Seniors
Welcome to Senior Year!
Hello Seniors!
Finish strong! This is the last quarter before your moment on the stage! There are no tickets needed for graduation.
Basha High School
Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 21, 2026
7:30 pm
Arizona State University
Desert Financial Arena
600 E. Veterans Way, Tempe, AZ 85281
Parchment Directions click on this to learn how to send official directions.
New news in from UofA! An application essay is now necessary. Please visit UofA for more information.
Past NEWS
Counselors met with all seniors through their in-person English class on July 23rd and 24tH. If they do not have an in-person English class, they were asked to please pop in to see their counselor for the credit check to be on track for graduation.
Counselors presented the Senior Unit August 6th and 7th in the auditorium through their in-person English class. If a student did not attend one of these meetings, please click Senior Unit.
Before a student becomes overwhelmed check out the teacher's tutoring schedule by clicking here or to check out what Peer Tutoring can offer by clicking here.
Common App is a site students may be able to utilize if they are applying to more than one college. Loop in your counselor using lastname.firstname@cusd80.com. If you need a letter of recommendation, please send your counselor a resume or senior brag sheet and be specific which college(s) you need a letter written to. If it is for Common App, it will be addressed To Whom It May Concern and all the colleges using that format will find it easily.
All colleges/universities in the US take either the ACT or SAT if they require a testing score. When you all took the ACT last spring you should have listed 4 colleges you wanted your scores to be sent to. If you did not do that, you must go to the act website and submit individual requests for a fee per college.
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Constant news:
All juniors were to take the Civics exam. Here is a link to a practice exam:
Research and Assessment / Civics Exam (cusd80.com)
As soon as you struggle in any class, ask your teacher when their tutor times are. Don't wait until you are feeling lost before you reach out. You should look at your grades every Wednesday in Infinite Campus. If you see a discrepancy, talk to your teacher immediately. Every Friday we want you to feel safe with the grade you are earning and viewing in IC.
For Tutoring Schedules click Tutor.
Grades
Infinite Campus Portal
Parents can view their student's schedule in the Infinite Campus portal. Students were sent an email giving them a temporary ID. Number and password in the event they cannot remember the password they chose last year.
Username: S+IDnumber
pw: s+IDnumber!
Student Grade Access
How to check your student's grades:
All students need to reset their Infinite Campus portal access code each year.
Step 1: enter user ID, S123456 (s and their personal student ID number)
Step 2: enter password, s123456! (! after their ID number and s must be lower case)
--Criteria for password is 8 letters with number(s). Please choose a password student will remember.
Also, register on Inifinite Campus so that students may reset their own passwords if needed.
Need to Submit a Transcript Request?
To submit an official transcript please follow the instructions on this slide presentation by clicking Transcript Request.
Click here another slide presentation to work with Parchment to request your transcript.
How to figure a core GPA
There is no report your counselor can run to give this to you, so this must be done by hand--it is truly just finding the averages of numbers
The core classes are:
4 Eng
4 math
3 lab science
2 Social studies must include AM AZ history plus either world history or govt/econ combo
1 CTE or fine art—a student must research if any out of state universities require a fine art—for AZ either is accepted
2 foreign languages—some colleges, at this moment, are not requiring the foreign languages, some require 3 years—a student must research if any out of state university requires a foreign languages
For instance, 16 classes would mean 32 semester grades. Grade point value is as follows:
A= 4
B= 3
C= 2
D = 1
Then you find the mean or average. No weight may be applied for college admissions so even an honors A = 4.
If you will be needing a letter of recommendation we need a resume and this form completed at least 2 school weeks in advance for us to write a quality letter. We are not on contract during your breaks so please plan accordingly. Check to see if your counselor prefers to even write a generic one early on with the ability to fine tune in an emergency!
High School Graduation Criteria
- 4 English credits
- 4 Math credits
- 3 Lab Science credits
- 3 required Social Studies credits
- 1 PE credit--3 semesters of marching band, 3 semesters of ROTC, 2 semesters of dance also meet criteria
- .5 Comprehensive Health class
- 1 Fine Art credit or 1 CTE credit
- 5.5 Elective credits
- Civics Exam passing score required (Click here to learn more)
(this criteria is for high school graduation only)
Math courses shall consist of Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (or its equivalent) and an additional course with significant math content as determined by district governing boards or charter schools.
AZ Public University Admission Criteria
- 4 English credits
- 4 Math credits (Math 4 must be higher than Algebra 2)
- 3 Lab Science credits
- 2 required Social Studies credits (1 credit must be American Arizona History)
- 1 Fine Art credit or 1 CTE credit (AZ criteria only, other public universities may require Fine Art exclusively)
- 2 Foreign Language credits (AZ criteria only, other public and private universities may request 3 Foreign Language credits)
Graduation Honors
Cum Laude--meaning "with praise". To qualify a student must achieve a 3.75-4.24 GPA White graduation cord
Magna Cum Laude--meaning "with great praise". To qualify a student must achieve a 4.25-4.49 GPA Black graduation cord
Summa Cum Laude--meaning "with the highest praise". To qualify a student must achieve a 4.5-5.0 GPA Gold graduation cord
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DANCE HONOR SOCIETY PINK
ITS ROYAL BLUE/GOLD
LEO MAROON/GOLD
NHS (BLOOD DRIVE) RED
FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY RED/WHITE/BLUE
HONORS ECE (CDA) LIGHT BLUE
SPANISH RED/GOLD
CHINESE HONOR SOCIETY PURPLE/GOLD
ACDEC Gold/Silver/Bronze
SI SE PUEDE RED/WHITE/GREEN
AVID BLUE/YELLOW
AFJROTC RED/WHITE/BLUE
TRI-M (band, orch. Choir) PINK
Ffa blue
NHS OFFICERS BLUE/GOLD
BIOTECH GREEN/GOLD
DEVOPS BLACK/WHITE/SILVER
NHS STOLE (WHITE)
STUGO STOLE (GOLD)
GILA RIVER STOLE (TRIBE)
SCIENCE IS FUN ORANGE AND LIME GREEN
ICON PURPLE/SILVER
LINK CREW Orange and blue
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Updated of August 6, 2024