Senior Parent Night

CLASS OF 2026

Student Support Team

Counselor A-K

Dual Enrollment

Lisa Winter

Gina Lorenz

Kelly Gurske

Cori Hart

Heather Shull

Guidance Office Clerk

Graduation Coach

Counselor

504 Coordinator & Sources of Strength

Counselor L-Z

Stay Connected

REMIND

fbhs.hallco.org

Flowery Branch

FACEBOOK

@ Flowery Branch High School Student Serivces

INSTAGRAM

@FBHSFalcons

FBHS WEBSITE

Text @fbhs26 to 81010

FBHS COUNSELING WEBSITE

fbhscounseling.org

Graduation Requirements

Senior Letter

FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM IF YOUR STUDENT HAS NOT RECEIVED ONE

Senior Dues

COST

COVERS...

• Senior Social Events (Senior Breakfast, End of Year social)
• Graduation Expenses (Graduation Tickets, Program, and Security)

After February 1st

Not included after February 28th

OTHER FEES TO PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION

• Fees include: lost or misplaced athletics uniforms, Media Center late & lost fees, stolen textbooks.
• See Mrs. Gurske if you need support

Scholastic Images

Ways to Order

WWW.SCHOLASTICIMAGES.COM

DURING ALL LUNCHES:

OCT. 10

NOV. 14

JAN. 9

FEB. 20

MAR. 13

APR. 17 (CAP & GOWN DELIVERY)

MAY 15

29GG HORIZON PARK DRIVE, SUITE D, SUWANEE, GA 30024

Scholastic Images Student Center in Suwanee

Select School: Flowery Branch

Pick a Package

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Yearbook Information

Yearbook Dates

SENIOR PICTURES

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Formals must be taken by Cady Studios to be included in the yearbook. Casual photos may be taken by Cady studios or any outside photographer. Once photos are taken at Cady studios you will be required to chose the formal and casual you want used in the yearbook. FBHS will automatically have those photos sent to us. If you chose to use another casual photo, you will need to submit those separately and will automatically replace the Cady studios casual.

- Sign up here for senior photos by Cady Studios

October 8th: Senior Picture Roadshoot #2 at FBHS

November 1st: Last Day to be photographed at CADY studios for yearbook

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SENIOR YEARBOOK SUBMISSIONS: ALL links are on Senior canvas page

CASUAL PHOTO: Submissions are open NOW through November 29th: Submit Casual Picture for yearbook only if taken by a personal photographer. If using Cady photo DO NOT DO THIS.

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BABY PHOTO: Submissions are open NOW through November 29th: Submit baby picture for the graduation slideshow. Please make sure you include your name when submitting.

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Yearbook Dates

SENIOR TRIBUTE ADS for YEARBOOK: LINK is on your senior canvas page

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December 31st: Deadline for Purchasing Senior Ads

Senior Ads

Senior Ads (How to)

Yearbook:

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Dates to Remember

Applying to College and more

Many Options

FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

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TECHNICAL COLLEGE

MILITARY

STRAIGHT TO WORK

GAP YEAR

Post Secondary Testing

SIGN UP ON COLLEGEBOARD.ORG

• 7 times a year
• SAT Dates here
• Measures Critical Reading, Math, and Writing
• Scores range 200-800 per section

SIGN UP ON ACT.ORG

• 7 times a year
• ACT Dates here
• Measures Reading, English, Math, and Science
• Scores range 2-36

Post Secondary Testing

GA Futures vs Common App

• GAfutures offers a Student Dashboard that tracks a student's progress as they work towards high school graduation, plan for college, and attend college in Georgia.

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• The dashboard includes information on HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship academic eligibility, ACT and SAT scores, FAFSA and GSFAPP, and more. GAfutures also allows students to apply to colleges in Georgia.

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• Students can apply to multiple schools using a single application.
• Tracking applications
• The Common App dashboard helps students keep track of deadlines and application documents.
• Learning about the college admissions process
• The Common App provides information about the college admissions process and how to plan and apply to college.
• Financial aid and scholarships
• The Common App connects students with financial aid and scholarship opportunities.
• Access to counselors
• The Common App provides access to advice from counselors, advisors, and mentors.

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HOPE vs ZELL

SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• Graduate with a minimum 3.0 calculated HOPE GPA.
• Earn a minimum of four full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List.

SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

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• Graduate with a minimum 3.7 calculated HOPE GPA.

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• Earn a minimum of four full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List.

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• SAT MINIMUM SCORE OF 1200
• ACT MINIMUM SCORE OF 25 (CAN CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR)

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CLICK FOR FULL HOPE AND ZELL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

*Must apply for the GSFAPP

Applying to College

RESEARCH COLLEGES AND/OR UNIVERSITIES

• What is important to your student?
• Visit websites and campuses (one excused visit)
• Online Research

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ORGANIZE INFORMATION

• Deadlines, requirements, application fees
• Most college application deadlines fall within a two-week window. Some key deadlines include:
• Early Decision and Early Action: Between October and November depending on College
• Regular Decision: Depends on College

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SEND TEST SCORES

If required, directly from testing agency (ACT or CollegeBoard for SAT)

REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS TO BE SENT

• Google Doc
• GaFutures (GA Colleges only)
• Common App - Counselors submit transcripts directly

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Applying to College

OBTAIN APPLICATION AND APPLY VIA THE INTERNET. (directly through college or through Common App or GA Futures)

• Common App is accepted by over 500 colleges/universities; students fill out one application; teachers/counselors upload one recommendation/school report
• Check college website to see options to apply
• If student used SAT fee waiver- they could get application fee waiver

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RECOMMENDATIONS – JUNIOR OR SENIOR TEACHER; SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

• Make sure you complete your Brag Sheet and request the recommendations at least TWO WEEKS before the deadline.
• Remember to ask teachers before submitting their names. Brag Sheets are available in the Counselor’s Office. Our deadline to submit recommendations and documents is usually 7 days after your deadline.

ESSAYS- (If required)

• Try to stand out (What makes you different from the other applicants)
• Ask a teacher to read over it for you

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Financial Aid / Scholarships

• FAFSA OPENS OCTOBER 1ST
• FAFSA NIGHT ON OCTOBER 30TH
• 6-7:30PM IN SKIDMORE’S ROOM
• WE WILL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THERE TO HELP WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS!

• CHECK WEBSITES FOR COLLEGE SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS
• SEE COLLEGES ABOUT SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID DEADLINES

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• CHECK SENIOR REMIND FOR LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SPRING

• EVERY SENIOR WITH A SSN ON FILE WILL RECEIVE A LETTER IN EARLY OCTOBER THAT IDENTIFIES WHICH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA INSTITUTIONS THEY MEET BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR.

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• You are NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED to your matched schools. YOU STILL HAVE TO APPLY!

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• Matched schools will also be on your GaFutures account. You can go there to “request more information” or “claim your spot.” If you “claim your spot,” the college will reach out about starting the application process.

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• UGA, GA. TECH and GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY are the only schools NOT participating in the Georgia Match program.

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Click here for more Info about GA Match

Georgia Match

October

Matches!

Flowery Branch

Grants

Hope Grant / Zell Grant / Hope career Grant

• GaFutures provides all the information about all of these grants and they can help you pay for post-secondary education. These are separate from the HOPE SCHOLARSHIP. They do have the same residency requirements, but different GPA requirements.

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• Did you know that there are 10 pages of Certificate programs that are approved for the HOPE CAREER GRANT that could be Free Tuition for your student? FREE!! It is definitely worth checking out at GaFutures.org

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Click here for full Grant Info

Dates

to Remember

To do:

• WWW.GAFUTURES.ORG (COLLEGE RESOURCES FOR GEORGIA)

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• WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG (COLLEGE APPLICATIONS OUT OF STATE)

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• WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG (SAT)

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• WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG (ACT)

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• WWW.FASTWEB.COM (SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION)

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• WWW.SCHOLARSHIPS360.ORG (SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION)

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• WWW.ZINCH.COM (SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION)

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• WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV (FINANCIAL AID)

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Resources

FBHS

Questions?

Tonight’s presentation will be posted online on the FBHS Counseling Webpage.

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