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SENIOR YEAR Class of 2021 SENIOR YEAR MILESTONES What Should You Be Focused On? SENIOR YEAR FOCUS Complete YouScience! Apply to college and/ or explore post secondary options College Visits Search for Scholarships

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SENIOR YEAR

Class of 2021

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SENIOR YEAR MILESTONES

What Should You Be Focused On?

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SENIOR YEAR FOCUS

Complete YouScience! Apply to college and/ or explore post secondary

  • ptions

College Visits Search for Scholarships Take the ACT (again) Turn in PE Waivers if applicable Strive for academic success Continue to be involved Finish any Credit Recovery ASAP!

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS

What Does Your Transcript Say About You?

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Univers rsity Pr Preparatory Curr rriculum Engl glis ish 4 Credits Ma Math 4 Credits (must take every year) Scie ience 3 Credits Socia ial S Studie ies 3 Credits Lifetime me W Welln llness 1.5 Credit Foreign L Language 2 Credits Fine A e Art 1 Credit Elective F e Focus 3 Credits Perso sonal al F Finan ance .5 Credits To Total 22 2 Credits ts

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TRANSCRIPTS

 What is your GPA?  Only report the cumulative GPA to colleges!  Are you eligible for the Hope Scholarship?  Are you

  • n

track to graduate?  Do you qualify for an Honors Diploma and if so, which

  • ne?

 What is your Focus Area?

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CREDIT RECOVERY AND DUAL ENROLLMENT

Credit Recovery will begin second semester. Dual Enrollment classes - please send proof

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course registration to your counselor if you haven’t already. Dual Enrollment courses will show as a pass/ fail

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transcripts.

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ACT

  • The ACT is also a requirement

for graduation.

  • Since the class of

2021 was not able to take the “Junior ACT” in March, there will be a FREE ACT during the school day

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September 22,

  • 2020. All

seniors will take the ACT that morning here at BHS. There is no registration

  • r

fee required.

  • Seniors will

also be given ONE voucher to take the ACT in December for free one time.

  • For

more information, go to www.ACTstudent.org .

  • The table to the right

shows the current additional

  • ptions for

the ACT test given

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Saturdays.

  • All
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this can change depending

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circumstances as the year continues.

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COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

What’s the process?

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POLICY

Students are allowed 4 college visits. Students will be exempt from exams if they have an A and have no unexcused absences. There is No Ranking at BHS. Students will

  • nly

report Weighted GPA. We do not provide an unweighted GPA. Please understand that the “HOPE” GPA is not the same as an unweighted GPA!

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T YPES OF COLLEGE APPLICAT ION PLAT FORMS

University Applications (usually found

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the college’s website) Common Application Coalition Deadlines: every college has different application and scholarship

  • deadlines. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

TO KNOW YOUR COLLEGES’ DEADLINES. Apply well in advance

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holidays and/ or

  • weekends. Be

sure to check time zone differences for each college deadline. ACT/ SAT/ AP Scores must be

  • rdered

from ACT or Collegeboard website. BHS does not send these. ***Please use Kari.Sulcer@ wcs.edu as the counselor email***

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T RANSCRIPT REQUEST S

University Applications use the National Student Clearinghouse Student must request here: https:/ / www.orderatranscript.com/ ntc/ order Common Application (counselor will upload) https:/ / www.commonapp.org/ (counselor email needs to be Kari.Sulcer@ wcs.edu ) Coalition (counselor will upload) http:/ / coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/ (counselor email needs to be Kari.Sulcer@ wcs.edu )

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EXAMPLE: UT K

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EXAMPLE: FLORIDA STAT E

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COLLEGE ESSAYS

Start soon! Answer the question. We are happy to review them for you.

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WH AT IS YOU SCIENCE?

https:/ / vimeo.com/ 146797242

Be sure to complete your You Science

  • ASAP. An

invitation was sent to your

  • email. If

you’ve already started yours, please login to complete it!

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SENIOR DATA SH EET/YOU SCIENCE

Senior Data Sheets are in the counseling

  • ffice
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the BHS website here: https:/ / www.wcs.edu/ Page/ 415 . A copy is also on the next slide. You must give a completed copy to any teacher and counselor who is writing a letter

  • f

recommendation for

  • you. Typed
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legibly handwritten is accepted. Complete You Science!

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Sen enior D Data S Sheet eet

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NCAA

If you want to play a sport

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the college level, you MUST apply with the NCAA Clearinghouse. Apply through their website: https:/ / web3.ncaa.org/ ecwr3/ Request a transcript the counseling

  • ffice

from Mr. Norfleet.

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SCH OLARSH IPS & ACADEMICS

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GPA Calculation

Lette tter Gra rade Nu Numeri ric Value lue Grade P e Pts Regu gular Hon

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AP AP A 91-100 4.0 4.5 5 B 81-90 3.0 3.5 4 C 72-80 2.0 2.5 3 D 70-71 1.0 1.5 2 F 0-69 0.0 0.0

Brentw twood H Hig igh

Lette tter Gra rade Nu Numeri ric Value lue Grade P e Pts A 93-100 4.0 B 85-92 3.0 C 75-84 2.0 D 70-74 1.0 F 0-69 0.0

Hope S e Scholarship

State law requires that students for lottery scholarships and

  • ther

state scholarship funds be evaluated utilizing a uniform grading

  • scale. The

uniform grading scale listed above is the state designated scale for that

  • purpose. Only

this scale will be sent to the State for lottery scholarship

  • purposes. The

Williamson County grading scale shall be used for all

  • ther
  • fficial

purposes including report cards, GPA, class rank, honor roll, etc.

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H OPE SCH OLARSH IP

Hope S Scho holarshi hip

Minimum 21 ACT (1060 SAT) OR Final Cumulative 3.0 GPA

Award amount is $3,500 for 4-year and 2-year institutions with

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campus housing

Genera ral A Assembly M Merit S Scho holarshi hip

Up to $1,500 Supplement to Tennessee HOPE Scholarship

Minimum 29 ACT (1330 SAT) AND Final Cumulative 3.75 GPA

https:/ / studentaid.ed.gov/ sa/ fafsa To be eligible for the Hope Scholarship you must fill

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the FAFSA

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GENERAL SCH OLARSH IPS A partial list of scholarships is available on the BHS website and is constantly updated here: Scholarship List Please note that you must be logged into your myplace account in order to see the list!

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H ONORS DIPLOMAS

TN Dip iploma w wit ith H Honors

Students who score at

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above all

  • f the

subject readiness benchmarks on the ACT (Reading 18, Math 22, Reading 22, Science 23) and complete 22 required courses.

TN Dip iploma w wit ith D Dis istin inction

Students with a B average and completing at least

  • ne
  • f

the following:

  • Earn

a nationally recognized industry certification

  • Participate

in at least

  • ne
  • f

the Governor’s schools

  • Participate

in at least

  • ne
  • f

the state’s All State musical

  • rganizations
  • Be

selected as a National Merit Finalist

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Semi-Finalist

  • Attain

a score

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31 or higher composite score

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the ACT

  • Attain

a score

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3 or higher

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at least two Advanced Placement exams

  • Earn

12 or more semester hours of postsecondary credit

Wil illia iams mson C County H Honors

Completion

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the core curriculum and a minimum

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14 credits at the honors or advanced Placement level, 4 credits in science and a 3.75 GPA

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higher will be required for a Williamson County Honors Diploma. Credits earned from your middle school will be counted as honors classes.

Volunteerism D Dip iploma ma: Students who have completed at least 10 hours each semester

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high school will receive the volunteerism

  • diploma. Students

must fill

  • ut

the google doc in

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to be recognized:

https:/ / goo.gl/ forms/ YQnV9IpBiLNTx3jC2

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VALEDICTORIAN

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T N PROMISE

https:/ / www.tn.gov/ content/ tn/ tnpromise/ students.html

By November 2, 2020

Apply to the Tennessee Promise Scholarship Program. A local partnering organization will contact you to help you complete your requirements after the application has closed. Application opens on August 1, 2020! See following page for more details!

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TSAC IMPORTANT INFO

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IN-TH E-K NOW

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CLASS OF 2021 Schoology Group

Keep in the know! J oin

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Schoology group ASAP!

School

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Access C Code: SFVV-7J GK-N6FPC

Buy a planner today! Only $6 Purchase here: Planner

Senio ior A Assis istant Princip ipal:

  • Dr. Smith

(615) 472-4227 Donna.Smith@ wcs.edu

Senior

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C Counselor

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Kari Sulcer (615) 472-4240 Kari.Sulcer@ wcs.edu Shannon Vencill (615) 472-4232 Shannon.Vencill@ wcs.edu J anet Wulff (615) 472-4230 J anet.Wulff@ wcs.edu