Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire 9 th Grade Advisement Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 South Forsyth High School

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire SFHS Counseling Staff Dr. Jamie D. Brown, Dept. HeadA – B Eddy Fernandez C – Gah Corinna SpurlockGai – Kot Stacye FickleKou – Nor

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire SFHS Counseling Staff Michele VargasNos – Smi Shari FrankelSmj – Z Kristi HallAdministrative Secretary

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Pre-Test Go the South Forsyth High School Webpage. Student Services Counseling 9 th Grade Pre-Test Don’t leave the SFHS 9 th Grade Counseling page… we’ll use it later!

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire How do I make an appointment? Come to the Counseling Suite in East Hall and fill out a yellow pass. –Your counselor will call for you during an elective or IF. If you fear for someone’s safety, make it a priority to talk to your counselor.

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Grading Scale On-Level & Honors Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Dual Enrollment (DE) A (90 – 100) = 4.0 B (80 – 89) = 3.0 C (70 – 79) = 2.0 A (90 – 100) = 5.0 B (80 – 89) = 4.0 C (70 – 79) = 3.0

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire First Steps for Students Stay organized Communicate with your teacher Attend teacher extra help sessions during IF, before or after school, Saturday Academy Be proactive not reactive

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Best Practices for Success Complete homework nightly, “There is no such thing as no homework,” except for on the last day of the semester Turn in assignments on time! If not on time, still turn them in, because 0’s destroy your average Use itsLearning Ask questions Use good study habits, pick at least 3 classes to review every night even its only for 15 – 20 minutes

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Best Practice: Monitor Your Progress! Correct homework answers Correct warm up answers Check Parent Portal Review nine-week progress reports

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Academic Support Teacher Extra Help Sessions Instructional Focus (IF) War Eagle Learning Center –Before & After School Saturday Academy

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Mathematics Information and Resources itsLearning Mathispower4u.com Patrickjmt.com Khan Academy Mu Alpha Theta Saturday Academy Instructional Focus

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Let’s get involved! Students need to be involved in a club, sport, and/or an organization. Be a part of the SFHS family!

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Honors & Academic Recognition Forsyth County Schools has set standard criteria to become a member in honor societies and to be named an Honor Graduate.

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Honor Society Preliminary Requirements for Membership

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Graduation Requirements RequirementsCredits Language Arts4 Mathematics4 Social Studies3 Science4 Health/Personal Fitness1 W Lang and/or Fine Art and/or CTAE3 Electives4 Students planning to enter/transfer into a 4 year college/university must take a minimum of two units of the same world language.

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Promotion? Credits How many credits are required to be in the 10 th grade? 5 credits need to be earned by the start of the 2015/2016 school year for students to be in the 10 th grade. If a student does not have 5 credits then the student remains in a 9 th grade Instructional Focus. How many credits are required to be in the 11 th grade? 11 credits need to be earned by the start of the 2016/2017 school year for students to be in the 11 th grade. How many credits are required to be in the 12 th grade? 17 credits need to be earned by the start of the 2017/2018 school year for students to be in the 12 th grade.

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Required High School Assessments Must pass the GHSWT to be eligible for diploma –Are not required to take or pass GHSGT Required to pass Georgia Milestone courses with the Georgia Milestones contributing 20% of course grade –Are not required to pass the Georgia Milestones

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire PSAT Administration Math/Critical Reading/Writing Test Date—October 15 th Registration information will be available soon

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire What Colleges (AND Employers) Are Looking For GPA (academic core GPA) Curriculum rigor—Can a student do well in rigorous courses? Test scores (SAT/ACT) Extracurricular activities **Depth versus breadth Well rounded citizens

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Georgia’s HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship Eligible students receive financial assistance covering partial or full tuition Qualifications - U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen - Legal resident of Georgia - Graduate of an eligible GA high school - Valid Social Security # Selective Service Males must register with the Selective Service no later than 30 days before their 18th birthday. HOPE eligibility will be delayed until this requirement is met

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire HOPE Scholarship A 3.0 is required in core courses Core courses include: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language Students must pass at least 4 academically rigorous courses that are outlined on GACollege411.org AP weight is removed, but a.5 weight is added & cannot exceed 4.0

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Zell Miller Major premise of the program is that a student must meet all the requirements to be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship, plus: Graduate from an eligible high school with a grade point average of at least a 3.7 as calculated by GSFC and having received a score of at least 1200 combined critical reading score and math score on a single administration of the SAT or an ACT score of at least 26; or Graduated from an eligible high school as the valedictorian or salutatorian For more information, visit

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Post-Test Go the South Forsyth High School Webpage. Student Services Counseling 9 th Grade Post-Test

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Administrator, Counselors, and Staff Tracy Verrigni, Assistant Principal Grade 9 Administrator (770) , ext Dr. Jamie D. BrownStacye Fickle Head Counselor (A – B) Counselor (Kou – Nor) (770) , ext (770) , ext Edward Fernandez Michele Vargas Counselor (C – Gah)Counselor (Nos – Smi) (770) , ext (770) , ext Corinna SpurlockShari Frankel Counselor (Gai – Kot) Counselor (Smj – Z) (770) , ext (770) , ext Kristi Hall, Adminstrative Secretary (770) , ext

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