Phone Number: (865) 457-2611
Fax Number: (865) 463-1134
Counselors | Students Served | Ext. | |
Carrie Jenkins, Dept. Head | A – D | cjenkins@acs.ac | 5112 |
Morgan Bradley | S – Z | mbradley@acs.ac | 5113 |
Meredith Brown | E – K | mbrown@acs.ac | 5114 |
Brittany Sweet | L – R | bsweet@acs.ac | 5115 |
Office Managers | |||
Prisca Gomes-Brant | Counseling Secretary | pgomesbrant@acs.ac | 5110 |
Suzanne Stout | Registrar | sstout@acs.ac | 5111 |
Announcements
Did you miss our Senior Parent Meeting? See the information here!
ACT Senior Retake will be Tuesday, October 3! No registration required. Bring your chromebook!
All 10th graders will take the PreACT on October 3. No registration required.
The PSAT/NMSQT will be given to any 10th or 11th grader on October 24. Sign up with Mrs. Bradley in the Counseling Office. Cost is $18.
Check out the 2023-2024 Registration Guide!
Scholarships
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: Must have a 3.0 GPA to apply. Deadline to apply is October 2, 2023.
TCA High School Essay Contest: Open to all TN High School students ages 16-18. Essay must be typed, double-spaced and limited to 600 words. Deadline is December 22, 2023. Essay prompt: How have you or your community been shaped by concrete? Submit Essay here
Elks National Foundation Scholarship – For students pursuing a 4 year degree. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership and financial need. Deadline to apply is November 13.
AFSA Scholarship Contest – $2000. Deadline is September 30.
Courage to Grow – Must have 2.5 GPA. Deadline is September 30.
Do Something – $2000. Deadline is September 30.
Jumpstart College Scholarship – $1000. Deadline is October 17.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation – Must have 3.5 GPA. Deadline to apply is November 16.
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship – $1000. Deadline to apply is December 1.
G2 Overachievers Student Grants – $15,000. Deadline to apply is December 15.
Burger King Foundation – must have any part time job. Deadline is December 15.
ACT
Register at www.act.org
ACT Registration Fee $68/ACT Plus Writing $93
See Mrs. Jenkins in Counseling if you qualify for a fee waiver
Test Date | Registration Deadline | Late Registration Deadline |
September 9, 2023 | August 4, 2023 | August 18, 2023 |
October 28, 2023 | September 22, 2023 | October 6, 2023 |
December 9, 2023 | November 3, 2023 | November 17, 2023 |
February 10, 2024 | January 5, 2024 | January 19, 2024 |
April 13, 2024 | March 8, 2024 | March 22, 2024 |
June 8, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
ACT College Readiness Benchmarks
English: 18 Math: 22 Reading: 22 Science: 23
TN Ready Graduate
Our goal at CHS is to have every senior become a TN Ready Graduate! Here are the ways to achieve this milestone:
Drivers Permit Form Information
Sign-ups and Pick-ups: Students (not parents) are required to sign up for a Drivers Permit or Drivers Reinstatement Form. Students can sign up before school, in between classes, during lunch and after school. Students can return in 2 days to pick up the form during the same allotted times. The permit form expires in 30 days.
Eligibility: Students must have no more than 10 consecutive unexcused absences or 15 total unexcused absences in a single semester.