1. 9th / 10th Grade Parent Night
Message from School Governance Council:
If you would like to play a critical role in the success of our school, working with school leadership and the community to help determine the long-term direction of the school, we need to hear from you! The SGC wanted to make sure that you were aware that the election process starts this week with candidates expressing interest by February 20th. Please consider making a difference and running for a position on the SGC. Candidate Forms will be on our school website under the ABOUT Tab then School Governance and at the Front Office.
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2. 9th / 10th Grade Parent Night
Agenda:
PTSA Announcement
Lee Hills
High School 101 Presentation
Lauren Butler and Drew Glover
Study Skills/PSAT Presentation
Katie Rose, Applerouth Tutoring
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Rhonda Foxworthy, Summit Counseling
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3. 9th / 10th Grade Parent Night
Lauren Butler & Drew Glover
Hope Scholarhsiip
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4. Graduation Requirements
4 units of English
4 units of Math
4 units of Science
3 units of Social Studies
3 units of career tech/fine arts/foreign language electives
Health
Personal Fitness (Waiver? Do it now)
4 units of elective credit
23 credits…But they have to be the right credits!
What is a credit?
Each semester class you pass = 0.5 credits
5 credits to be a sophomore
11 credits to be a junior
17 credits to be a senior
**Don’t forget about high school classes taken in middle school**

5. Course Selection Don’t be this girl  Course verification forms
Make sure your selections total up to 6 credits
Forms will be sent home 3 times between now and the end of April.
Online/Virtual School Classes MUST BE ELECTED ON THIS FORM by the 3rd round of Verifications
Best resource is the Course Catalog found on the RHS Website
New courses for next year 
Don’t be this girl 

6. Virtual School Options
Georgia Virtual School
Fulton Virtual School
Must be taken off campus
Example 1: Molly takes US History 1st period through Georgia Virtual School
Molly arrives to RHS 2nd period
Example 2: Peter takes Fulton Virtual World Literature 5th period and Fulton Virtual Chemistry 6th period
Peter leaves campus after 4th period
Talk to your counselor to decide if you would be a good candidate for virtual school.

7. Dual Enrollment What is Dual Enrollment?
A program that allows high school students to take college courses for free and receive both high school and college credit.
Roswell students can participate in Dual Enrollment courses three ways
Take math at RHS through Georgia Tech for students beyond AP Calculus BC
Take all courses on the college campus
Must be enrolled in at least 4 college courses for this option
Take some courses at Roswell and some on a college campus for a total of 6 courses
Forms available in Student Services!
Make sure to emphasize college process and RHS process

8. Understanding GPA 1 of the 3 Main Considerations for College Admissions
Numeric Average: 0-100
Grading scale:
Weight for Honors and AP = +7 points, only if passed
All grades go on your transcript
Numeric average is on transcript
Failed courses can be made up in several ways but the failing grade never goes away.
A = 90 – 100
C = 70 – 79
B = 80 – 89
F = 0 – 69

9. HOPE GPA
HOPE covers a large portion of tuition for degree programs at Georgia public colleges, also awarded at private colleges but the percentage of tuition is much lower
Must finish with a minimum 3.0 GPA in core academic courses
Zell covers 100% of tuition
Must finish with a minimum 3.7 GPA in core academic courses
HOPE Grant covers a large portion of tuition for certificate/diploma programs
No GPA minimum
Does not cover fees
HOPE/Zell subtract the 7 honors points we add to Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment. Then add 0.5 weight to AP/Dual Enrollment classes only (not Honors)
Academic electives not required for graduation still count towards HOPE/Zell GPA (examples: Spanish 3, Sociology., etc.)
Check your HOPE/Zell GPA by creating an account on GAFutures.org

10. Who’s my counselor?? GSR Write classes on transcript Worksheet