Future Freshmen Focus

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Future Freshmen Focus

• Class of 2013

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Daily Schedule

• Hybrid schedule
• 3 - seven-period M,T,F block W,TH
• Advisement (IF) Instructional Focus Wed.
• Lunch Eat fast 20 mins.
• Attendance Be there five days to m/u work
• Tardy policy get there on time!!
• Absences
• Driving Law - TADRA
• Parking Pass - based on attendance
• ANGEL all teachers use it. Get work when
  absent!!

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Types of Classes

• Core LA, math, science, ss, etc.
• Elective - careers, PE, etc.
• Honors more rigorous
• Advanced Placement (AP)? - college credit
  potential

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Testing

• End of Course Test EOCT
• Math, Bio, ELA
• Georgia High School Graduation Test GHSGT
• Advanced Placement exam AP
• PSAT 9th and 10th
• SAT
• ACT

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Credits

• What is a credit?
• How do you earn a credit?
• Formative Grades
• Summative Grades
• EOCT/Final
• Is homework important? - Can't stress this one
  enough. Do the HW! Study!!Some classes offer NO
  recovery! If lost, get help. Free tutoring.
  Talk to teacher.

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Which grade do you want?

• Grades
• 89
• 84
• 90
• 82
• 78
• Average 85 (B)?
• Some depts. assign zeroes and some assign 50's.?

• Grades
• 89
• 84
• 90
• 82
• 0
• Average 69 (F)?

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Graduation Requirements
5 credits Sophomore status

• 4 Math
• 4 English
• 4 Science
• 3 Social Studies
• 1 Health/Personal Fitness
• 3 Career Tech/Fine Arts/Foreign Language
• 4 Electives
• Total 23 credits (minimum)?
• You have 5 credits to get in areas of interest.
• 28 possible credits in 4 years.

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Transcript

• A record of High School courses taken and credits
  awarded.
• Sample Sophomore Status Transcript
• Sample Senior Transcript

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Registering for Electives

• Portal opens Feb. 7 and closes Feb. 17 to
  register for electives.
• Make sure parents have a portal password.
• The school will put in your core classes. You
  just select your electives.
• Be SURE you select several alternates.

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Driver's Ed.

• Must pick as an elective.
• It is only a semester course, so you must select
  another semester course to go with it either
  World Geography or Team Sports.
• 100.00 made out to NFHS is due to Sandra Sutton
  by Feb. 17th.

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Waivers

• If you would like to change a core class, get a
  waiver from the HS website, fill it out, have
  your parent sign it, and return it to the high
  school by March 6th.
• It MAY get changed.
• You may be able to bribe the counselors with
  chocolate!

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Know your HS counselor

• The high school counselors are assigned students
  alphabetically.
• You should have discovered yours at the
  information night at the HS.
• The letters change every year, so find out whom
  you have for next year.
• It will be listed in the registration packet
  coming out the 5th.

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Typical schedule

• 9th grade literature/composition
• Biology I
• Math I (possibly with support)?
• Health and Physical Education
• ELECTIVES
• Foreign language, Weight training, fine arts,
  ROTC, careers.
• Electives are not guaranteed. 9th graders get
  last priority. Choose alternates!!

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Advanced Levels

• 9th grade honors literature/composition
• Biology I - honors
• Accelerated Math
• Health and Physical Education
• Spanish II
• AP human geography
• ELECTIVES
• Weight training, fine arts, ROTC, careers.
• Electives are not guaranteed. 9th graders get
  last priority. Choose alternates!!

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Career Pathway Day

• 18 high schoolers will speak with you on Wed. the
  28th.
• Nine areas speaking for 8 minutes each during the
  first three periods.
• Longer in the last session.
• Ask intelligent, helpful questions.
• This is your only chance to hear the info. from
  other students.

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Final Details

• AP (Advanced Placement) Night at the high school
  at 6 PM in the cafeteria.
• Counselor Caseloads next year
• Mrs. Wigley A CH and ELL kids
• Mrs. Fetner Ci Ha
• Ms. Floyd He Mc
• Mrs. McWhorter Me Sa
• Mrs. Haynes Sc - Z

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Last Important Thing!!

• You will have to provide Proof of Residency this
  spring!!!
• Parents must provide TWO proofs.
• One must be a mortgage stmt., lease agreement, or
  property tax bill AND
• One must be a utility bill with the name and home
  address NOT a cell phone bill!
• Bring to Mrs. POPE

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The Goal May 2013