1. The Basics of High School
Northeast Campus
Important information for GRADUATION..
It starts NOW
GOAL: Recognize and attain performance levels necessary to reach educational and career goals.
Understanding Georgia’s Graduation Requirements
Objective: Become familiar with the graduation requirements for Georgia

2. you NEED TO KNOW..
What the requirements ARE to graduate from high school for incoming 9th grade students

3. Graduation Requirements for students entering 9th grade in 2017-2018
Pass all required coursework
23 Credits (units) minimum – find the checklist on our website under GUIDANCE –four year plan worksheet.
EOCT (20% of the course grade) in:
English
Math
Social Studies
Science

4. Required Credits 4 units of English 4 units of Math 4 units of Science
*the 4th science may be used to meet both the required science and required elective in CTAE sequence of courses
4 units of Social Studies at TCHS
The state of GA requires 3 units of Social Studies * TCHS requires 4 units of Social Studies
.5 Health/.5 Personal Fitness
3 units from CTAE, Fine Arts, and/or Foreign Language (A minimum of 2 units of the same foreign language are required for college admission.)
3 units of electives

5. To be promoted to 10th grade:
You must earn 5 units of Credits. You have the opportunity to earn 7 units of Credit each year. If you only earn 5 units, you are getting behind.
You must have the following to graduate from TCHS:
4 Credits ELA
4 Credits Math
4 Credits Science
4 Credits Social Studies
1 Personal/Fitness & Health credit
1 Computer Proficiency Credit- (Introduction to Business and Technology)
3 CTAE, Foreign Language, and/or Fine Art Credits
3 Required additional credits – extra academic or elective courses

6. What does it mean to me??
You must earn required credits to graduate or move on to the next grade.
You are in class from Aug. – May …make it count
OR you will find yourself enrolled in the VERY same class, doing the very SAME work from Jan. – May.
Don’t waste your time – earn the grade and move on to the next needed course.
If you fail an academic course you will lose an elective course the next year to make room for you to repeat the course you failed.
NEC offers tutoring, help, and encouragement. Just ASK!

7. Things to do: Do your best in your classes!!!
Participate in clubs, sports, organizations & community work
Create a portfolio of all activities/awards - this helps with college applications
Begin preparing for the SAT or ACT – On our website under guidance click the EOCT practice tab for all your EOCT’s
Visit GAfurtures.org
Develop good study habits/study daily
Keep a to-do list and calendar of events/projects

8. Honors & AP Courses
It is highly recommended that students who wish to obtain admission to a “distinguished” 4-year college take some Honors and AP level courses in high school.
An AP course is the highest level course that a student can take while in high school on the high school campus. AP courses are taught at the college level.
Move On When Ready also allows you the opportunity to earn college credit during high school
Students in AP courses have the opportunity to take an AP exam at the end of the course, which may allow them to earn college credit.
Just because you take an AP course does not mean you get college credit.

9. CTAE Courses
Career, Technical, Agricultural Education Courses introduce you to specific areas of interest and are also recommended to help you gain knowledge in specific concentrated areas.
These courses can help you decide on a specific career.
This helps you to explore areas you may be interested in instead of finishing high school, going to college for a certain degree, to get the degree and realize you do not like the area.
CTAE courses may lead you to a career, a hobby, or give you basic knowledge. For example. Wiring, plumbing, carpentry, horticulture, health care, child care, food and nutrition, and many more.

10. Get Familiar with GAfutures.org
Visit GAfutures.org
Students can research :
4-year colleges & 2-year colleges
Technical schools
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Careers
Get online with GA Futures and Career Cruising to match colleges & careers with your interests and needs.
Technical schools offer great degrees and career training – often making comparable salaries with those who graduate from colleges.

11. It’s good to know . . .
BRIDGE BILL DAY happens during the second semester of ninth grade. Parents, students, and teachers meet and make a four year course plan.
Grades are available online through infinite campus – Check your grades daily – schedule a tutoring sessions if you need help.
Your education/graduation is a GROUP effort – focused on YOU.
Take responsibility for your grades – it is your future.

12. How to Calculate HOPE GPA
“GPA” stands for “Grade Point Average”, which means that it averages out all of your FINAL grades.
How to calculate it:
First, take a look at your current or most recent grades. Each letter corresponds to a number of points:
A: 4 points
B: 3 points
C: 2 points
D: 1 point
F: 0 points
Divide points total by the number of core curriculum classes you completed= HOPE GPA!
HOPE GPA is an ACADEMIC GPA ( calculating only core curriculum classes – English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language)
Check out HOPE RIGOR requirements on GAfutures.org

13. REALITY = Goals set today benefit your tomorrow
In order for your plans to become REALITY you need to set short term and long term goals.
A short term goal is achieved quickly like finishing an English paper. Short term goals help you achieve long term goals.
A long term goals will take months and even years. For example: graduate from college, become a pilot, find a job, etc.

14. WHY GOALS??
To help create a plan of action; to have a vision; help us achieve.
Goals are necessary to reach your planned destination.
Without them, one can get very frustrated and distracted.

15. OR..
You can get in the car and with a planned route, you can enjoy the trip. Sure there may be bumps in the road (flat tires, not filling up when you reach ¼ of a tank) BUT even with a few surprises along the way you WILL get there in a reasonable amount of time…because you PLANNED.

16. Keep your EYE on your GOAL
We don’t just LAND in JOBS we love, we prepare, we set goals, and we WORK to get there – and it all starts NOW
There are 3 types of people:
Ones that make things happen
Those that let it happen
And the ones that don’t know WHAT happened
Which ONE are YOU going to BE??

17. Write your goals Take a moment and think about your goals.
Choose short term goals and long term goals.
Write them down in your notebook or in your calendar.
Read over and think about your goals regularly.
Remember…
There are 3 types of people:
Ones that make things happen
Those that let it happen
And the ones that don’t know WHAT happened
Which ONE are YOU going to BE??

18. Online Resources www.gafutures.org www.careercruising.com