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CLASS OF 2021 PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT 1 Administration Position Name & Contact Info Keith Ball Principal kball@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Dr. Gregory Taylor Assistant Principal A-Co gtaylor@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Ms. Julie OMeara

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CLASS OF 2021 PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

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Administration

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Position Name & Contact Info Principal

Keith Ball

kball@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal A-Co

  • Dr. Gregory Taylor

gtaylor@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal Cr-Haw

  • Ms. Julie O’Meara

jomeara@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal Hax-McF

  • Mr. Jason Meade

jmeade@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal McG-R

  • Dr. Paula McVicker

pmcvicker@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal S-Z

  • Ms. Lucena Ross

lross@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Assistant Principal

  • Ms. Alisha Green Wyche

agreenwyche@Marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Please Join MHS PTSA!

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PTSA – Stay in the Loop

Subscribe to Remind for updated information

 Text @mariettahs to 81010

Email questions or requests to mariettaptsa@gmail.com

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Position Name & Contact Info

IB Director Debbie Woolard (ext 5038) dwoolard@marietta-city.org IB Secretary Laurie Gazaway (ext 5040) lgazaway@marietta-city.org MYP Coordinator Kelly Herrero (ext 5064) kherrero@marietta-city.org

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International Baccalaureate (IB)

IB website -https://www.marietta-city.org/domain/1282

  • Remind Account- 81010 @ib2021mhs
  • IB Facebook, Instagram and Twitter- IBAMHSDEVIL
  • Dates for Planning:
  • 10th Grade IB Meeting- Monday Dec 3rd 8:45AM/6:30PM
  • Personal Project Due- Tues Feb. 26th
  • Personal Project Showcase- Monday March 25th
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Position Name & Contact Info

Athletic Director Andy Dorsey (ext 5034) adorsey@marietta-city.k12.ga.us Athletic Director Secretary Kelly Hastings (ext 5033) khastings@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Athletic Department

If your child is interested in playing college athletics, they must register with

  • ne of the 2 Governing Boards
  • NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics – no national

clearinghouse, simple requirements http://www.playnaia.org/eligibility- center

  • NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association – requires potential

Division 1 and 2 student athletes to register at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

  • Contact Dr. McVicker (pmcvicker@marietta-city.k12.ga.us) with

questions

  • It is the parent/student’s responsibility to register
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Position Name & Contact Info

Academic Coordinator Tammie Roach 770-429-3159 (ext 7168) troach@marietta-city.k12.ga.us School Counselor at PLC BJ Smith 770-429-3159 (ext 7160) jlsmith@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Marietta Performance Learning Center (MPLC)

What: Blending Learning Program - MPLC is an MHS component Where: 353 Lemon Street, Marietta, GA 30060 For Whom: Students who are not successful in the traditional environment How: Smaller Classes, Individualized Learning, Certified Instructors, Self-Paced with Deadlines, Afterschool Program Info: See your counselor

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Position Name & Contact Info

Director of Student Life Center

  • Dr. Rona Roberts 678-919-4506

rroberts@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Student Life Center

  • Academic tutoring
  • After-school programs
  • Career counseling
  • Individual counseling
  • Support groups
  • Food pantry
  • Clothing closet

LOCATED ON LOWER B-HALL

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Student Life Center, cont.

https://app.youscience.com/ga/activate What do you need? Student’s GTID – found in your student’s Aspen Account Student’s expected graduation year Questions & Assistance? Brenda Espinoza bespinoza@Marietta-city.org Room B108

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Counseling Department

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Counselors

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Name Contact Info Joann Kinlaw A-Co

jkinlaw@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Chenedra Garnigan Cr-Haw

cgarnigan@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Nancy Hill Hax-McF

nancyhill@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Marlon Prather McG-R

mprather@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

Betsy Alpert S-Z

balpert@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

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Why Students Meet With School Counselors

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  • Class schedule issues
  • Transcript questions
  • Fee waivers –https://mariettacity.strataapps.com
  • Credit recovery opportunities
  • Graduation requirements
  • Personal issues (at school or at home) – Go Guardian

Alert

  • Career exploration/plans
  • Dual Enrollment
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Subject Units Required Courses English 4 9th Literature American Literature Math 4 Coordinate Algebra or Algebra 1 Geometry Advanced Algebra or Algebra 2 Science 4 Physical Science or Physics Biology Environmental Science or Chemistry Social Studies 3 World History US History American Government (.5 credit) Economics (.5 credit) CTAE, Foreign Lang, Fine Arts 3 This area can be a combination Health / Personal Fitness .5 credit each Can be exempted with 3 years of ROTC Electives 4 Examples: Journalism, Team Sports, etc. Total 23

Graduation Requirements

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English

9th Grade Literature

American Literature

Math

Algebra

Geometry

Science

Physical Science

Biology

Social Studies

Economics

US History

*EOC counts for 20% of the FINAL COURSE GRADE in all eight courses.

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Georgia Milestones-EOC State Required Assessment

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ONLINE COURSE OPPORTUNITIES

 Want to take a course MHS does not offer?  Want to take an additional core elective

 www.gavirtualschool.org

 Courses can be taken during the school day  See your counselor for more information

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Dual Enrollment

 Dual Enrollment Program is available to high school students in

grades 9-12

 Students earn high school and college credit  Students must meet admission requirements of college/university

they’re interested in attending (age, test scores, GPA etc.)

 If your student is interested in taking dual enrollment classes at

CTC in the spring they will need to take the Accuplacer which will be offered here at MHS on October 17 & 18, 2018. Sign up TBA.

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Dual Enrollment at KSU

 Dual Enrollment Information Sessions

 Saturday, September 8 at 10:00 am  Thursday, October 4 at 7:00 pm

 Priority Deadline is January 18, 2019  Final Deadline is March 15, 2019  Students must meet all KSU Dual Enrollment Admissions

requirements (http://uc.kennesaw.edu/dep/)

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Dual Enrollment at Chat Tech

 Dual Enrollment Information Session

 October 10, 2018 from 6:00 pm – 8:00pm (North Metro Campus)

 Deadline for Spring Semester (January 2019) is November 16, 2018  Deadline for Fall Semester (August 2019) is May 1, 2019  Accuplacer Test will be given at MHS on October 16 & 17

(signups TBA). To review for Accuplacer, visit

https://www.accuplacer.org/

 Students must meet all Chat Tech Dual Enrollment Admissions

requirements (http://www.chattahoocheetech.edu/deadmissions/)

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Dual Enrollment at GA Highlands

 Dual Enrollment Information Session

 September 26, 2018 from 5:00 pm – 7:00pm (Marietta Campus Campus)  Register at https://sites.highlands.edu/forms/dual-enrollment-night/

 Deadline for Spring Semester (January 2019) is November 1, 2018  Students must meet all GA Highlands Dual Enrollment Admissions

requirements (https://www.highlands.edu/how-do-i-apply/dual- enrollment/)

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Transcripts & GPAs

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  • Unweighted GPA - all courses are weighted the same
  • Weighted GPA – used for class rank & to distinguish Honors for Graduation
  • AP, IB, & Academic Dual Enrollment courses receive 1 quality point
  • Core Honors courses receive .5 quality point
  • High Honors (4.0+) or Honors (3.5 – 3.99)
  • Core GPA – many colleges only look at this for admissions purposes; includes only the

following courses:

  • English ∙ Math (not Math Support) ∙ Science
  • Social Studies

∙ Foreign Language

  • HOPE GPA – used to determine eligibility for HOPE & Zell Miller Scholarships
  • Includes only core courses taken in Grades 9 – 12
  • AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment courses receive .5 quality point (except an A)
  • Can be found by logging into Gafutures (www.gafutures.org) & selecting

MY HOPE GPA

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Testing

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PSAT

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  • PSAT will be given on Wednesday, Oct 10 to all

first-time 10th grade students

  • PSAT practice books will be given out in

Advisement on Wednesday, September 19

  • For more information, visit

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat- nmsqt-psat-10

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How to Make an Appointment With Your School Counselor

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  • Go to MHS Counseling

webpage at https://www.marietta- city.org/domain/3221

  • Select “Make Counseling

Appointment”

  • Fill out information
  • Email your school counselor

directly

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Post-Secondary Information

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College Advisors

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Position Name & Contact Information College Advisor / Scholarship Coordinator Last names A - M Ebonee Mahone-Todman emahone-todman@marietta-city.k12.ga.us College Advising Coordinator Last names N - Z Brandi Smith brandismith@marietta-city.k12.ga.us

To schedule an appointment with

  • ne of the college advisors, go to

the MHS College Advising webpage at https://www.marietta- city.org/domain/3227

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College Visits to MHS

 COLLEGE VISITS ARE FOR STUDENTS ONLY  Visits during class time are ONLY for Juniors and Seniors. Freshmen

and Sophomores can ONLY visit during their lunch periods.

 Students must sign up for college visits (at least one hour before the

visit) through their Naviance Student account. STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO ATTEND.

 Instructions on how to register for college visits are located on the MHS

  • website. Click on the “Counseling” tab at the top, then select College

Advising from the dropdown menu, then select “How To Sign Up for a College Visit on Naviance” underneath Helpful Links.

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College Visits to MHS (cont.)

 Please print the reminder/confirmation page and bring it to school with you or

you can print beforehand at school. If you forget to print your pass, you can show your teacher your green registration status on your phone in Naviance. Your teacher will then write you a pink pass. Either your printed pass from Naviance or your pink pass from your teacher will allow you into the college

  • visit. It is always up to the teacher whether you will be able to leave class to

attend these sessions.

 Visits are 30 minutes and will be held at the beginning of every period.

College visits will mostly be held in the Seminar Room or A226 unless

  • therwise noted. Only 30 minutes will be excused and students are responsible

for any missed work.

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Scholarship Information

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How Do I Find Money for College?

 Scholarship Link on MHS Counseling Web pagehttp://mhs.marietta-

city.org/page/1915

 Research your local community  Websites

www.fastweb.com

www.bigfuture.com

www.gafutures.org for special state and federal grants

www.unigo.com

www.Jlvcollegecounseling.com

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Georgia’s HOPE/Zell Program

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 All three HOPE programs will require students to:

  • Be a legal resident of Georgia
  • Meet HOPE’s US citizenship or eligible non-citizen

requirements

  • Attend an eligible Georgia school

To see the full list of program requirements, visit https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/

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Georgia’s HOPE/Zell Program

Zell Miller Scholarship (covers 100% tuition)

Must earn a 3.7 GPA in core coursework (English, Math, Science, Soc Studies, & FL) between grades 9-12

Earn at least a 1200 on the Math & Verbal portions of the SAT or score at least a 26 composite score on the ACT

Both SAT & ACT scores must be earned in one test administration before graduation

HOPE Scholarship (covers price per credit hour)

Must earn a 3.0 GPA in core coursework (English, Math, Science, Soc Studies, & FL) between grades 9-12

HOPE Grant—available to students who are seeking a technical certificate or diploma, regardless of student’s high school GPA or gradation date

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HOPE Rigor Requirements

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The Class 2021, in order to be eligible to receive the Zell Miller or HOPE scholarship, must receive at least four credits in courses from the following categories:

  • Advanced math (such as Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, or an equivalent or higher

course taken at an eligible high school or taken for degree level credit at an eligible postsecondary institution)

  • Advanced science (such as Chemistry, Physics, or an equivalent or higher course taken

at an eligible high school or taken for degree level credit at an eligible postsecondary institution)

  • Advanced foreign language courses taken at an eligible high school or taken for degree

level credit at an eligible postsecondary institution (e.g., Spanish 2, French 2, etc.)

  • Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Dual Enrollment courses in core

subjects (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, or Foreign Language) For a complete list of eligible HOPE Rigor courses, visit https://apps.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2012/Course_List.pdf

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NAVIANCE

 Naviance (Family Connection) is a comprehensive website for

students and parent to use as a tool to organize personal data, complete a personality inventory, maintain a list of prospective colleges and track the application process.

 Features:

 College Search  Scholarship Search  Apply to colleges & universities  Sign up to meet with college reps when they’re visiting our

school

 Personality profile

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Naviance Login

Students: Email: Student ID Number Password: student (all lowercase) Parents: Click on “I need to register” Enter registration code If you have an issue with logging in, please contact Ms. Smith and she can assist you.

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Social Media

@MariettaHSCollegeAdvising @MHSCollegeAdv

Marietta High School College Advising

@mhscadvis

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Other Important Information

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GHP Opportunity Governor’s Honors Program

 http://gosa.georgia.gov/governors-honors-program  GHP is a four-week, summer residential program designed to

provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities at Berry College, Rome, Georgia.

 The Georgia Governor's Honors Program is fully funded by the

Georgia General Assembly and operates at no cost to participants.

 Students are nominated by teachers. Timeline for 2018-2019 has

not been posted.

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How to receive Class of 2021 information

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@mhs.2021 @mhsclassof21 Text @mhigh2021 to number 81010

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Thank you for coming!

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