NEW HORIZONS COUNTDOWN TO SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR

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NEW HORIZONSCOUNTDOWN TO SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR AND
SENIOR YEAR

• Presented by the Northview Counseling Department

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Sophomore, Junior Senior Year
Heres what you need to know
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Counseling OfficeWho are we???

• Students are assigned to a counselor
• by their last name (Subject to Change)
• Mrs. Samiah Garcia A - Ch
• Mr. Jamie D. Brown Ci - Gr
• Ms. Renee Ferrerio Gu - Kim
• Mrs. Allison Leja Kin - Mi
• Mrs. Clair Greenaway Mo - Par
• Mr. Jay Mercer Pas - Sp
• Mr. Steve Creel Sr - Z
• Mr. Alan Hogan Ms. Jenny Cole, Counselors
• Mrs. Bonnie Lee Mr. Bob Mangan, Graduation
  Coaches
• Mrs. Gail Polizzi, Career Coordinator
• Mrs. Shirley Unger, Records Coordinator
• Mrs. Dorothy Donelson, Counseling Secretary

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What can we do for you?

• Coordinate Parent/Student/Teacher Conference
  Study
• Skills Seminars
• Peer STARS program
• (Diversity, Translation, Mentoring Programs)
• Information Nights
• College Fair Night

• Individual counseling
• Small group counseling guidance
• Scheduling/Registration
• (Educational advisement)
• Classroom Guidance
• Post-secondary educational planning
• Career planning
• Administer school-wide
  standardized tests

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Scheduling Appointments

• Counselors schedule their days by appointment.
  This provides a structure that allows them to see
  students effectively while limiting the amount of
  out of class time for students.
• Parents can make appointments by calling their
  childs counselor at 770-497-3828 ext. 131.
  Emailing is also acceptable.
• Students can request appointments in the
  Counseling Office during school hours. 

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Programs of Study

• Students can choose
• between three different
• programs of study or
• diploma seals
• College Preparatory
• College Preparatory with Distinction
• Career Technology
• Career Technology with Distinction
• Dual Diploma

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Programs of Study1 Semester Class 0.5 units of
credit
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State Core Units

• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• World (Foreign) Languages

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Language Arts
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SOPHOMORE ENGLISH COURSES

• Two Choices
• 10th Grade Lit/Comp
• 10th Grade Lit/Comp Honors

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JUNIOR ENGLISH COURSES

• Three Choices
• American Lit Comp
• American Lit Comp Honors
• AP Language Composition

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SENIOR ENGLISH COURSES

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

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Mathematics
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Science
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Science2 Paths

• 9th Biology
• 10th Physical Science
• 11th Science Selective (Chemistry,
  Meteorology/Environ-mental Science, etc.)

• 9th Biology
• 10th Chemistry
• 11th (or 12th) Physics

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Social Studies
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World (Foreign) Languages
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Career Technology
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Career Pathways

• Business
• Computer Science
• Technology Education
• Engineering
• Family Consumer Sciences
• Broadcast and Video
• Production
• Army JROTC

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Fine Arts OR Career Technology OR Third Year or
above Foreign Language
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General Health/Physical Education
Personal Fitness is waived if student takes three
years of JROTC
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Electives
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Electives

• Art classes
• Orchestra
• Band
• Guitar
• Piano
• Chorus
• Drama
• Business

• Family Consumer
• Sciences
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Technology
• Education
• JROTC
• Physical Education
• Subject Electives

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Typical Sophomore Schedule
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Typical Junior Schedule
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Typical Senior ScheduleRecommend 4 academic
classes
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Registration for Courses

• Course Request form includes course placements
  from current subject teacher (not the students
  schedule)
• Spaces to request an Honor course be changed to
  an on-level (regular) course
• Grid to indicate electives choices
• Make sure computer numbers are correct and that
  your total credits equal six
• Yearlong course 1.0
• Semester course 0.5
• Return to homeroom teacher on Thursday, March
  13th
• Verification of course requests showing students
  elective choices given to student on Thursday,
  March 27th (re-submit form with changes
  only)

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Waiver Forms Guidelines

• Students are placed in courses based on specific
  criteria. Prerequisite requirements reflect
  skills and levels of achievement needed for
  success in a desired course.
• Proper academic placement is essential for
  academic success therefore, students will not be
  placed in courses in which the prerequisite
  requirements have not been met.
• Course placement is contingent upon the final
  unweighted course grade.
• If a student fails to meet a prerequisite
  unweighted grade requirement by three or less
  points but has fulfilled all other
  pre-requisites, a parent may request placement in
  the desired course by completing a placement
  waiver.
• This is the only circumstance for which placement
  waivers will be offered. Forms available in May.

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Selecting Electives

• Electives may be just a semester or yearlong.
• Review the course descriptions and prerequisites
  of electives found in the NHS Academic Catalogue.
• Select elective choices as well as alternates
  just in case we are unable to schedule you into
  your first choice.

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Completing the Course Request Form - Sophomore

• Course Name Credits
• 10th Lit/Comp H 1.0 Course Placement by
  the teacher
• Algebra II 1.0 Course Placement by the teacher
• Chemistry 1.0 Course Placement by the teacher
• Spanish III H 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• AP World History 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• Personal Fitness
• Elective Choices Alternate
  Elective Choices
• Guitar 0.5 Intro. to Art 0.5
• TOTAL UNITS 6.0

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Completing the Course Request Form - JUNIOR

• Course Name Credits
• American Lit/Comp 1.0 Course Placement by
  the teacher
• Algebra II 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• Chemistry 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• Spanish IV H 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• AP US History 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• Elective Choices Alternate Elective
  Choices
• Broadcast Video Prod. 1.0 Guitar 0.5
• Comp. Art
  0.5
• TOTAL UNITS 6.0

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Completing the Course Request Form - SENIOR

• Course Name Credits
• 12th Grade English 1.0 Course Placement by
  the teacher
• AP Calculus 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• AP Micro/Macro Econ 1.0 Course Placement
  by the teacher
• AP Spanish 1.0 Course Placement by the
  teacher
• Elective Choices Alternate
  Elective Choices
• Computer Art 0.5 Outdoor Ed. 0.5
• Genetics H 0.5 Sociology 0.5
• Broadcast Video Prod 1.0 Guitar 0.5
• 
  Ceramics 0.5
• TOTAL UNITS 6.0

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Advanced Level Courses

• Honors
• Advanced Placement
• College Courses

• Seven (7) additional points are added
• at the end of each semester to passing grades in
  advanced level courses.

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How do Honors Points work?

• COURSE GRADE GRADE
  ON TRANSCRIPT
• Lang. Arts H 90 97
• Math 90 9o
• Science 90 90
• Social Studies 90 90
• For Lang H 90 97
• Elective 90 90
• Total 540 554
• Grade Average 90.0 92.3

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Advanced Placement (AP)

• Available to 10th 12th graders
• Program of college-level courses
• Opportunity to receive exemption or credit in
  college through successful completion of an exit
  exam
• Required to take the exit exam if taking and
  passing AP courses

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TESTING

• Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT)
• Students must pass all portions of the test in
• order to graduate from a Georgia high school.
• Students with failing scores on any portion of
  the
• test will have five more opportunities to retest.
  
• The tests are taken in the junior year. The
• schedule for testing is as follows
• Sept 26/Feb 27 Writing
• March 17 English/Lang. Arts
• March 18 Math
• March 19 Science
• March 20 Social Studies
• www.doe.k12.ga.us

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TESTING

• 
  Georgia High School
• Graduation Tests
  (GHSGT)
• Starting with the Class of 2008, students must
  pass all five GHSGT sections as well as earning
  all appropriate and required credits to graduate
  and participate in the graduation ceremony.
• The only exceptions to this rule would need to be
  granted by
• the Georgia Department of Education. Exceptions
  are granted
• via a variance or a waiver from the Georgia DOE
  and are
• difficult to obtain due to a long checklist of
  requirements.
• www.gadoe.org

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TESTING

• End of Course Tests (EOCT) - Beginning in
  December 2003,
• 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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TESTING

• Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT)
• abbreviated form of the SAT I 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 (Fee), 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.
• www.collegeboard.com

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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
• by faculty from Georgia Perimeter College
• 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
• ACT minimum scores English 23, Math 18
  Composite 20
• Deadline Completed application due to Northview
• Counseling Department by March 12, 2008.

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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 BC
• 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 Completed Georgia Teach Distance
  Calculus
• application due to Northview Counseling
  Department by
• March 27, 2008.

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University System of Georgia Board of Regents
Admission Standards

• 16 College Preparatory
• Curriculum Units Required
• 4 units of Language Arts
• 4 units of Mathematics
• 3 units of Science
• 3 units of Social Studies
• 2 units of Foreign Language
• In addition, different institutions
• may require additional academic units

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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
• Rigor of courses taken (difficulty level)
• Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT)
• Extracurricular Activities
• College Application Essays
• Letters of
• Recommendations
• Interviews
• portfolios

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College Entrance Exams

• SAT
• A test of critical thinking and problem solving
• Score 600 2400
• Penalty for wrong answer
• Yes
• Structure of test
• Critical Reading
• Math (Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry)
• Writing

• ACT
• 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

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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
• Gail Polizzi College Career Center
  Coordinator, counselors, and trained parent
  volunteers provide assistance to students and
  parent
• Georgia Career Information Service (GCIS) and
  College View are used to assist students
• Mrs. Polizzi is available Monday through
  Wednesday by appointment or walk-in. With 14
  years experience as a College Admissions
  Counselor, she is also a wonderful resource for
  writing essays and has many contacts with
  admissions officers.

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Georgias HOPE Scholarship Program Class of
2007 beyond

• 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 4.0, B 3.0, C 2.0, D 1.0, F
  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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What if I fail a class?

• Making Up Failed Courses
• In schedule
• Night School
• Online H.S. Courses
• Summer School

• Retention Policy
• 5 units to be promoted to the 10th grade
• 10 units to be promoted to the 11th grade
• 16 units to be promoted to the 12th grade

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SUMMER SCHOOL
Site Chattahoochee High School Semester I June
2 (Mon.) 29 (Thurs.) Semester II June 23
(Mon.) July 11(Fri.) (no
school on July 4) Cost 1 unit 450/course
based on last years ½ unit 225/course
cost subject to change All courses may be taken
by students who need to repeat the courses.
Certain classes may be taken by students taking
the course for the first time.

Register with counselor starting in April.
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No Pass, No Play

• To participate in sports, you must have passed
  FIVE classes the previous semester
• Must be on track to graduate according to GHSA
  standards

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High School Success

• Proper Placement in classes
• Completing Homework
• Studying
• Being organized
• (Keep an agenda)
• Seeking help when needed
• Getting involved

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The End

• Q A
• NHS website
• www.northviewhigh.com