Information for parents and students

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JUNIOR GRADUATION STATUS MEETINGS

• Information for parents and students

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JUNIOR GRADUATION STATUS MEETINGS - Participants

• The Student
• The Students Parents (if available)
• The Students Counselor
• Students are assigned to counselors according to
  their last name
• Counselor Student Caseload
• Samiah Garcia (A Ch)
• Jamie D. Brown (Ci G)
• Renee Ferrerio (H Kim)
• Allison Leja (Kin Mor)
• Clair Greenaway (Mos Pa)
• Jay Mercer (Pe Ste)
• Steve Creel (Sti Z)

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PURPOSE OF MEETING

• To prepare for senior year by discussing
  GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS informing student of
  credits and courses which still need to be taken
  for ON TIME graduation in May 2010
• Also, the discussion will include information on
  college career planning, SAT/ACT, HOPE
  scholarship other financial aid options, and
  many other relevant topics.
• This is also a bridge time to begin planning
  what you wish to do once you finish high school.
  You may wish to go to college, technical school,
  military, or work.
• Senior year is stressful enough so having a plan
  of action in place ahead of time is a big help.
  Now is the time to research, explore, and learn
  the different schools and opportunity options
  before you.
• The Junior Status Meeting will help you to get
  started going down that road and making your
  senior year as productive as possible in planning
  your future.

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Whats your diploma track?

• Three different programs of study or
• diploma seals
• College Preparatory
• Career Technology
• Dual Diploma
• All require 22 units to graduate

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Programs of Study1 Semester Class 0.5 units of
credit
State core areas Language Arts, Math, Science,
Social Studies, and World Language
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Graduation RequirementsClass of 2009, 2010,
20113 different programs of study or diploma
seals requiring 22 units
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Typical Senior ScheduleRecommend 4 academic
classes
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SENIOR ENGLISH COURSES

• Three Choices
• 1 Semester of World Lit Comp (REQUIRED)
• and
• 1 Semester of Contemporary Lit
• Comp or English/British Lit Comp
• AP Literature Composition
• College English (on NHS campus through Georgia
  Perimeter College must complete a GPC
  application and be accepted for admission)

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Credits and Points

• How many credits do I need to be in the 12th
  grade?
• You need 16 credits by the time school starts in
  August to be listed as a senior. If a student
  does not have 16 credits then the student is
  placed in a 11th grade homeroom and cannot
  attend any senior activities. Student can be
  promoted to 12th grade if by December they have
  accumulated 19 credits.
• Which courses receive honor points?
• Seven (7) additional points are added at the end
  of each semester to passing grades in honors, AP,
  and joint enrollment/college courses.

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Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT)

• In addition to earning all appropriate and
  required credits, students
• must pass all portions of the GHSGT in order to
  graduate from a
• Georgia high school and participate in the
  graduation ceremony.
• The only exceptions to this rule would need to be
  granted by the
• Georgia Department of Education via a variance or
  a waiver and are
• difficult to obtain due to a long checklist of
  requirements. Students
• with failing scores on any portion of the test
  will have five
• opportunities to retest.
• The tests are taken in the junior year.
• The schedule for testing is as follows
• Sept 24/Feb 25 Writing
• March 16 English/Lang. Arts
• March 17 Math
• March 18 Science
• March 19 Social Studies
• www.doe.k12.ga.us

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End-of-Course Tests (EOCT)

• The Georgia Department of Education requires
  students in
• certain courses to take an End-of-Course Test
  (EOCT).
• There are eight End of Course Tests
• Algebra 1 Geometry
• Physical Science Biology
• Economics U.S. History
• 9th Grade Lit/Comp American Lit/Comp
• Counts 15 of final course grade
• Students who take EOCT courses during, Night
  School,
• Summer School and Online have to take the
  End of Course
• Test.
• http//www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/testing/eoct.a
  sp

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Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT)

• The abbreviated form of the SAT I is designed to
• give students an opportunity to practice taking a
• test which is similar but shorter than the SAT I.
  
• It is given in October to 9th, 10th, and 11th
  graders.
• National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
  (NMSQT) In the junior year, scores from the
  PSATs are used to determine if a student
  qualifies for a National Merit Scholarship.
• NMS results given in the Fall of the senior year.
• www.collegeboard.com

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COURSE OPTIONS Advanced Placement (AP)

• Program of college-level
• courses
• Opportunity to receive
• exemption or credit in college through
  successful completion of an exit exam
• To investigate a colleges AP Policy, visit
  www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy
• Required to take the exit exam if taking and
  passing AP courses
• AP/Joint Enrollment Option Night Thursday,
  February 5, 2009, 700 pm, NHS Theater

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COURSE OPTIONS Joint Enrollment Program (ACCEL)

• Purpose of the program is to provide High School
  students (juniors and seniors) with the
  opportunity to earn college degree-level credit
  hours, as they simultaneously meet their high
  school graduation requirements.
• Funded by HOPE, this program is open to degree
  seeking students only, which means that students
  must be accepted to a degree program and that
  HOPE will only pay for core courses. These hours
  will count against their total of 127 total HOPE
  hours. Students will have to pay for college
  electives.
• Interested students must meet the college
  admission requirements of the postsecondary
  institution and apply to the Joint
  Enrollment/ACCEL program at the college.

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COLLEGE ENGLISH, ECONOMICS, PSYCH

• Taught on the campus of Northview High School
• faculty from Georgia Perimeter College (GPC)
• Admission Requirements
• High School seniors and juniors
• College Preparatory Diploma
• Minimum H.S. academic GPA of 3.0 in college prep
  courses (CPC) excludes electives and weighted
  grades
• SAT minimum scores Critical Reading 530, Math
  440 Total 970 (Last SAT to take to qualify
  for program March 14)
• ACT minimum scores English 23, Math 18
  Composite 20 (Last ACT to take to qualify for
  program April 4)
• Deadline Complete application online by March
  12, 2009 and
• requests transcript be sent to GPC from the
  Northview Counseling
• Department.

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COLLEGE CALCULUS

• Taught through Distance Learning on the
• Northviews campus by faculty from Georgia Tech
• Admission Requirements
• High School seniors and juniors who have
  completed AP Calculus with a 4 on the AP Calculus
  AB Exam or 3 on the AP Calculus BC Exam
• College Preparatory Diploma
• Minimum H.S. academic GPA of 3.0 and Math GPA of
  3.0
• SAT Math score 600
• ACT Math score 26
• Deadline The Georgia Tech Distance Calculus
  application
• will be available on March 1, 2009.  The deadline
  for the
• application (to be completed online) will be
  April 15, 2009. 

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What are colleges looking for?

• GPA (academic core)
• Average in English, Math, Science, Social
  Studies, and Foreign Language on a 4.0 scale
• A 4.0 C 2.0
• B 3.0 F 0.0
• Course Selection (rigor difficulty level)
• Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT)
• Class Rank
• Extracurricular Activities
• College Application Essays
• Letters of Recommendations
• Resumes
• Interviews
• Portfolios

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Numeric Average

• Fulton County calculates numeric averages by
  adding up all grades in classes and dividing by
  the total number of classes taken
• 100 point scale i.e. 87.963 out of 100
• All grades included in this calculation failed
  grades, summer grades, online grades
• Fulton County adds 7 points to the final passing
  grade for each Honors, AP, and college course
  taken shown on transcript

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Grade Point Average (GPA)

• Contact college to find how they calculate
• Most use this scale
• A 4.0, B 3.0, C 2.0, D 1.0, F 0.0
• Most only consider academic courses (Language
  Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign
  Language)
• To calculate, take your academic classes and
  assign a 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, or 0.0 for each course.
  Add them together and divide by the total number
  of academic courses (estimated GPA)
• Some colleges may give additional points for
  Honors, AP, and College courses
• Some colleges may take off the additional 7
  points added for Honors, AP and college courses
  (if so, take off the
  7 points before assigning the 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, or
  0.0)

High School GPA is calculated by the
postsecondary institution not the high school
(Fulton County does not calculate)
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College Entrance Exams

• SAT
• Upcoming Test Dates
• January 24
• March 14
• May 2
• June 6
• A test of critical thinking an problem solving
• Score 600 2400
• Penalty for wrong answer
• Yes
• Structure of test
• Critical Reading
• Math (Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry)
• Writing

• ACT
• Upcoming Test Dates
• February 7
• April 4
• June 13
• A content-based test
• Score 1 - 36
• Penalty for wrong answer
• no
• Structure of test
• English
• Math (through trigonometry)
• Reading
• Science Reasoning
• Writing (Optional)

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The SAT and ACT

• It is recommended that students take the SAT
• and/or ACT at least twice during the 2nd
• semester of their junior year and once at the
• beginning of their senior year
• To register for the tests, go online to
• www.collegeboard.com for the SAT
• www.act.org for the ACT
• CEEB High School Code 111148

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GENERAL RÉSUMÉ

• FULL LEGAL NAME
• Street Address
• City, State Zip Code
• Telephone Number
• Email Address
• Education Northview High School Year in School
  Junior
• 10625 Parsons Road Program of Study College
  Preparatory
• Johns Creek, GA 30097 Telephone Number
  770-497-3828 www.northviewhigh.com
• FAX Number 770-497-3840 CEEB School Code
  111148
• Academic Cumulative Numeric Average
  ___.___ Class Rank ________ out of ___________
• Weighted GPA ____________________ Unweighted
  GPA ____________________
• PSAT CR_____ M_____ W_____
• SAT Scores CR_____ M_____ W_____ ACT
  Scores Composite ______ W _____
• Honors and Awards
• Under this heading, list all academic related
  items including academic honors, awards, honor
  roll, etc. Dont be

Assignment 1 Complete your resume
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GENERAL RÉSUMÉ

• Extracurricular Under this heading, list all the
  things you have done
• Activities outside the scope of the school
  setting. Limit your items to those things you
  have done in high school (grades
• 9-12 only). Do not delve back into elementary
  school.
• Give the years of involvement and any
  leadership roles, such as
• Spanish Club grades 9, 10 (treasurer), 11, 12
  (President)
• Football grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Captain)
• Coachs Award grade 12
• Orchestra (violin) grades 9. 10, 11 (1st
  Chair), and 12 (1st Chair)
• Work Experience List all your jobs here, briefly
  describe your duties, and
• give years employed.
• Community Service Under this heading, you could
  list civic, cultural, or religious
  organizations, Scouts, etc.
• Interests/Hobbies List (Art, Instrumental
  Music - name the instrument, music lover,
  sport, avid reader, animal lover, etc.)

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Advice

• Start a resume contains
• academic info., honors awards,
• extracurricular activities, work/
• volunteer experience, etc.
• Research colleges - through the internet, college
  visits, talking to alumni, etc. Match colleges
  with your personality and goals in life. Make
  sure that you go on to the colleges website now
  to find out which high school courses, GPA,
  SAT/ACT, etc is required for admission so that
  you dont fall short. Narrow your college choices
  to 5 to 7. Be realistic!

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Advice

• Visit the College and
• Career Center
• provides help to students in selecting colleges
  and scholarship opportunities
• Kathy Potts College Career Center
  Coordinator, counselors, and trained parent
  volunteers provide assistance to students and
  parent
• Georgia Career Information Service (GCIS),
  GACollege411 and other websites and tools are
  used to assist students
• Mrs. Potts is available Monday through Friday
  from 1000 am to 200 pm by appointment or
  walk-in. She is also a wonderful resource for
  students and parents!

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Georgias HOPE Scholarship Program

• Eligible students receive financial
• assistance covering tuition, HOPE-
• approved mandatory fees, and a
• book allowance.
• Qualifications
• Be a U.S. citizen and legal
• resident of Georgia
• Be a graduate of an eligible
• high school
• Earn a 3.0 GPA on the College
• Prep diploma and a 3.2 GPA for
• Career Tech in ALL core-
• curriculum subjects, including
• failing grades.

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The GPA FOR HOPE

• The GPA for HOPE will be determined
  by averaging ALL core curriculum coursework
  (English, Math, Science, Social Science, and
  Foreign Language), including failing grades on a
  4.0 scale (A 90-100 4.0, B 80-89 3.0, C
  70-79 2.0, F 0-69 0).
• In addition, all honors points are removed before
  the calculation and a 0.50 weighting is added
  back in for AP courses only, not to exceed 4.0.
• Grades from high school courses taken in middle
  school are not calculated in the HOPE GPA.
• Please note A 2.99 GPA does NOT qualify you for
  HOPE.
• All calculations are done by the Georgia Student
  Finance Commission.

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HOPE Scholarship

• Males must register with the
• Selective Service no later than 30 days of their
  18th birthday. HOPE eligibility will be delayed
  until this requirement is met. Log on to
  www.sss.gov
• Apply for the HOPE (1) by completing the Free
  Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form
  in January of senior year and (2) by completing
  the Georgia Student Financial Aid Application
  System (GSFAPPS - www.GAcollege411.org) online.
• Additional Information ? Contact Georgia Student
  Finance Commission (GSFC) 770-724-9000 or
  www.gsfc.org

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College-Bound Student Athletes ?NCAA
Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse

• Are you planning on participating in
  intercollegiate
• athletics at an NCAA Division I or II
  institution?
• You must register with the NCAA
  Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.
• To register, prospective student-athletes should
  access the registration materials by visiting
  their website at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• When taking the SAT/ACT, enter 9999 for scores to
  be sent to NCAA Clearing House.

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First step on your career path Education (A
good education puts the world in the palm of your
hand)
4-year or 2-year college or university
Part-time or Full-time Employment
Special Purpose schools such as court reporting
Technical college
Apprenticeship Program
Military

• Now is the time to begin researching, planning,
  and discussing ideas for your next step.
• Whether you are attending college, technical
  school, military, or work, you need to come to
  the junior status meeting prepared to discuss
  your senior year and your post-secondary plans.

Assignment 2 Bring a list of 5-10 colleges of
interests
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Conclusion

• Important Dates
• Advanced Placement/Joint Enrollment Night -
  Thursday, February 5th, 700 p.m., NHS Theatre ?
  Insights into your students options for A.P.
  College Courses
• Northview High School 7th Annual College Fair
  Monday, February 9th, 630 830 pm, NHS Food
  Court
• Things to bring to the meeting
• Assignment 1 Complete a resume
• Assignment 2 Bring list of 5-10 colleges of
  interests
• We will see you at your scheduled appointment
  date and time! ?