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High School 101

HMS Counseling Department

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    • Core Curriculum
    • Required Courses
    • Prerequisite
    • Electives
    • GPA
    • AP vs. Honors
    • Rigor of Study

Vocabulary

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Dual Enrollment

    • Primarily available to 11th & 12th graders
    • Opportunities to take college-level courses and earn concurrent credit towards BOTH a high school diploma and a college degree
    • @ Lanier Tech, UNG, or a virtual course

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What does it take to graduate?

    • 4 credits English
    • 4 credits Math
    • 4 credits Science
    • 3 credits Social Studies
    • .5 credit Personal Fitness & .5 credit Health
    • 3 credits Pathway
    • 4 credits Electives

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High School Course Digest

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Freshman Year

English

Math

Science

Personal Fitness & Health

Elective

Elective

Elective

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Freshman Electives

    • Social Studies - World Geography & US History in Film,

AP Human Geography or join the Yearbook Staff (application required for FCHS - add as an alternate)

    • Spanish 2 or other world language
    • Career Pathway
    • Fine Arts

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Career Pathways

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Registration

    • Portal Opens: January 22nd - 30th
      • Infinite Campus
        • Required Courses
        • Requested Courses
        • Alternates
        • Waiver Process - Drop / Add Form
    • Portal Re-Opens (View Only): March 2nd - 6th

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Putting it all Together

    • Find Balance
    • Challlenge yourself in your area of strength
    • Career Pathways - explore YouScience
    • Try something new
    • Get involved - club / sport
    • Start a high school binder
    • Have fun!

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Questions