Title: Information for parents and students
1JUNIOR GRADUATION STATUS MEETINGS
- Information for parents and students
2JUNIOR GRADUATION STATUS MEETINGS - Participants
- The Student
- The Students Parents (if available)
- The Students Counselor
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- Students are assigned to counselors according to
their last name - Counselor Student Caseload
- Samiah Garcia (A Ch)
- Jamie D. Brown (Ci G)
- Renee Ferrerio (H Kim)
- Allison Leja (Kin Mor)
- Clair Greenaway (Mos Pa)
- Jay Mercer (Pe Ste)
- Steve Creel (Sti Z)
3PURPOSE OF MEETING
- To prepare for senior year by discussing
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS informing student of
credits and courses which still need to be taken
for ON TIME graduation in May 2010 - Also, the discussion will include information on
college career planning, SAT/ACT, HOPE
scholarship other financial aid options, and
many other relevant topics. - This is also a bridge time to begin planning
what you wish to do once you finish high school.
You may wish to go to college, technical school,
military, or work. - Senior year is stressful enough so having a plan
of action in place ahead of time is a big help.
Now is the time to research, explore, and learn
the different schools and opportunity options
before you. - The Junior Status Meeting will help you to get
started going down that road and making your
senior year as productive as possible in planning
your future.
4Whats your diploma track?
- Three different programs of study or
- diploma seals
- College Preparatory
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- Career Technology
- Dual Diploma
- All require 22 units to graduate
5Programs of Study1 Semester Class 0.5 units of
credit
State core areas Language Arts, Math, Science,
Social Studies, and World Language
6Graduation RequirementsClass of 2009, 2010,
20113 different programs of study or diploma
seals requiring 22 units
7Typical Senior ScheduleRecommend 4 academic
classes
8SENIOR ENGLISH COURSES
- Three Choices
- 1 Semester of World Lit Comp (REQUIRED)
- and
- 1 Semester of Contemporary Lit
- Comp or English/British Lit Comp
- AP Literature Composition
- College English (on NHS campus through Georgia
Perimeter College must complete a GPC
application and be accepted for admission)
9 Credits and Points
- How many credits do I need to be in the 12th
grade? - You need 16 credits by the time school starts in
August to be listed as a senior. If a student
does not have 16 credits then the student is
placed in a 11th grade homeroom and cannot
attend any senior activities. Student can be
promoted to 12th grade if by December they have
accumulated 19 credits. - Which courses receive honor points?
- Seven (7) additional points are added at the end
of each semester to passing grades in honors, AP,
and joint enrollment/college courses.
10Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT)
- In addition to earning all appropriate and
required credits, students - must pass all portions of the GHSGT in order to
graduate from a - Georgia high school and participate in the
graduation ceremony. - The only exceptions to this rule would need to be
granted by the - Georgia Department of Education via a variance or
a waiver and are - difficult to obtain due to a long checklist of
requirements. Students - with failing scores on any portion of the test
will have five - opportunities to retest.
- The tests are taken in the junior year.
- The schedule for testing is as follows
- Sept 24/Feb 25 Writing
- March 16 English/Lang. Arts
- March 17 Math
- March 18 Science
- March 19 Social Studies
- www.doe.k12.ga.us
11End-of-Course Tests (EOCT)
- The Georgia Department of Education requires
students in - certain courses to take an End-of-Course Test
(EOCT). -
- There are eight End of Course Tests
- Algebra 1 Geometry
- Physical Science Biology
- Economics U.S. History
- 9th Grade Lit/Comp American Lit/Comp
- Counts 15 of final course grade
- Students who take EOCT courses during, Night
School, - Summer School and Online have to take the
End of Course - Test.
- http//www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/testing/eoct.a
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12Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT)
- The abbreviated form of the SAT I is designed to
- give students an opportunity to practice taking a
- test which is similar but shorter than the SAT I.
- It is given in October to 9th, 10th, and 11th
graders. - National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(NMSQT) In the junior year, scores from the
PSATs are used to determine if a student
qualifies for a National Merit Scholarship. - NMS results given in the Fall of the senior year.
- www.collegeboard.com
13 COURSE OPTIONS Advanced Placement (AP)
- Program of college-level
- courses
- Opportunity to receive
- exemption or credit in college through
successful completion of an exit exam - To investigate a colleges AP Policy, visit
www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy - Required to take the exit exam if taking and
passing AP courses - AP/Joint Enrollment Option Night Thursday,
February 5, 2009, 700 pm, NHS Theater
14COURSE OPTIONS Joint Enrollment Program (ACCEL)
- Purpose of the program is to provide High School
students (juniors and seniors) with the
opportunity to earn college degree-level credit
hours, as they simultaneously meet their high
school graduation requirements. - Funded by HOPE, this program is open to degree
seeking students only, which means that students
must be accepted to a degree program and that
HOPE will only pay for core courses. These hours
will count against their total of 127 total HOPE
hours. Students will have to pay for college
electives. - Interested students must meet the college
admission requirements of the postsecondary
institution and apply to the Joint
Enrollment/ACCEL program at the college.
15COLLEGE ENGLISH, ECONOMICS, PSYCH
- Taught on the campus of Northview High School
- faculty from Georgia Perimeter College (GPC)
- Admission Requirements
- High School seniors and juniors
- College Preparatory Diploma
- Minimum H.S. academic GPA of 3.0 in college prep
courses (CPC) excludes electives and weighted
grades - SAT minimum scores Critical Reading 530, Math
440 Total 970 (Last SAT to take to qualify
for program March 14) - ACT minimum scores English 23, Math 18
Composite 20 (Last ACT to take to qualify for
program April 4) - Deadline Complete application online by March
12, 2009 and - requests transcript be sent to GPC from the
Northview Counseling - Department.
16COLLEGE CALCULUS
- Taught through Distance Learning on the
- Northviews campus by faculty from Georgia Tech
- Admission Requirements
- High School seniors and juniors who have
completed AP Calculus with a 4 on the AP Calculus
AB Exam or 3 on the AP Calculus BC Exam - College Preparatory Diploma
- Minimum H.S. academic GPA of 3.0 and Math GPA of
3.0 - SAT Math score 600
- ACT Math score 26
- Deadline The Georgia Tech Distance Calculus
application - will be available on March 1, 2009. The deadline
for the - application (to be completed online) will be
April 15, 2009.
17What are colleges looking for?
- GPA (academic core)
- Average in English, Math, Science, Social
Studies, and Foreign Language on a 4.0 scale - A 4.0 C 2.0
- B 3.0 F 0.0
- Course Selection (rigor difficulty level)
- Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT)
- Class Rank
- Extracurricular Activities
- College Application Essays
- Letters of Recommendations
- Resumes
- Interviews
- Portfolios
18Numeric Average
- Fulton County calculates numeric averages by
adding up all grades in classes and dividing by
the total number of classes taken - 100 point scale i.e. 87.963 out of 100
- All grades included in this calculation failed
grades, summer grades, online grades - Fulton County adds 7 points to the final passing
grade for each Honors, AP, and college course
taken shown on transcript
19Grade Point Average (GPA)
- Contact college to find how they calculate
- Most use this scale
- A 4.0, B 3.0, C 2.0, D 1.0, F 0.0
- Most only consider academic courses (Language
Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign
Language) - To calculate, take your academic classes and
assign a 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, or 0.0 for each course.
Add them together and divide by the total number
of academic courses (estimated GPA) - Some colleges may give additional points for
Honors, AP, and College courses - Some colleges may take off the additional 7
points added for Honors, AP and college courses
(if so, take off the
7 points before assigning the 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, or
0.0)
High School GPA is calculated by the
postsecondary institution not the high school
(Fulton County does not calculate)
20College Entrance Exams
- SAT
- Upcoming Test Dates
- January 24
- March 14
- May 2
- June 6
- A test of critical thinking an problem solving
- Score 600 2400
- Penalty for wrong answer
- Yes
- Structure of test
- Critical Reading
- Math (Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry)
- Writing
- ACT
- Upcoming Test Dates
- February 7
- April 4
- June 13
- A content-based test
- Score 1 - 36
- Penalty for wrong answer
- no
- Structure of test
- English
- Math (through trigonometry)
- Reading
- Science Reasoning
- Writing (Optional)
21The SAT and ACT
- It is recommended that students take the SAT
- and/or ACT at least twice during the 2nd
- semester of their junior year and once at the
- beginning of their senior year
- To register for the tests, go online to
- www.collegeboard.com for the SAT
- www.act.org for the ACT
- CEEB High School Code 111148
22GENERAL RÉSUMÉ
- FULL LEGAL NAME
- Street Address
- City, State Zip Code
- Telephone Number
- Email Address
- Education Northview High School Year in School
Junior - 10625 Parsons Road Program of Study College
Preparatory - Johns Creek, GA 30097 Telephone Number
770-497-3828 www.northviewhigh.com - FAX Number 770-497-3840 CEEB School Code
111148 -
- Academic Cumulative Numeric Average
___.___ Class Rank ________ out of ___________ - Weighted GPA ____________________ Unweighted
GPA ____________________ - PSAT CR_____ M_____ W_____
- SAT Scores CR_____ M_____ W_____ ACT
Scores Composite ______ W _____ - Honors and Awards
- Under this heading, list all academic related
items including academic honors, awards, honor
roll, etc. Dont be
Assignment 1 Complete your resume
23GENERAL RÉSUMÉ
- Extracurricular Under this heading, list all the
things you have done - Activities outside the scope of the school
setting. Limit your items to those things you
have done in high school (grades - 9-12 only). Do not delve back into elementary
school. -
- Give the years of involvement and any
leadership roles, such as - Spanish Club grades 9, 10 (treasurer), 11, 12
(President) - Football grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Captain)
- Coachs Award grade 12
- Orchestra (violin) grades 9. 10, 11 (1st
Chair), and 12 (1st Chair) - Work Experience List all your jobs here, briefly
describe your duties, and - give years employed.
- Community Service Under this heading, you could
list civic, cultural, or religious
organizations, Scouts, etc. - Interests/Hobbies List (Art, Instrumental
Music - name the instrument, music lover,
sport, avid reader, animal lover, etc.)
24Advice
- Start a resume contains
- academic info., honors awards,
- extracurricular activities, work/
- volunteer experience, etc.
- Research colleges - through the internet, college
visits, talking to alumni, etc. Match colleges
with your personality and goals in life. Make
sure that you go on to the colleges website now
to find out which high school courses, GPA,
SAT/ACT, etc is required for admission so that
you dont fall short. Narrow your college choices
to 5 to 7. Be realistic!
25Advice
- Visit the College and
- Career Center
- provides help to students in selecting colleges
and scholarship opportunities - Kathy Potts College Career Center
Coordinator, counselors, and trained parent
volunteers provide assistance to students and
parent - Georgia Career Information Service (GCIS),
GACollege411 and other websites and tools are
used to assist students - Mrs. Potts is available Monday through Friday
from 1000 am to 200 pm by appointment or
walk-in. She is also a wonderful resource for
students and parents!
26Georgias HOPE Scholarship Program
- Eligible students receive financial
- assistance covering tuition, HOPE-
- approved mandatory fees, and a
- book allowance.
- Qualifications
- Be a U.S. citizen and legal
- resident of Georgia
- Be a graduate of an eligible
- high school
- Earn a 3.0 GPA on the College
- Prep diploma and a 3.2 GPA for
- Career Tech in ALL core-
- curriculum subjects, including
- failing grades.
27 The GPA FOR HOPE
- The GPA for HOPE will be determined
by averaging ALL core curriculum coursework
(English, Math, Science, Social Science, and
Foreign Language), including failing grades on a
4.0 scale (A 90-100 4.0, B 80-89 3.0, C
70-79 2.0, F 0-69 0). - In addition, all honors points are removed before
the calculation and a 0.50 weighting is added
back in for AP courses only, not to exceed 4.0. - Grades from high school courses taken in middle
school are not calculated in the HOPE GPA. - Please note A 2.99 GPA does NOT qualify you for
HOPE. - All calculations are done by the Georgia Student
Finance Commission.
28HOPE Scholarship
- Males must register with the
- Selective Service no later than 30 days of their
18th birthday. HOPE eligibility will be delayed
until this requirement is met. Log on to
www.sss.gov - Apply for the HOPE (1) by completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form
in January of senior year and (2) by completing
the Georgia Student Financial Aid Application
System (GSFAPPS - www.GAcollege411.org) online. - Additional Information ? Contact Georgia Student
Finance Commission (GSFC) 770-724-9000 or
www.gsfc.org
29College-Bound Student Athletes ?NCAA
Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse
- Are you planning on participating in
intercollegiate - athletics at an NCAA Division I or II
institution? - You must register with the NCAA
Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. - To register, prospective student-athletes should
access the registration materials by visiting
their website at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net - When taking the SAT/ACT, enter 9999 for scores to
be sent to NCAA Clearing House.
30First step on your career path Education (A
good education puts the world in the palm of your
hand)
4-year or 2-year college or university
Part-time or Full-time Employment
Special Purpose schools such as court reporting
Technical college
Apprenticeship Program
Military
- Now is the time to begin researching, planning,
and discussing ideas for your next step. - Whether you are attending college, technical
school, military, or work, you need to come to
the junior status meeting prepared to discuss
your senior year and your post-secondary plans.
Assignment 2 Bring a list of 5-10 colleges of
interests
31Conclusion
- Important Dates
- Advanced Placement/Joint Enrollment Night -
Thursday, February 5th, 700 p.m., NHS Theatre ?
Insights into your students options for A.P.
College Courses - Northview High School 7th Annual College Fair
Monday, February 9th, 630 830 pm, NHS Food
Court - Things to bring to the meeting
- Assignment 1 Complete a resume
- Assignment 2 Bring list of 5-10 colleges of
interests - We will see you at your scheduled appointment
date and time! ?