VALDOSTA — Valdosta High School (VHS) extends an invitation to any student who may need to regain lost credits from any local high school. Each course is worth ½ credit. VHS summer school is SACS accredited and Carnegie units will be awarded for passed courses. These units do not meet eligibility for NCAA Clearinghouse but do count for eligibility through recovery of credits.
Applications for summer school courses may be downloaded on the Valdosta High School website at www.vhs.gocats.org – click programs and summer school. Registration will be held on Friday, May 29th from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Valdosta High School. To register, students need a transcript or report card indicating the courses that are failed, the home school’s code, the registration form from the website and $300 cash per credit course or $150 per ½ credit course. (Students on block scheduling will have to take the entire course for 1 credit = $300 for the credit.) No checks or credit cards will be accepted. Cash only. Attendance in summer classes is required and there will be no make up days. Students who miss days will fail. All courses which require a Georgia Milestone’s test, those tests will be administered on June 15th and June 26th.
Summer school will consist of two sessions. Each session will last ten days. The first session will start on Monday, June 1st and end on Friday, June 12th. The second session will begin on Monday, June 15th and end on Friday, June 26th. Classes begin at 7:30 AM and end at 4:00 PM each day during the ten day session. Summer school will be housed on the campus of Valdosta High School.
A credit course in driver’s education will also be offered. Registration will be held on May 29th with summer school. The course will be taught June 1st to June 18th Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This course earns each student an additional ½ elective credit which will be credited to the student’s home school. The course also meets the requirements for Joshua’s Law which allows the student to obtain a driver’s license by the age of 16. All students who enroll must have a learner’s permit by June 2nd. The cost for this credit course is $200.00. The course will be taught by a highly qualified, certified driver’s education teacher and will include module learning, driving range and road experience. Forms may be downloaded from the summer school website indicated above. The course is limited to the first 14 students to register.
The curriculum will be an on-line curriculum using A Plus and Odyssey Ware that is aligned with the CCGPS standards with a certified teacher facilitating the learning.
Driver’s Education and summer school courses are on a first-come, first-served basis. For further questions call or email Brian Law, school counselor/summer coordinator at 671-6095, ext. 4004 or blaw@gocats.org.
Jennifer Steedley
Director of Public Relations
Valdosta City Schools
