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AHSJUNIOR CLASS
INFORMATION
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YOUR COUNSELORS
CARLENE LEAL-STUDENTS V-B
KAREN DALY-STUDENTS C-F
DONNA RUBY-STUDENTS G-K
ASHLEY MILLER-STUDENTS L-O
VICKI CLELAND-STUDENTS P-S
ROBIN MCCANN-LEAD COUNSELOR AND STUDENTS T-U
SHANNON GELETKA-SPECIAL SERVICES
RON FITZWATER-COLLEGE & CAREER
AHSCOUNSELORS
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CREDITSJUNIOR MEETINGS
The counselors will be calling you in soon to talk about:
● Senior year classes● Credits you still need to graduate● Any credits you need to make up● What to start thinking about
before your senior year! ● Be thinking about what questions
you may have for your counselor!
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A credit is earned when a student completes or passes a course. The student receives either 0.5 credits for a one semester course and 1.0 for a year long course.
Under 6 credits = freshman6-11 credits = sophomore
12-18 credits = junior19+ credits = senior
*must have 26 credits to graduate
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These are the
requirements for the
Foundation High
School Plan with an
Endorsement:
GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
4 ENGLISH
4 MATH
4 SCIENCE
3 OR 4 SOCIAL STUDIES
2 CREDITS OF SAME LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH
1 FINE ART CREDIT
1 PE CREDIT
7 ENDORSEMENT/GENERAL ELECTIVES
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GRADUATION PLANS, CLICK HERE:
GRADUATION PLANS
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THESE FIVE EOC
TESTS MUST BE
COMPLETED PRIOR TO
GRADUATION:
GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTSALGEBRA I-GRADE 9
ENGLISH I-GRADE 9
BIOLOGY-GRADE 9 OR 10
ENGLISH II-GRADE 10
US HISTORY-GRADE 11
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*Each student has a chance to retest as many times as needed at scheduled times in order to pass. The counselors will inform students if he/she owes any more EOC tests during the Junior Conference. Many students may have received a waiver for COVID from the 2019-20 school year for one or more tests.
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What happens if my child
doesn’t pass a class required
to graduate?
Ways to recover credits:
● Summer school ● Edgenuity Credit Recovery Class● Credit Recovery Exams if failed
with a grade between 60-69-must make a 70 and will get a P on transcript
● Dual Credit Courses if possible
Some notes here!!
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*If a student fails one semester of a two semester course and passes the other semester with a grade that will average with the previous semester for a grade of 70 or above, the student will receive full credit.
For Example:Semester 1 = 60Semester 2 = 80
Yearly Average = 70
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Click here for AUTOMATIC ADMISSION INFORMATION*UT Austin only accepts top 6% students for automatic admission rather than top 10% and they review the applications of other applicants for admission
GPA Information:
● All courses included in grade point average even if you do not pass
● College preparation courses such as APA or AP or Dual Enrollment carry a heavier weight in your GPA
● AP=20 extra points● APA and DE=10 extra points
*Extra points only show up in your GPA calculation, not in your grade
● RANK is determined by your GPA compared to other students in your grade
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Those ranking in top 10-25% can receive automatic admission to
public universities in Texas.
IMPORTANT!
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APA AND AP COURSES
Taking advanced courses such as APA (formerly Pre-AP) and AP courses is a commitment. We ask all of our students and parents to sign an agreement that emphasizes the commitment in taking these courses. Before a student can be enrolled in the AP or APA classes, the form should be signed and uploaded to the address listed on the bottom of the contract. Your counselor will give you the form in your Junior Conference or you can click on the form to print it.
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ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dual Enrollment Info
Students can take specific college courses to earn college credit and high school credit for the same course. For example:
College Course: English 1301/1302 will count for English 4 at the high school.
Most all classes are part of your regular high school schedule!
If you know what you want to study in college, this may be a good option!
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
IMPORTANT!
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1. Meet TSI requirements-check out the TSI information at:
ACC TSI
2. Complete an application for ACC and an Early Admission Contract-see all steps at :
ACC DUAL ENROLLMENT
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SAT TESTING
❏ Must register and pay online at www.collegeboard.org
❏ It is recommended to take a college entrance test before senior year
❏ AHS School CEEB Code: 440115❏ Cost: $52 and w/essay $68
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TEST DATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
DECEMBER 5 NOVEMBER 5
MARCH 13 FEBRUARY 12
MAY 8 APRIL 8
JUNE 5 MAY 6
REMAINING SAT TESTS FOR 20-21
ACT TESTING
❏ Must register and pay online at www.act.org
❏ It is recommended to take a college entrance test before senior year
❏ AHS School CEEB Code: 440115❏ Cost: $55 and w/essay $70
REMAINING ACT TESTS FOR 20-21TEST DATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
DECEMBER 12 NOVEMBER 6
FEBRUARY 6 JANUARY 8
APRIL 17 MARCH 12
JUNE 12 MAY 7
JULY 17 JUNE 18
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If you qualify for free
or reduced lunch, you
are eligible to use a
waiver to take your
SAT or ACT. Come by
the front office for
your waiver!
SAT/ACT FEE
WAIVERSWhat are the benefits of a fee waiver?
➔ You can take two free SAT or ACT➔ If you use your SAT fee waiver and
test, you can apply to up to 4 colleges for free!
➔ Be sure and look up fee waiver information in your College Board account and click below to find out more!
SAT FEE WAIVERS
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CHECK OUT THE TEST OPTIONAL OR BLIND SCHOOLS!TEST OPTIONAL
INFO
Due to the pandemic, some schools have gone Test Optional or Test Blind for the graduating class of 2021. Some other schools are choosing to include the class of 2022 as well. Check out the schools in the link and go visit the admission page to see what your choice school will be doing about tests!
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TEST OPTIONAL SCHOOLS
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AP EXAM REGISTRATION:
1. Students will first sign up to register at:
www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/440115
All payments and communications will be handled through this site.
2. Students then register using a class join code at https://myap.collegeboard.org and sign in using their College Board login OR create an account if they do not have one. This site is used for resources and assignments.
If you have problems signing in to your account, you can contact College Board at 866-315-6068 or [email protected].
ADVANCED ACADEMICSMichelle Deleon
Advanced Academic Specialist
Located at the AP NOOK in the LIBRARY
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CLICK BELOW TO VISIT THE AHS ACADEMIC PAGE FOR ALL
INFORMATION!
ADVANCED ACADEMICS AT AHS
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SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
● Most scholarships won’t be available until your senior year, but there are ways to start looking for scholarships now!
● For state and national scholarships, you can login to E-Scholarships USA and start searching through their list of scholarships and see what you are eligible for.
● You can find E-Scholarships on the counselor webpage and the district webpage. Ask your counselor for the username and password!
IMPORTANT WEBSITES TO KNOW!
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ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEBSITE
ALVIN ISD COLLEGE AND CAREER PAGE
ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE
ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL JACKET NEWS
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THINGS YOU SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT NOW!
YOUR COUNSELOR WILL
BE DISCUSSING THESE
AND MORE!
WHAT’S NEXT JUNIORS? ❏ Keep your grades up!❏ Prepare to take your SAT or ACT this
year if it is safe to do so!❏ Start thinking about future
plans-such as military, college, career…
❏ Find your dream, match and safe college choices-
❖ Dream-long shot but maybe❖ Match-reasonable choice❖ Safe-no doubt you can attend❏ Start visiting websites of all areas
of interest and learn about admissions!
❏ You can take two college visit days if you choose to go see a campus!
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SAT SCHOOL DAY
FOR JUNIORS!
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DATE: MARCH 3, 2021WHERE: ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL
WHEN TO SIGN UP: DECEMBER (SIGN-UPS ALL MONTH)
COST: FREE
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We are here for you so reach out if you need any of us!
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BE SURE AND FOLLOW THE COUNSELORS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA FOR ANY NEW INFORMATION THAT COMES
OUT-
@AlvinCounseling(Click icon above to see our
page)
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