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South Forsyth High
School
Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire
Freshman and Sophomore
Advisement
September 5, 2018
South Forsyth High
School
Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire
Assistant Principal
Carrie MacAllaster
(770) 781-2264, ext. 100612
South Forsyth High
School
Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire
9th Grade Administrator
Keith [email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101107
South Forsyth High
School
Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire
10th Grade Administrator
Glenda [email protected]
(770) 781-2264, ext. 101105
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Who is my counselor?Edward Fernandez, Head Counselor
Dual Enrollment
ext. 100628
Courtney Johnson, Counselor
last names A - CH
ext. 100630
Aaron Pileggi, Counselor
last names CI - G
ext. 100450
Teresa Reigosa, Counselor
last names H - LE
ext. 100444
Stacye Fickle, Counselor
last names LI - PAR
ext. 100452
Michele Vargas, Counselor
last names PAS - SL
ext. 100626
Shari Frankel, Counselor
last names SM - Z
ext. 100624
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Student Support
Janet Spaulding, Intervention Specialist
IST, SST, 504, Hospital Homebound
ext. 101139
Jill McKee, Graduation Coach
ext. 100117
Helen Bennett, Registrar
ext. 100610
Shirley McKinzie, Counseling Secretary
ext. 100621
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Handout (Freshman)
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Handout (sophomores)
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Promotion Criteria
Credits Grade Level
5 units From Grade 9 to 10
11 units From Grade 10 to 11
17 units From Grade 11 to 12
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Graduation Requirements
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 4Students planning to enter/transfer into a 4 year college/university must
take a minimum of two units of the same world language.
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EOCs (End of Course Tests)
English
9th
Literature
American Literature
Mathematics
Algebra 1
Geometry
Science
Biology
Physical Science
Social Studies
US History
Economics
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Career PathwaysBusiness Accounting
Computer Science
Culinary Arts
Engineering and Technology
Entrepreneurship
Fashion, Merchandising and Retail Management
Financial Services
Human Resources Management
Manufacturing
Marketing Communications and Promotions
Marketing and Management
Programming
Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Teaching as a Profession
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Why Is all this important?
Post High School Profile
Grades/Testing
Clubs
Activities
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What colleges are 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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Admissions Testing
● PSAT Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
● SAT/ACT Direct registration links and tutoring
resources are available on our website.
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HOPE/Zell Miller
● HOPE Scholarship: Minimum 3.0 HOPE GPA & 4 rigor requirements
● Zell Miller Scholarship: Minimum 3.7 Zell Miller GPA; Minimum combined score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT or a minimum composite score of 26 on the ACT (single national administration of either test) and meet 4 rigor requirements
● How is it computed? Core classes only including foreign language, .5 quality point for AP/IB/DE courses, never goes above a 4.0
● How do I apply? https://fafsa.ed.gov/ (senior year)
● How do I check my HOPE GPA? Go to https://gafutures.org
● Rigor requirement: 4 courses CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF RIGOR COURSES
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What is Dual Enrollment?
• Dual Enrollment allows high school students (9th –12th grade) to earn college credit while working on their high school diploma. The Dual Enrollment program covers tuition, mandatory fees and required textbooks.
• The goal of Dual Enrollment is to increase college access and completion, and prepare students to enter the workforce with the skills they need to succeed.
• Dual Enrollment Information Night: Tuesday, December 4th at 6:00 PM
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Stay Connected
COUNSELING WEBPAGE
PATHWAY GUIDELINES
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Stay Connected
JOIN REMIND: TEXT 81010• 9th grade- @9rents18• 10th grade- @10rents18
JOIN TWITTER: @SOFOcounseling
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In closing…
Have a wonderful first semester and see your counselor for any questions!
