1. Welcome to Viking Academy
Class of 2021

2. EVERY student
EVERY chance
EVERY day

3. Lower 9th grade retention rate Increase cohort graduation rate
Why do we need a 9th-Grade Academy?
Lower 9th grade retention rate
Increase cohort graduation rate
Reduce the number of discipline referrals

4. What is the Academy all about?
Student Success
Academic teams with integrated curriculum
Common planning time:
team, content, academy
Relative isolation of 9th graders
Academic enhancement and
“Success Is Your Only Option”
philosophy

5. Upcoming Dates for YOU Class of 2021 Information:
Monday, Feb 27: Parent Orientation for upcoming Freshmen regarding course selection and graduation East Hall High Cafeteria- 6:30-7:30 PM.
If you like the course suggestions on the Registration forms you receive tonight, please sign and turn them in to us this evening.
High School Schedules can be viewed online on Infinite Campus starting July 21, 2017 at 4:00PM.
Schedule Changes: April 17 and April 20 from EHHS
OPEN HOUSE: August 3, 2017, 4-7

6. Planning Guide
Hall County School System East Hall High School

7. 2017-2018 Hall County Academic Planning guide includes all courses offered in Hall County schools.

8. Graduation Requirements and Promotion
Planning Guide
Graduation Requirements and Promotion
Graduation requirements are specific to the year a student first enters the 9th grade.
For the school year the number of units required is graduate will continue to be 23. It is not just any 23 credits. We will discuss specific courses needed shortly. (Most of our students graduate with more than 23 credits.)
Completion of these requirements does not necessarily qualify students for the HOPE Scholarship Program or college admission.
Students must pass 6 units out of 7 to be promoted to 10th grade.

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10. p. 6 of your planning guide

11. Completing a Pathway
All students are encouraged to complete at least one Pathway by Graduation.
Consists of 3 courses from CTAE
Pathway Offerings Form
Prepares students to be college and career ready

12. P. 10 in Planning Guide

14. Academic Course Selections for 9th graders: (Academic Courses were suggested by current 8th grade teachers)

15. Course Recommendation Form

16. Course Selection for 9th Graders
Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade.
Language Arts:
9th grade Lit
9th grade Lit (Honors)
World Lit
World Lit (Honors

17. Course Selection for 9th Graders
Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade.
Math:
Foundations of Algebra (must meet State of GA qualifications for this course)
CCGPS Coordinate Algebra
CCGPS Coordinate Algebra Honors
CCGPS Analytic Geometry

18. Course Selection for 9th Graders
Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade.
Social Studies:
½ Unit Ind. & the Law
½ Unit U.S. Government or Honors or
Honors World History
AP World History
***IF you are taking Read 180, Math Support, or LCCA CTAE, you may not have SS your Freshman year.***

19. Science: Environmental Science or Honors Biology
Course Selection for 9th Graders
Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade.
Science:
Environmental Science or
Honors Biology

20. Students must also complete:
Course Selection for 9th Graders
Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade.
Students must also complete:
½ Unit of HEALTH
and
½ Unit of PERSONAL FITNESS

21. Georgia Testing Requirements
Students are required to pass courses associated with EOC, with EOC contributing 20% to course grade
Students are not required to pass EOC exams to graduate. EOC exam scores are posted on High School transcripts.
EOC courses include:
9th grade Lit & American Lit
Biology & Physical Science
Coordinate Algebra & Analytic Geometry
US History & ECON

22. Final Numeric Course Grade
Grading Scale
p. 8
Final Numeric Course Grade
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
AP/IB/
DE Core
Honors/ Accelerated/
DE Non-Core
All other courses
95 – 100
5.0
4.5
4.0
90 – 94
85 – 89
3.5
3.0
80 – 84
75 – 79
2.5
2.0
70 – 74
BELOW 70
Note:       AP = Advanced Placement, IB = International Baccalaureate, DE = Dual Enrollment

23. HOPE Scholarship GPA Requirements
Beginning in 9th grade students earn a HOPE GPA.
(Credits in 8th grade are not calculated into the HOPE GPA, but are calculated in on the weighted & unweighted GPA that appear on the HS Transcript.)
Hope Scholar: 3.0 core GPA PLUS Hope RIGOR (must have 4 Rigor courses)
Zell Miller Scholars: 3.7 core GPA PLUS Hope RIGOR AND with SAT (CR & M only) or ACT 26
Hope Grant: HS Graduate pursuing Technical School
No GPA requirement for entrance
((This is the only place to see your student’s HOPE GPA))
{go to to see more information about HOPE Scholarship}

24. HOPE Scholarship Rigor Requirements
The Class of 2021 must pass 4 courses from the following:
Advanced math (Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Dual Enrollment)
Advanced Science (Chemistry, Physics, AP Biology, Dual Enrollment)
Advance Placement subjects (Any area)
IB (We do not have IB at EHHS)
MOWR (Move On When Ready)
Advanced World Language (2nd World Language and above)
**This is all the information that has been released at this time.**

25. Promotion Requirements
Grade Level
Requirements for Promotion
9th to 10th Grade (Sophomore)
6 units/credits
10th to 11th Grade (Junior)
12 units/credits
(Including 2 core English, 2 Math, 1 Social Studies, and 2 Science Units)
11th to 12th Grade (Senior)
18 units/credits
(Including 2 core English, 3 Math, 2 Social Studies, and 2 Science Units)
Total Units/Credits Required
23 UNITS/CREDITS

26. Schedule Changes?
Schedule Changes may be requested during the first 5 days of classes. Requests will be approved only when based on valid academic reasons.
Requests for schedule changes will be contingent on available space in the class the student wishes to add, or the reduction in class size to below funding level.
Students who register for Honors Level and AP classes will be expected to complete their course work for the entire school year.
Dropping classes after the 5th day of school
will not be an option.
Schedule Changes: April 17 and April 20 from EHHS

27. Eligibility
All students entering the 9th grade for the first time are eligible for extra-curricular activities. From that point, a student must pass 5 out of 7 courses each semester to maintain eligibility for extra-curricular activities PLUS have the following credits on transcripts: 2nd year= 5 credits, 3rd year= 10 credits, 4th year= 16 credits.

28. MOWR: Move On When Ready
Dual enrollment
UNG
Brenau
Lanier Tech
Early College Jones
Students must meet admissions requirements for the college/technical school of their choice to participate (includes GPA, testing requirements ie: SAT, ACT, Accuplacer)

29. Questions/Answers after the program
“My student has 6 credits from middle school. Will you consider him a Sophomore next year or a Freshman?”
This is an excellent question. We want to keep our first time Freshman as Freshman in our Academy. HOWEVER, that does mean that your student needs to consider ways to make his/her Junior and Senior years meaningful and be deliberate in class choices. Ex. He or she would need to push themselves to more rigorous work like AP courses and possibly consider MOWR for their Senior year and possibly Junior year for a few classes as well.
“Will my student have classes with upper classmen?”
While we do try to keep our Freshman classes “pure” and only with other Academy students…there might be a time when an upper classman might be in the same class. It does happen with Elective courses and they will intermingle during lunch as well.
“My child’s 8th grade teacher recommended this class, but I do not want them to take it…what do I do?”
Please call Mrs. Rider ext 7133, Mrs. Cumiskey ext or Mrs. Barrett ext 7130 (or either: , or )and discuss this with them. If you already put it on the registration form…we will work with you as much as possible.

30. Go Vikings Thanks for your attendance! Success is our only option
Heidi Rider, Ed.S., Leigh Cumiskey, M.Ed.
Counselors
East Hall High School
3534 East Hall Road
Gainesville, GA
(fax)