SENIOR COUNSELING CONNECTION

1. SENIOR COUNSELING CONNECTION September 2014 Follow WFHS on Twitter @WFHS_HS Coming Soon… Class of 2015 welcome to your Senior Year! This newsletter and future ones like it will contain important information concerning post-secondary planning, programs, careers, colleges, and scholarships! Do not miss out on an opportunity for your future! • Senior Parent Night • Wed, Sept 10th, 2014 @6:30 PM • Come get info about: • Senior Calendar of Events • Post Secondary College Planning • Choosing the right college • Transcript, letter of recommendation procedures • HOPE Scholarship Information (we will have • preliminary unofficial reports for • individual students) • SAT/ACT information • Don’t know your counselor?? Now is a good time to get to know us! We are here for YOU! Counselors are assigned to a student based on the first letter of the student’s last name: KNOW YOUR COUNSELOR A-B, ESOL Mrs. Winkler C-Gof Mrs. Ciaccio Gol-MarMrs. Leja Mas-Rop Ms. Waters Ros-Z Mrs. Rinehart SecretaryMrs. Jordan Registrar Ms. Upchurch **Follow @SATQuestion on Twitter for the SAT Question of the day!*** • Upcoming SAT/ACT Dates • SAT Test Date/Registration Deadline www.collegeboard.com • ---Oct. 11/Sep 12 (WFHS, FC, NF, SF, Pinecrest) • ---Nov 8/Oct 9(WFHS, NF, SF, Pinecrest) • ACT Test Date/Registration Deadline www.act.org • ---Oct 25/Sep 19 (WFHS, NF, SF, Kings Ridge) • ---Dec 13/Nov 7 (WFHS, FCHS, NFHS) • SCHOLARSHIPS: Free Money For College!!! • Scholarship listings will be available on the • counseling webpage as well as in the • counseling office!! Pay close attention to • due dates so you don’t miss out on these • opportunities to earn college funds!! • Upcoming Scholarship Due Dates: • Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award–Sep 15 • Wendy’s High School Heisman–Oct 3 • AES Engineers Scholarship–Oct 6 • Georgia Tech Presidential Scholarship–Oct 15 • Hotels Cheap Corporate Scholarship–Oct 15 • Foundation Fellowship and Bernard Ramsey Scholarship–Nov 4 Forsyth County College PROBE Fair Tuesday, Sept. 16th@ Lanier Tech Conference Center (Permission forms due in the counseling office by Sep 10 @ 4:00 PM – Cost is $5.00) Upcoming College Visits: Sept. 3 – Shorter College & SCAD Sept. 10 –North GA Cadet Recruiting Sept. 17– Pace University Sept. 24– Valdosta State, GA Southern Oct. 1– University of North Georgia • Visiting a potential college?? • Seniors are allowed four days to visit prospective colleges. In order to take full advantage and for this absence to be considered excused a Pre-Excused College Visit form must be completed. You will be required to bring back documentation from your visit as well. Pick up the form in the counseling office. **Once you hear announcements for these rep visits, you may come and pick up a pass from the counseling office. Have your teacher sign the pass and be sure to sign in @ the visit!**

2. Just in case you need another checklist… • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER SENIOR CALENDAR • Explore college websites for admissions information (admission deadlines, tours, visitation dates, financial aid, scholarships). • Schedule a campus visit. • Check out SAT/ACT dates. Retake the tests if you need to. Scores must be sent directly to the colleges. • Prepare a resume/senior information sheet. • Meet application deadlines….once you have your SAT/ACT scores and you feel comfortable with where you are applying….get the applications completed and sent in…..colleges like online applications • Request transcripts and any other supporting documentation from the Counseling office • Aim for November or early December for getting applications sent…some schools may have earlier or later deadlines. • Begin thinking about teachers to write your letters of recommendations. • Research scholarship applications. • Got Transcripts? • Procedure for Requesting a Transcript • Seniors requesting a transcript must get a request form from the counseling office. • There is a $3.00 fee for all transcripts. • If you are sending it to a GA public school the transcript can be sent electronically. • WFHS envelopes are available for mailing hard copies. These must be addressed and stamped (3 stamps). • If a recommendation is required from your counselor, please include a resume or senior information sheet. • All paperwork must be given to Mrs. Jordan. • Please allow ten school days before your deadline to process your requests. • Plan Accordingly! Check for your HOPE GPA & Eligibility by visiting www.gacollege411.org This website also includes a list of courses that fulfill the HOPE Rigor requirements! Senior Class Sponsor: Ms. Jenny Urash 770-888-3470 ext. 331914 Email jurash@forsyth.k12.ga.us Senior Executive Officers: Gurb Singh - Executive President Caroline Carder - Executive Liaison to Administration Chloe Gibson - Executive Treasurer Rebecca Gerhard - Historian Erika Cross - Parliamentarian Mackenzie Girton - Ambassador Kevin Smith - Ambassador Senior Class Officers: Dillon Loupe, President Ryan Guthrie, Vice President Sidney Skidmore, Secretary Senior Class Representatives: Sam Krupica Chloe Cromer Lauren Wiley KayleeMurtagh Have you bought your yearbook yet?http://www.WestForsythYearbook.com Senior Dues: $120 Dues include cap & gown, diploma & diploma cover, tassel, & facility. *Payments mustbe made at www.gabalfour.com