Senior

• Senior Classroom Presentation 24-25

• AP/Honors Contract

• Senior Parent Night Presentation (24-25) // Important Dates for Seniors

• Presentación de Padres Para Alumnos del Ultimo Año (24-25) // Fechas Importantes Para Alumnos del Ultimo Año

• SHS Courses offered by Subject Areas 

• Senior Checklist (English)

• Senior Checklist (Español)

• Worksheet: Creating an FSA ID

Here are some tips to help you understand your options for fiancial aid awards. 

• The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate for the cost to live and go to school. Compare the components (tuition & fees, books & supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses) between schools. Tuition is the only COA component that is not estimated. The other costs may change based on a student's living situation (roommates, transportation needs, etc.).

• The cost of housing & food is a large part of the college expenses. Compare cost of living (rent and food) for the different choices of colleges.

• The real out-of-pocket expense is the cost of living and tuition minus offered gift aid. Evaluate and understand your student's offer letter. Gift aid, like grants and many scholarships, does not require repayment. Loans are repayable. Work-study requires work.

• Cal Grants and Middle Class Scholarships are available at all California colleges. If your student is eligible for these CA state grants, they will follow the student to their school of choice even if they do not initially show on their financial aid offer letter.

• Many colleges provide institutional aid only for the 1st year. Confirm with the financial aid office that funding for all awards is renewable for your student for all four undergraduate years. This will help them understand their real four-year total out-of-pocket cost.

• Will your student be commuting to school and incurring additional costs? Evaluate the need for transportation for your student's college living situation.