9th / 10th Grade Parent Night Message from School Governance Council: If you would like to play a critical role in the success of our school, working with school leadership and the community to help determine the long-term direction of the school, we need to hear from you! The SGC wanted to make sure that you were aware that the election process starts this week with candidates expressing interest by February 20th. Please consider making a difference and running for a position on the SGC. Candidate Forms will be on our school website under the ABOUT Tab then School Governance and at the Front Office. Hope Scholarhsiip Activities

9th / 10th Grade Parent Night Agenda: PTSA Announcement Lee Hills High School 101 Presentation Lauren Butler and Drew Glover Study Skills/PSAT Presentation Katie Rose, Applerouth Tutoring The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain Rhonda Foxworthy, Summit Counseling Hope Scholarhsiip Activities

9th / 10th Grade Parent Night Lauren Butler & Drew Glover Hope Scholarhsiip Activities

Graduation Requirements 4 units of English 4 units of Math 4 units of Science 3 units of Social Studies 3 units of career tech/fine arts/foreign language electives Health Personal Fitness (Waiver? Do it now) 4 units of elective credit 23 credits…But they have to be the right credits! What is a credit? Each semester class you pass = 0.5 credits 5 credits to be a sophomore 11 credits to be a junior 17 credits to be a senior **Don’t forget about high school classes taken in middle school**

Course Selection Don’t be this girl  Course verification forms Make sure your selections total up to 6 credits Forms will be sent home 3 times between now and the end of April. Online/Virtual School Classes MUST BE ELECTED ON THIS FORM by the 3rd round of Verifications Best resource is the Course Catalog found on the RHS Website New courses for next year  Don’t be this girl 

Virtual School Options Georgia Virtual School Fulton Virtual School Must be taken off campus Example 1: Molly takes US History 1st period through Georgia Virtual School Molly arrives to RHS 2nd period Example 2: Peter takes Fulton Virtual World Literature 5th period and Fulton Virtual Chemistry 6th period Peter leaves campus after 4th period Talk to your counselor to decide if you would be a good candidate for virtual school.

Dual Enrollment What is Dual Enrollment? A program that allows high school students to take college courses for free and receive both high school and college credit. Roswell students can participate in Dual Enrollment courses three ways Take math at RHS through Georgia Tech for students beyond AP Calculus BC Take all courses on the college campus Must be enrolled in at least 4 college courses for this option Take some courses at Roswell and some on a college campus for a total of 6 courses Forms available in Student Services! Make sure to emphasize college process and RHS process

Understanding GPA 1 of the 3 Main Considerations for College Admissions Numeric Average: 0-100 Grading scale: Weight for Honors and AP = +7 points, only if passed All grades go on your transcript Numeric average is on transcript Failed courses can be made up in several ways but the failing grade never goes away. A = 90 – 100 C = 70 – 79 B = 80 – 89 F = 0 – 69

HOPE GPA HOPE covers a large portion of tuition for degree programs at Georgia public colleges, also awarded at private colleges but the percentage of tuition is much lower Must finish with a minimum 3.0 GPA in core academic courses Zell covers 100% of tuition Must finish with a minimum 3.7 GPA in core academic courses HOPE Grant covers a large portion of tuition for certificate/diploma programs No GPA minimum Does not cover fees HOPE/Zell subtract the 7 honors points we add to Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment. Then add 0.5 weight to AP/Dual Enrollment classes only (not Honors) Academic electives not required for graduation still count towards HOPE/Zell GPA (examples: Spanish 3, Sociology., etc.) Check your HOPE/Zell GPA by creating an account on GAFutures.org

Who’s my counselor?? GSR Write classes on transcript Worksheet