Slide 2 Slide 3 New Manchester High School 4925 Hwy 92/166
Douglasville, GA 30135 Connie Craft, Principal
http://tinyurl.com/3do7ocr HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING and ORIENTATION
Slide 4 Last Names (A-G) Department Head Mrs. Nicole Watson Last
Names (H-O)Mrs. Pam Cummings Last Names (P-Z)Mrs. Lori Tyson
Graduation Coach/BRIDGES Mrs. Mari McKnight Career Center ClerkMrs.
Pam Morris Slide 5 High Schools in Douglas County Alexander Cougars
Chapel Hill Panthers Douglas County Tigers Lithia Springs Lions New
Manchester Jaguars Each unique..but all have the same graduation
requirements Slide 6 * Specific Sequence of Course Requirements * *
* * * (MINIMUM) Slide 7 A-B SCHEDULE Students take 8 classes per
year Students take 4 classes each day Each class is 90 minutes.
Each class counts as 1 unit/credit. Health & Personal Fitness
are.5 units/credits. Students may earn up to 8 units/credits per
year. Must pass 6 units to be a Sophomore at least 1 English &
1 Math. Most students will have two core/academic classes per
semester and 2 electives per semester. Slide 8 FRESHMEN CLASSES
Academically, high school can be a difficult adjustment. Some
classes can cause a struggle because EVERYTHING COUNTS! Even in the
first year. Slide 9 A B High School GPA is a cumulative total.
EVERY course counts. If you get behind, by failing one or more
courses, it is hard to recover and if you can recover it will take
the remainder of your high school career. Slide 10 FRESHMAN COURSE
REQUIREMENTS ALL 9 th graders take: 9 th Lit/Comp American
Government Coordinate Algebra Biology I Health/PE 4 electives Slide
11 FOREIGN LANGUAGE Students planning to attend a four year post-
secondary school must take 2 foreign language classes in the same
language. All DCSS high schools offer Spanish and French. 9 th
graders are typically unable to take foreign language classes due
to upper class scheduling. If a student completed two years of a
foreign language in middle school he/she is automatically placed in
the second year of that language during 9 th grade. Slide 12 Slide
13 Slide 14 EXTRA SUPPORT IS HERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED HELP, ASK!!
Classroom Teacher Tutoring 9 th Literature & Reading Lab
Bridges Tutoring Special Education SST Slide 15 BRIDGES Building
Rigor in Douglas to Graduate Every Student Smaller Learning
Communities Grant Freshman Summer Camp Freshman Fiesta Freshman
Academy Mentors & Buddies Freshman Parent Night Freshman
Enrichment Trip Advisement After School & Saturday Tutoring
Freshman Newsletter Freshman of the Month Slide 16 9 th GRADE IS
IMPORTANT! HOPE scholarship Freshman Index (college admissions)
Superintendent Scholar Award (3.5 GPA first semester, no grade
below B) For promotion to 10 th grade (have to earn 6 units) no
more placement in the next grade. You MUST earn units to go to next
grade level. While possible, it is difficult to recover from
failing grades! Bring your A GAME everyday! Your future depends on
it! Slide 17 End of Course Tests: Your students will be taking
several state mandated End of Course Tests (EOCT) throughout their
high school experience. The EOCT counts for 20% of the final
semester grade. The following courses have an EOCT. * 9 th Grade
Literature American Literature *Biology Physical Science *Math (9
th and 10 th )Economics US History * 9 th grade Slide 18 How can I
be notified about my childs progress? Grades will be sent home
every 9 weeks. Parents can view their childs attendance, grades,
and comments from the teacher through Parent Portal/Link Free
Parent Link Mobile Application for Smartphones available in August
Slide 19 Student Involvement: Activities Spanish Honor Society
Science National Honor Society Student Government Association (SGA)
Beta Club New Manchester Chess Masters DECA FBLAFCCLA First
Priority French National Honor Society HOSA National Art Honor
Society National Honor Society Key Club Reading Bowl Student
Council International Club Fine Arts Club Slide 20 ATHLETIC
ELIGIBILITY: ALL 1 st time 9 th graders are eligible At the end of
December: Meet GHSA criteria Pass 5 out of 8 classes Be on track
Obtain 5 units by 10 th grade Obtain 11 units by 11 th grade Obtain
17 units by 12 th grade Athletic Director: Mr. Shawn Bissell Slide
21 Jaguar Sports: FALLWINTERSPRING FootballWrestlingBaseball
SoftballBasketballTrack Cross CountrySwimmingTennis Cheerleading
Golf VolleyballSoccer Slide 22 High School has a dress code. Poor
attendance will negatively affect your students academic progress.
Discipline issues can make your child miss classes and fall behind
in work Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 SWD = Saturday Work Detail Slide
26 Follow us: @NewManchesterHS http://tinyurl.com/7am4f9u For
additional information, please contact: Angela Holley Assistant
Principal of Freshman Academy [email protected]
770.651.6855
