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South Forsyth
High School
Sophomore Parent
Night
August 14, 2014
Performing Arts
Center
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Student Schedule
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Grading Scale
Regular
Honors
Advanced Placement (AP)
International Baccalaureate (IB)
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
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Attendance Guidelines
It’s important to be mindful of school
attendance.
GA TADRA law
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It’s the Law!
If a student has 10 or more unexcused days this year at
SFHS, he/she will not be permitted to get a learner’s
permit and/or the license will be revoked until one calendar
year following the 10th absence.
In addition, after the 10th unexcused absence the student
will loose his/her parking space here at school.
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Maintain Good Grades
• Core (Academic GPA for Admission)
• HOPE (3.0 GPA / 3.7 GPA Zell Miller Scholar)
• 5 core areas: English, Math, Science,
Social Studies & Foreign Language
• AP/IB courses weighted .5 credit for HOPE
• Must maintain 3.0 in college for HOPE
• Check HOPE GPA on GaCollege411
• If you miss or lose HOPE, there is still
HOPE…
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Best Practice:
Communicate!
•
Use email--it is the most effective form of
communication
•
Call teacher
•
Access contact information provided on
syllabus
•
Contact the teacher when there is a question
or concern
– Students should be self-advocates!
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Best Practice:
Monitor Your Progress!
• Correct homework answers
• Correct warm up answers
• Check Parent Portal/itsLearning
• Review nine-week progress
reports
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Graduation Requirements
Class of 2016
English
4 Credits
Math
4 Credits
Science
4 Credits
Social Studies
3 Credits
CTAE/Fine Arts/
Foreign Language
3 Credits
Health/Personal Fitness
1 Credit
Electives
4 Credits
Total To Graduate
23 Credits
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Honor Society
Preliminary Requirements for
Membership
Click here to download Honor Society Requirements (PDF)
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PSAT/NMSQT®
October 15th, 2014
Why Take the PSAT?
• Prepares students for SAT—On average, students who take the
PSAT/NMSQT score 145 points higher on SAT than those who
don’t take the PSAT;
• Supports college and career planning—My College Quickstart
provides an interactive score report, personalized SAT Study
Plan with hundreds of questions, personality inventory, and
personalized list of colleges;
• Provides entry into scholarship programs—National Merit
Scholarships are awarded on PSAT scores from 11th grade
ONLY;
• Provides information to colleges when you select “Yes” to
question about Student Search Service.
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Let’s get involved!
• Students need
to be involved
in a club, sport,
and/or an
organization. Be
a part of the
SFHS family!
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Let’s get involved!
Wednesday
Aug 20th
during Instructional Focus
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What are Colleges Looking
For?
• GPA (academic/core GPA)
• Curriculum rigor indicated on transcripts
• Extracurricular activities
– Depth versus breadth
• Test scores
• Best students 1st, well-rounded students 2nd
• Application “read”
– Questions and essays
– Complete, specific, and grammatical
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Standardized Tests
UGA– Fall 2014
Admitted Freshman Profile
SAT Middle 50%
1800 - 2060
ACT Middle 50%
28 -32
Overall ACT Average
30
Middle 50% of All
Enrolled First-Year
Students:
Statistics of students
applying to UGA
3.8 - 4.0
The average new student
enrolled with 11 hours of
earned college credit
through AP or IB testing.
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SFHS Counseling Staff
• Dr. Jamie D. Brown, Chair
A–B
• Eddy Fernandez
C-GAH
• Corinna Spurlock
GAI– KOT
• Stacye Fickle,
Kou – Nor
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SFHS Counseling Staff
• Michele Vargas
Nos – Smi
• Shari Frankel
Smj – Z
• Kristi Hall
Counseling Secretary
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How to Contact
Counseling and Admin.
Ben Davis, Assistant Principal - Grade 10 Administrator
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101107
Dr. Jamie D. Brown
Head Counselor (A – B)
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101105
Stacye Fickle
Counselor (Kou – Nor)
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101118
Edward Fernandez
Counselor (C – Gah)
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101121
Michele Vargas
Counselor (Nos – Smi)
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101116
Corinna Spurlock
Counselor (Gai – Kot)
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101113
Shari Frankel
Counselor (Smj – Z)
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101119
Kristi Hall, Counseling Secretary
[email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101101
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Stay Connected to
SFHS
/ SouthForsythHS
/ SouthForsythHS
Connect via Text!
Text @SFHSConnect to 23559
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CLASS OF 2017
“Before everything else,
getting ready is the secret
to success.”
~ Henry Ford ~
We Are. . .South Forsyth!
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