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Governor’s Honors Program

Governor’s Honors Program. 2012-2013. What is GHP?.

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Governor’s Honors Program

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  1. Governor’s Honors Program 2012-2013

  2. What is GHP? • The Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GHP) is a six-week summer residential instructional program (four weeks in 2013) designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. Activities are designed to provide each participant with opportunities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become independent, life-long learners.  The Georgia Governor's Honors Program is fully-funded by the Georgia General Assembly, and operates at no cost to the participant. Rising juniors and seniors in Georgia's public and private high schools, and students enrolled in home school may be nominated by their teachers.

  3. What are the Nomination Areas? Academic • Languages • French • German • Latin • Spanish • Science: • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Communicative Arts • Mathematics • Social Studies • Fine Arts • Dance • Music: Brass, Jazz, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwind • Theatre: Performance, Design • Career / Technology • Architectural, Graphic, & Industrial Design, Executive Management, Engineering & Technology • Agricultural Science • AgScience /Biotechnology AgScience / Environmental

  4. School Allotments • Derived from total number of 10th & 11th grade students in county & by school • Changes year to year due to population changes and state allotment changes • Foreign Language: you may add one student for each student of the same subject area you send to county interviews (this is not the same as the state allotment rule) • Use your allotments for your strongest students • If you do not use your allotment let me know asap: we use these ‘extras’ for alternate interview spots

  5. Candidates • Students Nominated must be current (on track)10thor 11th graders • Demonstrate high aptitude and high interest in the area of nomination • May be nominated for district interviews in only one subject area • Must have PSAT or SAT data (can take to state interview) • Must have positive teacher recommendations • Must complete the state nomination form (if attending county level interviews) • Must commit to full participation in the GHP program • Check the descriptions for each area for specific requirements

  6. Notable Changes • The Student Nomination Form is available with the three parts divided into separate files. • You do not indicate whether a student is a 10th or 11th grader on the Nomination Form; rather, you verify that the student will be a rising junior/senior in June 2013. • The AgScience interview process has changed. Details can be found in the Description & Criteria. • AgSciencenominees no longer send a portfolio to the GHP office with the nomination form. See the Description & Criteria for details. • There are only 2 weekends for state interviews • GTID # is required on the nomination spreadsheet • The SAT is on a state interview date: be sure your nominated students do not sign up for that SAT date

  7. GHP Process

  8. Subject Area Supervisors • Recruit interviewers • Design Questions • Set up subject area teams • Lead subject area discussions and selection process • Answer subject specific questions • Complete final review of nomination packet • Submit subject area nominee list to GHP coordinator

  9. Parent Concerns • We did not know about GHP • The school interviewer did not like my child • Student did not have an interview at the school level and felt unprepared during county interview • Teacher at school told child they did make it to state… and they did not • No one reminded my child to take the PSAT scores to state interviews

  10. Nomination Packet • Top right hand corner information must be completed • Consistent font • Your name as local GHP coordinator (New this year: local and county coordinator spaces / no counselor) • No extra papers attached to academic GHP nomination packets (only PSAT/SAT scores and transcript) • Personalize teacher recommendations (no cut and pasting on multiple nominations) • No blank areas

  11. Student Expectations • Present themselves in professional manner • Complete nomination packets correctly • Include a parent phone number that is in working order • Do not use a personal student cell number • Follow Cobb County rules of conduct while participating in all aspects of GHP

  12. County Interview Night • Academics & Tech: November 8th at Sprayberry • Fine Arts: November 5th at Pebblebrook • Make sure students have interview times • Need check in table volunteers • Interview times will not be changes, if there are extenuating circumstances contact ALP office before interview times are assigned. • Snacks? • Concerns?

  13. Questions?

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