11th Grade

***To monitor your HOPE GPA, students must create an account on GAFutures.org

• You need to have 4 classes of rigor AND meet the requirements for unweighted GPA by the end of your senior year to earn the scholarship
• HOPE: 3.0 GPA unweighted;
• Zell Miller: 3.7 GPA unweighted

• GAFutures: 11th & 12th Grade Checklist
• CommonApp: Your 11th grade college planning guide
• Big Future: Parent Action Plan: 11th Grade
• Standardized Testing Returns For College Admissions: Everything Students And Parents Need To Know (msn.com)
• Application to Admitted – Contains information about applying to college as well as ways to improve college resumes

• POWERPOINT – Preparing for Postsecondary Success: 11th Grade Lesson

11th grade BRIDGE BILL & Survey instructions and requirements

Both are DUE no later than April 30

• Required by the GA Dept. of Education for all 11^th grade students
• To access your Junior Tasks:
  • Log into Classlink
  • Click on NAVIANCE-stu
  • Go to MY TASKS
  • Complete COLLEGE SUPERMATCH and Favorite 3 colleges
  • Complete 11th grade Bridge Bill & Survey

•  Utilize NAVIANCE to explore colleges and post-secondary ideas:
•  CLASSLINK log-in using your Fulton ID and password, then click on NAVIANCE

Centennial GPA

Your Centennial GPA is WEIGHTED and out of 100 scale.

• +7 points are added to AP, Honors, IB, and Dual Enrollment courses when you pass the course with a 70% or higher.
• You can view your cumulative GPA on Infinite Campus: on the left-hand side, go to “Documents” – click on Transcript.
• Centennial HS does not report class rank.
• Counselors cannot calculate your GPA out of 4.0.

SAT & ACT exams

To register for SAT: collegeboard.org

To register for ACT: act.org

Never take a test without preparing first!  Visit our counseling website for test preparation classes and FREE options!

College Visits

To sign-up to see a college that is visiting Centennial, register through NAVIANCE

• Login to ClassLink – Naviance – go to dropdown menu for “College Visits”
• Juniors & Seniors are permitted to take up to 3 college visitation days during their school year.
• Requests for college visitation days must be submitted in writing 3 days prior to your absence. Complete the College Visitation form from Ms. White in the Counseling Office.

PERSONAL FITNESS WAIVERS

• If you are not taking personal fitness and meet requirements to waive the course, you MUST complete the waiver before the last day of 11^th grade year
• Personal Fitness Waiver Form

MONEY FOR COLLEGE

SCHOLARSHIPS

• mycentennialcounseling.com/college-careers-3/scholarships/
• Follow our Instagram @cen10counselors for local scholarships & deadlines
• Apply for as many scholarships as you can!

FILL OUT THE FAFSA

• FAFSA.ed.gov
• The FAFSA determines your college financial aid package and scholarships. If you haven’t applied to college, it is still important to complete the FAFSA senior year.