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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 Sponsor: Donna Duncan Senior dues ONLINE ONLY for the Class of 2019. • – Please pay Senior dues at www.gabalfour.com Dues: • $115 before September 30 * • $125 October 1-February 28 * • $150 March 1-April 26 * • $165 April 27-May 28 cap/gown will be shipped to student's home; additional • shipping charges may apply *Cap/gown will be delivered to the school. Pick-up date will be announced in March. Senior dues pay for Cap, Gown, Tassel, Senior gift, Senior breakfast, Senior baccalaureate • reception, Graduation programs, Gwinnett Arena rental, diploma covers, and diploma.

Senior Class Contacts Donna Duncan- Senior Class sponsor dduncan@Forsyth.k12.ga.us • • Sean Smith - Balfour representative sean@gabalfour.com • Maureen Farry - yearbook mfarry@forsyth.k12.ga.us

WFHS PTO Involvement The PTO supports the students, teachers and staff with scholarships, teacher grants, and much • more with your membership dues of ONLY $30! You can join online via our website: http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/23290 or by printing • the membership form and turning it into the main office in a labeled envelope with WFHS PTO . Opportunities to Get Involved: •  Hospitality - Volunteer to make/serve food for student & teacher appreciation activities.  Membership Committee - Help with membership activities and input of membership forms.  Student Appreciation Committee - Help with planning student appreciation activities.  Teacher Appreciation Committee - Help with planning teacher appreciation activities.  Copy Mom/Dad – Help make copies for teachers.  Volunteer List - Can’t commit to something in particular? We can use you for various one time projects. Emails will be sent when we need people and, if you’re available, you can sign-up to help. To volunteer for the above opportunities, please contact us at: westforsythpto@gmail.com and also stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

2018-2019 PTO Board Co-Presidents- Jessie Raymond and Kelly Wilson-Pellino VP of Communications- Iveth Caruso VP of Student Relations- Maria Lowery VP of Teacher Relations- Jennie Jones Treasurer- Judy Kashlan Secretary- Laurie Vandergrift Parliamentarian- STILL OPEN, IF INTERESTED We look forward to meeting you and welcome your participation, suggestions, and comments. Thank you for your continued support!! WFHS PTO Board

Counseling Department Tristen Bergholtz: A-Ch Courtney Campbell Ci-Ge Cassie Woodworth Gh-Kim Michele Mobley Kin-Na Taylor Swinney Ne-Sc Dr. Mary Jo Gibbs Se-Wn Allison Rinehart Wo-Z; Students with 504 plans; Department Chair

Administration Team Principal: Karl Mercer Assistant Principal: Molly Bradley Assistant Principal: Jennifer Daniels Assistant Principal: Tom Fowler Assistant Principal: Tony Norce Assistant Principal: Matt Woodley 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 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  Career Tech Recognition  Fine Art Recognition  Advanced Academic Recognition  World Language Recognition

SAT/ACT Calendar  See handout for registration information  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 18 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 Atlanta Technical College Gwinnett 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 706-974-9199 770-532-3124 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 2018-2019 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.