Franklin High School Class of 2025

May 3rd - Franklin Prom - Details to Follow

June 11, 2025 - Graduation Day at UTEP Don Haskins Center 1:00pm

🎓 Attention Seniors! Graduation Requirements 📢

Hey, Class of 2025! ✅ Make sure you've completed the following:

📌 FAFSA Submission – Complete your FAFSA application and email a PDF of the confirmation page to your counselor.

📌 College Applications – Apply to at least three colleges and send a PDF of your confirmation pages to your counselor.

📌 Scholarships – Apply for at least three scholarships and email PDFs of your confirmation pages to your counselor.

📌 Scholarship Awards – Received a scholarship? 🎉 Email all Scholarship Award letters to your counselor.

Your future is bright, Cougars! ⭐ Let’s finish strong! 💪 #CougarsLEAD #Classof2025

Please see flyer below for additional locations.

What is FAFSA?

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the key to unlocking grants, scholarships, work-study, and loans to help pay for college!

Our Franklin staff will be available to assist students and parents throughout the process.

For questions, please contact your child’s assigned counselor.

Please get your FSA ID number before December 1st, you will need this number for your FAFSA application. FSA ID Number for both the parent and student can be obtained at: https://fsaid.ed.gov

If you need have any questions, please contact your assigned counselor.

We’re excited to remind you that the 2025-2026 FAFSA application will be available starting December 1, 2024! To complete the application, both students and parents will need to create an FSA ID, which is required to submit the FAFSA.

Now, who is considered a "parent" for FAFSA purposes? A parent is defined as a biological or adoptive parent, or a person legally recognized as a parent by the state (such as being listed on a birth certificate). Keep in mind that grandparents, foster parents, legal guardians, older siblings, and aunts or uncles are not considered parents on this form unless they have legally adopted the student.

Here are a few key points to remember:

• If your legal parents are living and married, you’ll need to provide information about both.
• If your legal parents are not married but live together, you’ll also include information about both.
• If your parents are divorced or separated, you’ll provide information about the parent you’ve lived with the most in the last 12 months.
• If your divorced or widowed parent has remarried, be sure to include your stepparent’s information as well.

We hope this clarifies things and helps you get ready for the FAFSA process! Please reach out if you have any questions—we’re here to help!

www.FAFSA.ed.gov

FAFSA & TSFA application open online NOW! Please apply as soon as possible. Required Documents: 2023 Income Taxes.

Our seniors are our number one priority, and we are committed to supporting them on their journey to success! While we currently have a vacancy in the CCMR Advisor position, our Go Center (Room E261) remains open on Mondays & Tuesdays from 4:15–6:15 PM to assist with college applications and essay writing.

For any additional concerns, students are encouraged to connect with their assigned counselor for guidance and support. Thank you for your understanding and partnership in helping our Cougars achieve their college and career dreams!

Ms. Natalie Borja is available in the GO Center room E261.

Seniors, you must get a pass to attend a session at least one day ahead of time. You can get a pass in the Main Counseling Center.

QUESTIONS

MS. ARRIOLA EMAIL: MAARRIOL@EPISD.ORG

Date: June 11, 2025 1:00pm

Location: Don Haskins Center at UTEP

Contact Information: Mrs. Sylvia Cerra 915-593-5777

Students must apply to three colleges and three scholarships to be eligible to to clear for graduation.

Students should complete their application by November 1st, not mandatory, but helpful.

All students entering college must get the Meningitis Vaccine. Please do so, if you haven’t gotten it already.

We highly encourage you to join our Counseling Schoology Group! In this group, you’ll find essential updates from our counselors, including important scholarship information and resources.

Don’t miss out – join today using the Schoology Access Code: VGH6-8N9Q-BP66S.

If you need have any questions, please contact your assigned counselor.

Going Merry Parent Facebook Group

It’s the perfect place for parents to access resources to help pay for college – they can ask questions, find scholarship opportunities, and learn the best ways to make college more affordable.

https://www.commonapp.org/

One application for thousands of colleges and universities including Texas. Please see if your college is listed and follow directions to apply.

1. For any college/university you apply for, you need to send an official transcript. You go to episd.org – Menu, Quicklinks, Student Records/Transcript – select Current student – fill out form (reason is Transcript). Delivery Address is your College’s address, not your address.

Make sure your counselor has a signed copy of your endorsement letter on file. If not, you need to get one filled out and signed. You won’t graduate without one.

In order to be eligible for Division 1 and Division II Athletics, students

must register on www.eligibilitycenter.org.

ACT & SAT Scores must be sent directly from testing agency. Core courses will not count if student received credit by testing out of a course (CBE - known as Credit by Exam).

All Texas colleges require the TSI for placement into classes. You must take the TSI if you are planning on going to a Texas College/University. You will have an opportunity to take the TSI here at Franklin. TSI Testing will be If you don’t pass, you will need to go to EPCC or UTEP to take it again (a fee will be included there).

You will be offered an SAT test here for SENIORS only on SAT School Day in October 22nd. You can also register to take the SAT on Collegeboard.org. See your counselor if you need help. You can study for SAT on Khan Academy or YouTube – John Jung Admission Hacker

Please make sure you have passed all End of Course exams to graduate.

Make sure you check what essays are needed on Apply Texas or Common App or on individual college websites.

Create a resume on canva.com for your college applications.

Please put request in writing and give the person at least 4 weeks to write letter. Give person a date you will pick it up!!! Don’t ask last minute!

https://www.edtx.org/award-letters-are-arriving

For College, Career and Military Readiness

CCMR Advisor

We eagerly await the arrival of our new CCMR Advisor at Franklin High School. Stay tuned for updates—great things are on the way!

For College and Military Recruiter Visits

Ms. Melissa Arriola

maarriol@episd.org

For PSAT, SAT, & TSI Testing

Ms. Jennifer Quinn

Email: jjquinn@episd.org

For Class of 2024 Events & Graduation

Cynthia Manzanares - Student Activities Manager

cmmiller@episd.org