SENIOR PARENT

INFORMATION

NIGHT

August 29, 2018

Connect With Us!

Via Text:

All students/parents: text

@grnwaveshs to 81010

Seniors/parents: text @shsgrad19

to 81010

Facebook: @shsgreenwave

Instagram: @summervillehigh

Edline: shs website shs.ddtwo.org

Senior Administrator/Activities

Mrs. Selander – Senior

Administrator

Mrs. Plane – Senior Trip

Mrs. Teal Miller – Senior Activities Package

Counselors with SeniorsMrs. Toliver - A - B

Mrs. Maza – C - E

Mrs. Kiehl – F – Ha

Ms. Starks He - L

Ms. Knowles – M - Pl

Mrs. Stewart – Po - Sp

Ms. Davis – St – Z

Mrs. Knight– Prevention & Intervention

Mr. Tucker – Career Development

Important Senior Dates

Sept 6th - Senior Trip Deposit due to Mrs.

Plane

Sept 14th – Last day to purchase Senior

Package from Mrs. Miller

October 1st – College Fair

April 4th – 7th Senior Trip to Orlando

April 27th – Prom

May 22nd – Mandatory Graduation Practice

May 25th - Graduation

Dates Continued… Senior Graduation Supply Order packets will

be distributed on November 7th/Collected on

November 13th

SAT/ACT fall dates and deadlines

Accuplacer will be given on SHS Campus once

per month Sept - April

College Application Day – October 24th

Financial Planning Night – October 30th

ASVAB – October 25th

College &

Career

Readiness

Senior Reviews

Schedule a Senior Review with

your School Counselor as soon as

possible. Purpose of the meeting

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. Whitesides in

Counseling Office.

Official test scores must be requested

from ACT or SAT test centers

SCHOLARSHIPS

State Funded Scholarships

Hope Scholarship – Up to $2800 for

Freshman Year only – 3.0 or higher

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%

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

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 4th

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 a 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/

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 2019 for seniors only

Determination made on grades through 3rd

quarter of 2018 – 2019 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

DD2 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 units of the same world language

50 hours of Community Service by April

1 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 earned in DD2 can be

worn at Graduation

General

Information

CLASS OF 2018

GRADUATION -May 25, 2019

NORTH CHARLESTON

COLISEUM 7:00 pm

Parking will be limited due to

construction. *Only 2 parking

passes per senior will be

allotted.

Initial Diploma Orders

Diplomas will be ordered in

January based on the legal

name displayed on the birth

certificate we have on file.

Turn In To Guidance…

Copy of all college acceptance

letters as they are received

Copy of all scholarship offers

even if you don’t accept them

Proof of enlistment in military

Proof of employment

END OF THE YEAR

Before Graduation Practice:

Check for any fees or obligations – all

school & Jostens obligations must be

cleared before graduation

Official Request for FINAL Transcript

to be sent to ONE college

Official Final Transcript request for

NCAA, Military Recruiter, etc.

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.