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Rising Freshman Parent Information Meeting

Rising Freshman Parent Information Meeting. Accessing the key to your student’s future in high school and beyond. Freshman Registration. Public school registration forms sent home with teacher recommendations end of Feb, due back March 10 Private/home school registration appointments in April

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Rising Freshman Parent Information Meeting

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  1. Rising Freshman Parent Information Meeting Accessing the key to your student’s future in high school and beyond

  2. Freshman Registration • Public school registration forms sent home with teacher recommendations end of Feb, due back March 10 • Private/home school registration appointments in April • Schedule is built in May • Waiver form is built into registration

  3. Graduation Requirements Units Required • English/Language Arts 4 • Mathematics 4 • Science 4 • Social Studies 3 • CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or Foreign Language 3 • Health and Physical Education 1 • Electives 4 • Total Units (Minimum) 23

  4. Credits for Grade Levels • Minimum 5 credits for 10th grade homeroom including 1 unit each of math, science & English • Minimum 10 credits for 11th grade homeroom including 2 units each of math, science & English • Minimum 16 credits for 12th grade homeroom

  5. English/Language Arts • 4 units of English/Language Arts required, including: • 1 unit of 9th Grade Literature and Composition • 1 unit of American Literature and Composition in 11th grade • 2 additional units (we teach British Lit in 10th grade and World Lit or Multicultural Lit in 12th) • Honors available each grade level • AP Language available in 11th grade and AP Literature available in 12th grade

  6. Mathematics • 4 units of Mathematics required, including: • 1 unit of Mathematics I or Accelerated Mathematics I (GPS Algebra) • 1 unit of Mathematics II or Accelerated Mathematics II (GPS Geometry) • 1 unit of Mathematics III or Accelerated Mathematics III or any higher level mathematics course, including AP/IB (GPS Adv Alg/Trig) • 1 additional math unit • New course for 4th year will be added • Support classes available for struggling students • AP Calculus and AP Statistics offered at Pope

  7. Science • 4 units of Science required, including: • 1 unit of Biology (Honors available) • 1 unit of Physics (Honors, conceptual or AP-B) • 1 unit of Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science, or an AP course (H Chem available) • 1 unit of a 4th science, including any AP (AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Physics C), academic science (Ocean, Astro, Zoo, Anatomy, H Anatomy) or career tech science (ex: Horticulture)

  8. Social Studies • 3 units of Social Studies required, including: • 1 unit of World History • 1 unit of United States History • ½ unit of American Government/Civics • ½ unit of Economics • Honors & AP available for all required SS • Freshman SS electives include Geography (H avail) and Gifted Psychology

  9. Additional Graduation Requirement Requirements for Health/PE: All students must complete .5 unit of health and .5 unit of personal fitness PE electives such as physical conditioning, weight training, team sports & body sculpting do NOT meet this requirement

  10. Elective Requirements • 7 units required, including: • A total of 3 units required from: CTAE and/or Foreign Language and/or Fine Arts for all students (students planning to enter or transfer into a University System of Georgia institution must take two units of the same foreign language) • 4 additional elective units for all students

  11. World Languages • French, German & Spanish offered • Level I for new language • Level II for rising 9th graders who completed French or Spanish I in 8th grade for high school credit • Levels III is honors • Advanced Placement (AP) is available in all three languages

  12. Academic Electives • English: Mythology, Journalism • Social Studies: Sociology, Psychology, Current Issues, Leadership, AP Psychology, Gifted Dev Psychology • Extra Sciences, Math & Foreign Languages as listed above • SAT Prep (non-academic elective) • Highly recommended for college!

  13. Career Clusters • Business (including internship) • Computer Science • Culinary Arts • Electronics (Telecommunications) • Graphic Arts • Horticulture • JROTC (at Lassiter) • Marketing • Teaching as a Profession

  14. Fine Arts Programs • Band – Marching, Symphonic, Percussion • Orchestra- Beginning, Inter, Advanced • Chorus – Girls, Mixed, Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced • Drama – Acting, Technical, Musical • Visual Arts – Drawing, Painting, Photo

  15. Grade Point Averages • GPA determined by assigning quality points to each course grade: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. Add total and divide by number of courses attempted. Honors classes for sophomore level and up earn extra ½ quality point; AP and Foreign Language level IV & up earn extra 1 point. • Colleges usually re-calculate GPA based on academic classes only and add quality points differently. • GPA determines class rank, honor grads, auto discounts, scholarships, college admissions & certain clubs.

  16. Graduation Test Requirements • Student must pass all sections of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. • GHSGT includes a Writing Section, and Subject Sections in English, Math, Science and Social Studies. • GHSGT is administered in the 11th grade with additional opportunities in 12th.

  17. Future Testing • PSAT for 9th, 10th & 11th Graders • EOCTs in Math I, Math II, 9th Lit, Biology, American Lit, US History, Economics • SAT & ACT – best time after Math II • AP Exams – every May for AP courses which are available in 10th, 11th & 12th grades

  18. Middle School Credits • High school credits earned in middle school will be put on the students’ transcripts during 9th grade. • From CCSD schools, these credits are reflected with a “P” for pass, no effect on GPA. • From non-CCSD schools, credits reflected as sending school records it unless parent sends letter requesting “P” for pass.

  19. Current HOPE Scholarship • Grades from all high school coursework attempted in core curriculum subjects are counted in computing the core GPA to determine HOPE eligibility. • This means both failing grades and repeated grades in core are used in the calculation. • Courses in career, PE, fine arts are NOT included in core HOPE GPA. • Average GPA for HOPE must be 3.0; this it NOT the cumulative GPA reported on high school transcript. • Current legislature plans to make changes to HOPE; we will advertise when we know but please follow the media.

  20. Special Opportunities • Summer School, for credit recovery or advancement • Tuition Night School or NovaNet, for credit recovery • Cobb Virtual for credit recovery, advancement • Post Secondary Options/Dual Enrollment, for both HS & college credit • Internship, apprenticeship

  21. Career & College Resources • Career Cruising and GaCollege411 have career interest inventories, career & college info, educational plan, resume builder. See Counseling page at popehigh.com under Academic Tab. • Career Center in Room 104 for students, parent meetings, testing, group sessions

  22. Activities, Sports & Clubs • Encourage deeper involvement in a few activities rather than too many • Check popehigh.com student activities or athletics for detailed information • Announcements and fliers posted on bulletin boards & at water fountains • GHSA Athletic Eligibility requires at least 5 classes passed previous semester

  23. Football Basketball – Boy/Girl Soccer- Boy/Girl Baseball Softball- FP & SP Track & Cross Country- Boy/Girl Gymnastics Fencing (club) Golf – Boy/Girl Tennis – Boy/Girl Swim & Dive – B/G Wrestling Cheerleading Lacrosse-Boy/Girl Volleyball Rugby (club) Hockey (club) Sports Programs

  24. Drama, Dance Foreign Languages of Pope (FLOP) FACS, Future Business Leaders Literary Magazine Computer, Math & Science Teams Interact, Beta, Key, Habitat, NHS Model UN, Renaissance Student Government And more every year! Clubs *See popehigh.com for a list of all organizations*

  25. Department Chairs • Dianne Hagood – English • Diana Lossner– Math • Jan Titolo – Science • Beth Mulling – Social Studies • Rebecca Hauseman – World Languages • Jan Fendig– Fine Arts & Gifted Instruction • Lynda Brown – Career & Technology • Jim Haskin – Physical Education • Sara Allegood – Media Center • Marion Lister – Special Education • Kathryn Sax - Counseling

  26. Administration • Rick Beaulieu – Principal • Loretta Clune – AP Curriculum (12th) • Steve Craft – AP Athletics (11th) • Loralee Hill – AP Testing (9th) • Nancy Zarbnisky – AP Attendance (10th) • Discipline by grade level as above; changes each year.

  27. Counselors are here to help! • Responsibilities for individual students, by last name: • A – E Kathryn Sax • F – Le Leslie Shearstone • Li – R Angie Bruce • S – Z Jamie Hamrick • Janet Callahan – Testing, Advisement We follow the students throughout high school.

  28. We look forward to having your student at Alan C. Pope High School It’s A Great Place to Be!

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