1. High School Graduation College Admissions, Testing, Financial Aid
Welcome to
DCHS Senior Night
Agenda
High School Graduation
College Admissions, Testing, Financial Aid
General Information

2.
Counselors Calendar Grade Level Newsletters Scholarship Newsletters Forms

3. COUNSELORS Sabrina Ellison-Brown, A-E
Sharlee Dunnavant, F-J, PLC, Night School, Project Grad, Virtual Academy, Alternative School
LaRosa Johnson, K-Q
Tameka Collins, R-Z

4. Important Senior Dates
PROBE Sept 6:00, Arbor Place Mall
ASVAB Oct 2015
Financial Aid Night Oct 7:00
Apply to College Day Nov 2015
Please see the Counseling page at dctigers.com for college recruiter visits and scholarship information.

5. Important Websites www.GAcollege411.org www.back2college.com/gpa.htm
Career – College – and Financial Aid information
Calculate your GPA
Only use A – B – C – D – F
The ‘Additional Calculator’ at the bottom
of the page is the most helpful.

6. SENIOR KEY Important Websites

7. Typical High School ScheduleLA
Math
Science
Social Studies
9th
9th Lit
Algebra I
Biology
American Government
10th
10th Grd Lit
Geometry
Physical Science or Physics
World History
11th
American Lit
Algebra II
Chem, Earth Sys, or Env Sci
US History
12th
British or Multicultural
Lit
Pre Calculus, Adv Math Decision Making, or AP
4th Approved Science
Economics

8. Language Arts Requirements 4 Units
Ninth Grade Lit
American Lit
2 more credits of approved literature
**Options: Honors, AP, Pre IB, IB
**EOCT required for Ninth Grade and American Lit

9. Math Requirements 4 Units
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II (Advanced Algebra)
4th Math
**Options: Accelerated, Pre IB, IB, AP
**ECOT required for Algebra I and Algebra II

10. Science Requirements 4 Units
Biology
Physical Science or Physics
Chemistry, Earth System, Environmental Science, or AP or IB science
Approved fourth science
**Options: Honors, AP, Pre IB, IB
**EOCT required for Biology and Physical Science

11. Social Studies Requirements 3 Units
American Government (half credit required)
World History
U.S. History
Economics (half credit required)
*Options: Honors, AP, Pre IB, IB
**EOCT required for US History and Economics

12. Required Electives Health and Personal Fitness (1.0 credit)
CTAE/Fine Arts/World Language (3.0 credits any combination)
General Electives (4.0 credits)

13. Reading the Credit Summary
Students can earn 8 credits per school year. If your student needs more than 8 credits to meet graduation requirements then credit recovery is NEEDED!
Credits earned are denoted with a check mark.
Credits in progress are circled or shaded.

14. Credit Summary Continued
*Compare the circled or shaded course requirements with the courses on the class schedule.
* If a schedule adjustment/Credit Recovery class is needed, the student needs to see his/her counselor ASAP.
* Through out the year, keep track of your requirements needed for graduation.
*Students and parents should compare the transcript and
student’s testing record with the credit summary in order to verify that the credit summary is correct.
* Alert your counselor if you have any concerns!
This is a team effort !

16. Special Senior Honors STAR Student DCHS Honor Grad Board Scholar
(Highest SAT score through November test, top 10% of class)
DCHS Honor Grad
(3.75 GPA, No F’s, 4 core classes senior year)
Board Scholar
(3.5 GPA, No F’s, 2 additional academic classes )
Valedictorian & Salutatorian
(Highest points based on numeric grades in academic classes)

17. Credit Recovery *E2020 Class – Seniors have priority
*Night School registration
Fulltime – no cost Part time - $200 per ½ cr.
*CHAMPS apply through Mr. Fossum – no cost
*Summer School Registration in May – cost $400 per credit
*Return to DCHS next fall – no cost

18. General Admissions Info
Send applications now You do not have to wait for ACT/SAT results
Early decision does not help/guarantee admittance. The benefit is knowing if accepted or not by December.
Colleges look at Rigor – GPA – ACT/SAT scores first. The essay, if required, is also VERY important. Leadership and extra-curricular involvement can sometimes make a difference, especially in the 2nd round.
An athlete should apply to the college he/she is interested in athletically AND communicate with the college coach.

19. College Admissions Apply Now – don’t wait for ACT/SAT scores
ACT / SAT – code at least 4 colleges to receive scores
Early Action = Yes or No or Deferred (maybe)
Can be submitted through the Career Center!

20. College Admissions Testing
College Admissions Tests
ACT (knowledge based)
SAT (knowledge/logic/reasoning based)
COMPASS (knowledge based)
SAT II -Subject Test - Only a few schools require
FREE SAT course – collegeboard.com, khanacademy.org
ACT – no blanks (A= Answer All)
SAT – don’t guess wildly (S= Skip what you don’t really know until March 2016)
Official ACT & SAT scores must be sent directly to the college
by ACT/SAT. The student must make the request.

21. College Admissions Testing
The ACT/SAT is required for all 4-yr colleges
and universities BUT NOT for all 2-yr GA colleges.
2-yr colleges may use acceptable scores to exempt the student from the COMPASS test.
The COMPASS test is for Technical Colleges and
Placement for 2-year colleges.
The ACT/SAT test should be taken after Algebra II.

23. See the Career Center Coordinator for more information.
Fee Waivers
A fee waiver allows the student to waive the cost of the ACT/SAT exam and sometimes the college application fee.
To receive the 2 SAT and 2 ACT fee waivers a student must receive free or reduced lunch.
Students who qualify for the SAT fee waiver are also eligiblefor 4 college application fee waivers.
Students who qualify for the ACT or SAT fee waiver are also eligible to use a fee waiver for the NCAA application.
See the Career Center Coordinator for more information.

24. College/Scholarship Applications
DCHS College & Career Center opens from 11:00 – 2:00 pm and offers the following services…
Scholarship Newsletter (also at dctigers.com)
College and Scholarship information
College admission officer visitations
Military recruiter visitations
Submitting College/Scholarship Application
Submit application via the College & Career Center or on-line
Request Transcript
2 weeks or more notice for recommendation letters
$3.00 cash (no stamps/envelopes necessary)

25. HOPE GPA When calculating HOPE GPA the GSFC will recalculate
Honors, PIB, AP and IB course grades qualify for point enhancement at DCHS.
Honors and PIB courses add 3 points to the final grade.
AP and IB courses add 5 points to the final grade.
When calculating HOPE GPA the GSFC will recalculate
subtract the added points and convert the grade to the 4.0 scale.
GSFC adds .5 to the unweighted GPA score for only the AP and IB courses to a maximum of 4.0.

26. HOPE GPA Scale 100 – 90 = A = 4.0 89 – 80 = B = 3.0 79 – 71 = C = 2.0
70 = D = 1.0
69/ below = F = 0

27. Honors/AP Courses and HOPE GPA
Scale:
A is a D is a 1.0
B is a F is a 0
C is a 2.0
Scale:
A is a D is a 1.0
B is a F is a 0
C is a 2.0
Honors/AP Courses and HOPE GPA
Class
Unweighted
Grade
Enhancement Points
DCHS Grade
DCHS GPA
GSFC Grade
GSFC GPA Conversion
Honors 9th Lit 90 3 93
4.0
Honors Biology 78 81
3.0
2.0
*AP American Gov 85 5
3.5
Math I 70
1.0
Team Sports 98
Spanish I 69
Comp App 88
Bus Ess 77

28. Determining Your HOPE GPA
HOPE GPA is calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
DCHS does NOT calculate HOPE GPA.
Log onto the GSFC website at to determine your HOPE GPA.
Your student will need to verify their birthdate and social security number.

29. NCAA Information WWW.eligibilitycenter.org
Submit ACT / SAT scores directly to NCAA
Sign request form to send transcript ($3)
Submit a transcript from ALL high schools attended with the original application.
Request a FINAL transcript in May through the College & Career Center.

30. Honor Cords/Stoles Beta Club DCHS Honor Grad DCHS Board Scholar
AP Scholar
Key Club
National Art Honor Society
National French Honor Society
National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
International Thespian Society
CTAE Pathway Completer

31. Graduation
Graduation
Students will receive an information letter with dates of practice and guidelines in the Spring.
The graduation ceremony will be at the University of West Georgia on Saturday, May 21 at 1:30 pm
The senior letter and contract will be accessible on dctigers.com after the parent meeting in the spring.
The senior and parent must sign and return the contract in order to participate in graduation.

32. Senior Honors Senior Honor’s Programs (by Invitation)
Date – Spring TBA
Academic Awards for students
Scholarship Breakfast for students receiving scholarships
Provide Notification of Scholarship when awarded to the College and Career Coordinator

33. Questions .
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