South Forsyth High School 9 th Grade Advisement

South Forsyth High School 9 th Grade Advisement Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

SFHS Counseling Staff • Dr. Jamie D. Brown, Dept. Head A–B • Eddy Fernandez C – Gah • Corinna Spurlock Gai – Kot • Stacye Fickle Kou – Nor Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

SFHS Counseling Staff • Michele Vargas Nos – Smi • Shari Frankel Smj – Z • Kristi Hall Administrative Secretary Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Pre-Test • Go the South Forsyth High School Webpage. www. forsyth. k 12. ga. us/sfhs • Student Services • Counseling • 9 th Grade • Pre-Test • Don’t leave the SFHS 9 th Grade Counseling page… we’ll use it later! Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

How do I make an appointment? • Come to the Counseling Suite in East Hall and fill out a yellow pass. – Your counselor will call for you during an elective or IF. • If you fear for someone’s safety, make it a priority to talk to your counselor. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Grading Scale On-Level & Honors Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Dual Enrollment (DE) A (90 – 100) = 4. 0 B (80 – 89) = 3. 0 C (70 – 79) = 2. 0 A (90 – 100) = 5. 0 B (80 – 89) = 4. 0 C (70 – 79) = 3. 0 Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

First Steps for Students • Stay organized • Communicate with your teacher • Attend teacher extra help sessions during IF, before or after school, Saturday Academy • Be proactive not reactive Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Best Practices for Success • Complete homework nightly, “There is no such thing as no homework, ” except for on the last day of the semester • Turn in assignments on time! If not on time, still turn them in, because 0’s destroy your average • Use its. Learning • Ask questions • Use good study habits, pick at least 3 classes to review every night even its only for 15 – 20 minutes Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Best Practice: Monitor Your Progress! • Correct homework answers • Correct warm up answers • Check Parent Portal • Review nine-week progress reports Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Academic Support • Teacher Extra Help Sessions • Instructional Focus (IF) • War Eagle Learning Center – Before & After School • Saturday Academy Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Mathematics Information and Resources • • its. Learning Mathispower 4 u. com Patrickjmt. com Khan Academy Mu Alpha Theta Saturday Academy Instructional Focus Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Let’s get involved! • Students need to be involved in a club, sport, and/or an organization. Be a part of the SFHS family! Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Honors & Academic Recognition Forsyth County Schools has set standard criteria to become a member in honor societies and to be named an Honor Graduate. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Honor Society Preliminary Requirements for Membership Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Graduation Requirements Credits Language Arts 4 Mathematics 4 Social Studies 3 Science 4 Health/Personal Fitness 1 W Lang and/or Fine Art and/or CTAE 3 Electives 4 Students planning to enter/transfer into a 4 year college/university must take a minimum of two units of the same world language. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Promotion? Credits ü How many credits are required to be in the 10 th grade? 5 credits need to be earned by the start of the 2015/2016 school year for students to be in the 10 th grade. If a student does not have 5 credits then the student remains in a 9 th grade Instructional Focus. ü How many credits are required to be in the 11 th grade? 11 credits need to be earned by the start of the 2016/2017 school year for students to be in the 11 th grade. ü How many credits are required to be in the 12 th grade? 17 credits need to be earned by the start of the 2017/2018 school year for students to be in the 12 th grade. Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Required High School Assessments • Must pass the GHSWT to be eligible for diploma – Are not required to take or pass GHSGT • Required to pass Georgia Milestone courses with the Georgia Milestones contributing 20% of course grade – Are not required to pass the Georgia Milestones Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

PSAT Administration • Math/Critical Reading/Writing • Test Date—October 15 th • Registration information will be available soon Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

What Colleges (AND Employers) Are Looking For • GPA (academic core GPA) • Curriculum rigor—Can a student do well in rigorous courses? • Test scores (SAT/ACT) • Extracurricular activities **Depth versus breadth • Well rounded citizens Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Georgia’s HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship Eligible students receive financial assistance covering partial or full tuition Qualifications - U. S. citizen or eligible non-citizen - Legal resident of Georgia - Graduate of an eligible GA high school - Valid Social Security # Selective Service Males must register with the Selective Service no later than 30 days before their 18 th birthday. HOPE eligibility will be delayed until this requirement is met www. sss. gov Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

HOPE Scholarship • A 3. 0 is required in core courses • Core courses include: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language • Students must pass at least 4 academically rigorous courses that are outlined on GACollege 411. org • AP weight is removed, but a. 5 weight is added & cannot exceed 4. 0 Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Zell Miller • Major premise of the program is that a student must meet all the requirements to be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship, plus: • Graduate from an eligible high school with a grade point average of at least a 3. 7 as calculated by GSFC and having received a score of at least 1200 combined critical reading score and math score on a single administration of the SAT or an ACT score of at least 26; or • Graduated from an eligible high school as the valedictorian or salutatorian For more information, visit http: //www. gacollege 411. org Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Post-Test • Go the South Forsyth High School Webpage. www. forsyth. k 12. ga. us/sfhs • Student Services • Counseling • 9 th Grade • Post-Test Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

Administrator, Counselors, and Staff Tracy Verrigni, Assistant Principal Grade 9 Administrator tverrigni@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101132 Dr. Jamie D. Brown Head Counselor (A – B) jabrown@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101105 Stacye Fickle Counselor (Kou – Nor) fickle@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101118 Edward Fernandez Counselor (C – Gah) efernandez@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101121 Michele Vargas Counselor (Nos – Smi) mvargas@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101116 Corinna Spurlock Counselor (Gai – Kot) cspurlock@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101113 Shari Frankel Counselor (Smj – Z) sfrankel@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101119 Kristi Hall, Adminstrative Secretary khall@forsyth. k 12. ga. us (770) 781 -2264, ext. 101101 Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

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