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Summerville High School

Senior Parent Information

August 27, 2019

Welcome and Introductions

Senior Purchases

Mandatory Purchase

Cap/gown/ tassel/diploma cover combo. Oct 10: Jostens will be on campus to meet with

seniors about purchase options

Oct 24: Jostens will be on campus to take graduation

supply orders.

April 28: Jostens will deliver the graduation supplies–

all but the cap/gown

Cap/gowns are given to students at graduation

practice on May 27

Optional Purchases

Senior Package: $100 by Sept 26 Senior Trip to Orlando: $550 ($50 deposit by Sept 6th

and 5 monthly payments of $100 from Sept-Jan)

Senior Portraits at Tumbleston Photography: $39 sitting

fee

Yearbook: $107 Senior Bundle by Oct 18. Basic price

$80.25.

Prom: tickets begin at $40 in the spring Grad supplies: announcements, gift items, class year

logo items, etc. from Jostens

College & Career Readiness

Senior Counselors

Ms. Toliver - A - B Ms. Jones – C - Fi Ms. Kiehl –FL– H Ms. Knight - I - L Ms. Knowles – M - Pe Ms. Stewart – Ph - Sp Ms. Davis – St – Z Mr. Tucker – Career Development

Senior Reviews

Schedule with School Counselor

asap

Purpose is to review academic

progress toward graduation and post secondary goals; establish next steps & timelines for testing, applying

Workforce Readiness

Review meeting with your Counselor Explore opportunities in career area of interest Interviewing & Work Place Readiness Completer Certificate from CATE Program Silver or higher Ready To Work Level Look for Shadowing and Internship

Opportunities

ASVAB

Review meeting with your Counselor Verify that you are meeting your specific

college’s admission requirements

Schedule testing or retesting for

SAT/ACT/ ACCUPLACER

Search/complete Scholarship

Applications

FAFSA opens beginning in October

College Readiness

College Readiness

Complete applications early if you are

prepared – check the college website for their early deadlines

Official Transcripts need to be requested

through Mrs. Cattie in Counseling Office or through Parchment

Official test scores must be requested from

ACT or SAT test centers directly by you

Scholarships

State Funded Scholarships

 Hope Scholarship

 Up to $2800 for Freshman Year only – 3.0 or higher  No application prior to college admission

 Life Scholarship

 $5000 at 4 year/ up to Full Tuition at 2 Year.  3.0 or higher and 1100 SAT/24 ACT OR Top 30%  No application prior to college admission

 Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

 $6700/$7500 at 4 year colleges only. Has an application process.

Top 6%; 1200 SAT/27 ACT or 4.0 GPA with 1400 SAT/32 ACT

 Application Required

College /University Sponsored

Check the Financial Aid &

Scholarship pages on your school website

Apply before the Early Deadline for

automatic screening – usually before December 1

Scholarship Searches

Visit the South Carolina Commission on Higher

Education website for up to date qualifying information for state funded scholarships. www.che.sc.gov

Check the School Website - School Counseling

Page and the Rack in Guidance beginning September 9th

Scholarship Searches through – Fastweb;

CollegeBoard.org; scholarships.com; other free scholarship searches

NCAA ELIGIBILITY

Seniors seeking Division I or II on NAIA athletic eligibility should have:

Registered with the appropriate Eligibility Center

and have an end of 11th grade transcript on file

Have a preliminary Core GPA calculation – 10 of

the 16 are locked in

Submitted Qualifying SAT/ACT to NCAA Use the resources at:

www.web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

Considerations

Free/Reduced Lunch status – qualified

students can use fee waivers for 2 administrations of SAT/ACT, NCAA Eligibility, 4 College Application Fees ……

Obtain one sealed copy of your final

transcript and a copy of your Immunization Record after graduation.

Turn In To Guidance

Diplomas will be ordered using legal name on birth

certificate

Copy of all college acceptance letters as they are

received

Copy of all scholarship offers even if you don’t

accept them. These will be listed in the graduation program.

Proof of enlistment in military Proof of employment

Before Graduation Practice

Official Request for FINAL Transcript to be

sent to ONE college

Official Final Transcript request for NCAA,

Military Recruiter, etc.

Honors and Awards for Seniors

Graduation Honors

Valedictorian - #1 Ranking in Senior

Class at the end of the year

Salutatorian - #2 in Senior Class at the

end of the year

Distinguished Honor Graduate – 4.37 or

higher

Honor Graduate – 4.0 – 4.3699

Academic Letter

Presented in May 2020 for seniors only Determination made on grades through 3rd quarter

• f 2019 – 2020 academic year

Overall final grade average for the year of 88 or

higher with no final grade below 80; enrollment in at least 5 courses.

Actual numerical grades are used for all classes and

no grades are rounded up

Diploma of Distinction

 Earn at least 28 credits  Overall 4.0 GPA or higher  1100 on SAT or 24 ACT Composite  4 units completed in each core area  3 or more AP or Dual Enrollment credits  3 levels of the same world language  50 hours of Community Service by April of Senior Year or

involvement school organization or service related club

Graduation Cords

Ready to Work Level - Bronze, Silver, Gold or

Platinum Cords

Major Completer Cords for earning four credits in a

major area

School Based Honor Society or CATE Completer

Cords *Only cords and medals earned in DD2 can be worn at Graduation

Graduation

Graduation Practice

May 27 at 7:45am at SHS Mandatory for all grads who plan to walk All financial obligations must be cleared before grad

practice

Each student will receive 2 parking passes for

• graduation. (Offsite parking and shuttle buses will be

available for graduation day.)

Cap & gown is given to students at grad practice,

unless there is an obligation to SHS or Jostens.

Graduation Practice

Students will receive:

Cords, diploma of distinction medals,

distinguished honor/honor grad medals

Cap/gown Transcript Coupons, letters, and other misc items Graduation day maps and instructions

Graduation Attire

Females: skirt/dress/dress pants with

blouse; dress shoes

Males: dress pants, dress shirt, tie, dress

shoes

Not allowed: jeans, sneakers, t-shirts,

altered caps, non-DD2 regalia

Graduation

May 30, 2020 at 9am at the N. Chas

Coliseum

Students arrive by 8am to get in line Main doors open by 8am for guests Ceremony lasts approx. 1.5 hours Disruptive guests will be escorted out

Communication

 Be proactive with teachers, counselors, and

administrators

 Check updates to events and important information via:

 School website: shs.ddtwo.org  Facebook: @shsgreenwave

*Twitter: @summervillewave

 Instagram: @summervillehigh

*Phone and text messages

 Stress importance of good attendance and grades until

the very end! Check the Power School app frequently.