High School Counseling Newsletter
November
November CANDY
Did you miss Parent Night? Check out the Recordings Below!
9th Grade: Recording
10th Grade: Recording
11th Grade: Recording
12th Grade: Recording
Graduation Parent Night
Were you unable to attend Graduation Parent Night for the class of 2019? Just click on the link below to find out about graduation date, venue, cap/gown, class rings and much more!
Financial Aid Night and FASFA Information
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to apply for financial aid for college, career school, or graduate school. The 2018-2019 FAFSA is available for filing on or after October 1.
Financial Aid Night: Recording
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 Recording
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
Georgia Apply to College Day- November 5
Who is this event for?
 ALL Seniors
Seniors who plan to attend a technical college, community college, or a four-year college/university should definitely participate. However, we encourage all seniors to participate even if they’re unsure of what they want to do. Chances are you’ll be able to apply to a college for free with a waiver and you can always decline admission later if you decide not to attend the school.
Why should I participate?
 Receive Fee Waiver Codes for certain colleges
 Raffle Prizes
 One-On-One Assistance with completing college applications
Participating in GAC gives you the opportunity to focus on completing at least one college application for admission while receiving encouragement and assistance from GCA School Counselors and trained volunteers.
CHOOSE FROM 3 LOCATIONS
FACE TO FACE—METRO ATL
GCA Office 1745 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30349 11am—2pm
FACE TO FACE—SOUTH GA
Garden City Library 104 Sunshine Rd.
Garden City, GA 31405 10am-11am
VIRTUAL http://tinyurl.com/FourC-Café
11am— 2pm
Character Education: November
November: Tolorance
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!
October Character Education: Respect
Come Join the GCA Counselors for Face to Face College Visits!
•We will be at the following colleges on the listed dates.
•To join us, please click the link to the college and choose the date we will be there! This is first come, first serve. If you can’t join us, feel free to go on your own at another time! Email greid@gacyber.org if you sign up and let her know which one you will be attending.
Georgia Gwinnett College – November 7th 10 am Click Here
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw Campus)- 10:00 AM on November 15th Click Here
Chattahoochee Technical College (Marietta Campus)- November 29th 10:00AM Click Here
Georgia State University (Atlanta Campus) December 5th 10 am Click Here
Gwinnett Tech (Alpharetta Campus) December 12th 11 am Click Here
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 Recording
Sept. 26th -Georgia Southern Recording
Oct. 10th -Columbus State University Recording
Oct. 17th -Toccoa Falls College Recording
Oct. 18- University of Georgia Recording
Oct. 24- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Oct. 29- Georgia College
Oct. 31st -Agnes Scott College Recording
Nov. 1- SCAD
Nov. 7th -Auburn University
Nov. 14th -Georgia State University Perimeter College
Nov. 28th -Chattahoochee Technical College
Good News and Student Success Stories!
Zuriel J.- story submitted to Project Elevate was published in the media outlet, STEMedia! You can read the full story here.
Allie H admitted to Belmont
Raelyn W. already accepted to West Ga.
Brandon W. already accepted to Columbus State
Akilah W. already accepted to Brenau with scholarship
Macaiah S accepted to Valdosta State, Wingate, and Roanoke
JaMichael S selected to serve on the Douglas County Youth Commission
Payton M volunteered with Civil Air Patrol 52 hours to aid with the devastation of Hurricane Florence.
SAT/ACT Information
SAT/ACT:
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 December 8th and registration deadline is NOVEMBER 2nd. Register here: http://www.act.org/
SAT-Upcoming Test Date is December 1st and registration deadline is NOVEMBER 2nd. Register here: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
Please visit our Counseling Website (College Prep Exams) for further information on the SAT/PSAT/ACT/Accuplacer exams: https://tinyurl.com/Collegeprepexams1819
Who is my Counselor?
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.