: 3.49325 Rank: 126/353 as of 06/03/14 Date: 8/27/2014 Time: 10:14:15 AM

4. Transfer credits Compacting a class Summer School On-line credits – health, Am. Gov. any other Any Incomplete grades left over? Computer Competency exam You need 16 credits to be a senior right now; You need 18.50 credits to be re-classified to a senior at semester

5. If you don’t have the computer competency yet, and it is not in your schedule for this semester or next, meet with your counselor immediately. This competency is required for graduation.

6. You need to be in Five classes of credit weight Lab Assistant, Repeat Credits, Study Halls do NOT count as credit classes for eligibility purposes. 5 the semester before you participate 5 in the semester that you are participating

7. Don’t Fail Example: What if I fail English 12 first semester? Summer School Night School On-line school – approved by counselor – Satellite High does NOT count as credit

8. http://www.smsd.org/schools/smsouth/ Daily Announcements on the main South page Under Construction – some links on the South Counseling page are being corrected and edited.

9. SENIOR FALL VISIT - 2014 DON’T STRESS ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL See your Alpha counselor for guidance RESOURCES AT SMS TO HELP WITH DECISION MAKING: LINKED TO SMS WEBPAGE – Under Student Information: 2 Buttons: Scholarship Opportunities and Counseling Under Counseling find buttons on Left Hand side for: ACT/SAT, Career Info., College Fairs, College Info, College Visits (main South webpage under “student Information”), these will contain a list of local college info sessions; Admissions Reps coming to SMS; Scholarships; Links to websites on all things college, ACT/SAT test dates; Link to FAFSA

10. The Best way to research a college is online and with a visit. COLLEGE ROOM – College files, books, DVDs, My Majors book COLLEGE DECISION NOTEBOOK – Where have SMS seniors been admitted?—GPA/test scores This will be updated by late September with the 2013 class info. SCHOLARSHIPS – on either the district webpage or the above South page South Page –>Student Information-> Scholarship Opportunities

12. Financial Aid – Based on Financial Need Complete the FAFSA January 1 or soon after – visit http://www.fafsa.ed.govhttp://www.fafsa.ed.gov You and your Parent get PIN # NOW at www.pin.ed.govwww.pin.ed.gov Financial Aid at www.finaid.orgwww.finaid.org Scholarship Help from Our District Webpages also - Career pathways http://careerpathways.smsd.org/Pages/Scholarship.aspx http://careerpathways.smsd.org/Pages/Scholarship.aspx Or FastWeb www.fastweb.comwww.fastweb.com Attend the Shawnee Mission College Clinic at East, October 15, 2014 starting at 6:30 p.m. Financial Aid Night – Shawnee Mission Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on November 12, 2014 (Auditorium at NW)

13. www.youtube.com/FederalStudentAid