🎓 GETTING STARTED: YOUR SENIOR’S NEXT CHAPTER

A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your Senior Through Graduation & Beyond

GRADUATION CHECK 🎓
☐ Review credits and graduation requirements
☐ Make sure your senior is taking the courses needed to graduate
☐ Check attendance and academic progress
☐ Encourage your senior to meet with their counselor if they have questions

WHAT’S NEXT? 🚀
Help your senior explore their next step:

• 🎓 College or university

• 🏫 Community college

• 🔧 Trade/technical school

• 💼 Workforce

• 🪖 Military

• 👩🏽‍💻 Apprenticeship/certification

• 🌱 Gap year

COLLEGE & CAREER PREP 📝
☐ Research schools/programs
☐ Complete applications
☐ Request transcripts
☐ Complete FAFSA
☐ Apply for scholarships
☐ Track application and financial-aid deadlines
☐ Compare financial-aid offers

HELP YOUR SENIOR TAKE THE LEAD 💙
Senior year is a great time to encourage your student to:

• Advocate for themselves

• Communicate professionally

• Manage their own deadlines

• Ask for help when needed

• Make informed decisions

• Take ownership of their future

DON’T FORGET THE SENIOR MOMENTS 📸
Encourage your senior to enjoy the experience:
Senior Portraits • Senior Activities • Prom • Graduation • School Events • College Signing • Senior Celebrations

⭐ PARENT REMINDER

Your senior doesn’t need you to have every answer.
They need you to encourage them, help them find resources, and remind them that there is more than one path to success.

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BE PROUD. BE A TROJAN. ❤️💙