South Forsyth High School Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Sophomore Parent Night August 14, 2014 Performing Arts Center

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Student Schedule

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Grading Scale Regular Honors Advanced Placement (AP) International Baccalaureate (IB) 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 Attendance Guidelines It’s important to be mindful of school attendance. GA TADRA law

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire It’s the Law! If a student has 10 or more unexcused days this year at SFHS, he/she will not be permitted to get a learner’s permit and/or the license will be revoked until one calendar year following the 10 th absence. In addition, after the 10 th unexcused absence the student will loose his/her parking space here at school.

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Maintain Good Grades Core (Academic GPA for Admission) HOPE (3.0 GPA / 3.7 GPA Zell Miller Scholar) 5 core areas: English, Math, Science, Social Studies & Foreign Language AP/IB courses weighted.5 credit for HOPE Must maintain 3.0 in college for HOPE Check HOPE GPA on GaCollege411GaCollege411 If you miss or lose HOPE, there is still HOPE…

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Best Practice: Communicate! Use --it is the most effective form of communication Call teacher Access contact information provided on syllabus Contact the teacher when there is a question or concern –Students should be self-advocates!

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

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Graduation Requirements Class of 2016 English4 Credits Math4 Credits Science4 Credits Social Studies3 Credits CTAE/Fine Arts/ Foreign Language 3 Credits Health/Personal Fitness1 Credit Electives4 Credits Total To Graduate23 Credits

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Honor Society Preliminary Requirements for Membership Click here to download Honor Society Requirements (PDF)

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire PSAT/NMSQT® October 15 th, 2014 Why Take the PSAT? Prepares students for SAT—On average, students who take the PSAT/NMSQT score 145 points higher on SAT than those who don’t take the PSAT; Supports college and career planning—My College Quickstart provides an interactive score report, personalized SAT Study Plan with hundreds of questions, personality inventory, and personalized list of colleges; Provides entry into scholarship programs—National Merit Scholarships are awarded on PSAT scores from 11th grade ONLY; Provides information to colleges when you select “Yes” to question about Student Search Service.

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 Let’s get involved! Wednesday Aug 20th during Instructional Focus

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire What are Colleges Looking For? GPA (academic/core GPA)‏ Curriculum rigor indicated on transcripts Extracurricular activities –Depth versus breadth Test scores Best students 1 st, well-rounded students 2 nd Application “read” –Questions and essays –Complete, specific, and grammatical

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire UGA– Fall 2014 Admitted Freshman Profile SAT Middle 50% ACT Middle 50% Overall ACT Average 30 Middle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: Statistics of students applying to UGA The average new student enrolled with 11 hours of earned college credit through AP or IB testing. Standardized Tests

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire SFHS Counseling Staff Dr. Jamie D. Brown, Chair A – B Eddy Fernandez C-GAH Corinna Spurlock GAI– KOT Stacye Fickle, Kou – Nor

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire SFHS Counseling Staff Michele Vargas Nos – Smi Shari Frankel Smj – Z Kristi Hall Counseling Secretary

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire How to Contact Counseling and Admin. Ben Davis, Assistant Principal - Grade 10 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, Counseling Secretary (770) , ext

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Stay Connected to SFHS / SouthForsythHS Connect via Text! to 23559

Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire CLASS OF 2017 “Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success.” ~ Henry Ford ~ We Are...South Forsyth!