General Senior Information
TRINITY CENTER SENIOR CHECK-LIST, IMPORTANT NOTES, AND FAQ
IMPORTANT NOTE: Use high school CEEB code Number 112439 and TRINITY CENTER AS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL NAME FOR FAFSA, SAT/ACT REGISTRATION;
JOB APPLICATIONS, COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, ETC; IF name does not show up in list in FAFSA or college applications; there is an add school link; follow that link
and add TRINITY CENTER, 4010 Fambrough Drive, Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia 30127
1) Be sure and take SAT or ACT before April so scores are received before graduation to meet required annual national standardized testing and
college acceptance deadlines. NOTE; when registering for the SAT or ACT, you can send scores to 4 colleges for free; after testing, then there is a fee to send scores.
Even if Not required for College Application, a National Standardized test is required for enrolled High School Students.
So, Be sure and take annual required National Standardized Test for high school (options: CAT, IOWA, STANFORD,
PSAT, ACT, OR SAT and submit scores to Trinity Center by June (Seniors by May).
IF college applying to requires SAT or ACT score for eligibility, that test can count as national standardized test and be sure and take before April
of Senior Year so that scores are in for college applications and to Trinity Center BEFORE May 27th
EXTRA NOTE: IF Senior graduates with 3.7 gpa and if eligible SAT or ACT score is met by official documentation graduation date (1st Saturdays in June),
then Senior would be eligible for Zell Miller Scholarship. So, even if not needed for college acceptance, eligible SAT or ACT score is needed
for Zell scholarship.
2) Go to www.GaFutures.org (HOPE & State Aid Programs/Pell Grant) Students have 2 options when applying for the HOPE Scholarship:
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) OR Complete the online Georgia Student Finance Application (GSFAPPS)
OR printable paper GSFAPPS application. NOTE: The FAFSA must be completed EACH year. You should begin these applications in 12th Grade Year,
even if you haven’t applied for college.
3) Most college final application and document deadlines for the FALL are the beginning of MAY. Some are as early as January and March.
Check the college of your choice for application deadlines. Go ahead and apply to all colleges of interest. Then e-mail Trinity Center requesting
official transcript to be sent to colleges applied for; List the colleges in the e-mail request.
***SCHOLARSHIP and CAREER PLANNING INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON WWW.GAFUTURES.ORG
***COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATIONS - TRINITY CENTER Darlene Lee as Director/High School Counselor will complete ACADEMIC Counselor
Recommendations needed; not personal recommendations.
***TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS-----All Transcripts now and in the future MUST be requested in writing. Email: TrinityCenter@hotmail.com
and request that transcript be sent to (college/entity): If out of state college, include name of college and mailing address. You will receive an email when transcript
has been processed and sent. For GEORGIA colleges; Students can send Final High School Transcripts in their www.GaFutures.org site; if requested from Trinity Center
to be sent, transcripts are sent thru the Ga Student Finance Official Electronic Transcript Exchange Program
***When requesting a transcript, be aware of DEADLINES, and ALLOW 5 to 7 business days for processing and sending. --
FINAL Transcript is available after Graduation Date.
--IF DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES WERE TAKEN, be sure and request from DE College that College Transcript Transcript be sent to the College Applying to….
***GPA Weighting and Ranking : Trinity Center DOES NOT RANK its students and does not provide any comparative GPA data for a given class of students.
SO when asked on applications; just put, NO as to ranking question or high school DOES NOT rank. Also GPA's and GRADES are UNWEIGHTED
since ranking is not done. The GPA given is the Verified True HOPE GPA as given by Georgia Student Finance Commission. Some colleges might
weight GPAs with their own process; but that is up to each college in their receiving process. SO if asked if high school weights grades or GPA; it is no,
GPA and GRADES ARE NOT WEIGHTED.
***PRELIMINARY & FINAL HOPE ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Preliminary (9th-11th grade) courses and grades are sent to Georgia Student Finance Commission
by Mid-February. Preliminary CORE GPA eligibility for HOPE Scholarship will be calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission and should be received
by Trinity Center by March. You will receive an email of your Eligibility Status. FINAL Eligibility status notification will be emailed in June and will be submitted by
the end of June to GSFC .
--Students with high school CORE GPA OF 3.0 and 4 Rigor Courses will be eligible for HOPE Scholarship
--Student with high school CORE GPA of 3.7 and 4 Rigor Courses And score on single testing of 26 Composite ACT Score or
1200 SAT Score (Reading & Math Combined) will be eligible for ZELL Miller Scholarship.