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Sandy Creek High Guidance Department
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The Guidance Department Welcomes all of our Patriot Families to our Web Page
Sandy Creek High School students could not succeed without the tremendous support that our “Patriot Parents” give us. Thank you for all your continued support!
As counselors, we want you to know that we strongly believe in the “team approach” by involving students, parents and Sandy Creek staff in helping all of our students achieve SUCCESS!
We hope that this web page is helpful and that you will contact us if you have any questions or need any additional support at 770-969-2840. Our Guidance Staff is assigned to students according to the first letter of their last name. You can click on these links below to e-mail the counselors and staff members.
Guidance Counselors School Code - 113052
What is the "GO" Counselor's Responsibility
"The High School Graduation Coach initiative, championed by Governor Sonny Perdue during the 2006 legislative session, allows each of Georgia’s high schools and middle schools to employ a coach. This is the first program of its kind to be implemented statewide. The coach’s primary responsibility is to identify at-risk students and help them succeed in school by keeping them on track academically before they consider dropping out. The coaches identify, recruit and engage parents and concerned adults, organizations and government agencies to serve in a variety of ancillary roles." GADOE " http://gadoe.org/tss_school_improve.aspx?PageReq=TSSGraduationCoach
| Four strategies can help your teen succeed in high school What’s the secret to having a great year? Ask the expert—a teacher. Here are one teacher’s tips on ways your high schooler can have the most successful year possible: 1. Bring the right tools for the job. A carpenter can’t work without a hammer and a saw. A student shouldn’t show up without a textbook, a notebook and something to write with. If organization is challenging for your teen, have her use color-coded binders so she gets to English class with her English homework. 2. Do homework daily. In some classes, such as math, today’s lesson builds on what students learned yesterday. If your teen hasn’t done the homework, she may miss the entire point of the lesson. Then she’ll fall further behind. 3. Learn how to study. Learning how to take notes, how to read a textbook and how to study for tests will make homework time more productive. Ask your teen’s teachers for tips on study skills. Also, look in the library for books that teach this important survival skill. 4. Make up missed work right away. It’s not uncommon for students to get sick some time during the year. But your teen should take the responsibility of finding out what work she has missed—and turning it in as soon as possible. Source: R. Wormeli, Day One and Beyond, Stenhouse  |  Do you know what your teen wants to do after high school?
High school won’t last forever—even though sometimes it might seem like it will! Do you know what your teen wants to do after high school? Does he want to go to college? Does he want to get a job? Discuss your teen’s plans. Focus on how your education has helped you—or why you wish you had learned more. With your teen: • Research how to prepare for a career that interests him. How much schooling is required? Does he need to go to college or even graduate from school? Could he take any specific classes now to help prepare him? • Write a résumé. Include jobs he’s held, community service and academic achievements. Your teen can also add any special skills or computer programs he knows well. • See if he could visit a person in a job that interests him. That way he will see first-hand the type of work that’s involved. • Begin planning for after-school jobs. It may take a little longer to find one that could prepare your teen for his chosen career path. Copyright © 2011, The Parent Institute® | | High schoolers must memorize key facts to unleash brainpower When was the Civil War fought? Who was the President after Franklin Roosevelt? How do you say I ate in Spanish? The truth is that to be successful in school, students need to remember a lot of facts. And brain researchers are learning that some of the oldest methods—notably, drilling—are the best ways to do that. When students can recall information automatically, they free the working memory in their brains that is needed for higher-level thinking and understanding deeper concepts. So when your teen sits down to study, have her take the responsibility to memorize key facts. Tell her to make a set of flash cards. She might even look for a computer application (like Cram for custom tests) that makes memorization a game. Another good way to learn things, it turns out, is by testing. So have your teen test herself by answering the questions at the end of the chapter. Source: V. Heffernan, "Drill, Baby, Drill," New York Times, September 19, 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/ magazine/19fob-medium-heffernan-t.html.  | Help your  teenager develop responsibility with self-discipline Students with self-discipline are able to buckle down and do the work needed to achieve. To promote self-discipline: • Avoid rescuing your teen. If she gets herself into a jam—like forgetting her homework—let her feel the consequences. She needs to learn how to think ahead and solve problems. • Avoid doing things for your teen that she can do for herself. Yes, it might be faster for you to do her laundry. But eventually, she’ll have to take care of it herself— and it’s better that she learns now while you’re there to help. • Encourage your teen to participate in activities that develop self-discipline. Playing a musical instrument means your teen has to be self-disciplined enough to practice regularly. Team sports require your teen to show up to practice on time and give her all. • Encourage your teen to set (and stick to) her own study schedule. She’s old enough to decide what study time works best for her. • Give your teen choices about which responsibilities she will share in your home. Don’t let her choose if she’s going to complete a chore, but try to let her decide between washing the car or taking out the trash. Copyright © 2011, The Parent Institute® |
Guidance and Counseling
Sandy Creek High School
360 Jenkins Rd.
Tyrone, GA 30290
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