Guilford High School Principal's Newsletter - Guilford Public Schools

Guidance
Seniors and Graduation Requirements
Letters and emails have been sent to seniors regarding any outstanding graduation requirements that may
jeopardize their graduation status. It is important that seniors hand in all required community service hours to
guidance, address any outstanding attendance issues with Student Affairs Center, and clear up outstanding
obligations through the Main Office as soon as possible or their name will be removed from this year’s graduation
list.
Scholarships and Awards Nights for 2012
Scholarships and Awards Nights are scheduled on the following dates. All three events allow us to celebrate the
accomplishments
of the students in our GHS community. These events are by invitation only. Invitations will be sent by mail to the
homes of the recipients in the coming weeks. Please contact the Guidance Department if there are any questions.
Undergraduate Awards Night – Monday May 21, 2012 from 7-9pm in the Auditorium
Senior Awards Night – Wednesday May 23, 2012 from 7-9pm in the Auditorium
Scholarship Night - Wednesday May 30, 2012 from 7:30-9pm in the Auditorium
Scheduling for 2012-13 Academic Year
School counselors will begin working on student course requests as soon as the master schedule is made available.
We will contact students individually if any adjustments need to be made from their original course requests. The
counselors will work with senior schedules first, followed by juniors, sophomores and freshman respectively. This
is to ensure that the graduation requirements for seniors are addressed and that it supports the post-secondary
plans. Not all students will be able to see their schedule prior to the close of the school year, but all students will
have the completed schedule mailed to their home over the summer.
World Language
The selection process for the Spanish, French and Latin Honor Societies has begun and selected students
will be inducted during in a ceremony on May 10 th . May 4 th is State Latin Day. We will be sending
more than 30 students this year to participate in a day of cultural activities and academic contests. In
March our students took the National Latin Exam. Our students did quite well with many awards.
A.P. French and A.P. Spanish students are actively preparing for the Advanced Placement exams in May.
High scores on this exam could result in college credit, advanced placement and/or exemption from a
language requirement in college. Screening has been completed for Honors and A.P. classes for next
year. Those students who will be enrolled in A.P. language classes should expect to take the exam next
May.
In order to continue in the sequence, there is a grade requirement for semester 2 that must be met.
Because language is sequential, students who do not do well during semester 2 will not be ready to meet
the challenges of the next level. Be sure to contact your student’s teacher if you have questions
concerning placement for next year.
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