Fall Curriculum Night Agenda with Session Descriptions and Locations

Advanced Placement Slides

Dual Enrollment Slides

High School Planning Slides

Tips and Tricks for New Families Slides

Post-Secondary Planning Slides

SPIRE Program Slides

CTE Pathway Slides

NCAA Eligibility Slides

Please remember that during the registration process, the classes you select are requests. You are making a year long commitment with your selections so please work with your teachers and parents to ensure that your selections are the best choices for you. You will have an opportunity to review your course requests prior to the end of the current school year. Please remember that students cannot request a specific teacher, the order of their classes, or the semester in which they would like to complete a course.

Course Request Planning Sheet

Students who earn a numerical grade average of 94% in both Fall and Spring terms of the previous school year are eligible to receive an Academic Letter. There will be no rounding of numbers to the next highest number. Only credits earned at PRHS are eligible for Academic Letter consideration. Academic Letters are awarded annually during Fall Semester.

Class rank is based on cumulative grade average at the end of 1st semester (Q2).

The Gwinnett County Public Schools gifted education program serves students by providing academic challenges for those who are intellectually advanced. Peachtree Ridge offers gifted classes in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Directed Studies, and the Quest Internship Program. Students who have been tested and have met eligibility criteria in elementary, middle or high school in Gwinnett County or in another Georgia school system are eligible to take gifted classes at PRHS.

A student may be referred by a teacher, a counselor, or a parent for gifted testing. When a student is referred, he/she is placed in the referral process by submitting a portfolio to the Referral Committee. The next step is an official referral to be tested. Georgia Department of Education eligibility standards requires that a student meets the criteria in three of four areas: mental ability, achievement, creativity, and motivation. A number of assessment instruments are used in this process.

A = 90 or above
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
F = below 70

Honor graduates are seniors who have achieved a cumulative average of 90.0 or above (not rounded). These students are determined by grades at the completion of first term and recognized at Spring Honors night. In addition, seniors may also achieve Honor Graduate status at the completion of Quarter 3.

Advanced Placement courses are college-level classes taught at PRHS by PRHS teachers with additional training and certification. Research has shown that students who participate in AP courses outperform others in college, particularly in grades and graduation rates. PRHS believes that all students deserve access to the rigor of advanced coursework and can be successful with the appropriate support.

Advanced Placement coursework requires students to complete in-depth reading and writing assignments; research and study outside of class time to analyze the material covered in the course; to work independently and push him/herself academically and intellectually; and to engage in the study of subject matter beyond just learning facts –focusing on the analysis and the synthesis of material.

Learn more information about AP courses at PRHS.