Senior Notes

· Scholarships

Please make sure that you keep copies of letters from colleges. If you have received a letter stating that you have been awarded a scholarship from a certain school, even if you are not going to attend there, I need to know about it. I will be passing out a form for you to write down all of the scholarships that you have been offered. It is important for you to keep up with those scholarships and the amounts. I will need to know who offered you the scholarship (college, company, civic club, etc.) and the amount of the scholarships.

Example:

Dyersburg State C.C. - $1,500

Hope Scholarship - $4,000

Univ. of Memphis - $2,500

Rotary Scholarship - $500

We announce the total amount of scholarships awarded on graduation night. So, please keep up with this important information. I will be confirming these scholarships that you turn in.

· Names on Diplomas

I will be coming around soon to get you to verify your name that you will have on your diploma. Whatever the name is on your birth certificate will have to be on your diploma. It does not matter what you may think it should be. Your birth certificate is your legal document and we have to go by that unless you have had changes on it and have not informed the school.

· Hope Scholarship:

I have talked to a few of you that are qualified and that have not filled out the FAFSA. You are giving up free money for college! Come by the guidance office and get a FAFSA form or go online at www.fafsa.ed.gov and fill out the form. You will need to do this ASAP or your money may not be awarded to you. In other words, no FAFSA, no money! Please don’t let this opportunity slip away. Qualifications = 3.0 GPA OR 21 ACT

· Final Transcripts

You will need to decide where you need your FINAL transcript sent. By now, most of you that plan to attend some type of post-secondary institution should know which college you are going to. I will pass out a form for you to tell me where that final transcript is going to. Please keep it limited to one.