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Welcome 12 th Grade Senior Parents Hosted By WFHS Counseling

West Forsyth High School Vision Inspiring Innovative Leaders Mission To provide the students of WFHS a comprehensive education preparing them to inspire, innovate, and lead. Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships

Vision : Success for all Mission : To create the ideal learning environment Motto: Putting smiles on faces Beliefs : Collaboration is essential to professional and personal growth. • Instruction must be engaging. • Relationships are the key to success. • Communication with all stakeholders is vital. • Serving others is first priority. •

Be awesome. Have fun. Make this the best day ever. I am West Forsyth! We are family!

Senior Class Sponsors: Donna Duncan and Kathy Evans Senior Dues are paid ONLINE ONLY at www.gabalfour.com. • If paid before September 30: $115 • If paid between October 1-January 31: $125 • If paid between February 1-April 24: $150 Students who pay their dues before April 24 th will be able to pick up their caps and gowns at school. • If paid between April 25-May 15: $165 Students who pay their dues after April 24 th will have their caps and gowns shipped to their home address. Additional shipping charges may apply. *After May 15, caps and gowns must be ordered in person from the Balfour Corporate Office.

Important Info • Prom: Saturday, May 2, 2020 @ 7:00 PM • Senior Breakfast : TBD • Baccalaureate: TBD • Senior Honors Night: TBD • Graduation: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ***Senior Yard Signs: More information to come***

Senior Class Contacts • Donna Duncan- Senior Class Sponsor dduncan@Forsyth.k12.ga.us • Kathy Evans – Senior Class Sponsor kaevans@Forsyth.k12.ga.us • Sean Smith - Balfour Representative sean@gabalfour.com • Maureen Farry - Yearbook Sponsor mfarry@forsyth.k12.ga.us

WFHS PTO WFHS PTO Membership…. • Sponsors teacher grants • Sponsors student scholarships • Supports the Teacher and Student of the Month recognition programs • Hosts hospitality events for staff and students (provide refreshments) • Manages volunteer programs such as Copy Volunteers and proctors for AP Testing Memberships start at $30. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much

WFHS PTO WFHS PTO sponsors several Senior Scholarships. • Scholarship applications will be available Monday, March 1, 2020 • Applications will be due by 4:00 PM on Friday, April 10, 2020. • A parent must be a PTO member in good standing by December 20, 2019 in order for their student to be eligible to apply for PTO Scholarships. Check us out on FB: @WestForsythPTO

Counseling Department Kathy Harrell A-CH Courtney Campbell CI-GI Morgan Lemmings GL-KO Sharon Ryles KR-N Taylor Swinney O-SK Allison Rinehart SL-Z; Department Chair

Administration Team Principal: Karl Mercer Assistant Principal: Molly Bradley Assistant Principal: Jennifer Daniels Assistant Principal: Rebecca Britten Assistant Principal: Tony Norce Assistant Principal: Matt Woodley Assistant Administrator: Samantha Bradley Graduation Coach: Kathy Evans Athletic Director: Brett Phipps

In Your Folder HOPE Transcripts If your student did not have one? What to look for on the HOPE Transcript WFHS Transcript GPA Calculation and Rigor Requirements

Graduation Requirements ✔ 4 English credits ✔ 4 Math credits ✔ 4 Science credits ✔ 3 Social Studies ✔ 3 Career/Fine Arts/World Language ✔ Health/Personal Fitness ✔ 4 additional electives ✔ 23 Total Units

Pathway Recognition Note: Forms will be available for completion during spring 2020 semester ✔ Career Tech Recognition ✔ Fine Art Recognition ✔ Advanced Academic Recognition ✔ World Language Recognition

SAT/ACT Calendar ✔ Testing calendar can be viewed on our website HERE ✔ Do you need to take SAT? ✔ Send scores to respective colleges directly ✔ www.collegeboard.com ✔ www.act.org ✔ High School Code: 110929

Senior Year: Ready? Set? Go!!! What still needs to be done? ▪ Complete college research & college applications ▪ Understand the difference between being able to get into a college and being able to AFFORD a college. ▪ Understand the difference between high school graduation requirements and college entrance requirements ▪ Understand that there are high school deadlines and college deadlines for admissions, scholarships, NCAA, HOPE, FAFSA ▪ Submit all requests for transcripts, evaluations and letters by the high school deadline ▪ Research scholarships and financial aid

College Research Review • What am I looking for? • Size, location, costs, majors, clubs/groups, etc . • How does the BIG 3 affect my admissions? • GPA, SAT/ACT, Curriculum Strength • Have I narrowed my list down to 5-7 schools? • 1-2 Dream , 2-3 Reach , 2-3 Safety

Review ✔ Plan a visit to tour the campus ✔ Attend College Fairs ✔ Probe Fair September 9 th @ 10:30am ✔ Meet with the college representatives when they come to WFHS ✔ Calculate your academic GPA ✔ (most colleges only consider academic courses) ** Always contact the college to verify how they actually recalculate your GPA.

Important Resources ✔ GA Futures (www.gafutures.org) ✔ Bigfuture (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org)

University of Georgia and Georgia Tech University of Georgia Georgia Tech Fall of 2018 PROFILE Fall of 2017 PROFILE Total Applicants : 26,453 Total Applicants: 31,504 Total Enrolled: 5,852 Total Enrolled: 1,260 Middle 50% Core GPA: 4.08 Middle 50%: A Average Middle 50% (SAT) 1400 Middle 50% (CR+M+W): 1360-1490 Middle 50% ACT: 30 Middle 50%: 30-34 Middle 50% AP/IB/DE Courses 4 – 9 Middle 50% AP/IB/DE Courses 8-13 EARLY ACTION: October 15 th EARLY ACTION: October 15 th Foundation Fellowship: November 1 st REGULAR DECISION: January 1 st REGULAR DECISION: January 1 st **You must submit your application before you **You will have to complete the Common request a transcript from the counseling office. Application . **If you are applying for the Honors College, you will have to submit a separate application and transcript.

Other Four Year Georgia Schools Valdosta State Kennesaw State University Avg. GPA: 3.18 Avg. GPA: 3.31 Avg. SAT: CR 510/MA 494 Avg. SAT: CR 551/MA 551 Avg. ACT: 22 Avg. ACT: 23 University West Georgia Georgia State University Avg. GPA: 3.15 Avg. GPA: 3.4 Avg. SAT: CR 482/MA 472 Avg. SAT: CR 527/MA 521 Avg. ACT: 20 Avg. ACT: 22 Georgia Gwinnett College University of North Georgia Avg. GPA: 2.79 Avg. GPA: 3.55 Avg. SAT: CR 480/MA 462 Avg. SAT: CR 498/MA 543 Avg. ACT: 19 Avg. ACT: 24 Georgia Southern University Columbus State University Avg. GPA: 3.24 Avg. GPA: 3.10 Avg. SAT: CR 460/ MA 462 Avg. SAT: CR 440/MA 483 Avg. ACT: 19 Avg. ACT: 21 Data provided by CollegeData.com

Two Year Schools in Georgia Oxford College Of Emory University Georgia Military College Oxford, GA Milledgeville , GA Avg. GPA : 3.69-3.98 Min. GPA: 2.39 SAT: 2010-2250 SAT: 920 ACT: 20-34 ACT: 19 Georgia Perimeter College University of North Georgia: Alpharetta, GA 2-year College – Cumming & Watkinsville Min. GPA: 2.0 SAT: MA 310, CR 330 Accepting SAT/ACT or COMPASS ACT: MA 14, ENG 12

Technical Colleges in Georgia Gwinnett Technical College Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA Lawrenceville, GA SAT: MA 410, CR 410 Accepting COMPASS if you do not ACT: 18 meet the min. SAT/ACT Chattahoochee Technical College Lanier Technical College Cumming, GA Marietta, GA Accepting COMPASS if you do not ACT: 19 meet the min. SAT/ACT SAT: CR 460, MA 440 or COMPASS

Military Options in Georgia Georgia Army National Guard NAVY SSG WYCHE Keith Bostick Sharrod.wyche@us.army.mil EM1 770-532-3124 706-974-9199 Keith.bostick@navy.mil US ARMY MARINES John C. Hughes SSGT Mitchell Hamilton Sergeant First Class Mitchell.Hamilton@marines.usmc.mil John.Hughes@usarec.army.mil 678-229-7313 770-503-1126

College Applications #1 • Complete your applications • Online is best option. • Common App (www.commonapp.org) – allows you to apply to over 400 colleges with one application. You will need to invite your counselor to complete your evaluation by submitting their email address. Make sure you have their correct email address! **Make sure you verify the application deadline for each individual college that you are applying to.

College Applications #2 2019-2020 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST PROCESS: • Please visit www.mypaymentsplus.com to pay for your transcript. • There is a fee for each official transcript request. • Instate : Transcripts will be submitted electronically. • Out of State : you must submit payment through www.mypaymentsplus.com AND get an envelope from the counseling office, address it to the college admissions office, and provide 3 stamps.

College Applications #2 (cont.) ✔ Very Important! • There is a two week (business day) notification period for transcripts that require counselor recommendations or evaluations to be submitted with your transcript request. • Example: Any one applying to UGA or Tech early application (deadline Oct. 15 th ) should have their transcript request in by Sept 22 nd at the latest! • Example: For any January 1 st deadlines, request should be into the counseling office by December 4 th at the latest!