Welcome to Kell High School

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Welcome toKell High School
Class of 2013
Home of the Longhorns
Trudie Donovan, Principal
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Agenda

• Welcome Trudie Donovan, Principal
• Presentation of Colors Kell JNROTC
• PTSA President Shelly Nordlinger
• Packet of Materials Lynnette Griffin
• Division Heads
• Freshman Experience Bryanna Cloud
• SGA Representative Gannon OBrien
• Academic Rigor Lisa Perry
• A Day in the Life of a Longhorn DVD
• Questions and Answers

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Freshman Parent Guide

• Information about
• Guidance
• High School
• PTSA
• Graduation Requirements
• Resources
• Helpful Hints

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Georgia High School Graduation Requirements

• All students must have 23 credits to receive a
  diploma
• Four (4) credits English
• Four (4) credits Mathematics
• Four (4) credits Science
• Three (3) credits Social Studies
• At least three (3) credits of
• Career Technical and/or Foreign Language
• and/or Fine Arts
• One (1) credit of Health/Personal Fitness
• At least four (4) other electives

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Career and Technology DepartmentAngela Kovachi

• Take advantage of 13 different Career Pathways
  offered
• Accounting
• Small Business Development
• Financial Management
• Interactive Media
• Computing
• Marketing
• Teacher Apprentice

• Broadcast Video
• Graphic Communications
• Engineering Architecture
• Public Safety
• Culinary Arts
• Interior Design
• Current Technology excellent instruction offers
  a great opportunity for your future!
• Real lifereal classes!

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English DepartmentHilary Minich

• 4 credits of English required to graduate
• 9th grade choices
• 9th Literature
• Honors 9th Literature
• Summer reading
• English electives available Creative Writing

• Keys to success in English
• Come to class
• Stay organized
• Use an agenda
• Ask questions
• Read for pleasure
• Read with your children

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Fine Arts DepartmentGary Hicks

• 9th grade choices Visual Art I and
  Drawing/Painting or Ceramics, Band, Chorus, Drama
  I, and Orchestra courses.
• Additional Courses available with prerequisites
  and/or teacher permission.

• Keys to success in Fine Arts
• Creativity
• Motivation
• Openness
• Hard Work These are rigorous courses.

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Department of Modern Classical Languages
Jennifer Summey

• International student exchange program (German,
  French)
• AP Exam (Spanish, French), National Latin Exam
• Clubs and organizations Cultural Diversity Club,
  French Club, French Honorary Society, German
  Club, German Honorary Society, Latin Club, Latin
  Honorary Society, Spanish Honorary Society
• Special Annual Events
• International Festival
• French Convention
• German Convention
• Latin Convention
• Modern Classical Languages Awards Ceremony

• Academic Elective
• French 1-5, German 1-6, Latin 1-6, Spanish 1-5,
  Spanish for Native Speakers 1-2, French 5AP,
  Spanish 5AP, Independent Study programs available
• 3 years recommended for acceptance to most
  universities
• Research shows correlation between SAT scores and
  language study
• Quality point per course awarded at level 3 and
  beyond
• Study abroad programs (French, Latin)

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Mathematics DepartmentBarry Shildneck

• Four credits of math required to graduate
• 9th grade choices
• Math 1, Acc Math 1, Math 2, Acc Math 2
• (determined by teacher recommendation and
  county guidelines)

• Keys to success in Math

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Physical Education DepartmentSteve Lattizori

• 1 Unit of Physical Education is Required to
  Graduate
• ½ unit of Health
• ½ unit of Personal Fitness
• This will be offered as an AB Block

• Electives
• Team Sports
• Life Sports
• Outdoor Ed
• Weight Training
• Sports Med.
• Key to Success in PE
• You Must Be Physical To Be Educated

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ScienceLeslie Marek

• 4 credits of Science required to graduate4
  credits of Science required to graduate
• Biology
• Physics
• Chemistry or Environmental Science or Earth
  System
• Science Elective
• 9th grade choices
• Biology
• Honors Biology
• Science electives available

• Keys to success in Science
• Read the text and review class work daily.
• Complete all homework assignments.
• Treat laboratory experiments as learning
  experiences.
• Set up study groups
• Study for understanding not just memorization.

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Social Studies DepartmentMatthew Bradford

• 3 Credits of Social Studies required for
  graduation
• 9th Grade Choices
• Leadership
• Geography
• Pre-A.P. Social Studies
• Advanced Placement Human Geography

• Clubs/Organizations
• Student Government
• Model United Nations
• Keys to Success in Social Studies
• Proper attendance
• Motivation
• Willingness to learn

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Why take AP classes at Kell?

• Each AP class that your student takes at Kell
  High School increases college success by 30!
• The exposure to the rigor, relevance and work
  ethic is an excellent form college prep.
• Thousands of dollars of college tuition are saved.

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Freshman ExperienceBryanna CloudSGA
RepresentativeGannon OBrien
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