Welcome to Sandy Creek

High School

9th Grade Class Visit2012-2013

How Does High School Work?

FALL SEMESTER

(Semester A)

• 18 weeks long• 7 classes• 3 progress reports

and a final REPORT CARD

SPRING SEMESTER(Semester B)

• 18 weeks long• 7 classes• 3 progress reports

and a final REPORT CARD

How Credits Work(“Units of Credit”)

• Each semester class is worth .5 (1/2) credit.

• Passing both semesters of the same subject gives you a Full Unit of Credit in that subject.

• Each semester stands alone.• Not passing a class in the

Fall semester but passing the same subject in the Spring semester does NOT mean passing the whole year of that subject like middle school.

• You have to make up any required class you do not pass, whichever semester it is.

• 9th English A• Biology A• Coordinate Algebra A• Band A• Business Essentials A• Health (only one sem)• Spanish IA

• 9th English B• Biology B• Coordinate Algebra B• Band B• Business Essentials B• Pers. Fitness (only one sem)• Spanish IB

Final Exams

• Final exams

(some of which

are End of Course

tests) count for

20% of your total

course grade.

Progress Assessments• Progress reports every 4

½ weeks• Only a snapshot of where

grade was the day they were turned in for printing

• Infinite Campus has the most updated information.

• Final Report Card is the grade recorded on the transcript.

PROGRESS REPORT

FINAL REPORT CARD

MID-SEMESTER PROGRESS REPORT

PROGRESS REPORT

Jane Doe Sandy Creek High School 6/2013

Dec 2012 9th English A 85 .5

Total GPA:89.8 Total Credits Earned: 7

Coor. Algebra A 77 .5

Biology A 90 .5

Health 95 .5

Band 100 .5

World Geog. 87 .5

Spanish IA 80 .5

GPA = 87.7 Credit Earned 3.5

May 2013 9th English B 88 .5

Coor. Algebra B 86 .5

Biology B 90 .5

Pers. Fitness 100 .5

Band 100 .5

Current Issues 97 .5

Spanish IB 82 .5

GPA = 91.9 Credit Earned 3.5

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

• The mathematical average of your grades each semester will give you a grade point average.

• Average of grades = GPA

• Academic GPA is different!

GPA86

95

8279

88

Three Graduation Requirements

1. Earn 23 “units of credit” (we usually just say “credits”)

2. Pass all required courses within those 23 credits

3. Pass the Writing section of the Georgia High School Graduation Test

TESTING, TESTING…

• Georgia High School Graduation WritingTest

• Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (P.S.A.T.)

• Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.)• American College Test (A.C.T.)

• Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

PSAT - Preliminary SAT

• Can take it in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades

• Excellent practice for SAT and ACT

• Used for National Merit Scholarship Program(11th only)

• Required for Governor’s Honors Program (GHP)

The PSAT is usually givenin mid-October

SAT and/or ACT

• SAT = Scholastic Aptitude Test• ACT = American College Testing

• These tests are one part of the college admissions process.

• Either test is accepted by virtually all post-secondary schools

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Education Beyond High School

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

• 2-year degree programs

• Certificate programs• Diploma programs

• 2, 4- year degree programs

• Some offer Certificate programs

• 2-year degree programs

• Certificate programs• Can transfer 2-year

degree to 4-year college in most cases

www.GaCollege411.org• Georgia Student Finance Commission

– Calculate the HOPE Scholarship eligibility

– Information for all post-secondary schools in the state of Georgia (including universities, colleges, technical colleges, etc.) and many out of state schools

– Information for financial aid

– Student planner for accomplishments, extracurricular activity, community service, etc.

– Student interest and job matching survey

It’s Hard To Learn If You Don’t Come to School

• An excused absence means the student has a valid (state-accepted) reason to miss class and the student has five (5) days to make up his work he missed.

• If a student is absent for up to three days and it is excused, she will make up the work upon her return, and the five day rule applies

• If a student’s excused absence goes beyond three days, parents can request work after the third day. If the third day falls on a Friday and the student needs to work over the weekend, parents can ask for work on Thursday morning to be picked up by Friday afternoon.

Sleeping in, cruising the mall, self-imposed vacations all mean that you’ve lost valuable time in school! BUT…

• Hear you

• Encourage you

• Lead you to opportunity

• Provide information to you

SCHS Counselors

Anything you sayto your counselor is

confidential

Unless

You are discussingissues of SAFETY!

HELPFUL HINTS

• See your teachers for extra help before it’s too late!

• Use an assignment or agenda book

• Study old, corrected tests• Do all assignments,

whether homework or classwork

• Make a habit of studying 10 minutes per subject every night

• Ask your counselor to help you find a tutor if you need one

Sandy Creek High Guidance Office

770-969-2843Mrs. Love A-Ge Mrs. Dunn Gi-N Mr. Roache O-Z

Mrs. Harvey GO Program