Junior Parent MeetingClass of 2018

August 15, 2016

Etowah High School

WELCOMEMr. Robert Van Alstyne, Assistant Principal

Etowah Administration

Principal:

Mr. Keith L. Ball

Assistant Principals:Mr. Robert Van Alstyne (A-C)

Dr. Amanda Ruiz (D-H)

Ms. Lyn Turnell (I-M)

Dr. Dan Snipes (N-S)

*Mr. Nathan Cline (T-Z)

*teacher on special assignment

Etowah Counseling StaffMs. Whitney Morberg (A-C) 10th grade lead

Ms. Taran Smith (D-H) 12th grade lead

Ms. Lisa Shull (I-M) 9th grade lead

Ms. Michele Dowd (N-S) 11th grade lead

Ms. Kelly Brangan (T-Z) Lead Counselor &

Testing Coordinator

Counseling Front Office:

Ms. June Pollack

Ms. Silvia Holmes

From the Counseling Office:

Ms. Michele Dowd, 11th Grade Counselor

Etowah Website

Family Portal

Don’t forget that you have access to your student’s:– Grades – Attendance– Schedule

Problems/Troubleshooting:– Password reset: https://id.cherokee.k12.ga.us– Email: parent.support@cherokee.k12.ga.us– Please include:

• Your name • Student’s name• School currently attending

Requirements for 2018 Graduates Core Course Requirements

• 4 Units of English– (must include 9 Lit and Am Lit)

• 4 Units of Math– (must include algebra, geometry,

and algebra 2)

• 4 Units of Science– (must include Bio, physical or

physics, and earth, env., or chem.)

• 3 Units of Social Studies– (must include world, U.S.,

govt/econ)

Elective Requirements

• 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

23 total units are required for graduation

Graduation Requirements: Testing

Georgia Milestones• GSE Algebra 1

• GSE Analytic Geometry

• United States History

• Economics

• Biology

• Physical Science

• 9th Grade Literature

• American Literature

Scoring• The test counts as 20% of

the final grade. An “I” will be given until the test is taken.

Dates• December 2016

• May 2017

• Mid-month and retests as as well

Honors Courses OfferedEnglish, Social Studies &

World Languages

• 9 Lit• 10 Lit• 11 Lit• 12 Lit• Government• Economics• U.S. & World History• World Affairs • Spanish 2,3,4• French 2,3,4• Chinese 2,3• German 2,3

Math & Science

• GSE Algebra 1

• GSE Geometry

• Algebra 2

• Algebra 1/Geometry

• Geometry/Algebra 2

• Pre-Calculus

• Multivariable Calculus

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Human Anatomy

AP Courses Offered

English & Social Studies

• AP English Lang & Comp/American Lit

• AP English Lit/Comp

• AP Psychology

• AP Government

• AP Economics

• AP U.S. History

• AP World History

• AP Human Geography

Math & Science• AP Statistics

• AP Calculus AB

• AP Calculus BC

• AP Biology

• AP Chemistry

• AP Environmental Science

• AP Physics 1

• AP Physics C: Mechanics

• AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism

AP World Language/Fine Arts/Career

• AP Spanish Language • AP Studio Art: Drawing• AP Studio Art: 2-D Design• AP Music Theory • AP Computer Science• AP Principles of Computer Science

23 Total AP Courses

Class of 2015Top Georgia Colleges

1. Kennesaw State University (91)2. Chattahoochee Technical College

(45)3. University of Georgia (41)4. Georgia Highlands (19)5. Georgia College & State University

(17)6. University of West Georgia (13)7. Georgia Southern University (12)8. Georgia State University (10)9. Georgia Institute of Technology (9)10. Valdosta State University (7)11. College of Coastal Georgia (5)

Top Out-of-State Colleges1. University of Alabama, AL (8)2. Auburn University, AL (4)3. Louisiana Tech University (4)4. University of South Carolina (4)

Valedictorian Georgia Institute of Technology

Salutatorian Vanderbilt University

Ivy League

1 - Cornell

Total scholarship amount not including HOPE: $3.7million

Minimum AP Score Required AP TEST GA TECH KSU GA So. UWG GA State UGA Highlands

LANG/LIT 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

SPAN 4 3 3 2 3 3 3

Art/2D N/A/4 4 4 4 3 3/4 3

PSY 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

GOVT 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

ECON 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

U.S HIST 4 4 3 4 3 4 3

W. HIST 4 4 3 4 3 4 3

H. GEOG 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

STATS N/A 3 3 3 3 3 3

CALC AB 4 3 4 3 3 4 3

CALC BC 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

BIO 4 3 3 4 3 3 3

CHEM 4 3 3 2 3 3 3

Minimum AP Score RequiredAP TEST GA TECH KSU GA So. UWG GA State UGA Highlands

ENV. SCI 4 3 4 3 4 3 4

PHYSICS 1 4 N/A N/A 3 3 3 N/A

PHYSICS C 5 4 3 N/A 3 3 3

PHY Emag 5 4 3 N/A 3 4 3

COMP SCI 4 3 3 4 3 3 N/A

MUSIC 3 3 3 N/A 3 5 3

Minimum AP Score Required AP TEST GCSU Valdosta UNG Chat Tech U of AL Auburn Stanford

LANG/LIT 3 3 3 3 3 4 N/A

SPAN 3 3 3 3 3 3 5

ART/2D 3 3 3 3 4 4 N/A

PSY 3 3 3 3 3 4 N/A

GOVT 3 3 3 3 3 4 N/A

ECON 3 3 3 3 4 4 N/A

U.S HIST 4 3 3 3 4 4 N/A

W. HIST 4 3 3 3 4 4 N/A

H. GEOG 3 3 3 3 3 4 N/A

STATS 3 3 3 3 3 3 N/A

CALC AB 4 3 3 3 3 3 5

CALC BC 4 3 3 3 3 3 4

BIO 3 3 3 3 3 3 N/A

CHEM 3 3 3 3 3 4 5

Minimum AP Score RequiredAP TEST GCSU Valdosta UNG Chat Tech U of AL Auburn Stanford

ENV. SCI 3 3 3 3 3 4 N/A

PHYSICS 1 4 N/A N/A 3 3 4 N/A

PHYSICS C 4 4 3 3 3 4 3

PHY Emag 4 4 3 3 3 4 3

COMP SCI 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

MUSIC 4 3 3 3 3 N/A N/A

Comp Sci. Principles

3

Biology 3 BIOL 1107/L 4

Biology 4-5 BIOL 1107/L & 1108/L 8

Calculus AB 3 MATH 1113 3

Calculus AB 4-5 MATH 1113 & 1190 7

Calculus BC 3 MATH 1113 & 1190 7

Calculus BC 4-5 MATH 1113, 1190 & 2202 11

Chemistry 3-4 CHEM 1211/L 4

Chemistry 5 CHEM 1211/L & 1212/L 8

English Language OR

3-4 ENGL 1101 3

English Literature 5 ENGL 1101 & 1102 6

Physics C (Elec. & Mag.)

4-5 PHYS 2212/L 4

Physics C (Mechanics)

4-5 PHYS 2211/L 4

Scores Needed for KSU College Credit

AP Subject AP Score KSU Exemption Credit

Environmental Science

3-5 BIOL 1T00 3

Human Geography 3-5 GEOG 1101 3

Music Theory 3-4-5 MUSI 1T00 3

Psychology 3-5 PSYC 1101 3

Spanish Language 3 SPAN 1002 & 2001 6

Statistics 3-5 MATH 1107 3

U.S. Government & Politics

4-5 POLS 1101 3

U.S. History 4-5 HIST 2112 3

World History 4-5 HIST 1110 3

Art: Drawing 4-5 ART 1150 (After Portfolio Review) 3Macroeconomics 3-5 ECON 2200 3

Microeconomics 3-5 ECON 2100 3

Computer Science A 3-5 CS 1301 4

Scores Needed for KSU College Credit

AP Subject AP Score KSU Exemption Credit

3-5 CSCI 1301 (4 credit hours)

Scores Needed for UGA College Credit AP Score Art: Studio Art- Drawing

3-5 ARST 1TXX* (3 credit hours) *May be used to satisfy electives

AP Score Biology

3 BIOL 1103 + BIOL 1103L (4 credit hours)

4 BIOL 1107 + BIOL 1107L (4 credit hours)

5 BIOL 1107 + BIOL 1107L (4 credit hours), BIOL 1108 + BIOL 1108L (4 credit hours)

AP Score Chemistry

3 CHEM 1110 + CHEM 1110L (4 credit hours)

4 CHEM 1211 + CHEM 1211L (4 credit hours)

5 CHEM 1211 + CHEM 1211L (4 credit hours), CHEM 1212 + CHEM 1212L (4 credit hours)

AP Score Computer Science: Computer Science A and Computer Science AB

Scores Needed for UGA College Credit AP Score Economics- Macroeconomics

3-5 ECON 2105 (3 credit hours)

AP Score Economics- Microeconomics

3-5 ECON 2106 (3 credit hours)

AP Score English Language & Composition English Literature & Composition

3-4 ENGL 1101 (3 credit hours)

5 ENGL 1101 (3 credit hours), ENGL 1102 (3 credit hours)

AP Score Environmental Science

3-5 ECOL 1000 + ECOL1000L (4 credit hours)

AP Score Government & Politics: United States

3-5 POLS 1101 (3 credit hours)

4-5

Scores Needed for UGA College Credit AP Score Geography: Human Geography

3-4 GEOG 1101 (3 credit hours)

5 GEOG 1101 (3 credit hours), GEOG 3620 (3 credit hours)

AP Score History: American History

4-5 HIST 2111 or, by petition 2112 (3 credit hours)

AP Score History: World History

4-5 HIST 2701 or, by petition 2702 (3 credit hours)

AP Score Art: Studio Art- Drawing

3-5 ARST 1TXX* (3 credit hours) *May be used to satisfy electives

AP Score Art: Studio Art- 2-D Design

ARST 1TXX* (3 credit hours) * May be used to satisfy electives

Scores Needed for UGA College Credit AP Score Mathematics: Calculus AB and Calculus AB subscore

3 MATH 1101 (0 credit hours), MATH 1113 (0 credit hours)

4-5 MATH 1101 (0 credit hours), MATH 1113 (0 credit hours), MATH 2250 (4 credit hours)

AP Score Mathematics: Calculus BC*

3-4 MATH 1101 (0 credit hours), MATH 1113 (0 credit hours), MATH 2250 (4 credit hours)

5 MATH 1101 (0 credit hours), MATH 1113 (0 credit hours), MATH 2250 (4 credit hours), MATH 2260* (0 credit hours)*Students who score a 5 on the BC exam will receive 4 credit hours for MATH 2260 after successfully completing a subsequent mathematics course (MATH 2270, 2500, 2700, 3000, or 3500)

3 PHYS1111 + Lab (4 credit hours)

4-5 PHYS1211 + Lab (4 credit hours)

Scores Needed for UGA College Credit AP Score Music Theory*

3-4 MUSI 3550 (0 credit hours)

5 MUSI 3550 (3 credit hours)

All Music majors must take a Music Theory placement examination. Please contact the Music Department: http://www.music.uga.edu/706-542-2755

AP Score Physics 1

3-5 PHYS 1111 + Lab (4 credit hours)

AP Score Physics C- Mechanics

AP Score Physics C -Electricity & Magnetism

4-5 PHYS 1212 + Lab (4 credit hours)

Scores Needed for UGA College Credit AP Score Spanish: Spanish Language & Culture

3 SPAN 1002 (4 credit hours)

4 SPAN 1002 (4 credit hours), SPAN 2001 (3 credit hours)

5 SPAN 1002 (4 credit hours), SPAN 2001 (3 credit hours), SPAN 2002 (3 credit hours)

AP Score Psychology

3-5 PSYC 1101 (3 credit hours)

AP Score Statistics

3-5 STAT 2000 (4 credit hours)

American Government & Politics AP Score: 4 or 5 = POL 1101 3

Biology AP Score: 4 or 5 = BIOL 1510 4

Chemistry - Effective Summer 2010 AP Score: 4 = CHEM 1211K 4

Chemistry AP Score: 5 = CHEM 1310 4

Computer Science (A) AP Score: 4 or 5 = CS 1301 3

Economics (Macroeconomics)* AP Score: 4 or 5 = ECON 2105 3

Economics (Microeconomics)* AP Score: 4 or 5 = ECON 2106 3

English (Composition & Literature) AP Score: 4 or 5 = ENGL 1101 3

English (Language & Composition) AP Score: 4 or 5 = ENGL 1101 3

Environmental Science AP Score: 4 or 5 = EAS 1600 4

History (American) AP Score: 4 or 5 = HIST 2111 3

History (World)AP Score: 4 or 5 = HTS 1XXX**(** 1000 level elective course)

3

Human Geography AP Score: 4 or 5 = SS 1XXX 3

Scores Needed for GA Tech Credit

AP Subject AP Score Credit

Mathematics - Calculus AB AP Score: 4 or 5 = MATH 1551 2

Mathematics - Calculus BCAP Score: 4 or 5 = MATH 1551 & MATH 1552

6

Music TheoryAP Score: 3 = MUSI 2600 (credit 2) 4 or 5 = MUSI 2600 & 3600

4

Physics 1: Algebra-Based AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2XXX 3

Physics C, Part I: Mechanics AP Score: 5 = PHYS 2211 4

Physics C: Part II (Electricity & Magnetism)

AP Score: 5 = PHYS 22124

Psychology (General) AP Score: 4 or 5 = PSYC 1101 3

Spanish (Language or Literature)AP Score: 4 or 5 = SPAN 2001 & 2002

6

Statistics No Credit Awarded 0

Studio Art: 2-D Design AP Score: 4 or 5 = ARCH 1XXX 3

Scores Needed for GA Tech Credit

AP Subject AP Score Credit

Advanced Placement Exams

• May 2017 by registration

Official AP website:

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf

To request past AP scores for college and program admissions, call 1-888-308-0013.

Move on When Ready (MOWR)

• Students that wish to take college level coursework for credit towards both high school and college graduation requirements.

• Students must begin process with college first.

• Deadlines at some colleges are very early.

Eligibility Requirements

• 9-12th graders (some colleges have already said their requirements will be juniors and seniors)

• Have a minimum 3.0 in college-prep academic core classes

• *SAT taken before 3/16: Score at least 1100 on critical reading and math portions of the SAT combined (24 on the ACT) with a minimum score of 530 in critical reading (23 ACT) and 530 in math (22 ACT)

• *SAT taken after 3/16: SAT Reading test score no lower than 29 and SAT Math section score no lower than 560

* May vary by college

MOWR

Pros• The potential for earning

college credit is available especially for students that are planning to attend a school within the University system of Georgia

• May reduce cost of college

• Doesn’t tap into HOPE

Cons• Miss out on Etowah High

School atmosphere and experiences

• Not all college credit via dual enrollment is accepted at all colleges

• AP courses and tests may be used for college credit

• Less rigorous than AP courses

International Skills Diploma(ISDS)

• “The International Skills Diploma Seal is awarded to graduating high school students who complete an international education curriculum and engage in extracurricular activities and experiences that foster the achievement of global competencies.”

• “It is a signal to employers and higher education institutions that a student is prepared to participate in the global economy.”

Preliminary Selection

Three years of the same World Language and

4 units of International Focus courses:

• British Literature and

Composition

• Multicultural

Literature and

Composition

• 10th Grade Literature

and Composition

• ENG1102

• World History

• Economics/Business/Free Enterprise

• Anthropology

• World Area Studies

• Sociology

• Current Issues

• United States and World Affairs

• AP Comparative Government/Politics

• AP Human Geography

• AP Macroeconomics

• AP World History

• Visual Arts 1

• Legal Environment of Business

• Entrepreneurship

• AP Computer Science-TBD

• Aerospace Science: Space Exploration

• Environmental Science

• AP Environmental Science

Total of World Language Units and International Focus Units

must equal at least 8

Activities with Global Themes or in a Global Context

Examples:

• Exchange programs

• International and language clubs

• Travel abroad

• Science and social studies fairs

• Model UN

• Global classroom projects

4 Extracurricular Activities or Experiences

Examples: Raising Money for Hands and Feet Ministries

Providing activities for children of Spanish speaking parents that come to school for informational evening seminars

Providing translation services in school based events

Any approved school-based cross cultural /global community service activity

Faith-based mission trips

Volunteering in Citizenship classes

Volunteering in English classes

Shoeboxes for Christmas

20 Hours of Documented Global Community Service

The Senior Project must include an international focus

and demonstrate connections between the international

course work, the extracurricular activities, the service

project, and product developed during the senior project.

Product Log will include additional work composed of

documentation of Global Community Service and

Extracurricular Activities along with a written reflection

Capstone Project

Timeline

Students notified if they are eligible for the seal based

on coursework during September.

Initial Application with documentation of activities and

service due by December 12.

Students will present capstone projects to the ISDS

committee the week of April 24 -28.

Students recognized at Honor’s Day in May

GHP Opportunity

• 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.

• Only 1% of sophomores and juniors in the state of Georgia are nominated to the state level for the Program.

• 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 and information has not been posted yet for this year’s organizational timeline.

• Nominations by teachers are typically due in October.

GHP Instructional Areas

• Communicative Arts • Languages• Math• Science• Social Studies• Dance• Music • Theatre• Visual Arts• Engineering and Design• Technology• Agricultural Science

Promotion to 12th Grade

• To be placed in a Senior homeroom next fall, students must have earned 17 total units of credit that must include:

3 units of English

3 units of Math

2 units of Science

1 unit of Social Studies

*Students must be in a senior homeroom to be eligible for a parking pass and correct picture placement in the yearbook.

Saturday School Schedule2016 Semester 1

• 8/20

• 8/27

• 9/10

• 10/1

• 10/8

• 10/15

• 10/22

• 10/29

• 11/5

• 11/12

• 12/3

• 12/10

The hours are 8-12

Apex Lab is available

Email Nate Cline:

nathan.cline@Cherokee.k12.ga.us

Recovery Options for Failed Courses

Credit Connect

• APEX Computer Based Program

• Able to recover .5 credit per session

• AM 7:00 until 8:00 Monday –Friday at Etowah

• PM 3:30 until 5:30 Monday -Thursday at Etowah

• $200.00 per half credit

• New session begins every 9 weeks

Polaris Evening School

• Recover .5 credit per quarter

• Available each quarter (every 9 weeks)

• 2 hour courses, Monday-Thursday on Etowah High School’s campus

– 4:00, 6:00, or 8:00

• $200.00 per half credit

• Courses can be taken while enrolled at Etowah High School

Recovery Options for Failed Courses

Summer School

• Recover 1 Credit (Maximum)

• Three weeks in June

• 8:00 – 4:00 Monday – Friday

• $200.00 per half credit

Online Options (GAVS)• See counselor for options• Student MUST have

administrative approval before beginning any program

• Cost varies

Retake class during school

• No cost involved

• May delay graduation

Please speak with your counselor

regarding any recovery options!

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

PSAT

• October 19, 2016

• National Merit Scholarship opportunities based solely on scores achieved during the October 19th PSAT for all juniors

• CCSD covers the fee associated with the PSAT for all juniors

• Data supports higher SAT scores for students who took the PSAT

• Generates the AP Potential Report

ACT/SAT Etowah Dates:

• SAT: 11/5/16, and 3/11/17; www.sat.collegeboard.org

• ACT: 9/10/16, 10/22/16, 12/10/16, 2/11/17; www.actstudent.org

SAT/ACT can be taken multiple times

Usually required to apply to colleges and universities (not required for

technical colleges)

• SAT vs. ACT: both are recognized at MOST colleges and universities

• SAT is Verbal, Math and Writing (SAT changes took effect Spring

2016)

• ACT is Verbal, Math, Writing, and Science

Structure and Timing NEW SAT ACT

Testing time3 hours+ 50-minute essay (optional)

2 hours 55 minutes+ 40-minute essay (optional)

Structure 3 tests + optional essay 4 tests + optional writing test

Number of questions 154 215

Time per question 1 minute, 10 seconds 49 seconds

Score rangeComposite 400–1600 (SAT Essay: reported in 3 dimensions, each 2–8)

Composite 1–36 (writing domain scores: 2–12)

Test length and timing

Reading Test65 minutes52 questionsWriting and Language Test35 minutes44 questionsMath Test80 minutes58 questions

Reading Test35 minutes40 questionsEnglish Test45 minutes75 questionsMath Test60 minutes60 questionsScience Test35 minutes40 questions

NEW SAT

Changes:

• The essay became optional and has a separate score

• The guessing penalty was eliminated

• The overall scoring returned to the original 1,600 point scale

• Vocabulary definitions are those most commonly used in college courses instead of obscure terms

• Is more like the ACT

Redesigned SAT

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent

“Educating Georgia’s Future”gadoe.org

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent

“Educating Georgia’s Future”gadoe.org

8 Key Changes on Redesigned SAT

• Eight changes

Relevant words in contextEngage in close reading & meaning/implications based on context of relevant words

Command of evidenceInterpret, synthesize and use evidence in sources to support conclusions/claims and integrate information through texts and graphical data

Essay analyzing a source: optional on SAT

Engage in close reading & analysis; clear writing

Math that matters mostProblem-solving and data text ;quantitative literacy, mastery of linear equations, complex equations

Math problem grounded in real-world contexts

Completing multistep applications to solve problems; may include charts, graphs, data

Analysis in science and in history/social studies

Solve problems in context and revise texts to be consistent with data presented in charts, tables. etc

Founding documents and great global conversations

Comprehend excerpts from U.S. founding documents and texts from ongoing global issues

No penalty for wrong answersTotal Score range 400-1600 for SATSub-scores for reading, writing/language, math

49

SAT New Conversation

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/underst

anding-scores/sat-score-converter#compare-your-scores-

now

ACT Changes September 2016

Enhanced Score Reports• A comprehensive set of reporting categories will replace subject

test sub scores for each subject area of the test

• ACT Readiness Ranges will make it easier to understand which academic areas require additional assistance

• A graphical design of paper score reports using easily understood visual elements, color, and indicators to make insights easier to understand

• ACT STEM College Readiness Benchmark will highlight the probability of success in STEM college courses

• The Interest-Major Fit level score indicates whether student’s interests match their collegiate pursuits

• Career Connector summarizes student’s work-relevant interests and indicates possible career possibilities

ACT Changes September 2016

• The writing test score will no longer be reported using the 1–36 scale. ACT will instead report the writing score on a 2–12 score range. The contents of the writing test itself, an optional section of the overall ACT test, will remain unchanged.

• The following link shows how to compare writing scores on a 1-36 scale and 2-12 scale.

• http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/WhitePaper_5_Ways_to_Compare_Writing_Scores.pdf

HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship HOPE Scholarship:

• 3.0 academic GPA, covers approximately 90% of the previous years tuition

Zell Miller scholarship:• 3.7 academic GPA—covers 100% of tuition • SAT 1200 combined CR and Math SAT, or 26 ACT composite

HOPE GPA is calculated using academic courses only.• GPA’s are NOT rounded for HOPE eligibility!

Official HOPE GPA: Gafutures.org • Georgia Student Finance Commission’s official calculations• Social Security numbers are required to be in ASPEN for a student to

be HOPE eligible.

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

Examples of Courses EHS offers that meet HOPE Rigor Requirements

• AP Courses in core subjects • Algebra 2, accelerated geometry/algebra 2, AMDM,

Statistical Reasoning, Pre-calculus, Calculus • Anatomy, Chemistry, Physics, Scientific Research, Forensic

Science, Advanced Physics Principles & Robotics• French 2 and above• Spanish 2 and above• German 2 and above• Chinese 2 and above

*As of January 2016

Monday, August 29, 6-9 PM North Point Mall,

Alpharetta

Tuesday, August 30, 6-8 PM Marietta High

School, Marietta

Monday, September 12, 6-8 PM Cherokee

High School, Canton

Tuesday, October 4, 6-8 PM Hiram High

School, Hiram

www.gaprobe.org

www.gafutures.org

Scholarships

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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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College Applications/Transcripts

Ways to request a transcript:

• www.gafutures.org In-State institutions only (no fee,

processed electronically)

• Parchment.com – electronically send transcripts to out

of state colleges ($5.00 fee)

See counseling office for exceptions

Questions???

For detailed information regarding a child-specific case, please see the counselors after the meeting or contact them via email or phone to set up a meeting.

Thank You!

2018 Updates

Class of 2018Etowah High School’s41st Graduating Class

Graduation Ceremony

Official Date To Be Determined First Baptist Church of Woodstock

Mr. Keith L. BallPrincipal