Senior Year Timeline

Follow this checklist for St. Francis High School seniors graduating May 2020

Senior Year - Timeline

August

Set academic goals for Senior year
Add more challenging courses to your senior schedule
Retaking ACT? Register for Sept/Oct. ACT www.actstudent.org (SFHS CEEB Code 242190)
Prep for ACT? Log in to MCIS (MN Career Info System) www.mncis.intocareers.org
Review your transcript- all graduation requirements met and scheduled

September

Finalize plans for after high school (Workforce, College, Military etc.)
Retaking ACT? Log into MCIS to study and improve your ACT score www.mncis.intocareers.org
Arrange College Visits (you have 2 excused days) and check College Rep Schedule with College & Career Center
Attend SFHS College Fair
Start College Applications
Make spreadsheet to track colleges applied, deadlines, additional application requirements (Essay /Letters of Rec./ACT Scores)
NCAA Athletes- check in with counselor to review requirements
Ensure you’ve talked with Athletic Director/ coaches and register at www.eligibilitycenter.org
Get involved in extracurricular activities; keep a list of these
Start and keep a list of your high school involvement; activities, awards, volunteer work, organizations and offices held

October

College Knowledge Month
Talk to teachers, school counselors, parents about their college experience
The Financial Aid website is open beginning October 1. Please refer to the Financial Aid page.
Attend Senior Day (last week in October)
Set goals towards post-secondary career path
Complete College Applications (many are free this month) and request initial transcripts at www.isd15.org/transcript
Request Letters of Recommendation now!
Fill out Letter of Recommendation Request Form (give recommenders your resume and letter of recommendation form)
Make sure to write a thank you note!
ACT Scores- Log in to www.ACTstudent.org to ensure your official scores have been sent to the schools of your choice
Start researching scholarships if you haven’t already. Suggestions:
Set reminder for January- local scholarships will be in the Counseling Office
Find local and national scholarships: www.isd15.org/scholarships
National, individualized college search: www.fastweb.com

November

Retaking ACT? Register for December. ACT www.actstudent.org (SFHS CEEB Code 242190)
Be aware of College Application Deadlines
Financial Aid Night/ Workshop - Gain information and utilize computers to start FAFSA form
Bring your parents and family for tax returns from the appropriate year
Finals! Study. Study. Study!

December

Many college application deadlines are coming up!
U of M Twin Cities is December 15
Stay focused! Senior grades can affect admittance into the college of your choice

Important Dates

Order for official school graduation announcements - December 20, 2019
Jostens onsite for payment and order assistance - January 17, 2020
Final Payment/Order Day with Jostens onsite - March 20, 2020
Distribution of Graduation Attire - May 22, 2020 Starting @ 9:00 am in PAC Hallway
Graduation Rehearsal (mandatory) - June 3, 2020 arrive @ 9:00 a.m. (tentative date and time)
Graduation - June 5, 2020 arrive @ 6:30 p.m.
Scholarship application deadline - March 5, 2020
Scholarship Program- May 13, 2020 (Invitation notifications will be given to students prior to the program)

Scholarships

St. Francis High School Scholarship Recipients 2019

Scholarship and Academic Awards Evening at St. Francis High School
May 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm

Applications are available in the Counseling Office at St. Francis High School.

All scholarship applications must be turned in to the Counseling Office by March 1, including completion of the electronic "local scholarship application"

Click here for scholarship information

Graduation Attire

All students who choose to wear the traditional graduation attire wear a cap, gown, stole and tassel for the commencement ceremony. Students have the option of wearing a dress shirt and dress pants.

Honors students will wear either a gold or silver cord in addition to the cap and gown and will replace their standard tassel with either a gold or silver tassel for the ceremony.

Honors cords and tassels will be purchased for these students by the school

Honors qualification will be determined in late spring based on student cumulative GPA.

This can be purchased on the Josten's website. Click here to view cap and gown packages for St. Francis High School.

If students are using the cap and gown from an older sibling or friend, they will still need to purchase the correct stole and tassel for their graduation year. This cannot be done online and will need to be completed during one of our payment dates.

Reminder: If you still have not ordered a cap and gown set and would like to please see Mrs. Stene in the Main Office for assistance. If you do not know if you ordered and paid for your cap and gown please stop by the Josten's table during your lunch on one of the scheduled dates to verify your order.

Graduation Requirements

From the St. Francis High School Counseling Office

Congratulations and welcome to senior year! This is a big year with a lot going on. It is important that parents ensure their student is on track to graduate.

Letters were sent to parents to inform them about the credit status of your high school senior in relation to graduation.

The graduating class of 2019 needs to earn a total of 57 credits in all required areas and meet the state graduation assessment requirements in order to participate in the graduation ceremony and receive their diploma.

To view graduation requirements, visit www.isd15.org/graduation.

Parents, please encourage your student to keep working hard and to remain focused toward the goal of graduating. Please call the high school counseling office at 763-213-1590 or visit www.isd15.org/hscounseling for assistance.

Yearbooks

Transcripts

If you need to request your transcript be sent to a college, scholarship, yourself, click here. For your first request you will need to set up an account before you can login.

Cost per Transcript

Current Students: $5.00
(If there is some financial hardship, please see your counselor to discuss a fee waiver)

Alumni: $7.00

Click here for the scholarship applications

To graduate, seniors must have 57 credits total:

8 English credits
8 Social Studies credits
7 Science credits
5 Math credits (2 cr Geometry, 2 cr Alg 2, & Prob/Stats)
3 Physical Education credits
1 Futures Prep credit (unless you transferred here)
1 Health credit
2 Art

It is ultimately your responsibility to know that you received the appropriate credits for graduation. Your counselor is your facilitator.

If you are completing recovery credits at Saints Academy/Guided Studies, check in there to be sure you are on track there as well.

You WILL NOT participate in commencement if you have not completed all graduation requirements.

Requesting final SFHS Transcripts

Final transcripts are REQUIRED by all colleges showing your third trimester grades. Your fall admissions will be delayed if not obtained by your college. Please go to parchment.com and order today. Your final transcript will be sent to your college once all grades have been posted.

Final transcripts MUST be requested through Parchment.

Requesting College in the Schools Transcripts

Sign in to your College Accounts using you Star ID to request

OR

Go to http://www.getmytranscript.com/ to order Official Transcripts from each school

St. Cloud State University
Southwest Minnesota State University

Prom

Prom 2020 • Saturday, APril 25

More information will be forthcoming. Please check back.

Keep up-to-date with information by “liking” our FB page. Search for SFHS Prom or click here.

Prepping For Prom?

Get your prom dress for FREE. Register online at www.projectprom.us.
Try-on dates: March 12, 13, 14 15, 20
Location: Maple Grove

St. Francis High School prom is scheduled for Saturday, April 25.

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