CLASS OF 2027
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Longview Regional Medical Center:
Students are invited from our school to participate in our Junior Volunteer Program. This program provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a healthcare environment, and support the community.
Junior Volunteers assist hospital staff with various non-clinical tasks, support patient services, and help create a welcoming environment for patients and visitors. The program allows students to develop leadership kills, learn about healthcare careers, and complete community service hours.
BELOW you will find a link to the flyer for the program along with a convenient QR code to apply. Below is a direct link to the application.
2026 Junior Volunteer Application
UT Health Tyler will accept applications for the Junior Volunteer Program from March 20–April 3. Gain hands-on experience, explore healthcare careers, and earn summer service hours.
Apply on our website using the volunteer application and be sure to indicate that you are applying for the Junior Volunteer Program. If you have any questions, please contact Suzy Boehme at
[email protected].
To apply visit https://uthealthtylerhospital.com/volunteers
Class of 2027 Students and Parents,
ACT School Day Testing (JUNIORS ONLY) – APRIL 14th, 2026 You must sign up with your English 3 teacher. There is no cost for this test. The deadline to sign up for the ACT school day test in February 12, 2026.
On April 14th, 2026, you’ll get a chance to take the ACT® test here at school. This is your chance to take the test in a familiar environment, complete a big part of the college application process, and find out more about your path after high school whether you’re planning for college or to enter the workforce after graduation.
College bound? The ACT can help you:
- Get discovered by colleges
- Secure scholarships and financial aid
- Choose a major
- Figure out what you need to do before graduation
Straight to workforce? Your test results can help you decide which career paths are the best fit for your career goals.
Before your test day, create a MyACT account and complete the non-test questions. At the latest, this must be completed within 2 days after testing. This will:
- Position you ahead of the curve. Give you access to your test scores in MyACT 11-14 days faster than waiting for your paper report.
- Put your name in the game with the opportunity to say yes to EOS! Educational Opportunity Service (EOS)
- Empower your plan. Sign up to have up to six colleges receive your test scores as soon as they are available, the first four are FREE!
- Unlock your potential. Answering all questions in MyACT provides more college and career planning information that will link on your report.
Here are some things to remember before test day:
- Bring two sharpened No. 2 pencils with good erasers and an ACT®-approved calculator (see link below for more information).
- Get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and wear comfortable clothes.
- No cell phones or smartwatches.
- Bring your charged chromebook
Go to the ACT College and Career Planning page for more tips.
Junior Newsflash
UPCOMING DATES OF IMPORTANCE:
ACT SCHOOL DAY TESTING – APRIL 14th
STAAR US HIST – April 21st
AP EXAMS – May 5th – May 13th
Welcome to the Spring Semester of your Junior Year! IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING GRADE TROUBLE…THIS WILL LEAD TO CREDIT TROUBLE. GO TO MORNING TUTORIALS! STUDY! TURN IN YOUR WORK! TURN IN ALL PROJECTS! ATTEND THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY! TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY - is available to all students for tutoring, make-up work, earning back time for absences, and access to online credit recovery. Take advantage of this FREE opportunity every Thursday from 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm in the high school library
ACCESS TO MY WEBSITE: Go to www.shisd.net and follow the link to High School/Faculty Pages/Counselors. You will need to access my website daily, every other day, weekly, in other words…OFTEN. I am constantly updating information that you NEED to know. It is your responsibility to access the counselor’s website to learn of scholarship opportunities. Email is the preferred method to communicate along with the daily announcements but many scholarships are only offered electronically and are accessed/submitted online.
ATTENDANCE – It is your responsibility to come to school. If you are absent from class for whatever reason, get with your teacher to make up your work. State Attendance laws require you to attend school at least 90% of each semester to earn credits.
TSIA2 ASSESSMENT: All first-time-in-college students are required to take the TSI (Texas Success Initiative) Assessment if not previously tested and enrolled, TSI Complete or exempt. See Mrs. Williamson to get on one of the monthly TSIA2 tests. The cost is $20.00 for the whole test or $10 per section.
WRITE AN ESSAY: Almost every scholarship application requires an essay as to “why you are deserving of the _______________ scholarship.” This is a common theme in many scholarship applications that will be available to you during your senior year. This is your time to shine. DO NOT be LAZY and miss out on the opportunity for scholarship monies because you do not want to write an essay. Save the essay and tweak it for various scholarship opportunities that may come up in the future. College is very costly and every little bit of money you can get COUNTS! Don’t get into the mind set of, “I will never be awarded this scholarship….or “This is only a $500.00 scholarship.” Scholarship committees are looking for a very diverse group of students to award monies to. Plus, you might just be the only student that applies! One scholarship for $500.00 can pay for books for a class.
Get the Spring Hill ISD app! It will provide access to the school website, Skyward Grades etc.
Some of you have experienced credit trouble due to poor grades in the past. Make sure you are taking care of your business here at school to get your average up to earn the credit for the year. Morning tutorials 7:45-8:10 am & many teachers will have after school tutorials. Look for their tutorials that are posted outside their classroom door.
Exemption Policy- What a wonderful thing to take advantage of at the end of a semester. Keep in mind for Absences count per class from DAY ONE. Juniors are able to participate in the Exemption policy both FALL and SPRING. If you are out of class for over 10 minutes, you will be counted absent. Yes, this is considered an ABSENCE in case you are confused. Bring a doctor’s note within 3 DAYS of being absent. Read the Exemption policy posted online for the most up to date details relating to exemptions...go to: www.shisd.net then go to Campuses / High School / Policies / Exemption Policy.
Listen daily to the announcements! You might miss an opportunity to sign up for something fun, a volunteer opportunity, a scholarship opportunity, NHS, STUCO, Leaders, Z Club or a change in a practice.
REVIEW/AUDIT your high school transcript and make sure you know what credits are required/remaining for your senior year. Don’t forget about your endorsement!!!!!
We have 128 juniors enrolled when this transcript was printed. The TOP 10% would be #1-#13. If you’re in the top 10% of your high school graduating class, you’re eligible for automatic admission to any public university in Texas. If you’re admitted to college through the Top 10% Rule, you may still be required to provide SAT or ACT scores – check with your specific college or university about test scores needed. Additionally, in Texas, you will be required to take the TSIA2 Assessment (unless you are exempt based on your ACT or SAT scores) After you’re admitted, the university may review your high school records to determine if you’re ready for college-level work. If you need additional preparation, you may be required to take a developmental, enrichment or orientation course prior to your first semester of college. Please keep in mind that admission to a university does not guarantee acceptance into a particular program of study (major) or academic department.
STAAR EOCs: Remember, you must pass ALL 5 EOC exams to graduate high school. (Alg1, Biology, English 1, English 2, and US History)
Subject: The University of Texas at Austin Automatic Admission Policy -Senate Bill 175, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature allows The University of Texas at Austin to limit automatic admission to 75 percent of the university’s enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students. The University has determined that it will automatically admit all eligible summer/fall 2027 freshman applicants who rank within the top 5% of their high school graduating classes, with remaining spaces to be filled through holistic review. Each fall, the university notifies Texas school officials of the class rank that current high school juniors need to attain by the end of their junior year in order to be automatically admitted.
AP Students: Your scores are available to view online at www.collegeboard.com. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 1992, legislation requiring all Texas public colleges and universities to award credit to students who submit scores of 3 and higher on AP Exams. This applies to entering freshmen at Texas public institutions of higher education beginning in the fall of 2016. Students planning on attending out-of-state institutions must find out if your institution will accept a 3, 4, 5 and which courses you will get credit for. Log on to www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy. Click on “AP Credit Policy Info,” type in your college’s name, click on the college, and click on the “click here for this Institutions AP credit and placement Policy on the Web.”
Continue to take the most rigorous courses offered that you can handle academically. Push yourself; don't take the easy route. Your GPA began in the 9th grade year and all of your core-classes count in the overall GPA. (see the following SHHS school website- http://www.shisd.net/hsinfo.html and go to the COURSE DESCRIPTIONS for more information about GPA) Remember to visit with your current teachers about decision making for next year courses especially MATH and any HONORS/AP…Take the right courses for YOU.
PROSPECTIVE COLLEGE ATHLETES: Register online with the NCAA Clearinghouse if you want to play college athletics. http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.html
Participate in activities that are important to colleges. Colleges are interested in seeing that you chose a challenging curriculum, including good electives. They will also look at your non-academic activities. This is where your clubs, leadership positions, and community involvement will help. It is better to show you were truly involved and committed to a few organizations than to compile a long list of clubs in which you had membership.
Continue to update your resume and update it often as you have events to add. On this resume, you should list all of your school activities, community activities, church activities, honors, awards, volunteer hours and projects, work experience, technology skills, and advanced courses you have taken. Don't leave out a thing! Then when you are ready your senior year to compile a professional resume to attach to your scholarship applications, you won't need to try to recall all that information. You will have it at your fingertips! Also, you will need to provide anyone who will write you a letter of recommendation for college or scholarships a copy of this resume.
Now is the time to seriously begin thinking about what college or technical school you would like to attend. Start planning your College Visits. During your Junior and Senior years, you may be granted up to 2 college days each year to visit a college campus. College days cannot be taken in December, the week prior to Spring Break, nor in May. This absence is excused and will NOT count against your exemptions as long as you fill out and turn in the proper paperwork. In order to take a college day, you must complete and return the College Day form ONE WEEK prior to the college day. Get this sheet from the wire rack in the high school office. If you are on the failure list at any time with an "I" or a grade of "69" or less, or if you have failed a semester course you cannot take an excused college day. You must bring an official note from the college you visited (on college letterhead) to excuse the absence for exemption purposes. Spring Break and summer are also good times to arrange a visit your top colleges. Be sure to make appointments ahead of time for a tour of the campus and set up time to visit with the financial aid officer and/or the Freshman academic advisor.
JUNIOR YEAR: It is important that you register for and take either the ACT or SAT sometime during your junior year if the school you plan to attend requires these scores for admission - get the study guide for the test you plan to take and begin preparing. It has been suggested (but not required) to take both the ACT and SAT at least once to determine the one on which you perform better. See Counselor’s website subpage on "College Entrance Exams" for more information about dates/costs etc. Flyers and free practice booklets are available in the College & Career Center in the High School Office. Do not wait until your senior year to take these tests, especially if you want to qualify for your school's early admissions. Colleges begin notifying prepared students of admissions in December (of the Sr. year) but only if you have applied and have all the requirements in place during the first semester of your senior year. **** You are responsible for sending your ACT, SAT and TSI scores to the college or university of your choice. I do not send them because they won't accept them from me! Be sure to use the "Free" score reporting option when signing up for either the ACT or the SAT.
Protect your ONLINE REPUTATION
Meningitis Vaccination now required for all students entering college in Spring of 2012 or after….This is for new & transfer students under 30 years of age... Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Texas state law (Senate Bill 1107) requires the following: All entering students under 30 years of age must provide documentation of receiving an initial bacterial meningitis vaccination dose or booster within the last 5 years. This includes all new and transfer students, as well as former students who are re-enrolling after a break in enrollment. Students must show proof of having the vaccination at least 10 days prior to the start of the semester
JUNIOR MALES: You must register with the Selective Service within 30 days of your 18th birthday. IT IS THE LAW!!!! Men can now submit their registration information when they turn 17 years 3 months and will automatically be registered upon turning 18. Pick up a registration form at the post office or go to www.sss.gov
Interested in Dual Credit - STEPS TO TAKE IF YOU ARE Applying to Kilgore College for the purpose of dual credit or early admission classes:
Apply Online to Kilgore College:
While Waiting on Your KC ID#:
- Go to your counselor and get a DUAL CREDIT CONSENT FORM & SH CONTRACT. These documents must be signed by you and your parent – Turn in to your Counselor.
- When you receive your KC ID#... put the number in the “Notes” of your phone or somewhere SAFE! You will need this number over and over again! ALSO – EMAIL THE KCID # TO YOUR COUNSELOR
After You Receive Your KC ID#: FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
- Take the TSIA2 test – this is offered multiple times at SHHS throughout the school year. If you have missed your opportunity to test at SHHS, you can test over at Kilgore College in their testing center. Please follow the instructions on the link: https://www.kilgore.edu/admissions/testing-office/
- Once you have passed the TSIA2 test you are ready for registration – your SHHS counselor will need a copy of your passing scores on the TSIA2.
FINAL STEPS
- Make sure you have Turned in your dual credit contract/consent to your counselor
- Make sure you have emailed your counselor the KC ID#
- Confirm that you have passed your TSIA2 test for college readiness- check those scores
- Let your counselor know what course(s) you plan to take so they can get you registered
- Pay for your dual credit classes…The cost of dual credit is the responsibility of the student to pay.
TSI TUTORIALS – https://accuplacerpractice.collegeboard.org
TSI LEARNING RESOURCES: https://accuplacer.pearsonperspective.com/perspective/home?passCode=ACCUPLACER_family
TSI ELAR LEARNING RESOURCES: https://accuplacer.pearsonperspective.com/perspective/getLRsByBasicSearch?selectedCourseId=401
TSI MATH LEARNING RESOURCES: https://accuplacer.pearsonperspective.com/perspective/getLRsByBasicSearch?selectedCourseId=400
TSI: Passing Standards:
Math- 950 ELAR - 945 with Essay Score of 5
- If you passed the TSI Assessment you are now ready to see your counselor for registration paperwork and a copy of your transcript (You cannot register for any Kilgore College class while in high school without this paperwork from your counselor!)
TSIA2 Scores:
The College Board has graciously created a portal for students to use to retrieve their TSIA/Accuplacer test scores:
Student Portal
https://studentportal.accuplacer.org/?SFMC_cid=EM106580-&rid=47693047#/home
To access your TSIA2 Scores online after you leave the testing room, you will need to know your unique SHHS Student ID. This ID is different from your KC ID. Please put this into the notes of your phone so that when you graduate from high school and move on you will be able to pull up your TSI scores to show your prospective college/university your passing TSI Scores. You would have also used a PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT.
2025-26 Remaining ACT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines: Register online at www.act.org
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February 14, 2026
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January 9
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January 23
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April 11, 2026
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March 6
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March 24
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June 13, 2026
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May 29
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July 11, 2026*
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June 5
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June 24
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ACT: Students are encouraged to register online at www.actstudent.org. ACT Only-No Writing costs $69; ACT plus Writing costs $94.00. www.act.org has a complete list of colleges requiring the writing. Click on “Assessments”, click on “The ACT,” click on “Writing Test Option,” and then click on “What Colleges Have Decided . . .” To be safe, take the writing.
- A Master Card or Visa will be needed to register online.
- If you plan on pursuing athletics in college, be sure to send NCAA an official score report (9999) as they will not accept the sticker on the back of the high school transcript as “official.”
** 55% of students who retake the ACT improve their scores (22% score the same and 23% see their scores decrease).
2025-26 Remaining SAT Test Dates & Registration Deadlines - Register online at collegeboard.com
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Registration Deadline
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Online/Phone Late Registration Deadline
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Mar 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2026
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Mar 3, 2026
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May 2, 2026
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April 17, 2026
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April 21, 2026
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June 6, 2026
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May 26, 2026
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A Master Card or Visa will be needed to register online. The SAT Test costs $68.00. Students must register online at www.collegeboard.com
SHHS GPA SCALE The GPA is the cumulative numerical average of final semester grades earned for completion of a high school diploma. The GPA provides a profile of a student’s overall performance in high school.
Numerical G.P.A TABLE:
100 4.0 90 3.0 80 2.0 70 1.0
99 3.9 89 2.9 79 1.9
98 3.8 88 2.8 78 1.8
97 3.7 87 2.7 77 1.7
96 3.6 86 2.6 76 1.6
95 3.5 85 2.5 75 1.5
94 3.4 84 2.4 74 1.4
93 3.3 83 2.3 73 1.3
92 3.2 82 2.2 72 1.2
91 3.1 81 2.1 71 1.1
CLASS RANK: The following courses if taken in high school shall carry grade points and be included in the calculation for class ranking:
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ENG 1 (regular/honors)
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ALG 1
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Biology(regular/honors)
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World Geography (regular/honors)
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Spanish 1, 2, 3
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ENG 2 (regular/honors)
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Geometry(regular/honors)
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Int. Physics & Chemistry
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World History (regular/AP)
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AP Art (Drawing/2D Design/3D Design)
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ENG 3 (regular/AP)
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Financial Math
Algebra 2(regular/honors)
Ind.Study in Math 1 (if used as a 4th or 5th Math Credit)
Ind. Study in Math 2 (Dual credit Math 1314/1342)
Pre Calculus
AP Calculus
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Chemistry (regular/honors)
Physics (regular/honors)
Forensic Science
Anat & Physiology
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
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US History (regular, Dual Credit and AP)
Govt (regular, Dual Credit and AP)
Economics (regular, Dual Credit and AP)
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All Dual Credit College Courses that substitute for a core-course listed: (HIST1301/HIST 1302, ENGL1301/ENGL1302, GOVT2305/ECON2301)
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ENG 4 (Regular/AP/Dual)
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AP Seminar
AP Research
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