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

3. 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

4. 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.

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

8. 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!

9. 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: 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. s 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: and also stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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 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!

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

15. 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

16. 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)

17. Transcript
Your transcript details your academic achievement in grades 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

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

19. AP/MOWR Classes receive 1 quality point on cumulative GPA
Grading
FORSYTH COUNTY GRADING SCALE:
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. ***(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

21. Credits/Promotion
HOW MANY CREDITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE 10TH GRADE?
5 CREDITS NEED TO BE EARNED BY THE START OF THE 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 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 SCHOOL YEAR FOR YOU TO BE IN THE 12TH GRADE

22. 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**

23. 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)

24. 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)

25. 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

26. 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)

27. 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)

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

29. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOPE
More Information on HOPE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOPE
CONTACT GEORGIA STUDENT
FINANCE COMMISSION (GSFC) OR

30. 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

31. 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…

32. Keeping it All Together
Organization
Time Management
Study Skills

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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!

37. Big Future (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org)
Resources
GA Futures (
Big Future (
Career Cruising (

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

39. Visit the WFHS Counseling Page
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