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G ENERAL I NFORMATION • T HE SIXTH TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT • N AMED AFTER D R . L EILA D ENMARK L OCATED BETWEEN F OWLER AND M ULLINAX ROADS SOUTH • OF M IDWAY ES, AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE HOME TO 2,500 STUDENTS • O PENING IN F ALL 2018 WITH GRADES 9 – 11 • P RINCIPAL – H EATHER G ORDY • M ASCOT – G REAT D ANES S CHOOL C OLORS – C AROLINA B LUE , N AVY , AND W HITE •

D R . L EILA D ENMARK – P HYSICIAN • B ORN IN P ORTAL , G EORGIA IN 1898 3 RD OF 12 C HILDREN • S TUDIED C HEMISTRY AND P HYSICS AT T IFT C OLLEGE AND M ERCER • U NIVERSITY G RADUATED FROM THE M EDICAL C OLLEGE OF G EORGIA IN 1928 AS • THE ONLY WOMEN IN THE CLASS S HE IS CREDITED AS A CO - DEVELOPER OF THE VACCINE TO CURE • WHOOPING COUGH B OOK – E VERY C HILD S HOULD HAVE A C HANCE • A MONG THE FIRST DOCTORS TO OBJECT TO ADULTS SMOKING • AROUND CHILDREN AND TO PREGNANT WOMEN USING DRUGS

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D R . L EILA D ENMARK – P HYSICIAN O N HER 100 TH BIRTHDAY IN 1998, SHE REFUSED BIRTHDAY CAKE • STATING THERE WAS TOO MUCH SUGAR IN IT . • R AN AN OFFICE OUT OF A FARMHOUSE NEAR HER HOME • S HE KEPT COSTS DOWN BY USING A SIGN UP SHEET IN PLACE OF HIRING A RECEPTIONIST • S HE ONLY CHARGED $10 A VISIT • K NOWN AS A S ERVANT L EADER THAT DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES • 1953 N AMED A TLANTA W OMAN OF THE Y EAR • P ASSED AWAY IN 2012 AT THE AGE OF 114

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D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 A LL REGISTRATION INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE D ENMARK WEBPAGE UNDER S TUDENT S ERVICES TAB – COUNSELING F ORMS /D ATES / DEADLINES /M EETINGS /L INKS /A PPLICATIONS

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 K EYS TO C ONSIDER IN C LASS S ELECTION : P ASSIONS /I NTERESTS • F UTURE PLANS / GOALS • HOPE R EQUIREMENTS /R IGOR /GPA • M OTIVATION /P ERSISTENCE /D ETERMINATION • W ORK H ABITS • A CTIVITIES : SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS , ATHLETICS , • LEADERSHIP POSITIONS , COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT F IND A H EALTHY B ALANCE !

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 G RADUATION R EQUIREMENTS 23 C REDITS E NGLISH : 4 CREDITS M ATH : 4 CREDITS S CIENCE : 4 CREDITS S OCIAL S TUDIES : 3 C REDITS C AREER /W ORLD L ANG ./F INE A RTS : 3 C REDITS H EALTH /P ERSONAL F ITNESS

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 S CHOOL D AY : 8:25 – 3:40 C LASS S CHEDULE - M ODIFIED B LOCK WITH 7 CLASS PERIODS M ON /T UES /F RI : P ERIODS 1 - 7 (50 MIN ) W EDNESDAY : P ERIODS 2, IF, 4, 6 (90 MIN ) T HURSDAY : P ERIODS 1, 3, 5, 7 (90 MIN ) IF – I NSTRUCTIONAL F OCUS C LASS M EETINGS , R EMEDIATION , E XTRA -H ELP , C OLLEGE V ISITS , E NRICHMENT , SEAD

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 C REDITS /U NITS Y EAR - LONG C OURSE - 1.0 CREDIT H ALF - YEAR C OURSE - .50 CREDIT C REDIT IS AWARDED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE COURSE (J ANUARY /M AY ) G RADING S CALE R EGULAR /H ONORS AP/D UAL E NROLLMENT A 90 – 100 4.0 A 90 – 100 5.0 B 80 – 89 3.0 B 80 – 89 4.0 C 70 – 79 2.0 C 70 – 79 3.0 F ORMATIVE G RADES : 25% S UMMATIVE G RADES : 75% R EPORT C ARDS EVERY 9 WEEKS

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 E ND OF C OURSE T ESTS 20 % OF F INAL G RADE P HYSICAL S CIENCE (8 TH GR ) B IOLOGY 9 TH L IT /C OMP A LGEBRA I G EOMETRY A MERICAN L ITERATURE US H ISTORY E CONOMICS

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 P OST S ECONDARY A DMISSION T ESTING PSAT – P RACTICE SAT FOR G RADES 9, 10, AND 11 T EST IS ADMINISTERED EACH O CTOBER DURING THE SCHOOL DAY . • A LL 10 TH GRADE STUDENTS TAKE THE TEST WITH THE FEE PAID FOR • BY THE STATE . A LL 9 TH AND 11 TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE • TEST EACH YEAR . 11 TH GRADE STUDENTS CAN QUALIFY FOR N ATIONAL M ERIT • S CHOLARSHIPS . SAT AND ACT – G RADES 11 AND 12 S TUDENTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO TAKE BOTH ASSESSMENTS . •

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 HOPE S CHOLARSHIP E LIGIBILITY 3.0 C ORE GPA (E NGLISH , M ATH , S CIENCE , S OCIAL • S TUDIES , W ORLD L ANGUAGE COURSES ) 4 R IGOR COURSES • Z ELL M ILLER E LIGIBILITY FULL TUITION AT G EORGIA P UBLIC POST - SECONDARY • COLLEGES 3.7 C ORE GPA, 1200 M ATH /ELA COMBINED ON ONE • SAT, OR 26 ACT C OMPOSITE WWW . GAFUTURES . ORG •

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 A DVANCED P LACEMENT (AP) C OURSES T AKEN IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR POTENTIAL • COLLEGE CREDIT AP E XAM : NATIONAL EXAM TAKEN AT THE END • OF THE COURSE (M AY ) S CORING : 1-2-3-4-5, MOST COLLEGES • ACCEPT 3-4-5 SCORES FOR CREDIT C OLLEGE B OARD AP C REDIT S EARCH • T OOL

A DVANCED P LACEMENT C OURSE O FFERINGS S OCIAL S TUDIES E NGLISH AP H UMAN G EOGRAPHY – ELECTIVE AP A MERICAN L ITERATURE /L ANG AP W ORLD H ISTORY AP L ITERATURE (2019-20) AP US H ISTORY AP C APSTONE S EMINAR AP P SYCHOLOGY - ELECTIVE AP C APSTONE R ESEARCH (2019-20) AP E UROPEAN H ISTORY – ELECTIVE AP M ACROECONOMICS (2019-20) S CIENCE AP M ICROECONOMICS (2019-20) AP B IOLOGY AP G OVERNMENT (2019-20) AP E NVIRONMENTAL S CIENCE AP C HEMISTRY M ODERN L ANGUAGE AP P HYSICS 1 AP S PANISH L ANGUAGE AP P HYSICS 2 AP L ATIN AP P HYSICS C-M ECHANICS AP F RENCH AP G ERMAN M ATH AP S TATISTICS O THER AP O FFERINGS AP C ALCULUS AB AP C OMPUTER S CIENCE P RINCIPLES AP C ALCULUS BC AP C OMPUTER S CIENCE A AP C ALCULUS AB/BC AP S TUDIO : 2D D ESIGN (2019-20) DL C ALCULUS AP S TUDIO : 3D D ESIGN (2019-20) AP S TUDIO : D RAWING (2019-20) Subject to change depending on student interest

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 D UAL E NROLLMENT COLLEGE COURSES TAKEN FOR BOTH HIGH • SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDIT . A NY GRADE LEVEL CAN PARTICIPATE WITH • MEETING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS . F ULL - TIME • P ART - TIME • WWW . GAFUTURES . ORG •

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 ON-LINE LEARNING OPTIONS GEORGIA VIRTUAL SCHOOL: http://gavirtualschool.org/ • IN YOUR CLASS SCHEDULE DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY (NO COST) • OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL DAY (STUDENT PAY) • SUMMER (STUDENT PAY) -CHECK DENMARK WEBPAGE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION FORSYTH VIRTUAL ACADEMY: • FLEXIBLE ON-LINE LEARNING – FULL OR PART TIME • NO COST https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/fva

G RADE 9 E NGLISH 9 TH L ITERATURE /C OMPOSITION 9 TH L ITERATURE /C OMPOSITION H ONORS

G RADE 9 M ATH F OUNDATIONS OF A LGEBRA GSE A LGEBRA I GSE A LGEBRA I AND S UPPORT – 2 PERIODS GSE A CCELERATED A LGEBRA I/G EOMETRY A H ONORS GSE A CCELERATED G EOMETRY B/A LGEBRA II H ONORS GSE G EOMETRY

G RADE 9 S CIENCE B IOLOGY B IOLOGY H ONORS

G RADE 9 S OCIAL S TUDIES S OCIAL S TUDIES IS NOT REQUIRED IN 9 TH GRADE , BUT S TUDENTS CAN TAKE W ORLD G EOGRAPHY AS AN ELECTIVE OPTION . W ORLD G EOGRAPHY W ORLD G EOGRAPHY /D RIVER E D . AP H UMAN G EOGRAPHY

G RADE 9 W ORLD L ANGUAGE S PANISH I S PANISH II L ATIN I F RENCH I G ERMAN I A DDITIONAL W ORLD L ANGUAGE OPTIONS OFFERED THROUGH G EORGIA V IRTUAL S CHOOL O N - LINE PLATFORM

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 G RADE 9 S AMPLE S CHEDULE 9 TH L IT /C OMP B IOLOGY GSE A LGEBRA I H EALTH /P ERSONAL F ITNESS I NTRO TO D IGITAL T ECHNOLOGY B AND D RIVER E D /W ORLD G EOGRAPHY

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 G RADE 9 S AMPLE S CHEDULE 9 TH L IT /C OMP H ONORS B IOLOGY H ONORS A CCELERATED A LGEBRA I/ G EOMETRY A H ON H EALTH /P ERSONAL F ITNESS L ATIN I AP H UMAN G EOGRAPHY B ASIC A GRICULTURE S CIENCE

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 G RADE 9 S AMPLE S CHEDULE 9 TH L IT /C OMP H ONORS B IOLOGY H ONORS A CCELERATED A LGEBRA I/G EOM A H ONORS H EALTH /P ERSONAL F ITNESS AP H UMAN G EOGRAPHY S PANISH II V ISUAL A RTS I

D ENMARK H IGH S CHOOL 101 G RADE 9 S AMPLE S CHEDULE 9 TH L IT /C OMP B IOLOGY GSE A LGEBRA I A LGEBRA I S UPPORT H EALTH /P ERSONAL F ITNESS F OUNDATIONS OF E NGINEERING W ORLD G EOGRAPHY

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS B USINESS AND T ECHNOLOGY – E NTREPRENEURSHIP I NTRO TO B USINESS AND T ECHNOLOGY L EGAL E NVIRONMENT OF B USINESS E NTREPRENEURSHIP

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS B USINESS AND T ECHNOLOGY – F INANCIAL L ITERACY I NTRO TO B USINESS AND T ECHNOLOGY F INANCIAL L ITERACY B ANKING , I NVESTING , I NSURANCE

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS C ULINARY A RTS I NTRO TO C ULINARY A RTS C ULINARY A RTS I C ULINARY A RTS II

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS I NFORMATION T ECH – W EB D EVELOPMENT I NTRO TO D IGITAL T ECHNOLOGY C OMPUTER S CIENCE P RINCIPLES W EB D EVELOPMENT

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS I NFORMATION T ECH – C OMPUTER S CIENCE I NTRO TO D IGITAL T ECHNOLOGY AP C OMPUTER S CIENCE P RINCIPLES AP C OMPUTER S CIENCE A

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS E NGINEERING AND T ECHNOLOGY F OUNDATIONS OF E NGINEERING S URVEY OF E NGINEERING C ONCEPTS E NGINEERING A PPLICATIONS R ESEARCH , D ESIGN , P ROJECT M ANAGEMENT

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS M ARKETING M ANAGEMENT M ARKETING P RINCIPLES M ARKETING AND E NTREPRENEURSHIP M ARKETING M ANAGEMENT

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS S PORTS AND E NTERTAINMENT M ARKETING M ARKETING P RINCIPLES I NTRO TO S PORTS AND E NTERTAINMENT M ARKETING A DV . S PORTS A ND E NTERTAINMENT M ARKETING

E LECTIVE P ATHWAY OPTIONS F ASHION , M ERCHANDISING , R ETAILING M ARKETING P RINCIPLES F ASHION , M ERCHANDISING , R ETAILING A DV . F ASHION , M ERCHANDISE , R ETAILING