Archer High School

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Archer High School

• Home of the Tigers !
• A presentation of the Athletic Dept and
  Counseling Office

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OUR COMMITMENT AT ARCHER

• ACADEMIC
• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• CAREER
• ATHLETICS

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THE REAL WORLD OF ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS

• The Numbers

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TOTAL TEAM SCHOLARSHIPS (NCAA DIVISION I)

• FOOTBALL 85 (25 per year)
• BASKETBALL 13
• BASEBALL 11.7
• TENNIS 4.5
• CROSS COUNTRY 12.6

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ODDS OF A HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE RECEIVING A COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP FROM A DIVISION I SCHOOL??

• FOOTBALL 1106
• BASKETBALL 1175
• 3/100 high school athletes are offered a
  scholarship

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ODDS OF A HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE RECEIVING A COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP FROM A DIVISION I SCHOOL??

• Odds of becoming a Professional athlete 20,0001

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ADVICE

• Keep your goals
• Be realistic
• Play hard
• Hit the books
• Future is most influenced by your classroom
  accomplishments

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HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY

• (1) Pass 5 classes the previous semester
• (2) Stay ON TRACK to graduate
• End of 9th grade 4 credits (after 2008 5)
• End of 10th grade 10 credits (after 2008 11)
• End of 1th grade 16 credits (after 2008 17)
• 1st time 9th graders entering high school are
  eligible first semester

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Archer HS Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Dance Team
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS

• DIPLOMA CHOICES
• GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• FRESHMAN INDEX FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION

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DIPLOMAS (prior to 2008)

• COLLEGE PREP (CP) student may apply to a four
  year university, two year college
• TECHNICAL (TECH) student may apply to
  Technical/Vocational school, two year college
  (under certain conditions)

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ACADEMIC CREDITS NEEDED TO BECOME A (prior to
2008)

• JUNIOR -11
• SENIOR 16
• GRADUATE - 22

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (prior to 2008)

• 22 CREDITS
• 4 LANGUAGE ARTS
• 4 MATH (CP) OR 3 (TECH)
• 3 SCIENCE
• 3 SOCIAL STUDIES (World History, US History,
  Government/Economics)
• 2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE (CP only)

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (prior to 2008)

• 1 FINE ARTS
• 1 PE/HEALTH
• 4 TECHNICAL CLASSES (3 in concentrated area, 1
  related area) for TECH ONLY
• 4 ELECTIVES (CP) OR 3 (TECH)
• CORE SUBJECTS ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL
  STUDIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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FRESHMEN INDEX

• Admission Standards to Georgia colleges
• Must meet minimum requirements to be considered
  for admission
• High school grades in core subjects PLUS ACT/SAT
  scores

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FRESHMAN INDEX (FI)

• SAT CRITICAL READING 520
• SAT MATH 480
• Core GPA 3.0
• FI 520 480 (3.0 x 500) 2500

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FRESHMAN INDEX CORE COURSE REQUIRED (16 UNITS)

• RESEARCH UNIV
• (FI 2500 OR HIGHER)
• REGIONAL UNIV
• (FI 2040 OR HIGHER)
• STATE UNIV COLLEGES
• (FI 1940 OR HIGHER)
• 2 YR COLLEGES
• (FI 1830 OR HIGHER)

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RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES(FI 2500 or higher)

• UGA
• GEORGIA TECH
• GEORGIA STATE
• MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA

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REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES (FI 2040 or higher)

• Georgia Southern
• Valdosta State

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STATE UNIV COLLEGES (FI 1940 or higher)

• Several school including Clayton State, Ga
  College State Univ, West Ga, Kennesaw St, Ga
  Gwinnett College

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TWO YEAR COLLEGES (FI 1830 or higher)

• Many schools including Georgia Perimeter,
  Abraham Baldwin, Gainesville College, Middle
  Georgia

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RESOURCES

• COACHES
• COUNSELING OFFICE
• TEACHERS
• TUTORS

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COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

• REQUIREMENTS
• THERE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE

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NCAA DIVISION 1 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate from high school with a College Prep
  diploma
• Complete a core curriculum of 16 academic
  (College Prep) courses
• GPA and SAT/ACT score (Qualifier Index)

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16 Core Course Rule for Division 1

• 4 years of English
• 3 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
• 2 years of Natural Science
• 1 Year of additional English, Math, or Natural
  Science
• 2 years of Social Science
• 4 years of additional courses from any area
  above, Foreign Language, or non-doctrinal
  Religion
• GEORGIAS COLLEGE PREP REQUIREMENTS MEET THIS
  RULE!!!!!!

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QUALIFIER INDEX
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INITIAL NCAA ELIGIBILITY CLEARINGHOUSE

• OBTAIN NCAA CLARNGHOUSE FORM
• LOCATED IN COUNSELING OFFICE
• MAIL AT END OF 11TH GRADE YEAR ALONG WITH
  TRANSCRIPT
• SEND FINAL TRANSCRIPT UPON GRADUATION

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ALTERNATIVES

• HOPE Scholarship Grants
• Academic scholarships
• Grants
• Walk on

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HOPE Scholarship

• COLLEGE PREP Requires 3.0 average in CORE
  subjects
• TECH Requires 3.2 average in CORE Subjects
• PAYS TUITION, LAB FEES, 150 PER SEMESTER FOR
  BOOKS

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FINANCIAL AID

• SCHOLARSHIP
• talent, merit, ability
• GRANT No repayment needed
• WALK ON try out for the team

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Winning isnt everything, but striving to win
is.Vince Lombardi
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