Home of the Black Knights
A presentation of the Athletic Dept and Counseling Office

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GIRLS- STATE
CHAMPS IN
2001, RUNNER
UP IN 2000
BOYS – STATE
TOURNAMENT
IN 2007-11

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 FOOTBALL – 85 (25 per year)
 BASKETBALL – 13
 BASEBALL – 11.7
 TENNIS – 4.5
 CROSS COUNTRY – 12.6

 FOOTBALL – 1:106
 BASKETBALL – 1:175
 3/100 high school athletes are offered a scholarship

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 Keep your goals
 Be realistic
 Play hard
 Hit the books
 Future is most influenced by your classroom accomplishments

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(1) Pass 5 classes the previous semester
(2) Stay “ON TRACK” to graduate
End of 9 th grade – 5 credits
End of 10 th grade – 11 credits
End of 1th grade – 17 credits
1 st time 9 th graders entering high school are eligible first semester

 DIPLOMA CHOICES
 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
 FRESHMAN INDEX FOR
COLLEGE ADMISSION

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COLLEGE PREP (CP) – student may apply to a four year university, two year college
Some Math exceptions (Math
Strategies) allow high school graduation
BUT not admission into college in
Georgia

 SOPHOMORE- 5
 JUNIOR -11
 SENIOR – 17
 GRADUATE - 23

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23 CREDITS
4 LANGUAGE ARTS
4 MATH (CP) OR 3 (TECH)
4 SCIENCE
3 SOCIAL STUDIES (World History, US
History, Government/Economics)
2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE (needed for college)

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1 FINE ARTS
1 PE/HEALTH
4 ELECTIVES
***CORE SUBJECTS: ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE,
SOCIAL STUDIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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Admission Standards to Georgia colleges
Must meet minimum requirements to be considered for admission
High school grades in core subjects PLUS
ACT/SAT scores

 SAT CRITICAL READING = 520
 SAT MATH = 480
 Core GPA = 3.0
 FI = 520 + 480 + (3.0 x 500) = 2500

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UGA
GEORGIA TECH
GEORGIA STATE
MEDICAL
COLLEGE OF
GEORGIA

 Georgia
Southern
 Valdosta
State

 Several school including:
Clayton State,
Ga College &
State Univ, West
Ga, Kennesaw
St, Ga Gwinnett
College

 Many schools including: Georgia
Perimeter,
Abraham Baldwin,
Gainesville
College, Middle
Georgia

 COACHES
 COUNSELING OFFICE
 TEACHERS
 TUTORS

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Graduate from high school with a College
Prep diploma
Complete a core curriculum of 16 academic
(College Prep) courses, beginning in 2007-8 school year
GPA and SAT/ACT score (Qualifier Index) verified through NCAA Clearinghouse and colleges

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4 years of English
3 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
2 years of Natural Science
1 Year of additional English, Math, or Natural
Science
2 years of Social Science
4 years of additional courses from any area above, Foreign Language, or nondoctrinal
Religion
GEORGIA’S COLLEGE PREP REQUIREMENTS
MEET THIS RULE!!!!!!
Credit Recovery no longer accepted August 2010

 REQUIREMENTS
 There is a place for everyone, BUT
YOU MUST
QUALIFY
ACADEMICALLY

Core GPA
2.500
2.400
2.300
2.200
2.100
2.000
ACT
68
71
75
79
82
86
SAT
820
860
900
940
970
1010

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COMPLETE NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE
FORM AT: www.eligibilitycenter.org
MAIL AT END OF 11 TH GRADE YEAR
ALONG WITH TRANSCRIPT
SEND FINAL TRANSCRIPT UPON
GRADUATION

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 “Regular HOPE” –
Requires 3.0 average in
CORE subjects, pays 90% tuition (2010-11 level)
 “Zell Miller HOPE”- 3.7 core GPA or higher +
1200 SAT in Critical
Reading, Math OR 26
Composite ACT score, pays 90% of tuition

 SCHOLARSHIP – talent, merit, abilty
 GRANT – No repayment needed
 WALK ON – try out for the team