WELCOME TO BASHA HIGH SCHOOL A PARENT GUIDE

WELCOME TO BASHA HIGH SCHOOL— A PARENT GUIDE TO STUDENT SUCCESS CLASS OF 2021

How to See Your Counselor q q q By appointment– time request form in Guidance Pop in—before or after school and during lunch Response Counselor Class units every Fall Parents are advised to schedule an appointment

Basha Guidance Department q q q q Nancy Spilsbury Jessica Burt Brian Snyder Tonya Stidhum Hallie Donohue Rebecca Thompson Irene Blancarte A-Cla Cle-Gra Gre-Le Li-O P-Sm Sn-Z Guidance Assistant

Log in to website Show parents district site Choose school Basha Parent portal Create own Show Guidance Overview Counselors Home page

Career Center C 201 Rita Fassinger q q q College Career Scholarship Before school Lunches After school Email blasts sign up tonight in room C 201!

HOW TO SEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS • • • Google Chandler Unified School District Use drop down to choose Basha High Click on Our School and choose Career Center Click on Scholarships Search by Scholarship Listings Register for E Blasts! It is recommended that you keep a notebook with dates of scholarship searches. List all scholarships researched with a yes or no to help you manage the submissions.

Show parents Career Center Click on our school Career Center Overview ACT/SAT info Scholarships

PSAT, ACT PSAT q Oct 14 sign up ends Sept 15 in the bookstore. The cost is $20. Students registered will receive the PSAT practice book. q Juniors for National Merit ranking SAT q Spring of junior year– you sign up through collegeboard. org ACT q Spring of junior year—one free testing at Basha… TBD q … for more dates you sign up at act. org

Testing Information q q PSAT q October 14 q Sign up in the bookstore 7 -25 to 9 -15 Juniors q ACT/SAT q BHS administration of ACT q Spring semester

Grades All correspondence requires prior permission—see your counselor q Report cards every 9 weeks on Infinite Campus q Progress report at the 4. 5 week interval in-between report cards handed to student during class q. 5 credit earned for D or higher q Credit check q Report cards each semester will be available on Infinite Campus

Credit Recovery q Summer School (Fee charged per semester. ) q March– registration through counselors—online registration only, no paperwork q June-- courses q Bear Down Days-- email grade/transcript to counselor and request any schedule changes that may result q Repeat course during the school year– no repeat credit may be earned q CUSD on-line (No fee if one of the six courses during the school year. Otherwise $181 per semester course. )

Basha Graduation Requirements q q q q 4 English 4 math 3 lab science 3 social studies 1 PE. 5 health 1 fine art/vocational 5. 5 electives

In-State University Requirements Required 16 high school core courses – q 4 credits English q 4 credits Math (Pre-Calculus or higher) q 3 credits Lab Science (1 physical, 1 biological, 1 other) (Ag Science 1 and 2 together count as 1 lab science and 1 elective science) q 2 credits Social Studies q 2 credits World Language (level 2 or higher) q 1 year of Fine Art (art, music, or drama) OR 1 year CTE (for AZ colleges only) Assured Admission Requirements: q q completion of ALL 16 core requirements plus one of the following: Top 25% of graduation class OR A core GPA of 3. 0 OR A possible SAT or ACT score

Career Interest Inventory q Log onto http: //azcis. intocareers. org qusername: bashahs password: 4 azcis 02 q. IDEA test q. Career information q. College information q Basha website- Career Center qhttp: //www. cusd 80. com/Domain/460 qhttp: //www. cusd 80. com/page/3774

TIPS Get involved Do your homework Go in for tutoring Get organized, keep your room organized Go to class Bookmark Basha High website Get to know your counselor!!!