This document summarizes the key information presented at a junior parent meeting at Etowah High School. It provides an overview of the school administration and counseling staff. It then reviews the graduation requirements, honors and AP course offerings, minimum AP scores required for college credit at various universities, and college choices and scholarships earned by the previous graduating class.

1. Junior Parent Meeting
Class of 2016
August 18, 2014
Etowah High School

2. WELCOME
Mr. Robert Van Alstyne, Assistant Principal

3. Etowah Administration
Principal:
Mr. Keith L. Ball
Assistant Principals:
Mr. Robert Van Alstyne(A-C)
Dr. Amanda Ruiz (D-H)
Mrs. Penny Valle (I-M)
Mr. Dan Snipes (N-S)
Mrs. Jessica Whitley (T-Z)

4. Etowah Counseling Staff
Ms. Whitney Minton (A-C) 10th grade lead
Mrs. Amanda Findlay (D-H) 12th grade lead
Mrs. Lisa Shull (I-M) 9th grade lead
Mrs. Michele Dowd (N-S) 11th grade lead
Ms. Kelly Brangan (T-Z) Lead Counselor &
Testing Coordinator
Counseling Front Office:
Mrs. June Pollack
Mrs. Silvia Holmes

5. From the Counseling Office:
Mrs. Michele Dowd, 11th Grade Counselor

6. Requirements for 2016 Graduates
Core Course Requirements
• 4 Units of English
– Must include 9th Lit, Amer. Lit
• 4 Units of Math
• 4 Units of Science
– Must include Biology and
Physical Science OR Physics
• 3 Units of Social Studies
– World History, U.S. History,
Gov’t/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

7. Graduation Requirements: Testing
GA High School Graduation Writing Test (GHSWT)
September 24, 2014 and retest February 25, 2015

8. Graduation Requirements: Testing
Georgia Milestones
• Coordinate Algebra
• Analytic Geometry
• United States History
• Economics
• Biology
• Physical Science
• 9th Grade Literature
• American Literature
Scoring
• The test counts as 20%
of the final grade.
Dates
• December 8-12, 2014
• May 4-15, 2015
• Mid-month and retests
as well

9. Honors Courses Offered
English, Social Studies &
World Languages
• 9 Lit
• 10 Lit
• 11 Lit
• 12 Lit
• Government
• Economics
• U.S. & World History
• Current Issues
• Spanish 2,3,4
• French 2,3,4
Math & Science
• Coordinate Algebra
• Algebra/Geometry
• Geometry/Adv. Algebra
• Pre-Calculus
• Engineering Calculus
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Human Anatomy

10. 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

11. AP World Language/Fine Arts/Career
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Studio Art
• AP Music Theory
• AP Computer Science
21 Total AP Courses

12. Class of 2013
College Choices
Valedictorian University of Georgia
Salutatorian Wayne State University
Star Student Vanderbilt University
Top Georgia Colleges
1. Kennesaw State University (84)
2. Chattahoochee Technical College (56)
3. University of Georgia (27)
4. Georgia Southern University (20)
5. University of North Georgia (19)
6. Georgia College & State University (14)
7. Valdosta State University (12)
8. Georgia Highlands (9)
9. Georgia Institute of Technology (9)
10. Georgia State University (9)
11. Reinhardt College (8)
12. Southern Polytechnic State University (6)
Top Out-of-State Colleges
1. University of Alabama, AL (10)
2. Auburn University, AL (5)
3. University of Mississippi, MS (3)
4. University of South Carolina, SC (3)
5. South Texas College, TX (2)
6. University of Tennessee, TN (2)
Ivy League
1 – Yale
Total scholarship amount not including HOPE: $3.4
million

13. Minimum AP Score Required
AP TEST GA TECH KSU GSU UWG GA State UGA UNG
LANG/LIT 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
SPAN 4 3 3 2 3 3 3
ART N/A 4 4 4 3 3 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 3 3
W. HIST 4 4 3 4 3 3 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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
BIO 5 3 3 4 3 3 3
CHEM 4 3 3 2 3 3 3

14. Minimum AP Score Required
AP TEST GA TECH KSU GSU UWG GA State UGA UNG
ENV. SCI 4 3 4 3 4 3 3
PHYSICS N/A 3 3 3 3 3 3
PHYSICS C 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
COMP SCI 4 3 3 4 3 3 3
MUSIC 3 3 3 N/A 3 5 3

15. Minimum AP Score Required
AP TEST GCSU Valdosta Reinhardt 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 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 3 3 3 3 3 4 N/A
W. HIST 3 3 3 3 3 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 4
CALC BC 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
BIO 3 3 3 3 3 3 N/A
CHEM 3 3 3 3 3 4 5

16. Minimum AP Score Required
AP TEST GCSU Valdosta Reinhardt Chat Tech U of AL Auburn Stanford
ENV. SCI 3 3 3 3 N/A 4 N/A
PHYSICS B 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
PHYSICS C 4 4 3 3 3 4 3
COMP SCI 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
MUSIC 4 3 3 3 N/A N/A N/A

17. Biology 3 BIOL 2107 4
Biology 4-5 BIOL 2107 & 2108 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 & 1211L 4
Chemistry 5 CHEM 1211/1211L & 1212/1212L 8
English Language
OR
3-4 ENGL 1101 3
English Literature 5 ENGL 1101 & 1102 6
Physics B 3-4 PHYS 1111 4
Physics B 5 PHYS 1111 & 1112 8
Physics C
(Mechanics)
4-5 PHYS 2211 4
Scores Needed for KSU College Credit
AP Subject AP Score KSU Exemption Credit

18. 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
3-5
POLS 1101
(Tests admistered after August 2011,
will require a score of 4)
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) 3
Macroeconomics 3-5 ECON 2200 3
Microeconomics 3-5 ECON 2100 3
Computer Science A 3-5 CS 2301 3
Scores Needed for KSU College Credit
AP Subject AP Score KSU Exemption Credit

19. 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

20. 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)

21. 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
3-4 HIST 2111 (3 credit hours) or HIST 2112 (3 credit hours)
5 HIST 2111 (3 credit hours), HIST 2112 (3 credit hours)
AP Score History: World History
3 HIST 2701 (3 credit hours)
4 HIST 2702 (3 credit hours)
5 HIST 2701 (3 credit hours), HIST 2702 (3 credit hours)

22. 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)

23. 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 B
3-4 PHYS 1111 + Lab (4 credit hours)
5 PHYS 1111 + Lab (4 credit hours), PHYS 1112 + Lab (4 credit hours)
AP Score Physics C- Mechanics

24. 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)

25. American Government & Politics AP Score: 4 or 5 = POL 1101 3
Biology AP Score: 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** 3
Human Geography AP Score: 4 or 5 = SS 1XXX 3
Scores Needed for GA Tech Credit
AP Subject AP Score Credit

26. Mathematics (AB and BC)
AP Score: AB4 or 5 BC3, 4, or 5 =
MATH 1501
4
Music (Theory)
AP Score: 3 = MUSI 2600
2
Music (Theory)
AP Score: 4 or 5 = MUSI 2600 &
3600
4
Physics B AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2XXX 3
Physics C: Part I (Mechanics,
Calculus Based)
AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2211 4
Physics C: Part II (Electricity &
Magnetism)
AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2212 4
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: Drawing No Credit Awarded 0
Scores Needed for GA Tech Credit
AP Subject AP Score Credit

27. Advanced Placement Exams
• May 4-15, 2015 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.

28. Dual Enrollment
• 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
GA College 411 - Accel Program Page
Eligibility Requirements
• Be a rising junior or senior
• Have a minimum 3.0 in college-
prep academic core classes
• 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)
• The essay portion of the SAT is
not considered
* May vary by college

29. Dual Enrollment
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

30. 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.

31. GHP Instructional Areas
• Communicative Arts
• Languages
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Dance
• Music
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
• Graphic Design
• Executive Management
• Engineering & Technology
• Agriscience/Biotechnology
• Agriscience/Environmental Science

32. 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

33. 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 Woodstock 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

34. Recovery Options for Failed
Courses
Summer School
• Recover 1 Credit
(Maximum)
• Three to Four weeks in June
• 8:00 – 4:00 Monday – Friday
• $200.00 per half credit
Online Options (BYU, GAVS, etc.)
• 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
or Mrs. Whitley regarding any
recovery options!

35. 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
PLEASE NOTE: The State of Georgia will revoke the
driver’s license of any student with
10 or more unexcused absences.

36. PSAT
• October 15, 2014
• National Merit Scholarship opportunities
based solely on scores achieved during the
October 15th PSAT for juniors
• CCSD covers the fee associated with the PSAT
for all juniors
• Data supports higher SAT scores for students
who took the PSAT

37. ACT/SAT
 Etowah Dates:
• SAT: 10/11, 12/6, 1/24, 3/14, 6/6; www.collegeboard.org
• ACT: 10/25, 12/13, 2/7, 4/18, 6/13; www.act.org
• ACT Princeton Review: 18 hours of instruction/3 assessments/session
during S2
 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 effective Spring 2016)
• ACT is Verbal, Math, Writing, and Science

38. SAT vs. ACT
*SAT
• 140 questions and required essay
• Guessing hurts the overall score
• 3 hours and 45 minutes
• Total score out of 2400
• Math accounts for ¼ of overall
score
• 10 Sections: 3 critical reading, 3
math, 3 writing, 1 experimental
*In effect fall 2014, spring 2015, fall
2015
ACT
• 215 questions and optional essay
(most colleges require it)
• No guessing penalty
• 3 hours and 25 minutes
• total composite score of 1-36
• Math accounts for 1/3 of overall
score
• 4 Sections: English, Math,
Reading, Science

39. SAT Changes Spring 2016
• The essay will become optional and have a separate
score
• The guessing penalty will be eliminated
• The overall scoring will return to the original 1,600
point scale
• Vocabulary definitions will be those most commonly
used in college courses instead of obscure terms
• Will become more like the ACT

40. 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: GAcollege411.org
• Georgia Student Finance Commission’s official calculations
The most current information about changes to HOPE
can be found at:
http://www.gacollege411.org/Financial_Aid_Planning/
HOPE_Program/_default.aspx

41. HOPE Rigor Requirements
High School Graduating Class of 2016
1) Advanced math, such as Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry, Math III, or an
equivalent or higher course taken at an eligible high school or taken for degree
level credit at an eligible postsecondary institution;
2) Advanced science, such as Chemistry, Physics, Biology II, or an equivalent or
higher course taken at an eligible high school or taken for degree level credit at
an eligible postsecondary institution;
3) Advanced placement courses in core subjects;
4) International baccalaureate courses in core subjects;
5) Courses taken at a unit of the University System of Georgia in core subjects
where such courses are not remedial and developmental courses; or
6) Advanced foreign language courses taken at an eligible high school or taken
for degree level credit at an eligible postsecondary institution.
*Must meet 3 of these courses required prior to graduation

42. www.gacollege411.org
Georgia College 411
http://gacollege411.org/

43. Other Scholarships
Counseling Website: Student Services
• There is a tab specifically dedicated to new
scholarship information
• PTSA scholarship opportunity
• TWITTER-EHS Student Services @EtowahStudServ or
Etowah High School @EtowahHS

44. 2016 Updates
REMIND 101

45. College Applications/Transcripts
2 ways to request a transcript:
• Fill out official transcript request form located in the
Counseling office ($5.00 fee, requires 2-3 days for processing)
• www.gacollege411.org - In-State institutions only (no fee,
processed more quickly and no mailing time)

46. Questions???
For detailed information regarding a child-
specific case, please see the counselors after the
meeting 

47. Class of 2016
Etowah High School’s
39th Graduating Class
Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, May 28, 2016
1:00 pm FBCW
Mr. Keith L. Ball
Principal