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Cherokee High School

2013-2014

Believe in the Strength of the Warrior Nation!

High School Credit Courses in Middle School

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes

from indomitable will.”

~Mahatma Ghandi

Administration

Guidance Counselors

Guidance Counselors are available to students for a wide variety of services:

Academic CounselingCollege and Career CounselingRecommendationsSocial/EmotionalParent Conferences/Reviews

Guidance Counselors

Students with the LAST NAME beginning with the letters:

A-Er Tracy TuckEs-Led Sonia MurilloLee-Rod Gayle CuomoRog-Z Karen Holton

High School credits in Middle school

High School Offerings in middle school are a great way for gifted and high achieving students to begin their course work in preparation for advanced course work in high school.

Advanced Placement courses for college credit

Career Pathways Foreign language (Spanish, French, Latin and

American Sign Language) Band, drama, JROTC, or chorus


High school credit is issued by Cherokee High School so high school policies will be recognized:

Attendance Policy-the State of Georgia has a “seat time” requirement that requires 150 hours of seat time per year per subject. Students in high school do not receive credit if they are absent (excused or unexcused) from the class period more than 6 days per semester. An attendance waiver committee can be convened in special circumstances for excused absences.


Once credit has been issued, the credit and grade will remain on the transcript. Student and parent elects to remain in the class after the “drop deadline”

Student completes the course and takes the required SLO (Spanish) or EOCT (Honors/Accelerated Algebra, Physical Science)


Current research has shown that the most successful College freshmen are students who have taken a rigorous course load during their SENIOR year of high school.

Typical Freshman schedule

No HS credits Spanish Credit Physical Science/Honors Algebra

Spanish, Phy Sci./ Honors Algebra

9th Grade Literature

Honor’s 9th Literature

Honor’s 9th Lit/Regular

Honor’s 9th Literature

Algebra Algebra/Honor’s Algebra

Honors/Accel Geo

Honors/Accel Geo

Biology/Physical Science

Biology/Honor’s Bio/AP Bio/Phy Sci

Honors Biology/AP Biology


World Geography/Elective

Honor’s World Geography/AP Human



Foreign Language I

Honor’s Spanish II

Honor’s Spanish II

Honors Spanish II

PE/Health or Elective




Typical Math schedule

8th Grade Honors Algebra/Geo

9th Grade Honors Geometry/Adv

Alegebra

10th Grade AP Statistics

Typical Math schedule

11th Honors: Pre-Calculus12th Grade

AP Calculus

Typical Science schedule

Physical Science


Honors Chemistry/AP Chemistry

Typical Science schedule

Honors Physics/AP Physics

4th Science Option

Typical Spanish Schedule

Advantages of HS Credit during MS

Opportunities for advanced course work in high school.

Rigorous program of studyPreparation for the rigors of high school

ChallengeLike-minded peer group who are serious about their education.

Advantages of HS Credit during MS

Academic rigor too much NOW. If students leave the accelerated track, they could have the potential of not returning when if they had waited another year would be cognitively ready for the challenge.

The low down…

Have high but reasonable expectations

If this is not the time for the acceleration of curriculum, it could be the right time soon.

Encourage your students to have other interest including sports, clubs, church, outside activities, hobbies.

SAT ScoresCritical Reading

Math Writing Total

SY 2006-07 506 503 487 1496

SY 2007-08 518.952 519.389 496.157 153.45

SY 2008-09 520 520 497 1527

SY 2009-10 535 546 525 1606

SY 2010-11 521 536 502 1559

SY 2011-12 542 536 519 1597

Princeton review

A shorter, 18-hour course for self-starters that focuses on the

essential test elements. Starts at $599 depending on location.

Princeton review

Warriors can take the 18 Hour Princeton Review for the price of materials: $70 which includes two manuals and four practice test graded by Princeton.

Partner Power

We have a partner in education who has generously

offered to pay ½ the cost of an ACT or SAT if students

complete the 18 Hour Princeton Review Course!

Advanced Placement: AP Courses

AP, Honors and College Prep Course Work

21 AP Course OfferingsScience: Biology, Physics B, Physics C,

Environmental Science, ChemistryMath: Statistics, CalculusEnglish: Language, LiteratureSocial Studies: Macro Econ, Micro Econ,

Government, US History, World History, Human Geography, Psychology

Foreign Language: Spanish, LatinElectives: Music Theory, Art Design, Computer

Science

Advanced Placement: AP Courses

Subject CHS GA US GlobalMusic Theory 3.25 3.04 3 3.01Language 3.44 2.7 2.76 2.77Literature 3.5 2.67 2.81 2.81Human Geography 3.13 2.81 2.68 2.69Macro 3.33 2.77 2.75 2.8Micro 2.93 2.99 3.08 3.13Psychology 3.15 3.08 3.16 3.17Government 2.65 2.53 2.65 2.65US History 3.37 2.75 2.77 2.77World History 2.65 2.55 2.53 2.53Calculus 4.22 2.65 2.94 2.96Stats 3.49 2.6 2.79 2.8Biology 2.47 2.78 2.88 2.88Chemistry 2.58 2.76 2.88 2.92Environmental Science 3.14 2.59 2.61 2.61Physics 3 3.56 3.42 3.46Spanish 3.29 3.22 3.31 3.32Total 3.1 2.77 2.87 2.89

AP Scores Comparison Chart

Relevance: Pathways

Pathway Completion

Advanced AcademicsWorld LanguageFine ArtsCareer Tech

Rigor Components: HOPEHB 326 have added new HOPE Rigor

Requirements:

Class of 2017 and beyond- must have FOUR credits from the following:

Advanced Math: Adv Alg, Calculus, Pre-Cal Advanced Science: Chemistry, Physics, or High course Advanced Placement Courses: English, Math, Science, Social

Studies or Foreign Language Courses taken at the University System of Georgia Advanced Foreign Language Courses

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