C O U N S E LO R S ’ C O R N E R 2020-2021 COUNSELORS Chereese Dunn. . . . . . . . . Audrey Rodriguez . . . . . . Pam Williams. . . . . . . . . . Matthew Gilbert . . . . . . . Andrea Mitchell. . . . . . . . Kristi Nolen . . . . . . . . . . .
Students with last names A-D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students with last names E-K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students with last names L-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students with last names S-Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Success Alliance Coordinator . . . . . . . Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SAT TESTING
678-684-2894 678-684-2931 678-684-2893 678-684-2953 678-684-2948 678-684-2891
ACT TESTING
Registration for all SAT tests is open for all students.
Registration opens the last week in July.
Regular Registration
Test Date
Regular Registration
Aug 29
July 31
June 12
Test Date May 7
Sept 26
Aug 26
July 17
June 18
Oct 3
Sept 4
September 11
August 6
Nov 7
Oct 7
December 11
November 5
Dec 5
Nov 5
Due to the high demand for registrations, students may experience delays during registration. Seats may be limited due to social distancing guidelines. Be sure to check other dates and testing centers near you, and check back if all seats are full, College Board will update its website with any new testing centers and dates. Please know that colleges are being flexible with their application requirements this year; in some cases, they are extending deadlines and/or allowing students to submit scores after deadlines pass. Check college websites to get the most accurate information on their policies and deadlines. For more SAT information, visit College Board at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/ register/. Practice online at Khan Academy at https://khanacademy.org/. (school code: 111850)
HOPE GPA
To view your child’s HOPE GPA, please visit www.georgiafutures.org and click on MY HOPE GPA. (you will need your child’s login information to access his/her information).
WORK PERMITS
Students can pick up applications for work permits in the counseling office or find the application and more information at: https://dol.georgia.gov/get-youth-work-permit-online
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for English, 1-888-628-9454 for Spanish, or visit: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ • Lifeline Crisis Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat Find a provider: • SAMHSA’s National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and TTY 1-800-487-4889, https://samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline • Treatment Services Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov More Info: • Helping Children Cope: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/daily-life-coping/for-parents.html • Anxiety and Depression: https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children
For more ACT information visit http://www. actstudent.org/. Practice online at Kaptest at https://www.kaptest.com/act/. *Please see your counselor if you receive Free or Reduced Lunch and are interested in receiving a waiver for the SAT and/or ACT registration fees.
2021-2022 SCHEDULES
Students will receive preliminary 2021-22 class schedules on May 20. Students have until June 1 to request any schedule changes. June 1 is also the deadline to request to drop AP classes. Changes must be requested through a Google Form that will be emailed to students. Schedules may also change due to master schedule changes, class sizes, or other factors. Counselors will do their best to accommodate schedule change requests, but please understand that not all requests can be accommodated. Students may check their schedules in Infinite Campus after submitting a schedule change request form to see if their schedule change was able to be accommodated. Students are not allowed to request schedule changes to change teachers or class periods. If students are scheduled for classes they already have credit for, missing classes they need to graduate, or need to change the difficulty level of a class, please have them request a schedule change. No schedule change requests will be allowed after school has started unless they are necessary for graduation purposes.
DUAL ENROLLMENT
The State of Georgia has adopted new Dual Enrollment eligibility and participation guidelines. If students are interested in participating in dual enrollment courses, please find more information at www.GAFutures.org or on the LHS Counselor page or have them speak to their counselor. Dual enrollment is open to 11th and 12th-grade students who meet college acceptance criteria. •
Students planning to participate in dual enrollment class for Fall 2021 must be registered for their college classes and provide their college schedule to their counselor before to the first day of school.