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As the end of the school year quickly approaches, there are many different summer school opportunities available.

Forsyth County School Summer School

This program is for credit recovery (have previously failed a course).

HS Summer School will be held at Forsyth Central High School from June 2-June 26 (Monday-Thursday). This program is free of charge and transportation and lunch will be provided for students who attend. Students will have the opportunity to take a math course in the morning and/or an ELA, Science, or Social Studies course in the afternoon session. Due to the short time frame of summer sessions, the attendance policy is strictly adhered to through the summer. Students are allowed two absences and then are automatically withdrawn from the course.

The following courses will be offered:

Morning Session- 9:00-12:00 pm

Algebra I*

Geometry

Adv Algebra

PreCalc

AMDM

Afternoon Session- 12:45-3:45 pm

9 th Lit/Comp

10 th Lit/Comp

American Lit/Comp*

World History

United States History*

American Government

Economics

Physical Science

Biology*

Earth Systems

Environmental Science

*EOC Tests will be administered June 23-June 26

If your child needs to register for this course, please fill out the North Forsyth High School Registration Request Form. Once your counselor has registered your student, you will receive a confirmation email.

Forsyth Virtual Academy

The summer semester runs for 6 weeks. Courses start on Wednesday, May 28 and end on Wednesday, July 9.

2024 Course Offerings and Cost

FVA Summer Courses are offered to rising 9-12 th graders ONLY. This includes current 8 th graders that will be attending High School next year.

As a reminder, rising 9th and 10th grade students may only post 1 credit hour of self pay courses each semester (summer, fall, and spring) to their transcript.

2025 FVA Summer School Course Offerings

10 th Literature, 1 credit, $500

Geometry A, .5 credit, $250- student must have Algebra I credit on transcript

Personal Fitness, .5 credit, $250

Health. .5 credit, $250

Driver's Education, .5 credit, $250, meets GA DDS requirement

American Government, .5 credit, $250

Personal Finance and Economics, .5 credit, $250

Spanish II, 1.0 credit, $500

Spanish III, 1.0 credit, $500

Introduction to Healthcare Science, 1.0 credit, $500

Marketing Principles,1.0 credit, $500

Visual Arts I, 1.0 credit, $520 (includes required art kit)

Introduction to Software Technology, 1.0 credit, $500

Forensic Science, 1.0 credit, $500

Payment Information : Payment processing will be through School Pay. All course prices are set and include a non-refundable processing fee.

Required Materials: You will need a computer and reliable internet access. You will need a way to record videos (webcam, phone, etc.). For Personal Fitness, you will need to have a simple fitness tracker that can track steps (pedometer, Fit Bit, smartphone/ device, etc.)

For more information, please visit their website: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/fva

Georgia Virtual School

As a reminder, rising 9th and 10th grade students may only post 1 credit hour of self pay courses each semester (summer, fall, and spring) to their transcript.

Steps to Complete Summer Registration:

1. Communicate your intention with the student's assigned school counselor.

2. Create a GAVS account here (if you have not taken a course previously) and register for the appropriate course.

3. Pay for the course on the GAVS website to save your spot in the class.

4. Upon completion of the course, please complete this form to add the grade to your transcript and turn it into the counseling office.

Important Dates:

• March 1, 2025: Registration opens (12:00 pm EST)
• June 2: Summer courses begin
• June 6: Last date to register for summer courses
• June 9: Last date to begin summer courses
• July 4: Independence Day Holiday (GaVS Closed)
• July 5-10: Final Exams Week
• July 17: Final Grades Released (12:00 pm EST)

Review the course offerings on the GA Virtual School Course List: https://www.gavirtualschool.org/Course-Info/Summer-2024-Courses

The deadline to register for Georgia Virtual summer 2025 courses is June 6th.

If you have any questions regarding registering for summer classes, please reach out to your student's counselor.

Jordin Rhem won the VFW Post level of their Voice of Democracy competition! It is an audio-essay scholarship competition. The theme this year was "Is America Today our Forefathers' Vision?". Jordin received a $200 prize and will be moving on to the next level of the competition!

Thank you to all who were able to stop by and vote. Our winners were announced today in Raider Time. Congratulations to the following students!

Best Overall: Unit 5-Kinetics

Evan Byarushengo, Jacob Trahan, Kireet Cheri

Most Informative: Unit 8-Acids and Bases

Tyler Tracy, Sadee Vickery, Kushagra Garg, Priya Hinge

Most Visually Appealing: Unit 9-Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry

McKinley Lewis, Dalton Lower, Jordin Rhem

Most Study-able: Unit 3B-Intermolecular Forces: Gases

Grayson Shoemaker, Vadim Karpov, Joseph Stawicki, Brandon Potter

Counselors are working on individual meetings helping students solidify their class selections for next school year and beyond.

Counseling page: https://ga01000373.schoolwires.net/Page/40274

Registration: https://ga01000373.schoolwires.net/Page/55706

Scholarships/Financial Aid: https://ga01000373.schoolwires.net/Page/49910

Senior Class News: https://ga01000373.schoolwires.net/domain/440

Senior Letters - All letters are due by April 25th in order for us to have time to sort the letters into folders. Letters can be mailed to the school or dropped off in the counseling/front office. Please share this with your student's family, friends, former teachers, and coaches!

Graduation Announcements - There is still time to order graduation announcements via 3rd Ascent. Once ordered, they should arrive in 7-10 business days. Order today to send to family and friends to announce your student's achievement!

Senior Sunset (May 8th) - Join us at the conclusion of senior finals to celebrate one last night in Raider Valley starting at 7PM. We will have music, drinks, ice cream, and pass out your senior letter folders. All senior students will have a senior letter packet for pick-up. Please feel free to bring comfy seating and/or activities for you and your friends! If students are unable to pick up their senior letter packet, they will be available for pick-up at Senior Breakfast.

Senior Breakfast (May 14th) - Senior Breakfast will be served at 8:30AM on Wednesday, May 14th in the NFHS Cafeteria. We will serve Chick-fil-A biscuits for all students and have coffee/waters available too. This meeting is MANDATORY for all seniors as we will be discussing all things regarding graduation expectations. In addition, students will pick up their graduation packets, which contains: 14 graduation tickets (unless additional were requested), two commemorative programs, a student parking pass, regalia, and important information! The meeting will last no later than 10AM. If you need additional graduation tickets, please request those here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfL37gROcxLSAoqgSR0BAkGa6fHrSjpVTNITsU1UCIKfe7NdA/viewform

Senior Awards Night (May 14th) - This is an invitation-only event. Students must receive an invitation to attend. We will be celebrating academic scholarships awarded to students and other school-based awards. It will be held in the PAC starting at 6:30PM. To report scholarships, please submit this form by May 2nd: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd67es4Alx6roflB2Sglpm1McfH4UuKzqvXaGbMaAaBfwfaKA/viewform

Baccalaureate (May 15th) - This traditional event is held at First Baptist Cumming. It is a Christian non-denominational graduation celebration. It is not required to attend, but the invitations extend to each graduating senior. The event will start at 6:30. Students are asked to wear their graduation gown and regalia. No hat is required. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

Graduation (May 20th) - Our last event is graduation on Tuesday, May 20th at 7PM. It will be held at Gas South Arena in Duluth. Students will be expected to arrive by 5PM. They will have their own parking pass and park in Deck #3 on levels 4, 5, and 6. Check-in will be on Level 3. Students will be walking A LOT. Please make sure you wear comfy shoes. Family and friends will need to purchase a parking pass for the event. Please do so here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/north-forsyth-high-school-graduation-parking-duluth-georgia-05-20-2025/event/0E006259B69C3EBC?brand=gassouthdistrict If families would like to drive together, parents will have to wait until 6PM to enter the arena through the main entrance. Graduation lasts approximately 2 hours. Graduation will be live streamed if family/friends are unable to attend. Students will only be permitted to bring their keys into the arena. They cannot bring phones or other items to distract from this joyous celebration. Students will be dismissed out the front of the arena to meet their family members. There will be flags flying with letters, so students can meet their family under the letter that corresponds to their last name.

Please let me know if you have any questions! You can email me at etsmith@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Thanks so much!

ROTC News:

So proud and humbled that our MCJROTC program has been recognized by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution! We are honored to receive the Flag Respect Certificate, showcasing the dedication and hard work of the cadets in MCJROTC. They truly embody the spirit of respect and honor and patriotism that our flag represents.

A big shoutout to all the cadets and who make this program shine! Together, we are not just learning about leadership and discipline but also the rich history and values that make our nation great.

R/

Cerráio "CK" Villarouel

Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) Retired

FCCLA News

We had a GREAT FCCLA pickleball tournament fundraiser. We had 48 competitors and raised $800 for our National Competitors. Thank you to everyone that played, donated, and helped set up! It was a blast!!

DECA News

The following students from North Forsyth High School's DECA traveled to Orlando this past week to compete at the national ICDC competition in Role Plays and Business Manuals. They had a blast representing NFHS while also enjoying some fun at Disney and Universal — we’re so proud of everything they’ve accomplished this year!

Esha Desai

Ethan Foster

Rachel Hilly

Mackenzie Stagg

Blake Rust

Emma Holt

Olivia Scriva

Kara Moffitt

Sadie Pickens

Tess Goudy

Gabriella Miranda

Lily Paterson

Zack Mckafferty

Theater News:

May 9th at 6:30 and May 10th at 1 PM (time for that show still TBD)

We are wrapping up the season with a family musical presented by our Advanced Musical Theatre Class, FINDING NEMO! This musical will feature spectacular puppets, scenery and of course incredible performances by our talented NoFo Stage Students. This hour-long musical is perfect for audiences of all ages!

FCS Faculty and Staff receive 2 complimentary tickets by ordering with their school email at www.nofostage.org . We do offer special pricing for students 12 and under for this show AND a special Meet and Greet on Saturday, May 3rd! We hope you can join us.

Best regards,

Colleen Martin

Spring One Acts for 1st and 4th period - May 8th at 7 pm

The following Raider Track athletes made in in the top 8 of 16 competitor's in each event to qualify the the Georgia HS State Track Meet this weekend in Carrollton ...this is a huge accomplishment coming out of region and sectional competition:

Camdyn O'Shields - Disc and Shpt Put

Adelyn Thomas - 800 eun

Patrick Carnes - Disc

Anna Mason - High Jump

Brayden Watt - Triple Jump