Bettye Davis East

🎓In this newsletter: Preparing for your Post Secondary Goals

1. AP Exams @ East
2. Locker Clean-out Friday May 15, 2026
3. NO Backpacks the last week of School
4. Class of 2026! Graduation May 14, 2026 Alaska Airlines Center 2:00 P.m. Tickets Required
5. Summer School 2026 @ Bettye Davis East. Credit Recovery May 27-June 8, 2026
6. Upcoming Freshman 1st Day August 19, 2026
7. Back-to-School Welcome! August 26, 2026 5:00-7:30
8. Title I Family Night Theme: Partnering for Success. September 23, 2026 5:30-7:00

Good afternoon-

Starting tomorrow, May 12, 2026, we will be announcing for students to start cleaning out their lockers. We are going to release students earlier 6th period on Friday for students to clean everything out. We are also going to start announcing no backpacks after the locker clean out.

Thank you,

Nichole

As we close out another incredible school year, I want to take a moment to recognize the dedication, resilience, and sportsmanship shown by our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and families. This year was filled with memorable moments — hard-fought victories, personal growth, teamwork, and school pride both on and off the field, court, track, and stage.

Our athletic programs continue to reflect the values that make our school community strong: commitment, accountability, leadership, and perseverance. I am especially proud of how our students represented our school with character and integrity throughout every season. Next year will be tough, but we are committed to continuing the fine sports tradition here at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School.

Thank you to our coaches and advisors for the countless hours invested in mentoring students, and to our families and fans for your unwavering support at games, events, and competitions all year long.

To our graduating seniors: thank you for the legacy you leave behind. Your leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact, and we look forward to seeing all that you accomplish in the future.

Wishing everyone a safe, restful, and well-deserved summer. We look forward to another exciting year of student achievement and school spirit ahead!

Janeen Wilkins

Activities Principal

The last newsletter covered the importance of planning your future.

• Consider your options
• Access to resources such as ASD CTE Jobs Board options and gather information.
• SchooLinks in CLEVER is your connector as an alumni after graduation. Connect for letters of reference and recommendations for college, or jobs.

Class of 2026 Bettye Davis East reach out via Schoolinks to connect with the East Counseling Team

• Complete your FAFSA online, if you haven't already. Keep copies of all documents, including your FSA ID, in a file.
• Watch your e-mail for notification that your FAFSA Submission Summary is available, although it may be March when you receive the e-mail this year.
• Be mindful of deadlines for high school graduation, college admissions, and scholarship or financial aid applications. Always submit information on time.
• Research Advanced Placement (AP) or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams.
• Rank your top school choices.
• Research local scholarships and apply as applications are available.
• Use the Mapping Your Future Scholarship Tracking Sheet to keep your scholarship applications and awarded scholarships organized.

Keep in mind that everyone's trajectory looks different, so take the time to listen to your gut to determine the options that work best for you.

1. Go to college. ...
2. Earn a degree online. ...
3. Start working. ...
4. Study abroad. ...
5. Join the military. ...
6. Pick a trade school. ...
7. Take a gap year. ...
8. Start a business.

Other Career Exploration Resources

https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Careers/Occupations/occupation-profile.aspx

https://pathfinder.mitalent.org/

https://www.onetonline.org/

https://www.mynextmove.org/

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/index.shtml

https://www.myplan.com/careers/

AKCIS helps guide students to isolate potential post secondary options through filters and connections of interests and preferences.

🎓Regular Admission #ThunderBirdLegacy

Regular admission allows students to apply to as many schools as they would like. There’s an application submission deadline, which will vary between institutions. However, regular admission deadlines typically fall in early January and admission offers are sent out in late March or early April. Your student has until May 1 to either accept or decline the admission offers. Colleges that offer regular admission typically have an early college admission option (detailed below) so make sure you and your student are aware of all the deadline dates!

Rolling Admission

Rolling admission means a college releases admission decisions regularly instead of sending them all out on one target date.

An admission committee will only review your child’s application as soon as all required information (such as high school records and test scores) has been received, rather than setting an application deadline and reviewing applications in a batch. Colleges that use a rolling admission policy usually notify applicants of admission decisions quickly.

The average turnaround time for rolling admissions decisions by colleges is about two to six weeks. Rolling admissions decisions are non-binding, which means that your child will not be required to attend that school. Your child will not need to decide whether to enroll until May 1, often referred to as National Candidate Reply Day.

Open Admission

Open admission means a college accepts any high school graduate (no matter what those grades look like) until all spaces in the incoming class are filled. Two-year community colleges immediately come to mind — most community colleges have a two-year open admission policy. Note that a college with a general open admission policy may have certain admission requirements for specific programs.

Early Action (EA)

Early action means your student has the option to submit an application before the regular deadline. It’s a great way to get an admission decision from a college much earlier than usual.

One of the most flexible parts of early action plans is that they are not binding, which means that your child is not required to attend that particular college through this type of admission. Some colleges have an early action option called EA II, which involves a later application deadline than the regular EA plan.

To sum up:

Your child can apply to more than one college through early action.

A student can commit to that college right away or wait until spring to decide.

Your student can also decline the offer.

Early Decision (ED)

Early decision means your child can submit an application to his or her first-choice college before the regular deadline. Your student will get an admission decision earlier than usual. Early decision plans are binding. This means your child must enroll in the college immediately if admitted and accept the financial aid award offered. Some colleges have an early decision option called ED II — a later application deadline than a school’s regular ED plan.

To sum up:

Your student can apply to just one early decision college.

Your child must go to that college if accepted and if you’re awarded enough financial aid. The decision is binding.

The early decision II (ED II) deadline gives your child more time to decide whether to apply early.

Your child must withdraw all other applications to other schools if accepted early decision.

Single-Choice Early Action or Restrictive Early Action

Single-choice early action, also known as restrictive early action or restricted early action, is another non-binding option. This means your child is not required to attend if accepted. However, if your student applies using this method, your child may not apply to any other school during the early action period only. This type of admission incorporates features of both early action and early decision. To be quite frank, it’s less restrictive than early decision but more restrictive than early action.

To sum up:

Your student can apply early to only one college, similar to early decision. Everything else in this admission type works the same as early action. Applying to other colleges is still acceptable during the regular admission process.

Your child doesn’t have to decide until spring.

The course selection process started to take place in March. Students I encourage you to take advantage of coursework and opportunities for academic and personal growth. Challenge and rigor are important and so is selecting a course load you can maintain health, wellbeing and other interests outside of school. It is recommended to review your colleges recommendations and suggestions regarding high school course work. In general the more selective a college the more they will encourage you to maximize your opportunities.

Check out details on the NCAA

1. Potential Division 1 and 2 student athletes should REGISTER with the NCAA.

2. Students should make sure you are meeting NCAA eligibility requirements.

#ThunderbirdLegacy

Please know every college has their own AP credit equivalency guidelines. It is often said generally that 3's or higher get you college credit. Sometimes that is true and sometime that is not. It could be useful to look up your potential colleges AP Credit guidelines for awareness and context. This could give you more information as you begin to make decisions around college options and potential college credit.