Cherokee High School

2015-16

One History, One Vision, One Nation…

Our TIME!

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Aristotle

One History, One Vision, One Nation…Our Time!

Tonight’s meeting is about new beginnings! We hope you have a better understanding of the following when you leave tonight:New People: Introductions The WARRIOR Five R PhilosophyTransitioning from MS to HSThe registration process, how student’s classes are selected.

Pathway Components required for graduation.HOPE rigor components needed to qualify for the scholarship.

Administration

The Power of Transition

Teacher Meeting in JanuaryStudent group meetings with individual teams/larger groups at our feeder middle schools with our Leadership 56 Team!

FMS/TMS visited for Tours last week. Other Future Warriors have been/will be invited in for group/individual tours soon.

The Power of Transition

TMS and FMS toured with the Leadership 56 Team as guides.

CHS holds Elective/Club Fair and Parent Meeting

CHS travels to FMS/TMS with administrators and counselors to individual register incoming freshmen.

Parents receive course request for approval.

Students receive schedule in the mail.

Guidance Counselors

Students with the LAST NAME beginning with the letters:

A-El Tracy TuckEl-Lob Sonia MurilloLoc-Riv Gayle CuomoRo-Z Karen Holton

Guidance Counselors

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

Academic CounselingCollege and Career CounselingRecommendationsSocial/EmotionalParent Conferences/Reviews

The WARRIOR Way!

Relevance

Rigor

ResponsibilityRespect

Relationships

Academic RelevanceCCGPSClear instructional goalsEffective InstructionUse of data and research-based strategies

Career Tech Programs including new Healthcare/Engineering Pathways

Additions of high tech fabrication labs

Academic Rigor

Continued growth of our Honor’s, AP, CTAE and core programs.

Find opportunities for all students to grow in academic rigor.

Support rigorous learning with an aggressive ExP tutoring program that includes SAT/ACT Prep.

Relationships

Warrior Wednesday-Teacher as AdvisorClubs/SportsTutoringMentoringJoin the Tribe!Live or delayed sports coverage with Play On Sports.

Family Passes for CHS sporting eventsBring on more clubs including gymnastics, Model UN, etc.

Responsibility

High expectations for all.Character educationWarrior Monday-Teacher As Advisory Homerooms

Exciting, well-developed lessonsBecome an active member of the Warrior community.

RESPECT

Firm, fair and consistent discipline

Open-door policy.Model good behaviorsMake an investment in your school, work and life.

Course Selection and Recommendations

Courses generally “roll” from one Instructional Setting to the next for students. For example: a student in Advanced 8th Lit/Comp in MS would “roll” into Honors 9th Lit/Comp.

Factors that could change a students placement for HS courses:

GradesStandardized Test ScoresAttendanceTeacher Recommendation

Course Selection and Recommendations

Students should carefully consider their academic schedule and rigor “load”. Students will want to balance their academic course work, electives and extra-curricular opportunities in order to make the most of their high school education!

The FRESHMAN Academy

Freshmen have classes together to foster community.

Dedicated Administrator: Kelly StricklandDedicated Teaching Staff and Counselor to focus on transitioning students.

All Freshmen have lunch together, no upper classmen.

Academy Teachers apply for membership

The FRESHMEN Academy

Students who are failing any academic subject at the 4 ½ week grading period will give up ½ of the lunch period for mandatory tutoring.

Special classes (Peer Leadership, etc.) and opportunities for Freshmen to develop good leadership (Teach one, Lead one)

Graduation Requirement for the Class of 2019

In order to complete the requirements for GRADUATION, students must complete the following:Earn 23 units in the appropriate academic areas

Pass the Georgia High School Writing TestComplete the requirements for a Pathway

Graduation Requirement: Pathway Completion

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Advanced AcademicWorld Language

Career, Technical, Agricultural Education

Fine Arts

Graduation Requirement: Pathway Completion-World Language

Students become World Language Completers by taking three years of the same World Language

American Sign LanguageFrenchLatinSpanish** Most four year universities require three years of a World Language. All four-year colleges require at least two years of a World Language.

Graduation Requirement: Pathway Completion-Advanced Academics

Students earning an Advanced Academic Pathway must have THREE years of course work in an academic discipline AND complete either an Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment course.For example: Honors 9th Lit, Honors 10th Lit, American Lit, AP

Language. Honors World Geography, Honors World History, Honors

US History, AP Macro Economics, Government Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, AP

Environmental Honors Accel Alg/Geo; Honors Accel Geo/Adv Alg;

Honors Accel Pre-Cal; AP Stats or AP Calculus

Graduation Requirement: Pathway Completion-Career Technical

Agriculture Education

CTAE-

Students complete 3 years in the same

pathway.

FACS

And JROTC

Healthcare

Engineering

And

Work-based Learning

Agriculture and

Construction

Business Tech

And

Video Production

Metals/Welding

And

Automotive

Graduation Requirement: Pathway Completion-Fine Arts

Students are considered Fine Arts Pathway completers if they complete THREE years (earn three credits) in the same fine arts concentration.

BAND CHORUS DRAMA VISUAL ARTS JOURNALISM

Graduation Requirement: Pathway Completion

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Advanced AcademicWorld Language

Career, Technical, Agricultural Education

Fine Arts

HOPE Rigor CHANGES

HB 326, Georgia Code 20-2-157 requires that certain course credits be earned in order for students to be HOPE Scholarship eligible.Students graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2017 must receive FOUR credits from the following categories:

Advanced Math Advanced Science Advanced English Advanced Foreign Language Course AP course work in one of the above categories.

HOPE Rigor CHANGES

Rigor COUNTS at CHS! We have 45 Rigor compatible courses!

MATH: Adv Algebra, Statistics, Pre-Cal, Calculus, AP Calculus, AP Stats

English: AP Language, AP Literature Science: Chemistry, Physics, Forensics, Scientific

Research, Human Anatomy/Physiology, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Environmental

Social Studies: AP Psychology, AP Gov, AP Micro Econ, AP Macro Econ, AP Human Geo, AP World History, AP US History

Foreign Language: Any level II, III, or higher

HOPE Rigor CHANGES

Typical Sophomore Schedule: Geometry Chemistry (1 rigor credit) World History Foreign Language II (1 rigor credit) World Literature 1 electives

Typical Junior Schedule: Advanced Algebra (1 Rigor credit) Foreign Language III (1 Rigor credit) Physics (1 Rigor Credit) US History American Literature 1 Elective

HOPE Rigor CHANGES

Typical Senior Schedule Statistics or Pre-Cal (1 rigor credit) Human Anatomy or Forensics or Science Research or AP

course (1 rigor credit) Econ/Gov OR AP Econ/AP Gov (2 rigor credits for AP) Honors Comp or Comp or Brit Lit or AP course (1 rigor

credit for AP) Electives:

Foreign Language (rigor credit) AP course (rigor credit)

Advanced Placement: AP Courses

AP, Honors and College Prep Course Work21 AP Course Offerings

Science: Biology, Physics 1, Physics C, Environmental Science, Chemistry

Math: Statistics, CalculusEnglish: Language, LiteratureSocial Studies: Macro Econ, Micro Econ, Government, US History, World History, Human Geography, Psychology

Foreign Language: Spanish, Latin, FrenchElectives: Music Theory, Art Design, Computer Science

One History, One Vision, One Nation…Our Time!

Tonight’s meeting is about new beginnings! We hope you have a better understanding of the following when you leave tonight:The WARRIOR Five R PhilosophyTransitioning from MS to HSThe registration process, how my student’s classes are selected.

Pathway Components required for graduation.HOPE rigor components needed to qualify for the scholarship.

Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior

Remind 101 Messages for the Class of 2019

Text to this number 81010 this message: @525e0