senior parent night tomball memorial high school class of 2016
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Senior Parent Night
Tomball Memorial High SchoolClass of 2016
WILDCAT ALPHA PODS
ALPHA AP COUNSELOR ADMIN. SECRETARY
A – C ANA BRUTON SHERI FORSYTH JULIE GIBSON
D – Hi SAMORA DAVIS JENNIFER McCREADY
JULISSA BOZIC
Ho – Mi STEPHEN HINZE ANGIE WARTICK MICHELLE KAASE
Mo – SA MEREDITH HENRY JULIE WYLIE SUSAN WILSON
Sc – Z DAVID UNRUH LASHELLE NIX ANNE-MARIE CROWLEY
Coming Soon…
Senior Conferences
Graduation Requirements• 4 x 4• Comm. App (.5)• Health (.5)• Tech Applications (1.0)• Foreign Language (2.0 or 3.0)• PE (1.5)• Fine Arts (1.0)
26 Total Credits
EOC EXIT LEVELRETESTS
Monday, December7th ELA I Retest Tuesday, December 8th Algebra I RetestWednesday, December 9th ELA II RetestWednesday, December 9th Biology Retest Thursday, December 10th US Hist RetestTuesday, March 29th ELA I EOC and ELA I
EOC Retest Thursday, March 31st ELA II EOC and ELA II
EOC Retest Tuesday, May 3rd Algebra I EOC Retest Wednesday, May 4th Biology EOC Retest Thursday, May 5th U.S. History EOC
Retest
CHOICES AFTER GRADUATION
• 4 YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
• 2 YEAR COLLEGE
• CAREER & TECHNICAL TRAINING
• MILITARY SERVICE
MILITARY SERVICE• ENLIST WITH SPECIFIC
BRANCH THROUGH RECRUITER
• ROTC SCHOLARSHIP FOLLOWED BY ACTIVE DUTY
• APPLY FOR APPOINTMENT TO ONE OF THE SERVICE ACADEMIES
• RECRUITERS AVAILABLE AT LUNCHES
A.S.V.A.B.(College and Career Exploration Survey)
Optional Test - Registration required at Counselors’ Corner
APTITUDE ASSESSMENTINTEREST INVENTORIESWORK VALUESCAREER LINKS
February 3, 2016
CAREER AND TECHNICAL TRAINING
• APPRENTICESHIPS IN SPECIFIC FIELDS
– http://www.doleta.gov/oa/apprentices_new.cfm#parents
• PRIVATE SCHOOLS - Bradford, Art Institute of Houston, DeVry University, ITT, UTI
• PUBLIC SCHOOLS - LSC System, HCC, San Jacinto, TSTC
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OPTIONS
2 YEAR COLLEGEPUBLIC UNIVERSITY (IN-STATE)PUBLIC UNIVERSITY (OUT-OF-STATE)PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (IN-STATE) PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (OUT-OF-STATE)
TOP 10% ADMISSIONS
• AUTOMATIC ADMISSION TO TEXAS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS (except UT – TOP 8%)
• MUST SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATION PRIOR TO DEADLINE SET BY THE UNIVERSITY
• GRADUATE UNDER RECOMMENDED PROGRAM OR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
• COLLEGES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITIES MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION DUE TO ENROLLMENT CAPS
Senior Class Rank
Top 2% 1-9 107.1Top 5% 10–22 104.4Top 10% 23–45 102.31st Quarter 46-112 96.6 2nd Quarter 113-223 89.9 3rd Quarter 224-335 83.8 4th Quarter 336-446
Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines
• Be aware of deadlines!!!• SAT/ACT, FAFSA, UNIVERSITIES,
Scholarships
SAT (Reasoning)/SAT Subject 2015-16
sat.org/register TEST DATES REGISTRATION DEADLINE
October 3 September 3
November 7 October 9
December 5 November 5
January 23 December 28
March 5 ** NEW SAT** February 5
May 7 ** April 8
June 6 ** May 5
Fee Waivers are available in the College & Career Center
ACT 2015 - 2016
TEST DATES REGISTRATION DEADLINE
September 12 August 8October 24 September 18December 12 November 6February 6 January 8April 9 March 4June 11 May 6
www.actstudent.org/start
Fee Waivers are available in the College & Career Center
TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE
• Used for colleges in Texas to determine college readiness (placement exam)
• Exemptions:–SAT 1070 (500 M and 500 CR)–ACT 23 (19 in each section)
**If not exempt, MUST test!
THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS1. Create an account - applytexas.org / commonapp.org
– Develop a résumé - don’t be modest– Compose Essays – have them edited by teacher/parent
2. Official SAT/ACT scores3. Official Transcript4. Application Fee5. Housing Application and fee6. See school’s website for a checklist
* Meet all Deadlines
TranscriptsTMHS Process:
• Request from you (not colleges or coaches)
• Official $2.00• Unofficial $1.00• 48 hours• The Common Application
• Counselors upload unofficial• Final Transcript is FREE!
LSC-Tomball Transcript
• Official Transcript $9.00
• Order directly from LSC
Getmytranscript.com
Recognition for Community Service
• New this year
• 40 hours of Community Service
• More Details to come
NCAAInitial Eligibility Center
Not all classes you take to meet high school graduationrequirements may be used as core courses. Also, courses
completed through credit-by-exam will not be used. Grad Lab courses do not count towards
the NCAA core requirements.
http://www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org
Dr. Irene C. Gutierrez Briggs Program Coordinator
Recruitment, Outreach and Diversity Initiatives
Lone Star [email protected]
Office: 281-357-3795
Norma [email protected]
281-357-3230 ext 1027
Subscribe to my TMHS Web Page(TMHS Home Page – About Us, Staff Directory)
Follow on Twitter @tmhscccSubscribe to Remind
Check emails from Naviance
College & Career Counselor
Upcoming Evening Events
– Oct. 1st (6:00 – 8:00 PM) College Fair at Lone Star College Tomball
– Nov. 10th (6:30 – 8:00 PM) Career and Technical Education Fair at TMHS
– Jan. 26th (6:30 – 8:00 PM) Financial Aid/FAFSA Night at TMHS
– Feb. 25th (6:30 – 8:00 PM) TISD College Night at TMHS
Upcoming Lunch ‘n Learns and College Visits
• Sept. 9th at 3:00 PM (LGI) – Rice University• Sept. 10th (Lunch ‘n Learn) – UT Dallas• Sept. 28th (Lunch ‘n Learn) – Trinity University• Sept. 29th (Lunch ‘n Learn only A& B Lunch) –
University of Tulsa• Oct. 5th (Lunch ‘n Learn) – Baylor University
Your one stop shop for everything related to college and careers!
connection.naviance.com/tomballmhsUsername – Student IDPassword - naviance
Naviance/Family Connection Home Page• Prep Me on left hand side• Letters of Recommendation Prompts in Documents Library
on right side
Prep Me on Naviance portal• FREE SAT/PSAT/ACT prep• Customized study plan based on your timeline
PAYING for College
• Scholarships• Grants• Loans
Financial Aid
MERIT BASED AID:• Skills-Band,
Athletics, Art, Choir, etc.
• Academics-Test scores, GPA, rank, classes taken
• PSAT/NMSQT scores• Parents’ work or
Student’s work• University
scholarships
NEED BASED AID:• FAFSA• PELL GRANT• Stafford Loans (and
others)• Work Study
Free Application for Federal Student AidFAFSA
• Must complete the FAFSA to receive ANY money from universities
• In the Fall, apply for a PIN (student & parent)• FAFSA Application opens on Jan. 1st – Apply as
soon as possible after Jan. 1st• Money is awarded on first come, first served
basis
FAFSA NightFinancial Aid InformationJanuary26, 2015TMHS Auditorium6:30pm
TMHSSenior Class of 2016
Calendar of Activities
Senior Portraits• Prestige Photography• Have Portraits made before October 17th• Sitting fee = Free • Must go to Prestige to have pictures in
TMHS Yearbook• Call 281-897-8300 to make an
appointment
Senior Picnic• October 14, 2015• Class Meeting (7:46 – 8:45) even if you
have late arrival!• Balfour Representative will be here!
– Caps & Gowns– Graduation Invitations
• 8:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. (there will be early release buses)
• At Burroughs Park • Will be transported by school buses
Homecoming Dance
• Saturday, October 3rd• 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.• At TMHS
Senior Yearbook Ad
• The deadline is October 31, 2015• Pick up information in Room 1025• Turn in photos, text, & payment to
Mrs. Chumley, Room 1025
PowderPuff Football
• Date for 2015-2016 Powder Puff Football …TBD
PROM: May 14, 2016THE WOODLANDS RESORT
Prom Cost!!
• Cost for Prom – Approximately $30,000+
• Trash Bag sales raised - $18,000• Everyone has to participate!!!• Sales begin on September 9th, 2015
Project Prom
• Sunday, May 15, 2016• 1:00 a.m. until 5:30 a.m.• Location - TBD
Scholarship/Senior Awards Program
• Wednesday, May 18th Practice• Friday, May 20, 2016 Ceremony
9:00 a.m.TMHS Auditorium
Keep all documented offers!!!Submit to Mrs. Forsyth
GraduationClass of 2016
June 3, 2016At: REED ARENA
Time: TBD
Texas A & M University
BOO YOW!GO CATS, GO!