SCHOOL FACTS:
Type:  Public high school established in 1994 with the Class of 1998 as the first graduating class.
Total Enrollment School Year 2009-2010:  1340 in grades 9-12  ♦  Ethnic breakdown is: 59% Caucasian,
35% African American, 2% Hispanic, and 4% Other.
Size of 12th Grade Class of 2010:  300                
CEEB-ACT Code Number:  110-898
Accreditation:  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar:  Two 90-day semesters
Community:  The school is located southeast of Covington and thirty-eight miles southeast of Atlanta.  It is one of three schools serving high school age students in the county and  its municipalities.  The county can be characterized as rural with a population of 99,944 in 2009.  The area has experienced a strong surge of growth as the population of Atlanta moves eastward.

STAFF:
Principal:  Mr. Dennis Roddenberry
Assistant Principals:  Dr. Bruce McColumn ♦ Mr. Jeff Cher ♦ Dr. Gloria Griffith  
Registrar:  Donna Beam
Guidance Department Chairperson:  Dr. Tina Daniel-Reasey
Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator:  Cynthia Marvel
Grade Level Counselor Caseload:
Seniors & 2nd Semester Jrs: Dr. Tina Daniel, daniel.tina@newton.k12.ga.us, 678-342-5833 (phone), 678-625-6172 (fax)
Sophomore & 1st semester Jrs: Mark Rachels, rachels.mark@newton.k12.ga.us 678-342-5834 (phone), 678-625-6171 (fax)
Freshmen: Roxanne Waller, waller.roxanne@newton.k12.ga.us, 678-342-5837 (phone), 678-625-6182 (fax)
Guidance Secretaries:
Stephanie Dial, dial.stephanie@newton.k12.ga.us, 678-342-5830 (phone), 678-625-6174 (fax)
Tione Turner, turner.tione@newton.k12.ga.us, 678-342-5831 (phone), 678-625-6182 (fax)

MARKING SYSTEM AND RELATED PROCEDURES:
Grading Scale: From 1996-97 to 2008-09:  A = 90-100    B = 80-89   C = 75-79   D = 70-74   NC = No Credit   P/F = Pass/Fail  
          Beginning 2009 to present:  A = 90-100     B = 80-89      C = 70-79     F = 69 and below  NC = No Credit  P/F = Pass/Fail
Promotion Policy:
10th Grade - 7 Carnegie Units     ♦    11th Grade - 14 Carnegie Units     ♦   12th Grade - 20 Carnegie Units
Method of Computing GPA:  Non-weighted numerical average of all courses taken with an exception of all
Advanced Placement (AP) and Postsecondary Options (PSO) courses; whereas, a multiplier of 5% of the calculated average will be added to the grade earned for the 2010-2011 class.  Thus, after calculation of the course average, a teacher would add 5% to the grade and record the re-calculated grade as the final weighted average. Ten points is added to AP courses instead of 5% for the 2011-2012 class.
Policy on Reporting Class Rank to Colleges: Available upon request; based upon cumulative GPAs of entire class.
Graduation Requirements:  In addition to completing required coursework for individual programs of
study, students must complete a required minimum of 28 units for a diploma.  Students entering ninth grade as of July 1, 1994 must successfully complete all five sections of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. 
Dual Enrollment: available to students interested in attending college or technical college while in high school who met the dual enrollment requirements of prospective post secondary institution.

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