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Pebblebrook High School


2007-08
School Profile
Accredited by the
Southern Association of
Colleges and School


Regina Montgomery
Principal

991 Old Alabama Road
Mableton, Georgia  30126
Phone:  (770) 819-2524
Fax:  (770) 819-2552
http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/~pebblebrook/

Counselors

Carla Dixon

A-C

Corey Tinsley

D-G

Sharlee Dunnavant

H-L

Sandra Murray

M-R

Anika Stafford

S-Z

CEEB & ETS Code #111925


Unique Characteristics

A 1997 Georgia School of Excellence, Pebblebrook is located in Mableton, Georgia, which is the southernmost part of Cobb County, just 14 miles from downtown Atlanta.  Pebblebrook is the smallest, non-alternative high school in Cobb County and is a magnet for performing arts, housing the Cobb County Center for Excellence in Performing Arts (CCCEPA).

Course Offerings

Honors courses are offered in all core academic subject areas.  Advance Placement courses are offered in:

Physics

U.S. History

English

Economics

Calculus

Statistics

Music Theory

Photography

American Government

Programs

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Academy of Information Technology

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Food Service Occupations-ProStart

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ESOL Classes

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After school Tutorials

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Gifted Services

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Special Education

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Trade & Industry Programs

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Cosmetology

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Graphic Arts

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Public Safety

Cobb County Schools:
A District of Distinction

Class Statistics

The Cobb County School District, located in north metro Atlanta, is the second-largest school system in Georgia serving a diverse population of more than 104,000 students in 110 schools.

Cobb schools have earned 16 National Blue Ribbon-No Child Left Behind School awards and 33 Georgia Schools of Excellence awards. Parental and community involvement is a hallmark in the District, as demonstrated through 100 percent PTA participation in most schools, the addition of School Councils, and the Partners in Education Program — a joint effort with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce — which supports school-business partnerships in every Cobb school.

Post High School Plans
Class of 2007

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4 year college-69%

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2 year college-7%

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Business/Technical-24%

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Scholarship recipients 21%

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Hope Eligible-40%

Testing Profile

Grading Scale

2006 SAT Scores

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Math 433

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Verbal 461

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Writing 440

2006 ACT Scores

bullet English 17.5
bullet Math 17.7

 

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A = 90 – 100

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B = 80 – 89

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C = 74 – 79

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D = 70 – 73

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F = 69 and below

 

Top 10% GPA Profile
3.76-4.25
 

Curriculum

Due to the level of difficulty, some courses receive extra weight in calculating a student’s grade point average (GPA).  Additional quality points are calculated into the overall GPA and are not reflected in the numerical averages.

One bonus quality point for the completion of:

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AP English Lit/Comp

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AP English Language

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AP Statistics

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AP Chemistry

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AP Physics

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AP Government

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AP United States History

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Any AP foreign language

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Any fourth/fifth year foreign language

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AP Calculus

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AP Biology

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AP Economics

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AP Music Theory

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AP 2D/3D Art

½ bonus quality point for the completion of the honors level of:

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American Lit/Comp

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English Lit/Comp

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World Lit/Comp

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Chemistry I

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World History

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United States History

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Economics/American Government

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Any third year foreign language

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Euclidean Geometry

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Algebra II

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Analysis

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Biology

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Anatomy/Physiology

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Physics

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Pre IB Classes

Enrollment

Class Rank

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9th Grade –   665

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10th Grade – 457

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11th Grade – 408

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12th Grade – 377

Class rank is cumulative for four years and weighted according to the level of the curriculum.  All classes and all students are calculated in the class rank.

Graduation Requirements

For the Class of 2008 there are programs of study available:  College Preparatory and Technical/Career.  Each course receives one unit of credit, and students must earn a minimum of 22 units to graduate.

Subject

College Prep Diploma

Technical/Career Diploma

English

4 Units

4 Units

Mathematics

4 Units

3 Units (through Alg I)

Science

3 Units

3 Units

Social Studies

3 Units

3 Units

Health and Personal Fitness

1 unit

1 Unit

Foreign Language

2 Units (in same language)

No Requirements

Business or Computer, ROTC, Fine Arts, Vocational

1 Unit

1 Unit

Technical/Career

No Requirements

4 Units (3 in area of concentration)

Local Electives

4 Units

3 Units

State Electives

*2 additional units from core courses with Distinction

*2 additional units (1 from core) for Diploma with Distinction

*Diploma with distinction requires a 3.0 GPA in core classes