Lassiter High School AP Demonstration School 2601 Shallowford Road Marietta Ga, 30066 678-494-7863 (phone) 678-494-4865 (fax) “REACHING EXCELLENCE AND CLIMBING HIGHER” WWW.LASSITERHIGH.ORG 2016-2017 School Profile 2601 Shallowford Rd Dr. Chris Richie, Principal Enrollment of 2,219 students Marietta,Points of PrideGA 3006 Administration: (2016-17 School Year) - Named AP Merit School, AP STEM, AP Dr. Angela Bare 9th Grade - 608 Phone:STEM Achievement 678 and- AP494 Humanities-7863 Nate Fisher 10th Grade - 537 status. Scott Kelly 11th Grade – 556 -Women’sFax: Varsity 678 Soccer:-494 2016 State-7865 Jean Mason 12th Grade - 518 Champions. Carol Pizza - 5-star school climate rating in 2016 . Angelo Ruggiero -Nationally recognized marching band. 2015 SAT Scores - Class of 2016 had 20 student athletes sign to Lassiter High School was established in 1981 play collegiate level sports. and is home to over 2200 students. We are a V M W Total -Creation of the Lassiter STEM Academy in four year public high school located in a 2014. suburban community within the greater Lassiter 549 561 533 1656 - Renaissance Program distributed 1,668 metropolitan Atlanta area. We are accredited Honor Cards to students with 3.0 GPA or by the Southern Association. Over the years, Georgia higher in 2016. we have repeatedly been awarded the 490 487 485 1450 - 2016 Girls and Boys Swim and Dive Team Georgia Public School of Excellence award win Cobb County Championship. and have been named a National Blue Ribbon Nation 496 514 488 1490 - Recognized in the US News and World School of Excellence. Report rankings as "one of the best high schools" in Georgia. Cobb County Schools: - In 2015, Lassiter had five National Merit A District of Distinction 2016 ACT Scores Scholarship recipients. The Cobb County School District is the - Lassiter Robotics finished in the top five at second largest school system in Georgia and Average Composite Score (Scale 1-36) the 2016 state competition in Athens. the 28th largest in the United States. Its - The 2016 Lassiter Men's Fencing team student population grows by nearly 2,500 Lassiter 24.8 finished 2nd at the Team Championships. each year. - The Lassiter Choraliers were invited and Continuing a strong tradition of excellence in performed at the Woodruff Arts Center in Georgia education, student achievement remains the 21.1 connection with the world premiere movie, primary focus. This is evident in the “report "Robert Shaw, Man of Many Voices." cards” that annually evaluate the Nation 21.0 - The Lassiter-Pope-Kell NJROTC unit performance of Georgia’s schools and school qualified for and earned recognition at the districts. Cobb schools have earned 13 Area 12 NJROTC Regional drill meet National Schools of Excellence and 30 championship. Georgia Schools of Excellence awards. School Counselors - In 2013 The Washington Post Ranks Lassiter A-C Dr. Millie Dawson-Hardy #19 in the State of Georgia as one of the CEEB & ETS Code- 111983 D-H Brittany Hughes most challenging high schools. I-M Dr. Ann Rives - CCRPI rating is #1 in State of Georgia out of Post High School Plans N-Sr Misty Hawk traditional public high schools. (Class of 2016) St-Z Liz Clark - Lassiter High School was named a 2010 4 Year College 78% CLERK- Micheline Fournier Georgia School of Excellence by the GA DOE. 2 Year College 8% RECORDS- Beverley Conley Other 14% Curriculum GPA Profile—Class of 2015 Athletics Due to the level of difficulty, some courses Top fifth 4.682 – 4.035 Baseball receive extra weight in calculating a student’s 2nd fifth 4.024 – 3.698 Basketball grade point average (GPA). Additional quality 3rd fifth 3.696 – 3.273 Cheerleading points are calculated into the overall GPA and 4th fifth 3.262 – 2.774 Cross Country are not reflected in the numerical averages. 5th fifth 2.707 – 1.333 Football Classes meet on average of 52 minutes, 5 days Golf a week for 18 weeks (one semester). Our 2016 Post-Secondary Facts Lacrosse innovative Academic Support and Enrichment Soccer 91 Colleges and Universities from 29 states (ASE) program is made available 3 days a week Softball that LHS students will be attending for 30 minutes to allow students to receive Swim & Dive 1 student attending college in Sweden assistance for course work and high-stakes Tennis 60% (295/495) staying in State testing. Enrichment opportunities for Track and Field 63% Eligible (Preliminary) for HOPE Advanced Placement courses and academic Volleyball 17% (84/495) potential Zell Miller eligible clubs are also offered during the ASE period. Wrestling 1% going to the military There are two semesters in the August - May school year. Credit is granted for each semester Extra-Curricular independently of any other semester. Class Rank Activities/Clubs 1 bonus quality point for the Class rank is cumulative for four years and Art Community Service completion of: weighted according to the level of the Asian American Assoc AP English Lit/Comp AP World History curriculum. All classes and all students are Band Chess Club AP Statistics AP Language calculated in the class rank. Chorus AP Chemistry AP Psychology Computer Science Club AP Physics 1 & 2 AP Physics C Dance Team AP Physics C Mech AP Biology DECA AP Environmental Sci AP Art History Debate AP U. S. History AP Music Theory Drama Club AP Government AP Computer Sci English Honor Society AP Calculus AB & BC AP Economics Equestrian Club AP Studio Art AP Human Geography FCA AP Capstone AP Foreign Language Fencing Club *Any 4th/5th year foreign language FBLA 1/2 bonus quality point for the French NHS completion of the honors level of: German NHS Interact American Lit/Comp Chemistry Jewish Student Union World Lit/Com Advanced Composition Knitting Club U. S. History World History Languages of Lassiter (LOL) Anatomy/Physiology Biology Lassiter Ambassadors (LABS) Accelerated Math II Accelerated Math III Lassiter Student Council (LSC) Geometry Algebra II Laureate (Newspaper) Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Math Team *Any 2nd/3rd year honors foreign language Movie Rejects Club Graduation Requirements Mu Alpha Theta National Honor Society Class of 2012 and Beyond Odyssey of the Mind General Diploma Orchestra 23 credits Grading Scale President’s Round Table English 4 credits Renaissance (Must include 9th Lit and American Lit) A = 90 – 100 Robotics Team Mathematics 4 credits B = 80 – 89 (Must include Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2) Science Honor Society C = 74 – 79 Science 4 credits Science Olympiad Must include Biology, Physics or Physical Science and Chemistry or D = 70 – 73 Shelter Club Earth Systems or Environmental Science F = 69 & below Social Studies NHS Social Studies 3 credits Spanish Honor Society Must include World History, US History and Government/Economics Spectrum Health & Study Buddies Personal Fitness 1 credits Trojan Buddies Required Electives 3 credits Winter Guard Foreign Language/Career Tech/Fine Arts Yearbook Electives 4 credits .