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Students from the South Forsyth High School Symphonic Band recently attended Janfest at the
University of Georgia in Athens. Janfest is a three-day workshop held in the month of January by
the University’s Department of Music and is attended by high school students from all over the
state and southeast. The students were recommended by their director, Patrick Denney, and were
then chosen by the Music Department. Upon auditioning, they were placed in one of six bands
each of which were directed under the baton of renowed directors all over the world. After three
days of diligent practice, a concert was held featuring all six bands. Audiences thrilled to their per
formances, resulting in standing ovations for all. South Forsyth students which attended are left to
right: Jeff Mitchell, flute; Nathan Menhorn, percussion; Matt Dellinger, trombone; Zack Hargrove,
trumpet, James Welch, bass clarinet; Julie Ditmore, French horn; Director of Bands at South
Forsyth High School, Patrick Denney.
NFHS is committed to improving SAT scores
The staff at North Forsyth High
School is committed to improving
SAT scores. Administrators are tak
ing a developmental approach to
improving scores in the long term
by asking classroom teachers to
expose students to SAT questions
and common SAT vocabulary
words. Counselors are asking all
students to consider taking advan
tage of a more intensive study ses
sion when they become juniors in
high school.
Starting this semester, all class
room teachers are helping to
improve SAT scores by giving all
students (grades 9-12) common
SAT vocabulary words to study on
a weekly basis. Academic teachers
(math, science, and social studies
teachers) are asking students daily
questions taken directly from
previous SAT exams at the start
of class every other week. Students
who become more familiar with the
test should improve their scores in
the long term.
To help boost SAT scores even
more, the staff is offering students
four ways to study more intensively
for the SATs. Parents should
encourage their college-bound, high
school juniors to participate in one
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Students can take SAT prep classes on the computer at North Forsyth High School.
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of the following free SAT Test Prep
Options that NFHS offers. (The
only requirement is that the stu
dents must have had completed and
passed geometry.)
Test Prep Options
1. NFHS offers a two to three
week SAT prep class prior to all
SATs given at this school. (The next
SAT at NFHS will be on May 2.
Classes are expected to start some
time in April and sign-ups will
begin in late March.) The classes
are taught by teachers from the
math and English departments.
Since the SAT contains both verbal
and math sections, it is a tremen
dous advantage to have these teach
ers help review materials with stu
dents.
2. Starting this semester, NFHS is
offering a nine-week SAT prep
class. This class includes: three
weeks of SAT instruction on the
computer, three-weeks devoted to
the verbal section, and 3 weeks
devoted to the math section of the
SAT. Students are given weekly
quizzes on common SAT vocabu
lary words. This class will provide
the structure needed for students
having difficulties studying for the
SAT on their own due to either pro-
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only will students have a great
opportunity to improve their SAT
scores, but they will also earn one
elective unit for the course.
3. A home version of the SAT
computer program has been avail
able at the media center for students
since last semester. This program
takes approximately 15-20 hours to
complete.
4. The computer lab will be open
from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. to allow stu
dents to use a computer version of
the SAT program as often as they
like. The computer lab will be open
for students to prepare for SAT tests
in March and June of this year.
(Please see Ms. LaManque to sign
up for this lab. Students will need to
take a practice SAT test before they
can use the computer program.)
The staff at NFHS is doing every
thing they can to improve students’
SAT scores. Parents are urged to
encourage students to use the test
prep options provided at NFHS. If
parents have any questions about
these programs, please contact your
school counselor or call Brenda
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SAT program coordinator, at (770)
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EDUCATION
Coca-Cola Scholars semifinalist
North Forsyth High School senior Ryan
Nee has been selected from 129,000
applicants throughout the United States as
one of the 1,903 semifinalists in the 1997-
98 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Ryan
was selected based on his outstanding
leadership, achievements and academic
success. The Coca Cola Scholars
Foundation will select 152 finalists to
attend Scholars Weekend in Atlanta April
23-26. It is during this weekend that final
ists will be interviewed and evaluated by
the National Selection Committee, which
will award 52 national scholarships of
$20,000 each and 100 regional scholar
ships of $4,000 each.
Wrapping up a solution to college costs
It’s a math problem all parents
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College costs have risen dramat
ically over the past two decades
and the trend is expected to con
tinue. While inflation has
increased 80 percent since 1980,
college costs have risen 221 per
cent during the same time period,
according to The Heritage
Foundation. As costs continue to
increase 6 to 7 percent annually,
parents of a child born in 1998
and entering college in 2016 can
expect a four-year public educa
tion to be around $140,000, while
four years at a private school
could be as much as $286,000.
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study, to present the best possible
aid package to a student.” Many
schools can estimate the amount
of aid a student might receive
even before he or she applies. “By
filling out a one page worksheet,
parents and students can get a
rough idea of the types of aid
available,” explains Johnston.
The Internet is making the
process even easier as many col
leges and universities have on-line
calculators and application forms.
“Parents, students and guidance
counselors are really beginning to
use the Internet to get information
about paying for college,” says
Johnston. “In the past, a person
would write off to a college and
have to wait several weeks to find
out what kind of aid was avail
able. Now he or she can click on a
web site and learn about eligibili
ty, apply for financial aid over the
Internet or even do free scholar
ship searches in a matter of min
utes.”
While the amount of overall aid
available is increasing in the
United States, up 5 percent over
last year, Johnston warns against
relying too much on financial aid
and encourages people to do some
wrapping of their own. “Parents
and students have gotten quite
creative and are figuring out ways
to get a little here and there to
help supplement aid.”
Sparking this creativity is the
availability of more college fund
ing programs than ever before.
Parents and students can choose
from a number of investment and
payment options to combine with
financial aid and scholarships.
Some of the newer college fund
ing programs growing in popular
ity include state savings trusts and
savings bonds, prepaid tuition
programs and installment plans.
The interest in these options is
growing thanks, in part, to new
tax laws deferring payment of
federal and state taxes on the
increase in value of tuition plans
and other savings for higher edu
cation expenses. At the same
time, there are important consid
erations associated with each
option. As always, it is best to
consult a financial advisor for
specific information.
State Savings Trusts
and Savings Bonds
While they don’t earn as much
of a return on investment as mutu
al funds or stocks, state savings
trusts and savings bonds can pro
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under certain conditions. The
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