High School Counseling Newsletter
September
September C.A.N.D.Y.
Join us for Parent Night!
9th Grade: September 26th @ 7:00pm
10th Grade: October 2nd @ 6:30pm
11th Grade: October 3rd @ 6:00pm
12th Grade: September 25th @ 6:30pm
4C Cafe
4C Café: Guidance is for students to grow academically, personally/socially, and in career development through ASCA standards-based lessons in the BBC room. Click here to join us!
Lessons will cover material first and then launch into an open Q & A time with a GCA high school counselor present.
Schedule of lessons: 10 AM on Thursdays. Click here to join us!
September 20th- Understanding Credits and Promotion with Ms. Stinson
October 4th- Cyberbullying Presentation with Ms. Locke
October 25th- Red Ribbon Week Presentation with Ms. Tompkins
November 1st: Dual Enrollment with Ms. Reid
November 15th- Time Management and Multitasking with Ms. Stinson
November 29th- SAT/ACT overview with Ms. Morgan
Want to learn more about Dual Enrollment?
Character Education
September: Integrity
GCA STAFF are encouraged to nominate students who exemplify the character focus of the month here: STAFF NOMINATIONS
GCA STUDENTS are encouraged to share their voice on the character word here: STUDENT FEEDBACK
Students, Use this link to share your thoughts, a video, a favorite quote, or tell a story where the word is exemplified. Let us hear from you!
Virtual College Visits
Click here to view the full schedule coming soon!
Missed the college you wanted to visit? No need to stress, just click here.
Sept. 19th -Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sept. 26th -Georgia Southern
Oct. 10th -Columbus State University
Oct. 17th -Toccoa Falls College
Oct. 31st -Agnes Scott College
Nov. 7th -Auburn University
Nov. 14th -Georgia State University Perimeter College
Nov. 28th -Chattahoochee Technical College
SAT/ACT Information
Students who plan to attend college need to take the SAT and/or the ACT. Most four-year colleges and some two-year college require an ACT and/or SAT score for admissions consideration. You should always research colleges you are interested in to see what they require for admissions. Although there is not a specific/required time period to take these tests, most students take the PSAT in 10th grade (to practice and prepare for the SAT), the SAT and/or ACT spring semester of their junior year, and another SAT and/or ACT fall semester of their senior year. Although we will provide information and assist with questions, GCA staff will not register you for these tests, therefore you must plan to do that on your own. Below are some links to assist you with this process and provide you further information regarding these exams.
ACT-Upcoming Test Date is OCT 27 and registration deadline is SEPT 28. (Deadline for Sept 8th test has passed) Register here.
SAT-Upcoming Test Date is OCT 6th and registration deadline is SEPT 7th. Register here.
PSAT- If you registered for the October GCA administration, then you will receive information soon with specifics and details regarding testing.
Here are some helpful links for resources as your prepare to test.
FAQ
What are the graduation requirements?
For a list of graduation requirements click here.
How do credits and promotion work?
Each semester you will take 6 classes worth .5 credit each. This means you can earn 3 credits per semester, 6 credits each year. While students never retake a course they have passed, GCA requires a student to have earned 5 credits to be considered a sophomore, 11 for junior status, 17 to be a senior, and 23 to graduate. For more, watch the video below(Video Note: The 18-19 Freshman Science course is Physics & student’s may or may not have a Fine Arts course as their second elective.)
What should my schedule look like?
Every student should have 4 core classes (math, science, social studies, and language arts) and 2 electives. If you do not have 6 classes, including one of each of this type of core class, email your counselor.
Who is my counselor?
Click here to find out who your counselor is.