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Hanes Hosts the High School Forum

Hanes Hosts the High School Forum. Answering Your Q uestions A bout High School. Atkins HS – Joe Childers, Principal Early College – Frances Cook, Principal East Forsyth HS – Angela Hubbard, Director of Student Services Mount Tabor HS – Stan Huck, Guidance Director

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Hanes Hosts the High School Forum

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  1. Hanes Hosts the High School Forum Answering Your Questions About High School

  2. Atkins HS – Joe Childers, Principal • Early College – Frances Cook, Principal • East Forsyth HS – Angela Hubbard, Director of Student Services • Mount Tabor HS – Stan Huck, Guidance Director • Reagan HS - Joel Cordray, Director of Student Services • Wake Forest University – Lori Pilon, Assistant Dean • High School students representing various schools Our Forum Participants

  3. Visit your new school • Get involved • Clubs, athletics, activities • Parent involvement is still important: PTSA, Booster Clubs New classmates, new courses, new teachers and new expectations can all be points of anxiety for students moving from middle to high school. Even if the change doesn't seem drastic, parents should anticipate an adjustment period for their student, says Patrick Akos, a professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Transitioning to High School

  4. Getting Involved • Marching Band and Ensembles • Dance and Theater • ROTC • Academic and Special Interest Clubs and Organizations • Athletics Eligibility • Physical Examinations • Attendance • Grades

  5. Athletics • Clubs • Academic Competition • ROTC • Art/Music Organizations Extracurriculars

  6. College Prep Courses • Activities • Electives Preparing for College

  7. WSFCS charges $55 for Driver’s Education • Minimum age is 14 years and 6 month old (by the first day of the class • Sign up online at http://ncdrivingschool.com/county/winstonforsyth/ • Students will attend 30 hours of class instruction • Students will attend 6 hours “In Car” or behind the wheel instruction Driver’s Education

  8. A/B Schedule, (days alternate) • 4 classes a day • 90 minutes for each class • AP, IB, Arts, Foreign Language, Newspaper and Yearbook classes will be taught in an A Day/B Day yearlong block Block Schedule

  9. QPA (Quality Point Average) = Weighted GPA Weighted GPA

  10. Regular Course Level - meet college prep requirements +1 Honors – College Prep level courses +1 Honors Seminar – College Prep for self-contained gifted (HAG) and open to other qualified students +1 IB Middle Years – prep for AP & IB classes +2 Advanced Placement – College level studies, AP Exam required for +2 +2 International Baccalaureate Diploma – college level studies Course Levels and Quality Points

  11. A Week at High School

  12. Now- Tour Schools Jan. 11 – Magnet Fair @ Benton Jan. 1 to 24 – Magnet School Applications Due Jan. 27 – Feb. 5 – Choice Transfers Due Early February – Receive HS course recommendations from teachers. Early March - Submit HS registration. Timeline for HS Registration

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