FRESHMAN LESSONSEPTEMBER
WELCOME TO THE HIGH SCHOOL
WHO’S WHO?
MRS. LININGER
PRINCIPAL
MR. LONG
VICE PRINCIPAL
MR. ESCH
VICE PRINCIPAL
MEET THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
MRS. MCTAGGART
STUDENTS A-G
MRS. SHUMAKER
STUDENTS H-P
MRS. CAPOFERRI
STUDENTS Q-Z
ALSO IN OUR OFFICE……..
MRS. BEANE
GUIDANCE SECRETARY
MRS. PHILLIPS
CAREER ROOM
MRS. SCHICK
COLLEGE ADVISORY
HOW CAN YOU PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL CAREER?
• THE GOAL OF TODAY’S LESSON IS FOR YOU TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BEING A
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHILE YOU ARE HERE.
QUESTIONS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR…..
• WHAT ARE YOU WONDERING?
• WHAT ARE YOU CONFUSED ABOUT?
• WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
• PLEASE WRITE DOWN QUESTIONS ON INDEX CARD IF YOU HAVE THEM.
WHAT WILL I LEARN TODAY?
• CREDITS
• GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• WHAT HAPPENS IF I FAIL A CLASS
• WHAT IS A GPA AND RANK
• WHAT DOES A TRANSCRIPT LOOK LIKE?
• WHAT HELP IS AVAILABLE?
• WHAT IS SAP?
• STUDENT EMAIL
WHAT ARE CREDITS?
• EACH CLASS YOU ARE TAKING IS WORTH 1.0 CREDIT OR .5 CREDIT.
• 1.0 CREDIT IS AWARDED TO FULL YEAR COURSES ( ENGLISH, WORLD CULTURES)
• .5 CREDIT IS AWARDED TO HALF YEAR COURSES ( FITNESS, WELLNESS AND SOME ELECTIVES)
• 5 CREDITS TO BECOME A SOPHOMORE
• 12 CREDITS TO BE A JUNIOR
• 19 CREDITS TO BE A SENIOR
• 26 TO GRADUATE
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS26 CREDITS
• YOU NEED TO TAKE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CORE CLASSES. THESE INCLUDE:
• 4 ENGLISH
• 3 MATH
• 3 SCIENCE
• 3 SOCIAL STUDIES
• 1.5 CREDITS OF FITNESS
• .5 CREDIT OF WELLNESS
• 1 ADDITIONAL CORE
• YOUR OTHER COURSES ARE ELECTIVES (CHOSEN).
• ALTHOUGH YOU WON’T REMEMBER ALL OF THESE NOW… IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW. WHY??
HOW TO PASS A CLASS….
• 4 MARKING PERIODS
• MIDTERM + FINAL EXAM= 5TH MARKING PERIOD
• MUST PASS 3 OF THE 5 COMPONENTS TO EARN CREDIT
• CANNOT FAIL MP 3 AND 4
• GRADING POLICY PAGE 28 IN HANDBOOK
• IF YOU FAIL A CLASS YOU MAY NEED SUMMER SCHOOL. ONLINE $160.00 A CLASS
Course Teacher Mp1 MP2 E1
(Midter
m)
MP3 MP4 E2 (final
exam)
Final
Grade
Credits
World
Cultures.
Mr.
McTaggart
A A F A A F A 1.0
English Mrs. Prokay B B C C C D C 1.0
Earth
Science
Ms. Jones F D D C F F D 1.0
Fitness Mr. Cox A A A A .5
Wellness B B B B .5
Spanish. Mrs. Batista C C C F F C F 0
Algebra. Mr. Sperry F F F A B D C 1.0
Band Mr.
Weyman
A A A A A A A 1.0
WHAT IS GPA
• GRADE POINT AVERAGE.
• GPA MATTERS!
• TRANSCRIPT- WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE..
GPAGRADE POINT AVERAGE
• HOW DO YOU CALCULATE YOUR GPA?
• YOUR FINAL GRADE IN A COURSE IS WHAT GETS ENTERED INTO YOUR GPA, SO DETERMINE THAT FIRST.
• TO CALCULATE GPA, ASSIGN A NUMBER TO EACH GRADE. ADD UP ALL NUMBERS, THEN DIVIDE BY
NUMBER OF GRADES.
• EVERY GRADE CAN BE ASSIGNED A NUMBER:
• A = 4
• B = 3
• C = 2
• D = 1
• F = 0
WHAT SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME IF I AM STRUGGLING
• NHS TUTORING IN ROOM 805
• ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING
• HELP DURING ADVISORY FROM TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ( LINK LEADERS)
• SCHOOLOGY/POWER SCHOOL
• KAHN ACADEMY
• YOUR COUNSELOR
• COACHES
• CLUB ADVISORS
• LIBRARY
YOU MUST SELF-ADVOCATE!
FUTURE OPTIONS
• CTC
• DUAL ENROLLMENT AT A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
• INTERNSHIPS
• 4-YEAR, 2-YEAR, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, MILITARY
• WORK STUDY
• ADVANCED COURSES
• AP COURSES
• WHY WORRY ABOUT THIS NOW??