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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

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SENIOR MEETING

Class of 2018

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 ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL

 Robert Horn, Principal

 PTSA

 MS. Kim Fisher, PTSA President

WELCOME

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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 Administration

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Etowah Website

Informational Information for Families

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 Schedule changes must be made in the first

10 days with the exception of AP courses which will be given 15 days

Policy and Procedure

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  • Ms. Taran Smith, 12th Grade Counselor

taran.smith@Cherokee.k12.ga.us 770-721-3137

From the Counseling Office

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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
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Counseling Staff

Taran Smith D- Hi Lisa Shull Hj-Me Whitney Morberg A-C

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Counseling Staff

Michele Dowd Mf- San Kelly Brangan Sao-Z

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Senior Reminders & Updates

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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
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Contact:

  • Mr. Lee Coker

Senior Project Coordinator lee.coker@cherokee.k12.ga.us

Senior Project Information

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 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

Fall Semester Deadlines

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 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

Spring Semester Deadlines

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 Contact: Ms. Anna Foard

anna.foard@cherokee.k12.ga.us

 Contact: Ms. Ashley Reeves

ashley.reeves@cherokee.k12.ga.us

Class of 2017 Advisors

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Graduation

Thursday, May 24, 2018 8 p.m. First Baptist Church of Woodstock

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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

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October 11, 2017

 Senior Pancake Breakfast  Senior Superlative Voting  Prom Ticket/Yearbook Raffles  Senior Project Work Session

Fall Senior Celebration

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Prom

Saturday, April 21, 2018 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Southern Exchange 200 Peachtree Street NW Atlanta GA 30303

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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 Ordering Information

Yearbooks are on sale now $80 at www.yearbookordercenter.com reference #2061 Yearbook Ads can be created at www.yearbookordercenter.com reference #2061 Contact: Ms. Opal Mason, Room 7104

  • pal.mason@cherokee.k12.ga.us
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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

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Senior Photo & Quote Layout

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 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

EHS Diploma Seals

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Requirements for 2018 Graduates

 4 Units of Literature  4 Units of Math  4 Units of Science  Must include Biology and

Physical Science OR Physics, Chem. Earth or Enviro

 3 Units of Social Studies  World Hist., US Hist., &

Gov’t/Econ

 1 Unit of Health (.5) and

Personal Fitness (.5)

 3 Units of required electives

 World Language, Fine Arts

and/or Career/Technical

 4 Units of miscellaneous

electives

 TAA provides potential .5

credit Pass or Fail grade

Core Course Requirements Elective Requirements

23 total units are required for graduation

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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.

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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.

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ACT/SAT

*10/7;*11/4;*12/2;1/28;*3/10;6/2 *9/9;*10/28;*12/9;*2/10;*4/14;6/9 SAT www.sat.collegeboard.org ACT www.actstudent.org

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

*Etowah Test Location Open

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 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

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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.

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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.

Senior Procedures

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 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

  • ffice

Transcript Requests

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  • 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, 2nd 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

HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship

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

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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)

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  • 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

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Student Services

  • Frequent Updates to Scholarship Information
  • TWITTER-EHS
  • Student Services @EtowahStudServ
  • Etowah High School @EtowahHS

Scholarships

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Closing