EARLY COLLEGE OF FORSYTH TREE NATION US NEWS

EARLY COLLEGE OF FORSYTH TREE NATION

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT • USN&WR does a ranking every year and selects the “Best High Schools in the USA. ” • Early College of Forsyth is on the list this year!

FEES • Student Activity Fee ($35 per semester—Juniors & Seniors ONLY) • Technology Fee ($30 per semester—Juniors & Seniors ONLY) • Course-specific Lab Fees ($15 -$100 depending on course) • Parking Fee: $0 (waived for this year ONLY) • Credit Fee: $18 (charged to any student taking over 12 college credits in one semester) • Senior Fee: $55 (ECF) • Field Trips: Vary with trip • Yearbooks: $50 (may vary slightly) • PSAT Testing Fee: $17 (Juniors) • Driver’s Education Fee: $45 (if applicable)

CALENDAR AND HOURS • Hybrid of two calendars: WSFCS and FTCC • First day of school for high school classes is Thursday, August 8. • First day of school for college classes is Friday, August 16. • Final day for students (tentative) is Friday, May 15. • ECF follows FTCC calendar for holidays/breaks. • ECF will have school on some days that WSFCS is not in session and vice -versa. • Refer to chart in Student Handbook (distributed on 1 st day of school). • School hours: • 9: 00 -3: 15 (Monday-Thursday) • 9: 00 -3: 00 (Friday) FTCC campus closes at 3: 00 on Fridays. • Building opens by 7: 30 AM each day. • Students should be off campus by 5: 00 PM each day. (3: 15 on Fridays)

TEXTBOOKS • Do NOT pay for your college textbooks. • If you go to the bookstore and purchase them, you will not be reimbursed for them. • Textbooks will be provided by ECF as soon as the bookstore makes them available to us. • Textbooks will be checked out to you by ECF. • You must return them at end of the semester. • If you drop a class, you will be required to pay a fee for “using the code” on the textbook.

TRANSPORTATION • Magnet Bus Transportation • WSFCS will pick up and drop off at a designated schools in the district. • Car Riders • Students can be dropped off in morning as close to Ardmore Hall as possible. • Afternoon pick-up is much more coordinated. • Only operates when WSFCS is in session. • Must be picked up in gravel parking lot below Snyder Hall. • Begins on August 26. • FTCC Campus Police will handle non-compliant drivers. • Drops off around 9: 00 AM and picks up at here A L L 3: 20 S T UPM DEN T S at W IECF. LL BE CAR RIDERS UNTIL AUGUST 26

Vehicle Traffic Pedestrian Traffic Exit Pick up Early College of Forsyth Car Rider Pick-up

LUNCH • All students will have lunch 11: 45 AM-12: 20 PM. • Students may eat in The Grill, outside in approved locations, or in Snyder Hall. • Students may bring lunch or purchase food in the Grill or from vending machines, or pre-order from Parkland High School. • Grill is closed until August 16. • Parkland High School program will begin August 26. • Students must bring lunch from home through August 15. (No other options, unless Junior or Senior—can go off campus for lunch. ) • Meal cards can be purchased for $55 plus tax = $58. 71 in the Grill • 10 meals at $5. 50 per meal. • Limited number of microwave ovens available in the Grill and Snyder Hall. • There will be days where students will need to bring lunch from home due to The Grill being closed. • Additional info on Meal Cards and the Parkland lunch program will be sent home with students.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES/CLUBS • Drama Club • Yearbook Club • Honor Society • Student Council • Art Club • Ethics Club • Crosby Scholars • Multicultural Club • Youth in Government • Science Olympiad • Retro Club • GSA Club • Additional clubs may be created throughout the year. • There also numerous FTCC activities open to ECF students. • ECF students can participate in FTCC activities just like regular FTCC students. • We offer Driver’s Education classes after school in the fall and spring.

COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS • High School Communication (ECF): • Students and parents are expected to monitor grades via Power. School. • Paper copies of progress reports will be sent home to parents mid-quarter ONLY if a student has a D/F average at that time. • Report cards will be sent home quarterly. • Twitter @Tree. Nation. ECF • Connect 5 calling/email system • Please let the school know if you do not start receiving messages over the next couple of weeks. • ECF website • Teacher websites • College Communication (FTCC): • Students see grades/status on their Blackboard sites and Tech Link. • College professors will only communicate with students, not parents.

SUCCESSFUL ECF STUDENTS ARE: • Serious about academics • Self-motivated, self-directed, and organized • Mature • Responsible • Enthusiastic • Ready for the challenge; for college-level work now • Flexible • Take responsibility of own education • Able to advocate for themselves

MODIFIED SCHEDULE (AUGUST 8 -16) SOPHOMORES • August 8 • Regular school day (9: 00 -3: 15) • We will direct you where to go when you come on hall on Thursday morning. • August 9 • Regular school day (9: 00 -3: 00) *Friday (dismiss at 3: 00) • August 12 -16 • Regular school day (9: 00 -3: 15, 3: 00 on Friday) • Students will have Study Hall from 1: 45 -3: 15. • No penalty for students leaving at 1: 45. • Regular schedule (9: 00 -3: 15 Monday-Thursday) and (9: 00 -3: 00 Friday) will resume on Monday, August 19.

MODIFIED SCHEDULE (AUGUST 8 -16) JUNIORS • August 8 -9 • 2 nd Period (9: 00 -10: 00) • 3 rd Period (10: 05 -11: 05) • Lunch (11: 10 -11: 55) • 4 th Period (12: 00 -1: 00) • August 12 -16 AND Every Friday for Fall Semester • 2 nd Period (9: 00 -10: 25) • 3 rd Period (10: 30 -11: 45) • Lunch (11: 45 -12: 20) • 4 th Period (12: 25 -1: 40)

MODIFIED SCHEDULE (AUGUST 8 -16) SENIORS • August 8 -9 • 2 nd Period (9: 00 -10: 00) • 3 rd Period (10: 05 -11: 05) • Lunch (11: 10 -11: 55) • 4 th Period (12: 00 -1: 00) • August 12, 13, 14, 16 AND Every Friday for Fall Semester • 2 nd Period (9: 00 -10: 25) • 3 rd Period (10: 30 -11: 45) • Lunch (11: 45 -12: 20) • 4 th Period (12: 25 -1: 40) • Seniors DO NOT have any classes on Thursday, August 15!!!

ECF STAFF High School Faculty/Staff: • Joey Hearl: Principal • Lisa Nakawatase: Assistant Principal • Dexter Felder: Director of Counseling/Student Services • Piper Hendrix: Instructional Facilitator • Krista Cook: Testing Coordinator • Angela Cowell: Social Worker • Janelle Waddell: District Technology • James Green, Diane Morrow, Bradley Mc. Neil: English Department • Leigh Mc. Dowell, Alison Wright: Science Department • Ted Barton, Katie Daniels, Jacynthia Gray: Social Studies Department • Chris Sheils, Karen Weavil: Mathematics Department • Tracy Shore: Lead Secretary • Jennifer Covington: Data Manager College Staff: • Megan Mills: College Liaison