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

ACADEMIC SUCCESS What Does Your Transcript Say About You?

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 Welln W llness 1.5 Credit Foreign L Language 2 Credits Fine e A Art 1 Credit Elective e F Focus 3 Credits Perso sonal al F Finan ance .5 Credits To Total 22 2 Credits ts

TRANSCRIPTS  What is your GPA?  Only report the cumulative GPA to colleges!  Are you eligible for the Hope Scholarship?  Are you on track to graduate?  Do you qualify for an Honors Diploma and if so, which one?  What is your Focus Area?

CREDIT RECOVERY AND DUAL ENROLLMENT  Credit Recovery will begin second semester.  Dual Enrollment classes - please send proof of course registration to your counselor if you haven’t already.  Dual Enrollment courses will show as a pass/ fail on transcripts.

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 on September 22, 2020. All seniors will take the ACT that morning here at BHS. There is no registration or 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 options for the ACT test given on Saturdays. All of this can change depending on • circumstances as the year continues.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS What’s the process?

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

T YPES OF COLLEGE APPLICAT ION PLAT FORMS  University Applications (usually found on 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 of holidays and/ or weekends. Be sure to check time zone differences for each college deadline.  ACT/ SAT/ AP Scores must be ordered from ACT or Collegeboard website. BHS does not send these. ***Please use Kari.Sulcer@ wcs.edu as the counselor email***

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: FLORIDA STAT E

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

WH AT IS YOU SCIENCE? 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! https:/ / vimeo.com/ 146797242

SENIOR DATA SH EET/YOU SCIENCE  Senior Data Sheets are in the counseling office or on 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 of recommendation for you. Typed or legibly handwritten is accepted.  Complete You Science!

Sen enior D Data S Sheet eet

NCAA  If you want to play a sport on the college level, you MUST apply with the NCAA Clearinghouse.  Apply through their website: https:/ / web3.ncaa.org/ ecwr3/  Request a transcript the counseling office from Mr. Norfleet.

SCH OLARSH IPS & ACADEMICS

GPA Calculation Brentw twood H Hig igh Hope e S Scholarship Lette tter Numeri Nu ric Grade P e Pts Lette tter Numeri Nu ric Grade P e Pts Gra rade Value lue Regu gular Hon onor ors AP AP Gra rade Value lue A 91-100 4.0 4.5 5 A 93-100 4.0 B 81-90 3.0 3.5 4 B 85-92 3.0 C 72-80 2.0 2.5 3 C 75-84 2.0 D 70-71 1.0 1.5 2 D 70-74 1.0 F 0-69 0.0 0.0 0 F 0-69 0.0 State law requires that students for lottery scholarships and other 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 other official purposes including report cards, GPA, class rank, honor roll, etc.

H OPE SCH OLARSH IP Hope S Scho holarshi hip Award amount is $3,500 for 4-year and 2-year institutions with on campus housing Minimum 21 ACT (1060 SAT) OR Final Cumulative 3.0 GPA 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 To be eligible for the Hope Scholarship you must fill out the FAFSA https:/ / studentaid.ed.gov/ sa/ fafsa

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!

H ONORS DIPLOMAS Volunteerism D Dip iploma ma: TN Dip iploma w wit ith H Honors Students who have completed at Students who score at or above all of the subject readiness least 10 hours each semester of benchmarks on the ACT (Reading 18, Math 22, Reading 22, Science 23) and complete 22 required courses. high school will receive the volunteerism diploma. Students TN Dip iploma w wit ith Dis D istin inction must fill out the google doc in Students with a B average and completing at least one of the following: order to be recognized: -Earn a nationally recognized industry certification -Participate in at least one of the Governor’s schools https:/ / goo.gl/ forms/ YQnV9IpBiLNTx3jC2 -Participate in at least one of the state’s All State musical organizations -Be selected as a National Merit Finalist or Semi-Finalist -Attain a score of 31 or higher composite score on the ACT -Attain a score of 3 or higher on at least two Advanced Placement exams -Earn 12 or more semester hours of postsecondary credit Wil illia iams mson County C H Honors Completion of the core curriculum and a minimum of 14 credits at the honors or advanced Placement level, 4 credits in science and a 3.75 GPA or higher will be required for a Williamson County Honors Diploma. Credits earned from your middle school will be counted as honors classes.

VALEDICTORIAN

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!

TSAC IMPORTANT INFO

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CLASS OF 2021 Schoology Group Keep in the know! Senio ior Assis A istant Princip ipal: J oin our Schoology group Dr. Smith (615) 472-4227 ASAP! Donna.Smith@ wcs.edu School oolog ogy Access C Code: Senior or Counselor C ors: SFVV-7J GK-N6FPC Kari Sulcer (615) 472-4240 Kari.Sulcer@ wcs.edu Buy a planner today! Only Shannon Vencill (615) 472-4232 $6 Purchase here: Shannon.Vencill@ wcs.edu Planner J anet Wulff (615) 472-4230 J anet.Wulff@ wcs.edu