CLASS OF 2020 PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT 1
Administration Position Name & Contact Info Keith Ball Principal kball@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Dr. Gregory Taylor Assistant Principal A-Co gtaylor@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Ms. Julie O’Meara Assistant Principal Cr-Haw jomeara@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Mr. Jason Meade Assistant Principal Hax-McF jmeade@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Dr. Paula McVicker Assistant Principal McG-R pmcvicker@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Ms. Lucena Ross Assistant Principal S-Z lross@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Ms. Alisha Green Wyche Assistant Principal 2 agreenwyche@Marietta-city.k12.ga.us
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PTSA – Stay in the Loop Subscribe to Remind for updated information Text @mariettahs to 81010 Email questions or requests to mariettaptsa@gmail.com 4
International Baccalaureate (IB) ____ Position Name & Contact Info IB Director Debbie Woolard (ext 5038) dwoolard@marietta-city.k12.ga.us IB Secretary Laurie Gazaway (ext 5040) lgazaway@marietta-city.k12.ga.us MYP Coordinator Kelly Herrero (ext 5064) kherrero@marietta-city.k12.ga.us IB website - https://www.marietta-city.org/Page/1250 IB meeting – Thurs, Aug 30 at 6:00 pm in Seminar Room • Registration of IB exams • How to send exam scores to colleges • Receiving college credits for IB exams 5
Athletic Department ____ Position Name & Contact Info Athletic Director Andy Dorsey (ext 5034) adorsey@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Athletic Director Secretary Kelly Hastings (ext 5033) khastings@marietta-city.k12.ga.us If your child is interested in playing college athletics, they must register with one of the 2 Governing Boards • NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics – no national clearinghouse, simple requirements http://www.playnaia.org/eligibility- center • NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association – requires potential Division 1 and 2 student athletes to register at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ Contact Dr. McVicker (pmcvicker@marietta-city.k12.ga.us) with • questions • It is the parent/student’s responsibility to register 6
Marietta Performance Learning Center (MPLC) ____ Position Name & Contact Info Academic Coordinator Tammie Roach 770-429-3159 (ext 7168) troach@marietta-city.k12.ga.us School Counselor at PLC BJ Smith 770-429-3159 (ext 7160) jlsmith@marietta-city.k12.ga.us What: Blending Learning Program - MPLC is an MHS component Where: 353 Lemon Street, Marietta, GA 30060 For Whom: Students who are not successful in the traditional environment How: Smaller Classes, Individualized Learning, Certified Instructors, Self-Paced with Deadlines, Afterschool Program Info: See your counselor 7
Student Life Center ____ Position Name & Contact Info Director of Student Life Center Dr. Rona Roberts 678-919-4506 rroberts@marietta-city.k12.ga.us • Academic tutoring • After-school programs • Career counseling • Individual counseling • Support groups • Food pantry • Clothing closet LOCATED ON LOWER B-HALL 8
Student Life Center, cont. What do you need? Student’s GTID – found in your student’s Aspen Account Student’s expected graduation year Questions & Assistance? Brenda Espinoza bespinoza@Marietta-city.org Room B108
Counseling Department 10
Counselors Name Contact Info jkinlaw@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Joann Kinlaw A-Co cgarnigan@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Chenedra Garnigan Cr-Haw Nancy Hill Hax-McF nancyhill@marietta-city.k12.ga.us mprather@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Marlon Prather McG-R balpert@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Betsy Alpert S-Z 11
Why Students Meet With School Counselors • Class schedule issues • Transcript questions • Fee waivers – https://mariettacity.strataapps.com • Credit recovery opportunities • Graduation requirements • Personal issues (at school or at home) – Go Guardian Alert • Career exploration/plans • Dual Enrollment 12
Graduation Requirements ____ Subject Units Required Courses 9 th Literature English 4 American Literature Math 4 Coordinate Algebra or Algebra 1 Geometry Advanced Algebra or Algebra 2 Science 4 Physical Science or Physics Biology Environmental Science or Chemistry Social Studies 3 World History US History American Government (.5 credit) Economics (.5 credit) CTAE, Foreign Lang, Fine 3 This area can be a combination Arts Health / Personal Fitness .5 credit each Can be exempted with 3 years of ROTC Electives 4 Examples: Journalism, Team Sports, etc.
Georgia Milestones-EOC State Required Assessment English 9 th Grade Literature American Literature Math Algebra Geometry Science Physical Science Biology Social Studies Economics US History *EOC counts for 20% of the FINAL COURSE GRADE in all eight courses. 14
ONLINE COURSE OPPORTUNITIES Want to take a course MHS does not offer? Want to take an additional core elective www.gavirtualschool.org Courses can be taken during the school day See your counselor for more information 15
Dual Enrollment Dual Enrollment Program is available to high school students in grades 9-12 Students earn high school and college credit Students must meet admission requirements of college/university they’re interested in attending (age, test scores, GPA etc.) If your student is interested in taking dual enrollment classes at CTC in the spring they will need to take the ACCU-Placer which will be offered here at MHS on October 17 & 18, 2018. Sign up TBA. 16
Transcripts & GPAs • Unweighted GPA - all courses are weighted the same • Weighted GPA – used for class rank & to distinguish Honors for Graduation AP, IB, & Academic Dual Enrollment courses receive 1 quality point • • Core Honors courses receive .5 quality point High Honors (4.0+) or Honors (3.5 – 3.99) • Core GPA – many colleges only look at this for admissions purposes; includes only the • following courses: English ∙ Math (not Math Support) ∙ Science • • Social Studies ∙ Foreign Language • HOPE GPA – used to determine eligibility for HOPE & Zell Miller Scholarships Includes only core courses taken in Grades 9 – 12 • • AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment courses receive .5 quality point (except an A) • Can be found by logging into Gafutures (www.gafutures.org) & selecting MY HOPE GPA 17
Testing 18
PSAT 19
When should I take the SAT/ACT? During/after taking Algebra II or the equivalent Spring of junior year for most students Take both the SAT & ACT to decide which test is right for you Colleges/Universities will accept either the SAT/ACT SAT Test Dates & Registration Site ACT Test Dates & Registration Site Test Dates: October 6, 2018 Test Dates: October 27, 2018 November 3, 2018 December 8, 2018 December 1, 2018 February 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 April 13, 2019 (day after prom) May 4, 2019 June 8, 2019 June 1, 2019 July 13, 2019 20
SAT & ACT Tests (cont.) Free test preps • • SAT/ACT Boot Camps (email jessicameade@marietta-city.k12.ga.us) • SAT Prep through Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/sat • There are also over 500 colleges & universities that do not require standardized testing as part of the admission process - www.fairtest.org 21
Process for SAT/ACT Fee Waivers • Students must be eligible for Free & Reduced Lunch & bring proof of eligibility to their school counselor or college advisor – https://mariettacity.strataapps.com After using SAT fee waiver & receiving score report, students can • download four college application fee waivers directly from SAT website • Students are given a total of 2 fee waivers for the SAT & ACT. If students loses or does not use fee waiver, they cannot get more. 22
Upcoming Fall Testing Dates Accuplacer – For Technical Colleges & some 2 year colleges • Dates – Wednesday, Oct 17 & Thursday, Oct 18, 2018 Sign up - TBA • • Review for test - https://www.accuplacer.org/ ASVAB – For Military (also a wonderful interest inventory) Dates – Wednesday, October 10, 2018 and Tuesday, March 12, 2019 • • Sign up - TBA • Review for test - http://official-asvab.com/ 23
Post-Secondary Information 24
College Advisors Position Name & Contact Information College Advisor / Scholarship Ebonee Mahone-Todman (ext 5069) Coordinator emahone-todman@marietta- Last names A - M city.k12.ga.us College Advising Coordinator Brandi Smith (ext 5036) Last names N - Z brandismith@marietta-city.k12.ga.us To schedule an appointment with one of the college advisors, go to the MHS Counseling webpage at https://www.marietta- city.org/domain/362 25
College Visits to MHS COLLEGE VISITS ARE FOR STUDENTS ONLY Visits during class time are ONLY for Juniors and Seniors. Freshmen and Sophomores can only visit during their lunch periods. Students must sign up for college visits (at least one hour before the visit) through their Naviance Student account. STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO ATTEND. Instructions on how to register for college visits are located on the MHS website. Click on the “Counseling” tab at the top and then under “ Quicklinks ”, you will click on “College Visits” for more information (https://www.marietta-city.org/Page/3202) 26
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