Senior Year Newsletter
From the Counselor's Office
Senior Banquet & Awards Ceremony
It is time to start preparing for the Senior Banquet & Awards Ceremony that is scheduled for May 16th at 6:00 p.m.
What happens at this event?
This is when college representatives and local community members will recognize and give certificates to their scholarship recipients. Senior teachers will give out their class academic awards, and the honor graduates will be officially announced, as well as a few other awards presented by the principal.
For the banquet, Mrs. Karen Davis will be handling the RSVP for seniors and their parents, and Mrs. Alicia Yrle and the junior class will be hosting the dinner for the evening.
I am asking that you (or your senior) continue to send me scholarship information and finalized college plans:
- A copy of ALL scholarship offers, the letter or email received (even the offers that will not be used)
- A list of scholarships officially accepted and will be used to pay for college
- The name of the school your senior will attend in the Fall 2018
The total amount of scholarships offered and the total amount of scholarships accepted will be announced at the banquet. Right now, the Class of 2018 has generated about $1.3 million in scholarship offers. Without you and your seniors, I would not know this information, so THANK YOU to everyone who has been turning in copies of award letters all year.
Many Blessings,
Mrs. Breeding
Arkansas Academic Challenge
- If your senior is attending an Arkansas college/university and has applied for the Arkansas Academic Challenge, I encourage you to log into their ADHE account to check the status of that scholarship.
- ADHE has already started sending out award letters to scholarship recipients by email, but they will NOT offer a scholarship award if there is any requirement missing--transcript, ACT scores, or the FAFSA. The deadline to apply and submit requirements is June 1st.
- Please forward me a copy of the email if and when your child receives this scholarship offer so that I can add it to the class totals and put their name on my list to recognize at the banquet.
Final High School Transcripts
- Final High School Transcripts will be mailed to the college your child will attend after June 1st or when the transcript information is finalized.
- Please let me know before June 1st if your child has changed his/her mind about where they will be attending college in the fall.
UCA Concurrent Transcripts
- To request a UCA transcript to take or send to the college your child will attend, please visit https://uca.edu/registrar/ordering-a-transcript/.
- Please note that the spring grades will not be posted on the UCA transcript until the end of May (after exams and graduation).
- I do NOT have access to UCA transcripts; therefore, I cannot send or request the UCA transcript for you.
Mrs. Teri Breeding
Email: tbreeding@sjbulldogs.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/sjbulldogs.org/sjhs-counselor-website/home
Location: 502 Front Street
Phone: 501-513-6808