Welcome to 9 th Grade Orientation for the class of 2018

1. Welcome to 9th Grade Orientation for the class of 2018

2. CHS Administration Dr. Denise Magee - Principal Kim Artigas A-Casti Dr. Rudy Deveaux Castj-Gam Karen Lockhart Gan-Jam Cassandra Dixon Jan – McE John MurchieMcF – Pri TBH Pri - Stac Lucena Ross Stad - Z

3. Things to Know • Modified Freshmen Academy – the majority of freshmen courses will be housed in the 2000 building with the exception of science and some electives • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) – proactive discipline strategies that support appropriate student behaviors

4. Campbell Students are SPARTAN SHARPSteps to Excellence!

5. PTSA Elaine Isley

6. School Counselors Julia Richardson A-C Tina Amand D-H Yolanda Wright I-M Meghan Martiniere N-Sil Jamie Ryder Sim - Z School Counseling Office Location: 608

7. Objectives • Some Basics • Graduation/Promotion Requirements • Honors/AP Courses • Pathways • College – Hope Scholarship/Grant • Student Schedules • Helping Your Student Succeed • Important Dates and Activities

8. Why is 9th grade so important? • Determines course placement for 10th grade • Determines promotion to 10th grade • Hope Scholarship • Transcript • Graduation • Post-secondary options

9. Report Card Vs. Transcript Transcript Record of all high school final grades – including failed courses Begins in freshmen year Legal official document Used by colleges, military, and employers Includes identifying personal information (SS#, DOB, Address) Includes class rank and cumulative GPA Report Card • Grades from one semester • Unofficial document • Used by parent or guardian • Includes some personal information (address, Cobb ID) • Includes semester GPA

10. What do transcripts say about students? • Cumulative GPA -weighted -unweighted • Class rank • Rigor of courses • Courses that count toward HOPE GPA • Graduation requirements

11. Grade Point Average • Grade Point Average (GPA): A = 4.0 90-100 B = 3.0 80-89 C = 2.0 74-79 D = 1.0 70-73 F = 0.0 69 and ↓ • The higher the grades earned, the higher the GPA • Cumulative, Core, and HOPE • Determines class rank

12. Earning Credit • Block scheduling – 4x4 • Four 90 minute classes per day • Final grades earned in December & May • Some alternating day – “year long” courses • Full block passed = 1 credit • 8 units of credit possible per year

13. End Of Course Tests • 9th Literature, American Literature • CCGPS C. Algebra, CCGPS A. Geometry, Acc CCGPS C. Alg/A. Geometry A, Acc CCGPS A. Geometry B/Adv Algebra • Biology • U.S. History, Economics These tests count for 20% of the grade!

14. Graduation Requirements • 23 Required Credits (course specific) • Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT) Promotion Requirements • 9th to 10th: 5 units (1 Lit, 1 required math, 1 science) • 10th to 11th: 10 units (2 Lit, 2 required math, 2 science) • 11th to 12th: 16 units and be on track for graduation Students must pass all required courses and the Georgia High School Writing Test to participate in the graduation ceremony!

15. Graduation Requirements

16. Pathway: 3 units required Foreign Language Fine Arts Career/Technology

17. Pathway: Foreign Language FL I FL II FL III Offered at CHS CHINESE FRENCH JAPANESE SPANISH At least 2 courses in the same foreign language are required for 4 year college admissions. Many 4 year colleges require or recommend 3 courses in foreign language.

18. Pathway: Fine Arts Offered at CHS Drama Art Band Orchestra Chorus FA I FA II FA III

19. Pathway: Career/Technology Career/Technology I Career/TechnologyII Career/TechnologyIII

20. Broadcast & Video Production Business & Computer Science Business & Information Tech Interactive Media (Web Page) Small Business Development Carpentry (offered at Osborne HS) Culinary Arts Early Childhood Education Engineering & Technology Career/Technology Pathways

21. JROTC Law & Justice Marketing Sales/Service Work Based Learning Law & Justice Plant Science/Horticulture Teaching as a Profession Transportation (Osborne HS) Career/Technology Pathways continued…

22. College • Technical College (Diploma, Certificate, Associate’s Degree) • Two Year College (Associate’s Degree or Courses Prior to Transferring to a 4 year school) • Four Year College or University (Bachelor’s Degree)

23. Honors & AP Courses • Honors courses: More rigorous and challenging than on-level courses • AP courses: College level courses taken in high school with opportunity to earn college credit • College Credit Now: Courses taken at a local college to earn high school and college credit • Statistics show that students who are successful in four year colleges have typically taken rigorous and challenging coursework in high school (like the coursework offered in Honors and AP classes). • Students who wish to obtain admission to selective 4-year colleges should take Honors and AP level courses.

24. What do colleges consider in order of importance? 1. Grades 2. Academic GPA 3. Course selection 4. ACT or SAT scores 5. Class rank 6. Essay 7. Recommendations 8. Activities

25. Average GPA for Incoming College Freshman… CollegeAverage GPA Georgia State University 3.31 Georgia Southern University 3.31 Georgia Tech 3.9 Kennesaw State University 3.2 University of West Georgia 3.08 University of Georgia 3.83 Valdosta State University 3.12

26. Career Center • Sign up for the Career Center! • Our Career Center Consultant can help you research: • 4-year colleges & 2-year colleges • Technical colleges • Financial Aid & Scholarships • Summer programs • Careers • Get online with GA College 411 and Career Cruising to match colleges & careers with your interests and needs

27. What is the HOPE Scholarship? • All coursework (required and elective) in the core curriculum subjects (English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language) is used in computing the HOPE GPA. • Your student’s HOPE GPA is not the same as the GPA on his/her transcript. • Only AP and IB courses are weighted (0.5 points) for the HOPE GPA. – not above 4.0 • Must earn at least four high-rigorous credits

28. Hope Scholarship Requirements • Graduating with a 3.0 or higher GPA as calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) • Must pass at least 4 courses from a list of academically rigorous courses (available on the GSFC website) • Zell Miller – Meet one of the following requirements • Valedictorian or Salutatorian • Graduate with a minimum 3.7 GPA combined with a minimum score of 1200 on the SAT or a 26 composite score on the ACT in a single administration

29. HOPE Grant • Available to students who attend a Technical College in Georgia to pursue a diploma or certificate.

30. Reading Your Student’s Schedule

31. Schedule Changes Schedules will not be changed unless: • Student does not meet the course requirements or prerequisite • Schedule is not balanced No Pathway or Elective Changes

32. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens – Sean Covey • Be Proactive • Begin with the End in Mind • Put First Things First • Think Win-Win • Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood • Synergize • Sharpen the Saw

33. Stay informed with Synergy Monitor your student’s grades & attendance Provide a good place at home to study Help your student set goals Use rewards and consequences to encourage positive change Insist on daily attendance Assist your student with time management and organization skills Encourage your student to get involved Help your student succeed…

34. Many people at CHS can help you be successful… • Teachers can help with academic issues and class problems. Tutoring is available. • Homeroom Teachers will serve in an advisory role for students as part of the Teacher as Advisory Program • Counselors can help students with planning courses, personal issues, academic issues, and college & career planning. • Administrators can help you handle conflicts with students or teachers. • The social worker is here to help you utilize school and community resources when faced with personal and economic challenges. • Peer Mediators can help students resolve their conflicts with other students

35. Important Dates • August 4th – First Day of School – report to homeroom • August 28th @ 7PM – PTSA Open House • September 30@ 7 PM – Honors/AP Parent Night • September 12th – End of First Six Weeks • TBD (First Semester) – Freshmen Advisement (4-year plan) School Counseling Activities • Lessons focusing on promotion/graduation requirements • Identify 3 areas of career interests • Select a pathway for completion • Complete a four year plan with parent

36. Orientation Overview • Schedules were distributed to students in homeroom today • Following the presentation, proceed to the cafeteria to meet your student • From 9:30 until 10 a.m, you are free to meet and greet with your students’ teachers in their classrooms • You may pay class dues, join PTSA and buy a yearbook in the cafeteria • Visit the club/athletic fair in the Nash Gym • Counselors are available from 9:30 until 10: 30 a.m. in the cafeteria for questions Student leaders will be available throughout the building for tours. These students are wearing Peer Mediation yellow t-shirts, ROTC shirts

37. Thank You & Welcome to CHS GO SPARTANS!!!