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Rising 9th Grade OrientationMarch 1, 2012
WELCOME PARENTS &
STUDENTS!!!
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Introduction Principal
Lisa Arnold
Assistant Principals Herbie Adams Jim Crowder,
CTE Director
Counselors Priscilla Davis Dr. Bridgette
Hackett
Supervisor of
K-12 Instruction Dr. Mischelle
Simcox
2Please feel free to contact any of us at 727-2620
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Six Year PlansCounselors will meet with students to develop a six-year plan for each rising 9th grader.
This plan includes the following:• Course sequence for all four years
of high school• Recommended electives
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English – 4 Credits
•English I (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit•English II (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit•English III (Regular, Honors or AP) . 1 credit•English IV (Regular or Dual) … 1 credit
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Math – 4 credits
•Algebra I (Regular or Advanced) . 1 credit•Geometry (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit•Algebra II (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit•Upper Level Math …………… 1 credit
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Math Continued• Advanced Algebra I students will be
required to take Honors Geometry & Honors Algebra II
• STEM Math (Dual Probability & Statistics, Dual Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus)
• Bridge Math (Students who have not earned a 19 on the ACT by the beginning of their senior year)
• Finite Math (Students who have a 19 or better on the ACT but are not on the STEM path)
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Science – 4 credits
•Freshman Science ………… 1 credit• Physical World Concepts (Regular or
Honors)• Agriscience
•Chemistry or Physics
(Regular or Honors) ………1 credit•Biology I (Regular or Honors)… 1 credit•Science Elective …………… 1 credit
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Social Studies – 3 credits
•World History or World Geography.1 credit•U.S. History (Regular or Dual) ……1 credit•Economics/Government ……… 1 credit
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PE, Wellness & Personal Finance – 2 credits
•Wellness ……………….. 1 credit•Physical Education………0.5 credit•Personal Finance ……….0.5 credit
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**Everyone will take Physical education & personal finance during their sophomore year
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Fine Arts & Foreign Language – 3 credits
•Fine Art ………………. 1 credit• Art• Band• Chorus• Drama
•Foreign Language … 2 credits (same)• French• Spanish• Latin
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*The Fine Art and Foreign Language requirements may be waived for students who are sure they are not going to attend College – Parents must sign form
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Career Management Success (CMS)
ALL Freshman are required to take this first semester course
•2 week rotation of CTE programs of study (except Culinary Arts)
•Goal Setting•Study Skills
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Focus of Study – 3 credits
Students completing a focus of study must complete 3 credits in one of the following areas:
• CTE focus• Fine Art Elective Focus• Math & Science elective focus (above
the required courses)
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CTE Program of Study•Students must complete 3 credits in the
same “Program of Study” area• Agriculture Science• Automotive Technology• Business/Computer Technology• Culinary Arts• Construction Technology• Early Childhood Development & Services• Health Science• Marketing• Networking Systems
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Advanced Placement Courses offered
• AP Human Geography – Sophomores• AP Biology – Juniors & Seniors• AP English – Juniors (2nd semester of
Junior year after Honors English)• AP Psychology – Juniors & Seniors• AP Calculus – Seniors
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Students with Disabilities
•Requires a math class each year achieving at least Algebra IA, Algebra
IB, Geometry A & Geometry B
•Requires 4 credits in science with either agriscience or physical world concepts, Biology A, Biology B and
one additional lab science
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JCHS Diploma
•The Johnson County Board of Education requires 28 credits to graduate with a
JCHS Diploma
•This gives students approximately 6 extra elective credits to take
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“Move On”
•We use Intervention course for all Failures.
•PLATO web-based curriculum (very hard)
•70 is the highest score you can obtain
•Students will not be making up courses in a “sit-down” class
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Testing•The following courses will have End of
Course exams which will make-up 25% of the students final grade in that class:
• English I, English II, English III• Biology
• Algebra I, Algebra II• U.S. History
•All Sophomores will take the PLAN in late Fall & the ASVAB in March
•All Juniors are required to take the Writing Assessment in February and the state-mandated ACT, which occurs during the
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JCHS utilizes a Block Schedule
•Students take 4 classes each semester, for a total of 8 classes per year.
•Block classes are 90 minutes each.
•Students can take up to 32 classes during their high school career.
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Sample Block Schedule for a 9th Grader
20
Period 1st Semester 2nd Semester
1 CMS Freshman Science
2 Algebra IA Algebra IB
3 English I Lifetime Wellness
4 World History Elective
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Presidential Academic Excellence Award
•Criteria for JCHS Seniors:• Must score at the 85th Percentile or
higher in reading/language arts (28) OR math (27) on the ACT
• GPA of 3.5 or higher• Complete a rigorous curriculum in high
school• Students must not have had any of the
following disciplinary actions: ESC, Out-of-School Suspensions, and/or Court Appearances
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Attendance at JCHS•Students can miss 4 days in each class
(excused or unexcused).•Upon missing their 5th day, they must
make up their time in order to pass the class
•They can do this by staying after school, coming in before school, or attending
Saturday school.•There are NO exceptions to this policy & students need to make up their time as
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Late to School Tardy Policy(per Semester)
•1st Tardy = Warning•2nd Tardy = Call Home
•3rd Tardy(& everyone after) = ISS Full Day•4th Tardy = Truancy Review Board
**Each teacher has their own Late to Class Tardy Policy**
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Grading Scale
A ……….93-100
B ……….85-92
C ……….75-84
D ……….70-74
F ………..0-69
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**3 points are added to honors & dual classes only. However, with dual classes the 3 points are taken off before sending to VI
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Grade Clarification
Sophomore ……… 6 credits
Junior …………… 12 credits
Senior …………... 20 credits
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TN Educational Lottery Scholarships
•To qualify you must have:
3.0 GPA
OR
21 ACT Composite
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Registration Meetings•Ms. Lonna Smith will be going over the registration guides with ALL 8th grade students
•Report to the Middle School Compass Lab at your scheduled time on March 15th
•High School Counselors will be at Middle School Parent/Teacher conferences on March 15th if any parent needs to meet with them.
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20 Minute Tours
Last Name A-M = CTE
Last Name N-Z = High School
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THANK YOU!!!!!