• 9/13- Varsity Football @ NFHS at 7:30
• 9/13 -9/14- Cross Country Southern Showcase
• 9/14- Varsity Volleyball @ Johns Creek High Tournament
• 9/14- Competition Cheer @ Walton High
• 9/16- JV Softball vs Alpharetta @ SFHS at 6:00
• 9/16- 9th and JV Volleyball @ SFHS at 5:00
• 9/17- Varsity Softball vs WFHS @ SFHS at 6:00
• 9/17- Varsity Volleyball vs Lambert @ SFHS at 6:00
• 9/18- 9th Football @ WFHS at 6:00
• 9/18- 9th and JV Volleyball @ FCHS at 6:00
• 9/19- Varsity Volleyball @ NFHS at 6:00
• 9/20- Varsity Football vs North Atlanta @ SFHS at 7:30
• 9/21- JV Volleyball @ Johns Creek
• 9/21- Competition Cheer @ NFHS
• 9/21- Cross Country @ Cartersville

The Food Fight is a annual fundraising competition between the South and West Communities to benefit The Place at Forsyth. It runs from Monday, September 16 through October 9. Food Donations with be collected in large decorated bins at school.

Click the link below to make a monetary donation:

Food Fight Donation

PSAT testing will take place on 10/18/2024, which is an FCS K-12 online learning day. High school buses will run their normal morning and afternoon routes for students who need transportation to take the PSAT. Test registration will open on 8/28/2024 at 4:00 pm and will close on 9/13/2024 at 4:00 pm. PSAT testing is optional for 9th and 11th grade students and all 10th grade students have automatically been registered. The cost is $25 for 9th or 11th grade students to register.

The PSAT is a preparatory version of the SAT exam. You can only take the PSAT once per year. If you earn a high score on the PSAT your junior year, you could qualify to receive a National Merit Scholarship! Testing your skills in reading, writing, and math, the standard testing time for the PSAT is approximately 2 hours. The test consists of Evidence-based Reading, Writing and Language, and Math. This year, the PSAT will be conducted virtually within a South Forsyth HS classroom, similar to Milestones.

For more PSAT information and to register please visit our school PSAT Website- https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/49963

Registration Opens: Tuesday, September 3rd at 8:00am

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 22nd at 4:00pm

For more Information on AP Registration- Visit our AP Website!

Is there a staff member at South who has already made an awesome impression and deserving of receiving the honor of being staff of the month? If so, take a minute to fill out the following form here!

Our cheer team is selling pink out shirts in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. The deadline to order a shirt is September 19th. They will be offered in short sleeve and long sleeve.

The link to order can be found here:

Short-Sleeve

Long-Sleeve

All SFHS students received an email in their school inboxes on Thursday to invite students to use Talking Points as an additional means of communication with their teachers. Students should activate their account from the email and follow the onscreen directions to set up the Talking Points for Families app.

Upcoming Events:

• Throughout the year, Forsyth County Schools will host several community and cultural events at The Focal Center planned in coordination with community partners.
  
• Hispanic Heritage Month Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sept, 18, 2024
• Holocaust Remembrance Concert: October 8, 2024
• Family Engagement Academy: The focus for September and will spend time reviewing the purpose of assessment within each grade band and also provide ways families can partner with the school to build student’s ability to take ownership of their own learning. Families will walk away with tools to prepare for parent teacher conferences and interpret report cards.

Please also see the linked Family Focused Friday Newsletter below as a resource designed to support and enhance the connection between our district, schools, families, and community.

Congratulations to our 2025 National Merit Semifinalists! These 22 academically talented SFHS students were among the more than 16,000 highest-scoring entrants out of 1.3 million students nationwide who took the fall 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) as juniors. The top-scoring entrants in each state were named National Merit Semifinalists as part of the program’s 70th year, representing less than 1.0% of this year’s U.S. high school seniors.

The students honored: A. Ammavajjala, S. Bappanad, A. Bartlett, T. Burgess, R. Byakod, I. Dasari, T. Devanshi, A. Divekar, S. Ganji, K. Khokale, K. Kocherla, N. Majji, S. Padmakumar, M. Rahim, S. Rajesh, R. Shah, S. Thokala, N. Tishgarten, R. Trivedi, S. Vemula, S. Vishnubatla, S. Volety.

New Team Alert!! Winter Spirit Squad is a Co-Ed program focused on providing entertainment and school spirit during varsity basketball games this winter season (Nov-Feb). This is a new spirit concept at SFHS searching for those with acro, dance, cheer, and spirit skills. We are willing to train and combine our collective skills into a quality team.

Come to the interest meeting on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:00 PM in West Hall Room 156. Attend auditions during the week of Oct 7-10 to learn short combo dances, pom arm motions, and stands cheers. There will be a flexible audition and practice schedule as we begin this year. Complete the interest survey as a student or parent for more info.

A dragonflymax.com account must be completed by Oct. 5 to participate in the auditions. Complete this form so we can follow up with additional information and details. Forward the link to others who may be interested in the Winter Spirit Squad.

https://forms.gle/1YiMXTBTmTgnwCGA9

Send questions to Dionne Robinson at f45266@forsyth.k12.ga.us or Carla Yonk at cyonk@forsyth.k12.ga.us

There will be a mandatory Wrestler/Parent Meeting on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30pm in the West Hall Commons. West Hall Commons is located near the West Hall entrance to the school. We need at least one parent and their wrestler at the meeting. See Coach Stephen if you have any questions.

We encourage our current 9th and 10th grade families to mark your calendars for Thursday night October 3 from 6:00 - 8:30. Come to South that evening and learn about our exciting Pathway Opportunities, AP & IB programs, and Work-Based Learning. We hope to see you there!

In this week's Counseling IF Short...

Students learned about BRIDGE Bill (Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy)! Click HERE to view the recording!

Following the lesson, all students received a Canvas message with step-by-step instructions on how to access YouScience and complete their required (by the state) grade-level activities.

• 9th-11th grade students' grade-level activities must be complete by October 31!
• 12th grade students are exempt from this for now...their grade-level activities will be required to complete in the Spring!

In next week's Counseling IF Lesson...

Students will be taken on a deep dive of YouScience - an incredible tool available to all of our students to discover "the science of YOU - how your mind is wired, what makes you tick, the skills and knowledge that set you apart. YouScience instills hope, purpose, and direction by connecting natural talent, skills, and knowledge with in-demand education pathways and careers."

College Applications

Transcripts are ready! School counselors have begun working on completing college applications for seniors now that transcripts are ready.

As a reminder, we complete applications in the order they are due, not the order in which they are received, so it is super important that students select deadlines in their Common App so we are able to prioritize accordingly!

• The exception to this is for students who are applying to a Rolling Admissions school - students were instructed to please notify their school counselor and teacher recommender if that is the case so we know to put your application at the top of our priority list!

9th Grade Guidance

Attention 9th grade parents! Our 9th grade counselor, Ms. Vargas, will be delivering the district-wide SOS Signs of Suicide awareness and prevention program to all face-to-face 9th grade students September 5th - October 16th via English class. Due to the sensitive nature of the material, we want to provide this program and any follow-up discussion through a face-to-face format only.

We have attached (below) a parent information letter with details about the program, specific information regarding our presentation, and how to inform the Counseling Office if you do not want your child to participate if they are in a face-to-face English class.

We look forward to sharing this important information with your child and parent resources can be found at www.sossignsofsuicide.org/parent.

^^^This event is for graduating seniors looking to get into a service academy. Juniors are welcome to attend if they want to observe how the events are evaluated. Please click HERE to register your attendance.

The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) is a national organization whose members include veterans who served in the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. The FRA’s annual patriotic essay contest is underway. Students in grades 7 thru 12 are eligible to participate and the Grand Prize is $1500.00. There are also local, regional, and national awards.

• Our website www.fra.org/essay has complete information.
• FRA Atlanta Branch 89 will sponsor students from your school who wish to participate.
• Completed essays should be mailed to: Ted F Rambo, FRA Essay Contest, 4115 Burnt Hickory Rd NW, Marietta, GA 30064-1007. Essays along with cover sheets must be mailed with a postmark no later than December 1, 2024.

Congressman Rich McCormick is hosting Academy Day at Gwinnett Technical College on September 14th from 9 am to 1 p.m. There will be representatives present from the various U.S. Service Academies and Congressman McCormick in attendance to answer any questions students may have regarding the nominating process.

Our LSC will on September 19, 2024 in the West Hall Commons at 7:15am.

For more information please contact: Rebecca Hewitt, Assistant Principal or Nicole Espy, Assistant Administrator

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