Guidance and Counseling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Grayson County College Interactive Cost Calculator is now available for anyone to use at www.grayson.edu . Please go to the website and give it a try. It is an extremely useful tool for helping students and their families to determine the actual cost of going to college.

SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

SCHOLARSHIP Amount Deadline

Ozarka Water: Every Drop Counts $10,000 4/2/2010

Wilson N. Jones Auxiliary :See Counselor $1,500 3/31/2010

Horseman's Association $5,000 2/15/2010

Two Way Special Utility District $500 4/16/2010

Baylor Freshman Calculator

Slough Foundation Varies 3/29/2010

Godwin Foundation $2,000 See Counselor

CTE Students $1,000 See Counselor

Local Scholarships Varies See Counselor

Butch Tamplen Memorial $500 See Counselor

Texas Retired Teacher Found $500 3/18/2010

Grayson Home Health $500 4/16/2010

Next Step Magazine $1,000 6/30/2010

IMPORTANT DATES

SAT TEST DATES

Deadline to Register

October 10, 2009

September 9, 2009

November 7, 2009

October 1, 2009

December 5, 2009

October 30, 2009

January 23, 2010

December 15, 2009

March 13, 2010

February 4, 2010

May 1, 2010

March 25, 2010

June 5, 2010

April 29, 2010

* For more SAT information click here.

ACT TEST DATES

Deadline to Register

September 12, 2009

August 7, 2009

October 24, 2009

September 18, 2009

December 12, 2009

November 6, 2009

February 6, 2010
          April 10, 2010

June 12, 2010

January 5, 2010
           March 5, 2010

May 7, 2010

*For more ACT information click here.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

The Whitesboro Independent School District recognizes the importance of a well-rounded curriculum, relevant to changing societal demands and technologies. Therefore, the WISD Board of Education endorses the Texas State Board of Education High School Graduation Programs with slight modifications through the extension of elective offerings.

SENIORS 2010

Subject Area	Recommended Program	Distinguished Program
	Credits	Credits
English	English 4	English 4
Math	Mathematics 3	Mathematics 3
Science	Science 3	Science 3
Social Studies	World Geography 1 World History 1 U.S. History 1 U.S. Government 0.5 Economics 0.5	World Geography 1 World History 1 U.S. History 1 U.S. Government 0.5 Economics 0.5
Health	Health 0.5	Health 0.5
Speech	Communication 0.5 Applications	Communication 0.5 Applications
Computer Tech Applications	Technology 1 Applications	Technology 1 Applications
Physical Education	Physical Education 1.5	Physical Education 1.5
Fine Arts	Fine Arts 1 (Art, Music, Choir, Theatre)	Fine Arts 1 (Art. Music, Choir, Theatre)
Foreign Language	*Foreign Language 2	*Foreign Language 3
Electives	Electives 3.5	Electives 2.5
		**4 Advanced Measures
Total Credits	26	26

* Must be the same language

** Advanced Measures include: Dual Credit Classes, Concurrent Classes, or AP Classes. A grade of “B” is required for dual credit classes and a score of “3” is required on the AP exam, for these to count as an advanced measure.

9^th Grade 2007-2008 and Beyond

Subject Area	Recommended Program	Distinguished Program
	Credits	Credits
English	English 4	English 4
Math	Mathematics 4	Mathematics 4
Science	Science 4	Science 4
Social Studies	World Geography 1 World History 1 U.S. History 1 U.S. Government 0.5 Economics 0.5	World Geography 1 World History 1 U.S. History 1 U.S. Government 0.5 Economics 0.5
Health	Health 0.0	Health 0.0
Speech	Communication 0.5 Applications	Communication 0.5 Applications
Computer Tech Applications	Technology 1 Applications	Technology 1 Applications
Physical Education	Physical Education 1	Physical Education 1
Fine Arts	Fine Arts 1 (Art, Music, Choir, Theatre)	Fine Arts 1 (Art. Music, Choir, Theatre)
Foreign Language	*Foreign Language 2	*Foreign Language 3
Electives	Electives 3.5	Electives 2.5
		**4 Advanced Measures
Total Credits	26	26

* Must be the same language

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