Credits
Rules and Regulations
CHS Facts
Clubs and Activities
Freshman Advice
100

How many credits do you need to earn in order to graduate from CHS?

What is 26 Credits

100

If you fight in school, even if you didn't start the fight you will get

What is suspended

100

What is the Vision of Cartersville City Schools?

What is Building Legacies-One Student at a Time

100

Name three club at CHS

What is academic Team, chipper, E-Sports, Art Club, Robotics, Chess Club, Sources of Strength, FBLA, HOSA, FCA, GLINC, Math Team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Co-Ed Y, Young Democrats, Young Republicans, Skills USA, Thespian Society, SGA, Simply 4U Latin National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society

100

What is one way that you can get involved at CHS

What is join a club or sport, band, school play, student government,

200

How many credits can you earn by the end of 1st semester?

What is 4

200

Name at least two things you are not allowed to wear while in school

What is hats, hoods, sandals, ripped jeans above the knee, short shorts, provocative clothing, anything referencing drugs/alcohol

200

Who are the administrators at CHS

Who are Ms. Tierce, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Gambill, and Mr. Demastus

200

Name one sport that is played during the fall season

What is football, softball, cross country, cheerleading, volleyball

200

Why is a GPA important and what does it calculate

What is Grade point average. Cumulative total based upon performance during all four years of high school. Colleges use this as one factor to determine admission

300

How many credits must you earn by the end of your 9th grade year to become a 10th grader?

What is 5

300

After how many unexcused tardies count as an absence?

What is 3

300

What year was CHS originally founded?

What is 1953

300

What Athletic Association is CHS a part of?

What is Georgia High School Association (GHSA)

300

what is one strategy you can use to help deescalate a conflict with a peer at school

What is walk away, seek support from a teacher, speak with your counselor or administration, engage in a discussion of the issue not an argument

400

How many credits must year earn by the end of your 10th grade year to become an 11th grader?

What is 11

400

If you are absent from school, how many days do you have to turn in your excuse to the attendance office?

What is within 5 days or returning to school

400

Who is the 9th grade counselors?

Who is Mrs. Burger

400

What are two clubs you could join that help you get community service

What is Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Co-Ed Y Club-Civic Youth, Sources of Strength

400

Name three strategies you could use when struggling in a class?

What is 1)stay with a teacher for extra help, 2)FAB, 3)online tutoring through Khan Academy or other site, 4) Support from a friend or classmate, 5)ask parent for help, 6)seek out a older student, 7) speak with your counselor or other support staff

500

How many credits must you earn by the end of your 11th grade year to become an 12th grader?

What is 17

500

Where are students allowed to have their cell phones out on campus?

What is the cafeteria during breakfast and lunch

500

State the Canes Code

What is I will commit to excellence, own my own behavior, demonstrate respect, and exhibit a positive attitude. 

500

How many classes do you need to pass in order to retain athletic eligibility

What is 3 classes completed during the previous semester. 

500

What are the 3 key components to assuring that you have a successful freshman year

What is 1) Academics/grades 2) Attendance 3) Behavior