Welcome to BHS Fall Conferences

Purpose of Advisory Build Trusting Relationships between students, staff, and families Help students feel connected to Bethel High School Provide resources and plan for each student’s post-secondary pathway

Check your grades and fill out the Fall Conference Reflection Sheet Please log into your Student/Family Access account or look on the student information provided by your advisory. Check your grades and fill out the Fall Conference Reflection Sheet

Plan for Increasing Grades On your grade reflection sheet, fill out your plan for working to increase your grades. Below you will find different strategies you may want to include in your plan: After school tutoring (Monday-Thursday; 2:15pm-4:00pm in the library) Talk to your teachers before or after school Dedicate extra time at home to study Attend a study session with friends Lunch time in the library

Attendance Information Please read through the attendance information provided. This is important information about the policies of the Bethel School District relating to attendance. When completed, please sign and give to your student’s advisor before you leave today.

Credit Recovery/Retrieval If you have failed any classes, you will need to retrieve those lost credits. Here are opportunities for you to recover those missing credits: Zero Hour/7th Period Classes Summer School Online Courses* BYU Online Courses* Fuel ED Online Course* * Additional Cost for Families for These Options

Grad Requirements -- Credits (To be on track, you need 16.5 credits right now) You will need 22.5 total credits in the specific content areas listed below: ELA -- 4 credits MATH -- 3 credits SCIENCE -- 2 credits SOCIAL STUDIES -- 3 credits HEALTH/FITNESS -- 2.5 credits FINE ARTS -- 1 credits CTE -- 1 credit ELECTIVE -- 5 credits Culminating Project (completed through Advisory)-- 1 credit

Grad Requirements -- State Tests Required to pass: ELA SBA Math SBA or EOC Algebra or EOC Geometry

SBA SCORE REPORT If you have taken the SBA and would like a more detailed report about your score, please visit the counseling center to get a copy of your SBA SCORE REPORT.

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a mechanism to help provide resources for financial aid to students for postsecondary education including colleges, universities, tech schools, and trade schools. Student can complete a FAFSA beginning October 1st of their senior year. Students must have a completed FAFSA to receive college scholarships and aid Any federal student loan requires a completed FAFSA The sooner a student completes the FAFSA, the more aid is available for the student (First Come, First Served)

WASFA Similar to the FAFSA, the WASFA is the Washington application for State Financial Aid specifically for students who are not eligible for Federal Financial Aid because of immigration status. Students can complete a WASFA beginning October 1st of their senior year.

College Bound If you signed up for the College Bound program in 8th grade, make sure you are: Maintaining a 2.0 GPA Stay out of trouble Fill out a FAFSA during your SENIOR year beginning Oct. 1st

Career Center The Career Center is always open during lunch. This is a great time to talk to someone about possible careers you want more information about and/or different schools (colleges, universities, tech schools, trade schools) you are interested in attending. For more information about career and college information sessions, talk to Mrs. Hodges or Mrs. Lordahl.

Important Senior Dates November 8th -- Jostens Senior Order Day (10:30am-7:00pm) November 8th -- Senior Family Night (6pm-8pm) November 16th -- FAFSA Help/Completion Night (5pm-8pm) December 11th -- Last Day to Order Cap/Gown December 16th -- Deadline for Senior Yearbook Photo February 2nd -- End of First Semester February 28th -- Deadline for Senior Ads for Yearbook May 23rd-26th -- Student-Led Conferences June 5th -- Senior Awards Night June 8th -- Senior Awards Assembly June 14th -- Graduation