Welcome 9th Grade Parents! Hosted By the WFHS Counseling Office

Motto: We Excel and Succeed Together West Forsyth High School Vision: Inspiring Innovative Leaders Mission: To provide the students of WFHS a comprehensive education preparing them to inspire, innovate, and lead. Motto: We Excel and Succeed Together

West Forsyth High School Vision: Success for all Mission: To create the ideal learning environment Motto: Putting smiles on faces Beliefs: Collaboration is essential to professional and personal growth. Instruction must be engaging. Relationships are the key to success. Communication with all stakeholders is vital. Serving others is first priority.

Focus of the 2017-2018 School Year Building Relationships Instructional/Peer Coaching Improving Communication

Make this the best day ever. I am West Forsyth! We are family! Be awesome. Have fun. Make this the best day ever. I am West Forsyth! We are family!

WFHS PTO Involvement The PTO supports the students, teachers and staff with scholarships, teacher grants, and much more with your membership dues of ONLY $20! You can join online via our website: http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/23290 or by printing the membership form and turning it into the main office in a  labeled envelope with ‘WFHS PTO.  Opportunities to Get Involved: Hospitality - Volunteer to make/serve food for student & teacher appreciation activities. Membership Committee - Help with membership activities and input of membership forms. Student Appreciation Committee - Help with planning student appreciation activities. Teacher Appreciation Committee - Help with planning teacher appreciation activities. Copy Mom/Dad – Help make copies for teachers. Volunteer List - Can’t commit to something in particular? We can use you for various one time projects. Emails will be sent when we need people and, if you’re available, you can sign-up to help. To volunteer for the above opportunities, please contact us at: westforsythpto@gmail.com and also stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

2018-2018 PTO Board Co-Presidents- Jessie Raymond and Kelly Wilson-Pellino VP of Communications- Lori Kneeburg VP of Student Relations- Joy Burns VP of Teacher Relations- Melanie Bartholomew Treasurer- Kari Prinke Secretary- Laurie Vandergrift Parliamentarian- Jennie Jones We look forward to meeting you and welcome your participation, suggestions, and comments. Thank you for your continued support!! WFHS PTO Board

WFHS Counseling Department Deven Eberhardt A-CH Donovan Hollis Ke-Nel Jennifer Ciaccio Ci-F Kimberly Spence Ner-Sh Cassie Chumbler G-Ka Allison Rinehart Si-Z

Principal: Karl Mercer Administration Team Principal: Karl Mercer Assistant Principal: Molly Bradley Assistant Principal: Bob Carnaroli Assistant Principal: Tom Fowler Assistant Principal: Tony Norce Assistant Principal: Matt Woodley Graduation Coach: Lindsey Needham Assistant Administrator: Aaron Archambeau Assistant Administrator: Judy Hollandsworth Athletic Director: Brett Phipps

How and When to see a Counselor TO SEE A COUNSELOR STUDENTS SHOULD STOP BY THE COUNSELING OFFICE TO FILL OUT AN APPOINTMENT PASS OR EMAIL US. IF WE ARE ABLE TO SEE THE STUDENT AT THAT MOMENT, WE WILL. WE ARE HERE TO HELP! REASONS TO SEE A COUNSELOR: STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY AND NEED HELP COMING UP WITH A PLAN QUESTIONS ABOUT COLLEGE/CAREER PLANNING QUESTIONS ABOUT FOUR YEAR PLAN FOR GRADUATION HELP WITH PERSONAL ISSUES JUST WANT TO MEET YOUR COUNSELOR!  PARENTS…WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU AS WELL AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH US IF THE NEED ARISES!

How do we Help? INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING ACADEMIC COUNSELING COLLEGE/CAREER SUPPORT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INTENTIONAL GUIDANCE CLASSROOM GUIDANCE IF LESSONS ASSEMBLIES PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAMS

Graduation Requirements 4 English credits 4 Math credits 4 Science credits 3 Social Studies credits 3 Career/Fine Arts/For. Lang. Health/Per. Fit 4 additional electives 23 Total Units

Career Pathways CULINARY ARTS FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE COSMETOLOGY ENGINEERING MARKETING BUSINESS TEACHING AND LEARNING COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FINE ART (BAND, CHORUS, DRAMA, ART)

Transcript Your transcript details your academic achievement in grades 9-12. A transcript is a copy of your high school record and includes the following: Grades and credits for each course completed Attendance Current cumulative GPA and Class Rank Anticipated graduation date EOC test scores

Grading Weights SEMESTER 1= 50% 75% Summative 25% Formative SEMESTER 1/SEMESTER 2 AVERAGED TOGETHER FOR FINAL GRADE

AP/MOWR Classes receive 1 quality point on cumulative GPA Grading FORSYTH COUNTY GRADING SCALE: 90-100 A 4.0 80-89 B 3.0 70-79 C 2.0 WORK HABITS: 1: DOES NOT MEET 2: MEETS 3: EXCEEDS Responsibility Participation Assignment Completion Interpersonal Skills AP/MOWR Classes receive 1 quality point on cumulative GPA

***(20% OF FINAL GRADE)*** EOC Classes ***(20% OF FINAL GRADE)*** 9th LIT/COMP BIOLOGY ALGEBRA 1/ACCELERATED ALGEBRA 1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE GEOMETRY/ACCELERATED GEOMETRY AMERICAN LITERATURE US HISTORY ECONOMICS

Credits/Promotion HOW MANY CREDITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE 10TH GRADE? 5 CREDITS NEED TO BE EARNED BY THE START OF THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR FOR YOU TO BE IN THE 10TH GRADE HOW MANY CREDITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE 11TH GRADE? 11 CREDITS NEED TO BE EARNED BY THE START OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR FOR YOU TO BE IN THE 11TH GRADE HOW MANY CREDITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE 12TH GRADE? 17 CREDITS NEED TO BE EARNED BY THE START OF THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR FOR YOU TO BE IN THE 12TH GRADE

What if I fail a class? FAILED COURSES CAN BE MADE UP THROUGH: SUMMER SCHOOL (FCS MATH ACADEMY) $ ACCREDITED ON-LINE PROGRAMS (GAVS, BYU, AMERICAN SCHOOL) $ APEX RECOVERY PROGRAM AT WFHS (NOT GUARANTEED AS PRIORITY GIVEN BY GRADE LEVEL) **”F” earned in a course will always be averaged into a GPA and will always be posted to the transcript**

Sample Projected Courses 10th Grade # 1 English 10th Lit/Comp Honors 10th Lit/Comp   # 3 SOCIAL STUDIES World History AP World History   # 5 Modern Language Spanish I, II, III French I, II Latin I, II   Georgia Virtual School On-line options American Sign Language I Chinese I German I Japanese I # 2 MATH   Geometry Geometry and Support (2 pds.) Acc. Geometry B/AlgebCalculus Geometry/Algebra II (2 pds.) Algebra II AP Statistics ra II Acc Pre- # 4 SCIENCE   Oceanography/Astronomy Environmental Science Earth Systems Chemistry Honors Chemistry AP Biology AP Biology/Hon Chemistry (2 pds)

Sample Schedule Continued # 6 - # 7 6 - # 7 AP Human Geography *Marketing Principles AP Psychology Marketing and Entrepreneurship Psychology/Sociology Intro to Sports Entertainment Marketing World Geography Examining the Teaching Profession World Geography/Driver Ed. *Intro to Personal Care Services (Cosmetology) Driver/Ed/Team Sports Cosmetology II Weight Training *Visual Arts I General PE Visual Arts II *Yearbook I *Sculpture I Yearbook II Sculpture II *Audio Video Tech & Film I Adv. Chorus Ensemble Audio Video Tech & Film II *Intro to Music Technology Intro to Culinary Arts Intermediate Music Technology *Food and Nutrition Band- Mastery/Brass/Woodwinds/Percussion Flag-Line *Intro to Digital Technology Adv. Drama *Computer Science Principles Musical Theater AP Computer Science Principles Technical Theater *Foundations of Engineering Acting I Engineering Concepts Peer Facilitation (Teacher Recommendation Georgia Virtual Courses –online during the school day in Media Center. (application required) *Pre-requisite course (Level I)

HOPE Scholarship Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school Be registered for Selective Services (males only) Meet Georgia residency requirements 3.0 CORE GPA (all academic courses only) ***Eng., Math, Science, Social Studies, For. Lang.*** AP quality points (only .50 given for AP CORE, MOWR CORE, nothing above 4.0) RIGOR Requirement- FOUR rigor courses Middle school credit is not calculated in the HOPE GPA All calculations are done by the Georgia Student Finance Commission and not by WFHS or Forsyth County Schools HOPE GPA is not rounded up, so 2.99 does not qualify

HOPE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS A PERCENTAGE OF TUITION (BASED ON LOTTERY FUNDS) AWARD AMOUNTS: $$$ VARIES AND DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF INSTITUTION YOU ARE ATTENDING (PUBLIC/PRIVATE)

HOPE Grant PAYS A PERCENTAGE OF TUITION AT ALL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGES GRADUATE FROM A HOPE-ELIGIBLE HIGH SCHOOL NO GPA REQUIREMENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (BASED ON 12 HOURS) $1,680 (HOPE) AND $2,136 (ZELL)

HOPE/Private Institutions HOPE SCHOLARSHIP (ENROLLED FULL-TIME) $4,056 PER YEAR AWARD ZELL MILLER (ENROLLED FULL-TIME) $4,480 PER YEAR AWARD

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOPE More Information on HOPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOPE CONTACT GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE COMMISSION (GSFC) 770-724-9000 OR WWW.GSFC.ORG

Dual Enrollment HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY EARN HIGH SCHOOL COURSE CREDIT WHILE TAKING COLLEGE COURSES BENEFITS INCLUDE INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO COLLEGE WORK EARLIER, EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE CLASSES NOT OFFERED AT HIGH SCHOOL ANY GRADE LEVEL CAN PARTICIPATE (SCHOOL SPECIFIC) AS LONG AS THE STUDENT APPLIES AND MEETS THE COLLEGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS CLASSES CAN BE TAKEN PART TIME OR FULL TIME ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS

Parental Involvement MAKING CERTAIN THEY HAVE A CONDUCIVE STUDY ENVIRONMENT ITS LEARNING STUDENT/PARENT PORTAL PROVIDES INSIGHT ON PROGRESS, HOMEWORK COMPLETION, GRADES, SUMMATIVE/FORMATIVE PROMOTE ATTENDING WEEKLY HELP SESSIONS ENCOURAGE TO ASK QUESTIONS IN CLASS CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR STUDENT’S DAY AND STAY CONNECTED…

Keeping it All Together Organization Time Management Study Skills

Organization KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENTS KEEP UP WITH ITSLEARNING EVERY DAY MAKE A CONTACT IN EVERY CLASS KEEP YOUR LOCKER, STUDY AREA, AND BACKPACK NEAT AND ORGANIZED USE A PLANNER KEEP A NOTEBOOK

Time Management MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK USE EXTRA TIME IN SCHOOL TO GET STARTED ON HOMEWORK COMBINE TASKS DON’T OVERSCHEDULE

Study Skills RE-WRITE OR TYPE CLASS NOTES (SIMPLIFY MATERIAL) MAKE NOTE CARDS/FLASH CARDS (TERMS, VOCAB, FORMULAS, DATES, PLACES, EVENTS, ETC.) READ NOTES INTO TAPE RECORDER (AUDITORY) STUDY BUDDY TO QUIZ AND GO OVER MATERIAL FIND A PLACE FREE OF DISTRACTIONS TO STUDY READ FOR UNDERSTANDING (HIGHLIGHTER, NOTES/FLASH CARDS) USE MNEMONICS/ACRONYMS AS A FUN TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING

FIND SOMEWHERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Getting Involved and Keeping Track… EVERY STUDENT IS DIFFERENT….GETTING INVOLVED AT SCHOOL WILL CONTRIBUE TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THERE ARE OVER 75 DIFFERENT CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS. FIND SOMEWHERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Big Future (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org) Resources GA Futures (www.gafutures.org) Big Future (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org) Career Cruising (www.careercruising.com)

PSAT RECOMMENDED FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 REGISTRATION ON MYPAYMENTSPLUS

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