ONLY 2 MORE YEARS!
Sophomore and Parents Night
February 3, 2015
Mr. Keith Whitaker
Class of 2017 Administrator
North Forsyth High School Counseling
Department
• Lead: Mrs. Wigley
• A – Di: Mrs. LeFevre
• Do – Ki: Mr. Owens
• Kl – Q: Mrs. Strickland
• R – Z: Mrs. Haynes
Agenda
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Course selection for Junior year
Pathways
Financial Planning
NCAA
Testing
Conclusion
Course Selection for Junior Year
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On level
Honors
Advanced Placement (AP)
Dual Enrollment
ACCEL (core classes)
Technical classes
AP Classes
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Teacher recommendation
Waive in or out
Extra quality point on cumulative GPA
Check with college of interest to determine
what AP scores are accepted for credit
Dual Enrollment
Earn college credit and high school credit.
Funds do not count against HOPE totals.
See COUNSELOR if interested!!!
Dual Enrollment: ACCEL
• Must be accepted to college (UNG)
– At least 16 years of age
– A 3.25 GPA on required core classes
– You must present minimum SAT score of 970
combined critical reading and math with a
minimum of 480 critical reading and 440 math, or
ACT composite of 20 with minimum scores of 20
English and 18 math.
– Part time or full time
See Mrs. Wigley at least once a semester.
Dual Enrollment: MOWR
You must be accepted to the college. This is a full time program.
– You must be at least 16
– You must be on track.
– You must be entering the 11th or 12th grade in a Georgia public high
school.
– You must have completed your prior school year (two consecutive
semesters) in a Georgia public high school.
– 3.5 or better GPA in your Required High School Curriculum (RHSC)
coursework.
– Minimum SAT scores of 530 critical reading and 530 math, or
ACT scores of 23 English and 22 math.
– See Mrs. Wigley at least once a semester.
Dual Enrollment: Lanier Tech
• Sign up for COMPASS testing on 2/20
• Return completed permission form to Mrs.
Wigley
• Study (link for study guide is on permission
form)
• Complete application process
Lanier Tech Programs of Study
Forsyth Campus
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Nurse Assisting
Criminal Justice
Design and Media Production
Interior Design
Horticulture
Child Development
Accounting
PC and Network Tech
Lanier Tech Programs of Study
Dawson Campus
• Nurse Assisting
• Welding
• Shampoo Tech (Cosmetology)
• Residential Wiring
• Design and Media Production
• Automotive
Pathways
Pathways & Recognitions
• Required courses to complete a pathway will be
– Listed under “Pathways” on Counseling Web Page
– Advanced Academic Pathways require an AP or dual
enrollment class for at least one of the required
courses
• Career Tech pathways also require passing the
“End of Pathway Assessment”
• If the pathway is completed, the student is a
“Pathway Completer” and receives pin and seal
Recognitions
To earn the Seal of Distinction, student MUST be a
Pathway Completer AND meet the following
requirements:
Active
Member of
Pathway
Club
Minumum
3.0
Cumulative
GPA
Approved
Pathway
Service
Project
Seal of
Distinction
Not all pathways have a pathway club. For those
pathways , club membership is not required.
Recognitions
To receive a Pathway Scholar Medallion, student
MUST have earned a Seal of Distinction AND
meet the following requirements:
2 consecutive
World
Language
credits
Active
Member of a
national
honor society
2 AP/Dual
Enrollment
credits
Pathway
Scholar
Medallion
Financial Planning
Paying for Post Secondary Education
• Start planning now
• Use tools available
• Example:
http://gradnation.org/lea
rn/dollars-college-toolkit
• Look at essay contests
and scholarships available
for sophomores
• Plan to attend Financial
Aid meeting next fall
• HOPE program
GPA
(Grade Point Average)
HOPE/CORE GPA vs Cumulative GPA
• HOPE/CORE: Only counts courses from these areas
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Foreign Language courses
• Cumulative: Counts all courses
Determines class rank
Determines "Honor Graduate" status
Prints on transcript
HOPE Program
HOPE Scholarship
– Graduate from an accredited GA high school
– Minimum 3.0 HOPE GPA
– Meet “Rigor” requirements
Zell Miller
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Graduate from an accredited GA high school
Minimum 3.7 HOPE GPA
Meet rigor requirements
1200 on Math and Verbal of SAT in one test
session or 26 Composite on ACT
or
Graduate as Valedictorian or Salutatorian
HOPE Rigor Requirements
Students graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2017, must receive at least four credits in
courses from the categories listed below, prior to graduating from high school to be eligible for
HOPE.
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1) Advanced math, such as Advanced algebra and trigonometry, math III, or an
equivalent or higher course
2) Advanced science, such as chemistry, physics, biology II, or an equivalent or
higher course;
3) Advanced Placement courses in core subjects (English, math, science, social
studies, and foreign language);
4) International Baccalaureate courses in core subjects (English, math, science,
social studies and foreign language);
5)Dual credit courses in Core subjects taken during Dual Credit Enrollment at an
Eligible Postsecondary Institution;
6) Courses taken at a unit of the University System of Georgia in core subjects
(English, math, science, social studies and foreign language) where such courses
are not remedial and developmental courses; or
7) Advanced foreign language courses.
HOPE Grant
• Georgia's HOPE Grant (a separate program from
the HOPE Scholarship) is available to Georgia
residents who are working towards a certificate
or diploma at an eligible college or university in
Georgia.
• Full-time enrollment is not required and students
are not required to graduate from high school
with a specific GPA, however, they are required to
have a postsecondary cumulative 2.0 GPA, at
certain checkpoints, in order to maintain
eligibility.
Athletes and NCAA
Online Registration
The NCAA Eligibility Center has
designed a website for the student-athlete.
To register with the NCAA Eligibility Center, go
online to www.eligibilitycenter.org and click
the link to enter as an NCAA College-Bound
Student-Athlete.
Division I
• Complete 16 required core courses
• Have a minimum core-course grade-point
average of 2.300
• Meet the sliding scale of grade-point average
and ACT/SAT score; and
• Graduate from high school.
• Please refer to NCAA website for more details.
Division II
• Graduate from high school
• Complete the 16 core courses required by
NCAA
• Earn a 2.000 grade-point average or better in
your core courses
• Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT
sum score of 68
• Please refer to NCAA website for more details.
Preparing for Admissions Testing
• Register for free test prep questions
• Compass practice (for technical schools) Check Lanier
Tech’s admissions page for link to practice questions or
http://www.act.org/compass/sample/ .
• For "fee" services
• Use PSAT results
PSAT
• Qualifying exam if taken as a Junior for National
Merit Scholar Program.
• Juniors must register and pay to take the PSAT.
• The PSAT will be given at NFHS on Wed., Oct. 14th.
• Registration will take place at school in early
September.
• Look for free PSAT Study Guides.
Postsecondary Planning
• Career Interest Surveys, Job Shadowing
• Check for schools that have program in area of interest
• Visit campuses
• Check admission requirements and freshmen class stats
• Begin test preparation (Which test is required?)
• Choose courses based on goals for the future (Rigor vs.
GPA)
Successful Junior Year
Successful Senior Year
GRADUATION 2017