SENIOR MEETING Class of 2018
WELCOME ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL Robert Horn, Principal PTSA MS. Kim Fisher, PTSA President
Etowah Administration Principal Mr. Robert Horn Assistant Principals Mr. Ken Nix (A-C) Mr. Robert VanAlstyne (D-Hi) Mrs. Lyn Turnell (Hj-Me) Dr. Dan Snipes (Mf-San) Mrs. Cassandra Mathious (Sao-Z)
Etowah Website Informational Information for Families
Policy and Procedure Schedule changes must be made in the first 10 days with the exception of AP courses which will be given 15 days
From the Counseling Office Ms. Taran Smith, 12 th Grade Counselor taran.smith@Cherokee.k12.ga.us 770-721-3137
Etowah Counseling Staff Ms. Whitney Morberg (A-C) Ms. Taran Smith (D-Hi) Ms. Lisa Shull (Hj-Me) Ms. Michele Dowd (Mf-San) Ms. Kelly Brangan (Sao-Z) Counseling Front Office: Ms. Silvia Holmes
Counseling Staff Whitney Taran Smith D- Lisa Shull Hj-Me Morberg A-C Hi
Counseling Staff Michele Dowd Mf- Kelly Brangan Sao-Z San
Senior Reminders & Updates
Family Portal Canvas: access to your student’s: Grades • Attendance • Teachers contact information Problems/Troubleshooting: Account creation http://cherokeek12.net/canvas/ • Self-serve password reset: • https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com / Email: network.login@cherokee.k12.ga.us • Please include: Your name Student’s name School currently attending
Senior Project Information Contact: Mr. Lee Coker Senior Project Coordinator lee.coker@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Fall Semester Deadlines Register for a Topic August 7 Master Agreement Form August 16 Mentor Agreement Form August 31 Annotated Bibliography September 15 Final Draft of the Paper November 14
Spring Semester Deadlines Product Log 1 January 18 Product Log 2 February 14 Product Log 3 March 14 Digital Portfolio Complete April 11 Senior Board Presentations April 25 & 26
Class of 2017 Advisors Contact: Ms. Anna Foard anna.foard@cherokee.k12.ga.us Contact: Ms. Ashley Reeves ashley.reeves@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Graduation Thursday, May 24, 2018 8 p.m. First Baptist Church of Woodstock
Herff Jones Senior Class Meeting: September 12, 2017 Cap & Gown/Announcement Orders: Monday, September 25, 2017 Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Make Up Orders: November 13, 2017 Announcement Delivery: February 13, 2018 Senior Boards/Cap and Gown Delivery Wed-Thurs, April 25 & 26, 2018
Fall Senior Celebration October 11, 2017 Senior Pancake Breakfast Senior Superlative Voting Prom Ticket/Yearbook Raffles Senior Project Work Session
Prom Saturday, April 21, 2018 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Southern Exchange 200 Peachtree Street NW Atlanta GA 30303
Yearbook Ordering Information Contact: Ms. Opal Mason, Room 7104 opal.mason@cherokee.k12.ga.us Yearbooks are on sale now $80 at www.yearbookordercenter.com reference #2061 Yearbook Ads can be created at www.yearbookordercenter.com reference #2061 Date Information November 11 Last day to have your senior portrait taken at Prestige November 20 Due date for the formal and casual selection for the yearbook. December 22 Last day to purchase Senior Ads
Yearbook Photos Senior yearbook photos must be taken by Prestige in Marietta to be included in the yearbook. The deadline is 11/11/17. Schedule your photo appointment today call 770-458-2117 or online at http://tinyurl.com/z4gbaae
Senior Photo & Quote Layout
EHS Diploma Seals International Skills Diploma Seal (ISDS) Fine Arts Diploma Seal (FADS) More information available: EHS Students Services Website http://cherokeek12.net/etowahhs/student-services Georgia Department of Education ISDS: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/International-Skills- Diploma-Seal.aspx FADS: http://www.gadoe.org/curriculum-instruction-and- assessment/curriculum-and-instruction/pages/fine-arts.aspx
Requirements for 2018 Graduates Core Course Requirements Elective Requirements 4 Units of Literature 1 Unit of Health (.5) and 4 Units of Math Personal Fitness (.5) 4 Units of Science 3 Units of required electives Must include Biology and World Language, Fine Arts Physical Science OR and/or Career/Technical Physics, Chem. Earth or 4 Units of miscellaneous Enviro electives 3 Units of Social Studies TAA provides potential .5 credit Pass or Fail grade World Hist., US Hist., & Gov’t/Econ 23 total units are required for graduation
Graduation Requirements: Testing Georgia Milestones EOC – Counts 20% of students’ final course grade. Students must take these exams or they will be assigned an incomplete for the course until it is taken, a score is received and the grade is posted.
Attendance Policy Absences/Excuses (parent/guardian, doctor, etc.) must be handled in the attendance office within 5 days of returning to school. On the 7th absence (excused/unexcused/OSS) per semester PER CLASS students will not receive credit for the course. Appeals automatically generated for students with passing grades.
ACT/SAT SAT/ACT can be taken multiple times • Usually required to apply to colleges and universities (not required for technical colleges) • College-bound Seniors should try to take fall semester if possible to meet application deadlines • SAT vs. ACT: both are recognized at MOST colleges and universities ACT SAT www.actstudent.org www.sat.collegeboard.org *10/7 ;* 11/4 ;* 12/2 ;1/28;* 3/10 ;6/2 *9/9;*10/28;*12/9;*2/10 ;* 4/14 ;6/9 *Etowah Test Location Open
Monday, September 11, 6-9 PM North Point Mall, Alpharetta Tuesday, September 12, 6-8 PM Marietta High School, Marietta Wednesday, September 27, 6-8 PM Cherokee High School, Canton www.gaprobe.org
College Recommendations Requests for recommendation letters must be in writing using the Recommendation Request Form. This packet must be completed and returned 2 school weeks prior to recommendation deadline. Requests for recommendations received without the Recommendation Request Form will be completed, but with a form letter.
Senior Procedures Individual Counseling Appointments for College/Scholarship Questions After classroom presentation in early September appointments can be scheduled during student’s lunch period. Scholarship binder located in Counseling office and posted on Student Services website.
Transcript Requests Free to submit to In-State participating schools using GAFutures.org $5 for In-State & Out-of-State schools using Parchment https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/9435/account $5 paper form available in the counseling office
HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship SSN Verification: Social Security numbers are required to be in ASPEN for a student to be HOPE • eligible. Rigor Requirement 4 courses complete prior to graduation (examples: Algebra 2 or higher, Chemistry, Physics, 2 nd year of Foreign Language or higher, AP Courses ) HOPE Scholarship: 3.0 academic GPA, covers approximately 90% of the previous years tuition • Zell Miller scholarship: 3.7 academic GPA — covers 100% of 2014-2015 tuition • SAT 1200 combined CR and Math SAT, or 26 ACT composite • www.GAFutures.org HOPE GPA is calculated using academic courses only. GPA’s are NOT rounded for HOPE eligibility! Official HOPE GPA Calculated by Georgia Student Finance Commission
Four of these courses required prior to graduation Requirement Examples Advanced Math Algebra 2, AMDM, Statistical Reasoning, Pre-Calc, Calculus, Honors Multi Variable Calculus Advanced Science Chemistry, Physics, Scientific Research 1; Forensic Sci AP Core Courses AP Eng Lit, AP Env Sci, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology MOWR Core Courses ENGL 1102 Advanced World Lang Spanish, French, German, Chinese (2,3,4 and AP)
Scholarships DON’T PAY TO SEARCH OR VIEW SCHOLARSHIPS www.fastweb.com www.collegescholarships.com www.gafutures.org and MANY OTHERS The amount of scholarship money awarded is directly proportional to the amount of time spent searching and applying
Scholarships Student Services • Frequent Updates to Scholarship Information • TWITTER-EHS • Student Services @EtowahStudServ • Etowah High School @EtowahHS
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