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

2. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Student Schedule

3. 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

4. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Attendance Guidelines It’s important to be mindful of school attendance. GA TADRA law

5. 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.

6. 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…

7. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Best Practice: Communicate! Use email--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!

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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.

12. 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!

13. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Let’s get involved! Wednesday Aug 20th during Instructional Focus

14. 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

15. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire UGA– Fall 2014 Admitted Freshman Profile SAT Middle 50% 1800 - 2060 ACT Middle 50% 28 -32 Overall ACT Average 30 Middle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 3.8 - 4.0 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

16. 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

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

18. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire How to Contact Counseling and Admin. Ben Davis, Assistant Principal - Grade 10 Administrator bdavis@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 101107 Dr. Jamie D. BrownStacye Fickle Head Counselor (A – B) Counselor (Kou – Nor) jabrown@forsyth.k12.ga.ussfickle@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 101105(770) 781-2264, ext. 101118 Edward Fernandez Michele Vargas Counselor (C – Gah)Counselor (Nos – Smi) efernandez@forsyth.k12.ga.usmvargas@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 101121(770) 781-2264, ext. 101116 Corinna SpurlockShari Frankel Counselor (Gai – Kot) Counselor (Smj – Z) cspurlock@forsyth.k12.ga.ussfrankel@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 101113 (770) 781-2264, ext. 101119 Kristi Hall, Counseling Secretary khall@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 101101

19. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire Stay Connected to SFHS / SouthForsythHS Connect via Text! Text @SFHSConnect to 23559

20. 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!