1. What every Greenbrier Freshman
HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS
What every Greenbrier Freshman
needs to know!
Class of 2022

2. You’re not in middle school anymore!
How does high school differ
from middle school?

3. School Year Semester 1 Semester 2 1st Nine Weeks 2nd Nine Weeks
3rd Nine Weeks
4th Nine Weeks
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7

4. Semester Averages result in CREDITS!!!!!
How does it all add up?
Semester 1
1st Nine Weeks
2nd Nine Weeks
40%
20%
Period 1 – Grade +
Semester Exam =
Semester Average
Period 2 – Grade +
Period 3 – Grade +
Period 4 – Grade +
Period 5 – Grade +
Period 6 – Grade +
Period 7 – Grade +
Semester Averages result in CREDITS!!!!!

5. To earn a high school diploma…
You must earn at least Credits!
4 English
4 Math
4 Science
3 Social Studies
0.5 Health
0.5 Personal Fitness
3 Fine Arts, CTAE, or Foreign Language
4 Additional Electives

6. Grades and credits impact:
Sports eligibility
Be on track to graduate
Pass 5 out of 7 classes in the previous semester
Ability to exempt exams (may exempt 3)
80 average and no absences
85 average with 1-3 excused absences
90 average with 4-5 excused absences
Homeroom placement
Sophomores need 5 credits.
Juniors need 11 credits.
Seniors need 17 credits.

7. So if I make a mistake, then what?
You recover your credit!
But remember:
These COST $$$$
ON YOUR TIME
NOT easier than regular classroom instruction
The class you need may not be offered

8. How can you earn good grades?

9. What about taking AP classes?
Colleges evaluate your academic courses.
Selective colleges like to see Advanced Placement (AP) classes on your transcript.
Must be motivated, prepared for rigor, and ready to study MORE to do well in AP!
Even if you don’t make an “A”… making a “B” in an AP class can mean more than making an “A” in a regular course.

10. How can I get the HOPE Scholarship?
Covers % of tuition at any public Georgia institution
3.0 Core GPA at graduation (PE, Health, CTAE, Fine Art classes do not all count) *Some specific CTAE’s do
You must also meet the rigor requirement
-4 classes
-They do not have to be AP courses
-Examples of “rigor”—Advanced Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Forensic Science, Anatomy, Spanish 2, French 2

11. How can I get the Zell Miller Scholarship?
Full tuition will be covered at any public institution in Georgia
3.7 core GPA at graduation
1200 on the SAT or 26 Composite on ACT
You must also take 4 rigorous courses

12. How can I graduate with Honors or become the Class Val/Sal?
Honor Graduates– 4 year cumulative average of 90.0 or above
Honors Night: Determined senior year, at the conclusion of the 3rd nine weeks
Graduation: Determined at end of 4th nine weeks senior year
Valedictorian (#1) / Salutatorian (#2) Minimum of 4 Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment courses

13. YOUR CLASS IN FOUR YEARS!
Commit to raduate!
GOAL: GRADUATE WITH
YOUR FRIENDS AND
YOUR CLASS IN FOUR YEARS!

14. If you need help along the way…
Counselors assist you with academic concerns and personal/social issues - complete a yellow appointment slip or stop by the office to see if we are available.
Talk with your teachers about getting extra help.
Keep your parents informed about your grades and what’s happening in school so that they can help.

15. Graduation Coach: Mrs. Lauren Hodges
GHS Guidance:
A-D: Mr. Kevin Williams
E-J: Mr. Steve Metcalf
K-Q: Ms. Jeanine Dorsey
R-Z: Mr. Catron Gainey
Graduation Coach: Mrs. Lauren Hodges

16. See you on the stage! IN
YEARS