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A Georgia School of Excellence

CHS Counselors

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Meet the Counseling Department  Elizabeth Chilson A-Dap  Curtisa Johnson Das-I (Department Chair)  Allison Grandits J-MI  Deborah Blount Mo-Seem  Tammy Jones Sen-Z  Dr. Nikki Lee Graduation Coach  Alicia McClung Social Worker  Rita Jensen Records Coordinator  Dana Cochran Professional Assistant  Wonna Kang & Bilingual Community Solange Leonardo Liaisons  Susan Orr Cluster Nurse  Cynthia Butler Clinic Assistant

Counseling Services • Individual Academic Counseling • Short-Term Crisis Intervention • Post-Secondary Educational Planning • Career Planning • Scheduling & Graduation Status Review • Classroom Guidance • Peer Mediation • Small Groups • Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences • School Social Worker • College & Career Center Resources/Programs

Stay Connected! : www.hoochcounselors.blogspot.com

Graduation Requirements Students must earn a total of 23 credits: • 4 English • 4 Mathematics • 4 Science • 3 Social Studies • 1 Health/Personal Fitness (.5 each)* • 3 CTAE and/or World Language and/or Fine Arts** • 4 additional elective units • Counselors will conduct classroom guidance lessons and supplementary parent nights to support students in meeting these requirements. *Notes: • Personal Fitness waivers are available for students who complete 1 season of a GHSA sport or 1 season of Marching Band ** Notes: • 2 or 3 years of World Language credits may be required for college admission

Promotion Seniors: 17.0 or more credits Juniors: 11.0 – 16.5 credits Sophomores: 5.0 – 10.5 credits Freshmen: 0 – 4.5 credits

Grading Policies In middle school, grades are In Fulton County, high school calculated using a system of grades are not averaged … averages. Each semester is independent. • Example • Example 8 th grade English 9 th grade English Semester 1: 60 (F) Semester 1: 60 (F) Semester 2: 80 (B) Semester 2: 80 (B) *Yearly Ave: 70 (C) *No Yearly Average • Student fails 1 st semester; • Student passes class for the passes 2 nd semester (earns ½ year (earns 1 full credit) credit)

Honors Points Course Base Grade on Grade Transcript 9 th Lit/Comp H 90 97 GSE Algebra 90 90 Biology H 90 97 American Gov ’ t 90 90 Intro to Art 90 90 Spanish 1 90 90 Total 540 554 Numeric Grade Average 90.0 92.3 *Students must earn a base grade of 70 or above in an Honors, AP or College course to receive the 7 Honors points!

ROADBLOCKS AND DETOURS TO EARNING THE CREDITS Being absent and not making up work, tests, and quizzes Not completing homework and projects Not studying Not seeking additional help Poor time management Zeroes

What if I fail a class? Making Up Failed Courses: • The course can be put back in the schedule before you graduate • Credit Recovery, but may not be NCAA approved • Summer School (Registration March 1 st ) • Fulton Virtual School (www.fultonschools.org) • Georgia Virtual School (www.gavirtualschool.org) Online Courses- (Must have counselor approval) **If a student fails a semester, she/he will have to retake that semester. Failing grade will remain on transcript**

No Pass, No Play • To participate in sports, students must have passed FIVE classes the previous semester. • Must be on track to graduate (not retained in a lower grade) • Summer School does combine with Spring semester for Fall sports eligibility

Four Year Plan

Typical 9 th Grade Schedule 9 th Literature or 9 th Literature H (1.0) • • GSE Algebra 1 or GSE Accelerated Algebra 1/Geometry A (1.0) • Biology or Biology H (1.0) • American Government (one semester) (0.5)* • General Health (one semester) (0.5) • World Language (1.0) • Elective (1.0) *designates AP Government (1.0), an alternative

Typical 10 th Grade Schedule • 10 th Literature or 10 th Literature H (1.0) • GSE Geometry or GSE Accelerated Geom H (1.0) • Chemistry / Chemistry H / Environmental Science(1.0) • World History or AP World History (1.0) • World Language (1.0) • Elective (1.0)

Typical 11 th Grade Schedule 11 th Lit / 11 th Lit H / AP Language (1.0) • • GSE Algebra 2 or GSE Accelerated Pre-Calc H (1.0) 3 rd Science option (examples are Environmental • Science, Physics, AP Chemistry, etc) (1.0) • US History or AP US History (1.0) • World Language (1.0) • Elective (1.0)

Typical 12 th Grade Schedule • World Lit & Multicultural Lit (0.5 credit each, 1.0 total) / AP Literature (1.0) / College English (2.0) • Advanced Math Decision Making /GSE Pre-calculus / AP Statistics / AP Calculus AB / AP Calculus BC (all 1.0 each) or • GA Tech Distance Calculus (by application and GA Tech admission only. Students must complete AP Calc BC in order to apply) (2.0 total ) 4 th Science option (examples are AP Science, Astronomy, Earth • Systems, etc.) (1.0) • Economics (0.5) / Personal Fitness (0.5) • World Language or Elective (1.0) • Elective (1.0)

Choosing Courses for 2018-2019 • Conversations with teachers regarding academic placement in Jan/Feb are being conducted now. • Discuss your options with your teachers about what you want to take • Example : If you are currently in Honors Chemistry, you could have the option to take Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics, or AP Environmental, etc. Think about what would be best for you in the long term and also what you would enjoy • Think about courses that would be required for colleges you may be interested in • Example : 1 credit of fine arts, 3 rd year of a World Language, Chemistry, etc. • If you are interested in taking a course out of sequence, you need to make arrangements to take your graduation requirement FIRST • Example: If you want to take AP Human Geography next school year you would need to take World History and US History first.

Personal Fitness Waiver Beginning 2017-2018 a student must complete one of the following by the Fall of his or her Senior year: • 1 season of any GHSA sport • 1 season of Marching Band Students must fill out a Personal Fitness Waiver form and return it to Coach Hicks (Athletic Director) for a GHSA Sport and Nick Garofalo ( Band Director) for Marching Band. • It is not automatically applied once a student is eligible! • Not retroactive Students do not earn credit/grade for the course - they are still required to have 23 credits to graduate EOC Test Out The Georgia Department of Education is allowing students the option to “test out” of a high school course. This allows high aptitude students an opportunity to earn course credit without taking the class. To test out, students can take an End of Course (EOC) assessment (before enrolling in and taking the course) and if they score at the “Distinguished Learner” level on the assessment, they will be awarded credit for that course. For more information, please go to http://hoochtestinglocker.weebly.com/ . It is under the EOC Milestone drop down menu. Please contact Mrs. Bryant in the AP Office with any questions you may have

What is Dual Enrollment? Georgia’s dual enrollment (DE) program provides HS students the opportunity to take college level coursework for credit which can be applied towards both high school and college graduation requirements. Who can participate in Dual Enrollment? • Students enrolled in a GA public or private high school • Students going into 9 th , 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th grades (depending on college) • Students who meet the DE admissions requirements at selected postsecondary institutions • Meet high school requirements specific to Fulton County • Must not have already received a high school diploma • No residency or citizenship requirement How much does it cost students to participate in Dual Enrollment? The GA Student Finance Commission covers the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, and textbooks for approved classes. Students may only have to pay course- specific fees (ex. Science lab).

HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarships • All information regarding these scholarships can be found on www.gafutures.org • Eligible students receive financial aid assistance covering tuition and approved mandatory fees. • Qualifications – Must meet citizenship requirements. – Be a legal resident of Georgia – Be a graduate of an eligible high school – Males must be registered for the selective service. Types of Scholarships: • HOPE • Zell Miller • HOPE/Zell Miller Grant

General Guidelines for HOPE & Zell Miller • Calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission • Preliminary HOPE GPAs are released in late January • Final HOPE GPAs are released after graduation • All core classes are included in the calculation (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language), including academic electives and Career Tech electives that also count as a 4 th science such as Essentials of Healthcare. • Middle School courses are not used in the calculation • Conversion: • Remove all honors points from honors, AP, and College courses • Convert raw numeric grades to the 4.0 scale 90-100 = 4.0 80-89 = 3.0 70-79 = 2.0 0-69* = 0.0 *(failing grades are included in calculation) • Add 0.5 to only AP and College courses (up to a max of 4.0) • Divide by the total number of grades