Summerville High School

Senior Parent InformationAugust 27, 2019

Welcome and

Introductions

Senior Purchases

Mandatory PurchaseCap/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 PurchasesSenior 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 CounselorsMs. 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 ReviewsSchedule with School Counselor

asap

Purpose is to review academic

progress toward graduation and

post secondary goals; establish next

steps & timelines for testing, applying

Workforce ReadinessReview 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 ReadinessComplete 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 SearchesVisit 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 ELIGIBILITYSeniors 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/

ConsiderationsFree/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 GuidanceDiplomas 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 PracticeOfficial 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 HonorsValedictorian - #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 LetterPresented in May 2020 for seniors only

Determination made on grades through 3rd quarter

of 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 orinvolvement school organization or service related club

Graduation CordsReady 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 PracticeMay 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 PracticeStudents 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 AttireFemales: 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

GraduationMay 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.