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Welcome 12th Grade Senior Parents

Hosted By WFHS Counseling

West Forsyth High School

Vision Inspiring Innovative Leaders Mission To provide the students of WFHS a comprehensive education preparing them to inspire, innovate, and lead. Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships

Vision: Success for all Mission: To create the ideal learning environment Motto: Putting smiles on faces

Beliefs:

• Collaboration is essential to professional and personal growth.
• Instruction must be engaging.
• Relationships are the key to success.
• Communication with all stakeholders is vital.
• Serving others is first priority.

Be awesome. Have fun. Make this the best day ever. I am West Forsyth! We are family!

Senior Class Sponsors: Donna Duncan and Kathy Evans

Senior Dues are paid ONLINE ONLY at www.gabalfour.com.

• If paid before September 30: $115
• If paid between October 1-January 31: $125
• If paid between February 1-April 24: $150

Students who pay their dues before April 24th will be able to pick up their caps and gowns at school.

• If paid between April 25-May 15: $165

Students who pay their dues after April 24th will have their caps and gowns shipped to their home address. Additional shipping charges may apply. *After May 15, caps and gowns must be ordered in person from the Balfour Corporate Office.

Important Info

• Prom: Saturday, May 2, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
• Senior Breakfast: TBD
• Baccalaureate: TBD
• Senior Honors Night: TBD
• Graduation: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 @ 2:00 PM

***Senior Yard Signs: More information to come***

Senior Class Contacts

• Donna Duncan- Senior Class Sponsor dduncan@Forsyth.k12.ga.us
• Kathy Evans – Senior Class Sponsor kaevans@Forsyth.k12.ga.us
• Sean Smith - Balfour Representative

sean@gabalfour.com

• Maureen Farry - Yearbook Sponsor

mfarry@forsyth.k12.ga.us

WFHS PTO

WFHS PTO Membership….

• Sponsors teacher grants
• Sponsors student scholarships
• Supports the Teacher and Student of the Month recognition programs
• Hosts hospitality events for staff and students (provide refreshments)
• Manages volunteer programs such as Copy Volunteers and proctors for AP

Testing Memberships start at $30.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much

WFHS PTO

WFHS PTO sponsors several Senior Scholarships.

• Scholarship applications will be available Monday, March 1, 2020
• Applications will be due by 4:00 PM on Friday, April 10, 2020.
• A parent must be a PTO member in good standing by December 20,

2019 in order for their student to be eligible to apply for PTO Scholarships. Check us out on FB: @WestForsythPTO

Counseling Department

Kathy Harrell A-CH Courtney Campbell CI-GI Morgan Lemmings GL-KO Sharon Ryles KR-N Taylor Swinney O-SK Allison Rinehart SL-Z; Department Chair

Administration Team

Principal: Karl Mercer Assistant Principal: Molly Bradley Assistant Principal: Jennifer Daniels Assistant Principal: Rebecca Britten Assistant Principal: Tony Norce Assistant Principal: Matt Woodley Assistant Administrator: Samantha Bradley Graduation Coach: Kathy Evans Athletic Director: Brett Phipps

In Your Folder

HOPE Transcripts If your student did not have one? What to look for on the HOPE Transcript WFHS Transcript GPA Calculation and Rigor Requirements

Graduation Requirements

✔4 English credits ✔4 Math credits ✔4 Science credits ✔3 Social Studies ✔3 Career/Fine Arts/World Language ✔Health/Personal Fitness ✔4 additional electives ✔23 Total Units

Pathway Recognition

Note: Forms will be available for completion during spring 2020 semester

✔ Career Tech Recognition ✔Fine Art Recognition ✔Advanced Academic Recognition ✔World Language Recognition

SAT/ACT Calendar

✔Testing calendar can be viewed on our website HERE ✔Do you need to take SAT? ✔Send scores to respective colleges directly ✔www.collegeboard.com ✔www.act.org ✔High School Code: 110929

Senior Year: Ready? Set? Go!!!

What still needs to be done? ▪ Complete college research & college applications ▪ Understand the difference between being able to get into a college and being able to AFFORD a college. ▪ Understand the difference between high school graduation requirements and college entrance requirements ▪ Understand that there are high school deadlines and college deadlines for admissions, scholarships, NCAA, HOPE, FAFSA ▪ Submit all requests for transcripts, evaluations and letters by the high school deadline ▪ Research scholarships and financial aid

College Research Review

• What am I looking for?
• Size, location, costs, majors, clubs/groups, etc.
• How does the BIG 3 affect my admissions?
• GPA, SAT/ACT, Curriculum Strength
• Have I narrowed my list down to 5-7 schools?
• 1-2 Dream, 2-3 Reach, 2-3 Safety

Review

✔Plan a visit to tour the campus ✔Attend College Fairs

✔Probe Fair September 9th @ 10:30am

✔Meet with the college representatives when they come to WFHS ✔Calculate your academic GPA

✔(most colleges only consider academic courses) ** Always contact the college to verify how they actually recalculate your GPA.

Important Resources

✔GA Futures (www.gafutures.org) ✔Bigfuture (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org)

University of Georgia and Georgia Tech

University of Georgia Fall of 2018 PROFILE Total Applicants : 26,453 Total Enrolled: 5,852 Middle 50% Core GPA: 4.08 Middle 50% (SAT) 1400 Middle 50% ACT: 30 Middle 50% AP/IB/DE Courses 4 – 9 EARLY ACTION: October 15th Foundation Fellowship: November 1st REGULAR DECISION: January 1st **You must submit your application before you request a transcript from the counseling office. **If you are applying for the Honors College, you will have to submit a separate application and transcript. Georgia Tech Fall of 2017 PROFILE Total Applicants: 31,504 Total Enrolled: 1,260 Middle 50%: A Average Middle 50% (CR+M+W): 1360-1490 Middle 50%: 30-34 Middle 50% AP/IB/DE Courses 8-13 EARLY ACTION: October 15th REGULAR DECISION: January 1st **You will have to complete the Common Application .

Other Four Year Georgia Schools

Kennesaw State University

• Avg. GPA: 3.31
• Avg. SAT: CR 551/MA 551
• Avg. ACT: 23

Georgia State University

• Avg. GPA: 3.4
• Avg. SAT: CR 527/MA 521
• Avg. ACT: 22

University of North Georgia

• Avg. GPA: 3.55
• Avg. SAT: CR 498/MA 543
• Avg. ACT: 24

Columbus State University

• Avg. GPA: 3.10
• Avg. SAT: CR 440/MA 483
• Avg. ACT: 21

Valdosta State

• Avg. GPA: 3.18
• Avg. SAT: CR 510/MA 494
• Avg. ACT: 22

University West Georgia

• Avg. GPA: 3.15
• Avg. SAT: CR 482/MA 472
• Avg. ACT: 20

Georgia Gwinnett College

• Avg. GPA: 2.79
• Avg. SAT: CR 480/MA 462
• Avg. ACT: 19

Georgia Southern University

• Avg. GPA: 3.24
• Avg. SAT: CR 460/ MA 462
• Avg. ACT: 19

Data provided by CollegeData.com

Two Year Schools in Georgia

Oxford College Of Emory University

Oxford, GA

• Avg. GPA: 3.69-3.98

SAT: 2010-2250 ACT: 20-34

Georgia Perimeter College

Alpharetta, GA

• Min. GPA: 2.0

Accepting SAT/ACT or COMPASS

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville , GA

• Min. GPA: 2.39

SAT: 920 ACT: 19

University of North Georgia:

2-year College –Cumming & Watkinsville

SAT: MA 310, CR 330 ACT: MA 14, ENG 12

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Accepting COMPASS if you do not meet the min. SAT/ACT Chattahoochee Technical College

Marietta, GA

ACT: 19 SAT: CR 460, MA 440

• r COMPASS

Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta, GA

SAT: MA 410, CR 410 ACT: 18 Lanier Technical College

Cumming, GA

Accepting COMPASS if you do not meet the min. SAT/ACT

Technical Colleges in Georgia

Military Options in Georgia

Georgia Army National Guard SSG WYCHE Sharrod.wyche@us.army.mil 706-974-9199 US ARMY John C. Hughes Sergeant First Class John.Hughes@usarec.army.mil 770-503-1126 NAVY Keith Bostick EM1 770-532-3124 Keith.bostick@navy.mil MARINES SSGT Mitchell Hamilton Mitchell.Hamilton@marines.usmc.mil 678-229-7313

College Applications #1

• Complete your applications
• Online is best option.
• Common App (www.commonapp.org) – allows you to apply to
• ver 400 colleges

with one application. You will need to invite your counselor to complete your evaluation by submitting their email address. Make sure you have their correct email address!

**Make sure you verify the application deadline for each individual college that you are applying to.

College Applications #2

2019-2020 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST PROCESS:

• Please visit www.mypaymentsplus.com to pay for your transcript.
• There is a fee for each official transcript request.
• Instate: Transcripts will be submitted electronically.
• Out of State: you must submit payment through

www.mypaymentsplus.com AND get an envelope from the counseling office, address it to the college admissions office, and provide 3 stamps.

College Applications #2 (cont.)

✔Very Important!

• There is a two week (business day) notification period for transcripts that require counselor

recommendations or evaluations to be submitted with your transcript request.

• Example: Any one applying to UGA or Tech early application (deadline Oct. 15th) should have

their transcript request in by Sept 22nd at the latest!

• Example: For any January 1st deadlines, request should be into the counseling office by

December 4th at the latest!

College Applications #3

Counselor Evaluations and Recommendations:

• These are not required for every school, so check the college’s

application requirements to verify if you need these or not.

• If needed, turn in to your counselor a completed Senior Profile

Sheet that can be found on the WFHS Counseling website (please save a copy of this for your records). **Reminder: request should be made at least two weeks prior to the application deadline.

College Applications #3 con’t

Very Important!

• If the recommendation or evaluation request is going to be made

electronically, it is your responsibility to check with your counselor to make sure that they have received the email

• notification. Make sure you have their correct email address!

College Applications #4

Teacher recommendations:

• If a teacher recommendation is needed, please give them a 2– 3

week notice, you will submit to your recommender stamped and addressed envelopes for each of the schools that you would like a letter sent to.

• Just as with your counselor, if the request is made electronically

you will need to verify with your recommender, that they have received the request. Make sure you have their correct email address!

College Applications #5

• Make sure that you have sent your ACT, SAT, or both scores to

each of the schools that you are applying to!

• SAT – www.collegeboard.com
• ACT – www.act.org
• Testing calendar can be viewed on our website HERE

All Done?

✔Check all of your application requirements to make sure that you have submitted all needed documentation! Some colleges or programs may require supplemental information (Common App), portfolios, interviews, etc. ✔Please see your counselor for any questions! ✔Continue to work hard in school because college acceptances are not guaranteed and can be rescinded. ✔Start thinking about which school you will attend if you are accepted. ✔Find some scholarship money!

Early Action/Early Decision

Early Action Early Decision Not binding – if student is accepted, not obligated to attend. Binding – if student accepted,

• bligated to withdraw all
• ther applications.

HOPE Scholarship

✔Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school ✔Be registered for Selective Service (males only) ✔Meet Georgia residency requirements ✔3.0 CORE GPA (all academic courses only) **English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language ✔AP quality pts. (only .50 given for AP, nothing above a 4.0) ✔RIGOR Requirement - FOUR rigor Courses. ✔ Middle school credit is not calculated in the HOPE GPA ✔All calculations are done by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and not by WFHS or Forsyth Co. Schools. ✔HOPE GPA is not rounded up, so 2.99 does not qualify.

https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/hope-zell-miller-scholarships/hope-scholarship/eligibility/

HOPE Scholarship

✔Covers a percentage % of tuition (based on Lottery Funds) ✔Award Amounts: $$$ varies and depends on the type of institution you are attending (public/private).

https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/hope-zell-miller-scholarships/zell-miller-scholarship/award-amounts/

Zell Miller Scholarship

• Covers 100% of tuition (based on Lottery Funds)
• Requirements:
• Must meet all the requirements to be eligible for the HOPE

Scholarship, plus:

• Core GPA of 3.70
• 1,200 SAT (CR+MA) on a single test

administration or a 26 composite on the ACT

• RIGOR Requirement – FOUR rigor Courses.

https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/hope-zell-miller-scholarships/zell-miller-scholarship/eligibility/

How to Keep HOPE/Zell Miller

• HOPE:

✔Students must maintain a 3.0+ GPA in college to receive HOPE Scholarship. ✔If a student falls below 3.0 they may only regain the HOPE Scholarship one time, if their GPA returns to 3.0+ or higher.

• Zell Miller:

✔Students must maintain a 3.3+ GPA in college to receive Zell Miller Scholarship. ✔If a student falls below 3.3 they may only regain the Zell Miller Scholarship one time, if their GPA returns to 3.3+ or higher. (As long as student’s GPA does not fall below 3.0, this student is still eligible to receive the HOPE Scholarship)

All HOPE is Not Lost!

• Did you know that if you graduate from high school with less than

a 3.0 GPA, you could still earn HOPE once you get into college?

• At 30, 60, or 90 hours, if a once ineligible student earns a 3.0+,

they become HOPE eligible.

• This does not apply to Zell Miller. Students have to be eligible for

Zell Miller upon graduating from high school, to receive the award at any point in college.

HOPE Award Amounts

• Gafutures.org provides dollar award amounts for public, private,

and technical schools.

• These rates are based on the number of credit hours and the
• verall cost of tuition.
• HOPE typically covers a percentage of tuition, and that can look

different at public, private, and technical schools.

• Final eligibility and award amounts are determined by the colleges.

HOPE/Zell Grant

✔Pays a percentage of tuition at all Georgia Technical Colleges ✔Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school ✔NO GPA requirement ✔For example: ✔Lanier Tech- 12 credit hours: $876 (HOPE) and $1,068 (Zell)

https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/hope-zell-miller-grants/hope-grant/eligibility/

How to Apply

Apply for the HOPE

• Applying for HOPE, Zell Miller, or HOPE Grant – Complete FAFSA starting October

2019.

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - www.fafsa.ed.gov

View your HOPE average

• Go to www.gafutures.org and login to your account. There is a link titled calculate

my HOPE GPA. For Additional Information on HOPE

• Contact Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC)
• 770-724-9000 or www.gsfc.org

Other Scholarship Options

✔College based: check college financial aid websites for criteria and categories. ✔Community based: church, civic groups, local organizations. ✔Private based: parents place of work, FREE scholarship search through websites. ✔Visit the WFHS Counseling Website.

✔www.scholarships.com ✔www.fastweb.com ✔www.gafutures.org ✔www.gsfc.com ✔www.goingmerry.com ✔http://opportunity.collegeboard.org

NCAA Initial-Eligibility Center

If you are planning on participating in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA Division I or II institution you must register with the NCAA Initial- Eligibility Center

Access the registration materials by visiting the NCAA website

www.eligibilitycenter.org

When taking the SAT/ACT, enter 9999 for scores to be sent to NCAA Students and parents are responsible for determining NCAA eligibility to Division I and Division II schools Counselor’s are neither responsible nor allowed to determine eligibility

Senior Reminders

✔Wednesday, October 16th is the PSAT OPTIONS:

• Utilize as a college visit day
• Participate in planned morning activity (early release day)

✔Scheduled college representative visits on WFHS campus. Listen to the announcements and check the website! ✔Sign in the Blue Book to have your colleges added to the “WFHS Seniors Are Going Places” board.

Upcoming Events Apply to College Week October 7th - 11th

**More Information to come! We are in the process of planning a full week of College Prep!**

Financial Aid Night TBD

Class of 2020 REMIND

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