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??

WHAT IS SAP

• HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/FROSHSAP2018