WELCOME TO BASHA HIGH SCHOOL

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WELCOME TO BASHA HIGH SCHOOL

• CLASS OF 2020

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How to See Your Counselor

• By appointment time request form in Guidance
• Pop inbefore or after school
• Counselor on Call
• Class units every Fall
• Parents are advised to schedule an appointment

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Basha Guidance Department

• Nancy Spilsbury A-Co
• Jessica Burt Cr-He AVID 10,12
• Brian Snyder Hi-Me
• Makalla Fritz Mi-Sa AVID 9,11
• Rebecca Thompson Sc-Z
• Irene Blancarte Guidance Assistant

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HOW TO ACCESS GUIDANCE
This site is updated twice per month so we
recommend you view it bi-weekly for the more
updated information.
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Career Center C201
Rita Fassinger

• College
• Career
• Scholarship

• Before school
• Lunches
• After school

Email blasts sign up tonight in room C201!
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HOW TO SEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
It is recommended that you keep a notebook with
dates of scholarship searches. List all
scholarships researched with a yes or no to help
you manage the submissions.
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STATE TESTING

• Pending

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PSAT, SAT, ACT

• PSAT
• October 28 2015
• Juniors for National Merit ranking

• SAT
• Spring of junior year
• 1040 math/reading for in-state

• ACT
• Spring of junior year
• 22 in-state

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Testing Information

• PSAT
• October 28
• Sign up in Guidance 9-1 to 9-30
• Juniors
• ACT/SAT
• BHS administration of ACT
• Spring semester

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GradesAll correspondence requires prior
permission

• Report cards every 9 weeks mailed home
• Progress report at the 4.5 week interval
  in-between report cards handed to student during
  class
• .5 credit earned for D or higher
• Credit check

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LOG ON FOR INFINITE CAMPUS

• Every household will be mailed a log in code for
  IC (one code per child)

Grades should be monitored by the parent weekly.
We recommend you print off the report every
Wednesday and allow your student to improve the
grade by Friday.
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Credit Recovery

• Summer School (Fee charged per semester.)
• March-- paperwork available
• June-- courses
• Bear Down Days-- bring grade transcript to
  counselor
• Repeat course during the school year
• CUSD on-line (No fee if one of the six courses
  during the school year. Otherwise 160 per
  semester course.)

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Basha Graduation Requirements

• 4 English
• 4 math
• 3 lab science
• 3 social studies
• 1 PE
• .5 health
• 1 fine art/vocational
• 5.5 electives

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In-State University Requirements

• Required 16 high school core courses
• 4 credits English
• 4 credits Math (Pre-Calculus or higher)
• 3 credits Lab Science (1 physical, 1 biological,
  1 other) (Ag Science 1 and 2 together count as 1
  lab science and 1 elective science)
• 2 credits Social Studies
• 2 credits World Language (level 2 or higher)
• 1 year of Fine Art (art, music, or drama) OR 1
  year CTE (for AZ colleges only)
•  Assured Admission Requirements
• Top 25 of graduation class and completion of ALL
  16 core requirements with a 3.0 GPA in each core
  area. (SAT Reasoning or ACT score must be on
  file)

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Career Interest Inventory

• Log onto http//azcis.intocareers.org
• username bashahs password 4azcis02
• IDEA test
• Career information
• College information
• Basha website- Career Center
• http//www.cusd80.com/Domain/460
• http//www.cusd80.com/page/3774

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TIPS

• Get involved
• Do your homework
• Go in for tutoring
• Get organized
• Go to class
• Bookmark Basha High website
• Get to know your counselor!!!