Welcome War Eagles

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Welcome War Eagles!!
SFHS Class of 2012
February 23, 2008
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Professional School Counselors

• Ms. Jolie Kimmel, Department Chair (A
  Childrey)
• Mr. Tom Neighbour (Cho- Giles)
• Mrs. Susan Mixson (Gillan- Kondat)
• Ms. Stacye Johnson (Korn- Parson)
• Mr. Rafael Santiago   (Pary- Shelby ESOL
  students)
• Mrs. Joanna Poynton (Sheth- Z)
• counselors are assigned by last name/alpha
• same counselor 9th- 12th grade
• caseloads subject to change due to
  enrollment/staffing

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Counseling Department, contd.

• Mr. Paul Weir, Assistant Principal of Curriculum
  Scheduling
• Mrs. Linda Aiello, Registrar
• Mrs. Caroline Maready, Counseling Secretary
• Ms. Viviana Ziller, Graduation Coach

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Important Links

• Please visit our Counseling web page often.
• We update and add important information daily.
• South Forsyth High School Website
• Counseling Web page
• TRANSITION ACTIVITIES FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH
  SCHOOL
• Link to Rising 9th Grade Scheduling Page
• Video shown to all feeder middle schools during
  parent nights presented by Teaching Learning
  from the Forsyth Co. Board of Education      

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Class of 2012

• Graduation Requirements
• 23 credits
• English 4 credits
• Math 4 credits
• Science 4 credits
• Social Studies 3 credits
• CTAE/For. Lang./Fine Arts 3 credits (can mix
  match)
• Please be advised that 2 or 3 Foreign Language
  credits may be required for College Admission
• Health/Personal Fitness

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High School 101

• 7 period day50 min classesreport card every 6
  weeks
• Final Grades posted at the conclusion of the
  course
• Credit/Units Year-long course 1.0 credit
  Half-year course .50 credit
• Grading Scale
• Regular/Honors AP/IB
• A (90 100) 4.0 A (90 100) 5.0
• B (80 89) 3.0 B (80 89) 4.0
• C (70 79) 2.0 C (70 79) 3.0
• Formative Grades (40) Daily grades, notebook
  checks, homework, quizzes, etc.
• Summative Grades (60) Major Projects, Unit
  Chapter Tests, Essays Research Papers, etc.

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What Colleges are Looking for

• GPA (academic/core GPA)
• Transcripts (curriculum difficulty level)
• Extracurriculars (quality, not quantity-
  leadership)
• Test scores
• Best students 1st, well-rounded students 2nd
• First Year Admission Criteria (example UGA)

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Curriculum Difficulty Chart

• Legend
• 0 5 Average
  24 AP Classes offered
• 6 10 Above Average 15 IB
  Classes offered
• 11 15 Advanced
• 16 Most Difficult

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High School 101- Testing

• End of Course Tests
  Georgia High
  School Graduation
  Tests
• 9th Gr. World Lit. Taken in Junior Year
• Physical Science Writing (Fall)
• Biology
• Math I (Acc Math I) Language Arts (Spring)
• Math II Math
• Amer. Lit. Science
• US History Social Studies
• Economics
• Counts 15 of the Final Grade Must pass all 5
  parts to earn high school
  diploma
• HOPE 3.0 Core GPA (in All academic subjects)

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Sample Schedule

• 9th World Lit/Comp or Honors
• Biology or Honors Biology
• Math I
• Health (.5 credit) Personal Fitness (.5 credit)
• Spanish/French/Latin/German
• Elective (student choice)
• Elective (student choice)
• Note Soc St is NOT a requirement in 9th gr.

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Sample Schedule

• 9th World Lit/Comp or Honors
• Biology or Honors Biology
• Math I
• Math I Support
• Health (.5 credit) Personal Fitness (.5 credit)
• Spanish/French/Latin/German (or Elective)
• Elective (student choice)
• Note Soc St is NOT a requirement in 9th gr.

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Sample Schedule (with Soc. Studies)

• 9th World Lit/Comp Honors
• Biology Honors
• Accelerated Math I
• World Geography
• Health (.5 credit) Personal Fitness (.5 credit)
• Spanish/French/German/Latin
• Elective (student choice)
• Note Soc St is NOT a
  requirement in 9th gr.

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Sample Schedule

• 9th World Lit/Comp Honors
• Biology Honors
• Accelerated Math I
• Health (.5 credit) Personal Fitness (.5 credit)
• Spanish/French/German/Latin
• AP Human Geography or World Geography
• Elective (student choice)
• Note Soc St is NOT a requirement in 9th
  gr.

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Career PathwaysSouth Forsyth High School

• Business Education
• Information Systems Technology
• Digital Media Technology
• Communications Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Marketing Education
• Engineering Technology
• Healthcare Science Technology
• DCT/Work Release
• Apprenticeship/Release

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Academic Support at SFHS

• Academic and Credit Recovery Servicesat South
  Forsyth High School
• SFHS Student Learning Center
• Saturday Academy at South Forsyth High School
• SAT Prep

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Keys

• Check colleges for admission requirements
• How motivated are you?
• Have a plan of attack
• Push yourself to be the best (BUT HAVE BALANCE )
• Stay involved in school activities (Start now)
• Leadership opportunities
• Persistence and Determination
• PARENT PORTAL How, Why, Where

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Extended Hours

• Extended hours (starting mid-March)
• Tuesdays Thursdays,  400p.m.- 800 p.m.
• By appointment only (call Mrs. Maready at ext.
  101105)
• Last appointment _at_ 730pm
• Please note these evening appt.'s are optional,
  not mandatory.  One counselor will be available
  each Tues./Thurs. evening on a rotating basis.
• Please visit Counseling Webpage before appnts.

Sample Schedule
What Colleges are Looking for
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Parent Portal

• PARENT PORTAL How, Why, Where
• Choose electives only listed on the 9th Grade
  Course Selection Sheet.
• Link to the Course Digest which contains course
  flow charts, pre-requisites and course
  description- Rising 9th Grade Scheduling webpage.
  
• Please understand that you are entering your wish
  list only.
• THIS IS NOT YOUR FINAL SCHEDULE.
• Select enough elective courses to equal 7 classes
  and then 3-5 alternates because we cannot
  guarantee that you will receive your first
  choices.
• Course numbers on Selection Sheet that end in an
  s that means it is a semester course. Two
  semester course equal 1 year-long credit. For
  example Rising 9th graders must sign up for both
  Personal Fitness .5 credit (60175s) and Health .5
  credit (60105s).

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Thank you

• The staff, students, and PTSO of South Forsyth
  High School welcome you to the 2008-09 school
  year.