2015 16 presentations to 8th graders

8/9/2019 2015 16 Presentations to 8th Graders

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99thth Grade Scheduling InformationGrade Scheduling Information

SessionsSessions

Objectives:Students will acquire theknowledge and skills to selectappropriate 9th grade courses. Discuss requirements for

graduation and introduceocial high school

transcript Review course oerings anddescriptions

!plain course selectionprocess

PA Career Education and Work Standards

13.1.11.B, C, F

ASCA National Standards I.B, II.A


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"ounseling Services"ounseling Services

#rs. $e%er and #rs. &elfrich will %e'our counselors for 9th and ()th grade.

*+,io #rs. &elfrich

,ip+- #rs. $e%er

ou can reach us %' email/ phone or'ou can stop in the oce in the "R" onthe 0rst 1oor.

ou will see us for schedulingpro%lems/ career information/academic issues or an'thing that ma'%e getting in the wa' of 'our success.


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2oca%ular' for2oca%ular' for

3oda' 3oda'"redit45*6G5* 3ranscriptRequired courseslective course

5rerequisite


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$elcome to &igh$elcome to &igh

SchoolSchoolver' course 'ou pass counts towardgraduation.

*t 7& ever' grade 'ou earn will %e

used to calculate 'our 45*. 3he more dicult the course the

higher the 48*,I3 5I73S.

our 45* is an important piece of

information colleges use to make theirselection.


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Grading ScaleGrading Scale

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Percentage Grade AP QP CHS QP Honors/Pre APQP

Standard QP

100 – 93 A 4.60 4.40 4.20 4.00

92 – 90 A- 4.50 4.25 4.00 3.75

9 – 7 !" 4.00 3.75 3.50 3.25

6 – 3 ! 3.75 3.50 3.25 3.00

2 – 0 !- 3.50 3.25 3.00 2.75

79 – 77 C" 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.25

76 – 73 C 2.75 2.50 2.25 2.00

72 – 70 C- 2.50 2.25 2.00 1.75

69 – 65 # 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

64 – 0 $

Quality Points


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cial &igh School 3ranscriptcial &igh School 3ranscript

ach of 'our courses/ grades/ credits/ andyour daily attendance is recorded on'our &igh School 3ranscript.

*n cial 3ranscript sent to each college ortechnical6vocational school that a studentapplies to/ %ut a review can also %e

requested %'◦ Branches of the military

◦ Employers

◦ Scholarship agencies

◦NCAA


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Pop Quiz:Pop Quiz:

&ow man' credits areneeded to graduate from

7orth &ills Senior &ighE


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GR*D8*3I7 R48IR#73SGR*D8*3I7 R48IR#73S4 credits of English must include:

+ ( credit of nglish 9

+ ( credit of nglish ()

+ ( credit of *merican ,iterature and "omposition in grade (( +or *5 nglish ,anguage

+ ( credit *5 nglish ,iterature+ or < of the following semester courses *dventure F 4uest/ *pocal'ptic ,iterature/ emale 5erspectives/4uestioning the Self/ "lassic to #odern ,iterature or Social "lass $arfare+ or nglish ,a% (<

4credits of Social Studies must include:

+ ( credit of *merican Studies

+ ( credit of $orld &istor'

+ ( credit of *merican Government +or *5 8S &istor'/ *5 uropean &istor'/ *5 Government and 5olitics

+ ( credit from the following courses *5 8S &istor'/ *5 uropean &istor'/ *5 Government/ Social Studies (


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$&*3 D I &*2 3$&*3 D I &*2 3

3*H I7 9 3*H I7 9 3& 3& GR*DEGR*DE

Required

◦ #ath ( credit

◦ nglish ( credit

◦ Science ( credit

◦ Social Studies ( credit

◦ 5 credit

33*, C.B credits


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$hat Do I get to 5ickE$hat Do I get to 5ickE

lectivesJlectivesJ

ou must carr' @ credits

KC.B required


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"ourse Selection 5rocess"ourse Selection 5rocess

e%ruar' #rs.&elfrich and #rs. $e%er makeclassroom visits/ students receive 5rogram ofStudies

e%ruar' Cth "urriculum 7ight at 7&S&e%ruar' Cth+(Bth ou can log+on to 5rogress=ook and make 'our course selections

In #a'/ %efore 'ou leave for the summer/ 'ou

will receive a tentative schedule to review. 3his will %e the time to check ever'thing andmake an' changes 'ou need to.


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&ow do we pick our&ow do we pick our

classesEclassesE8se the 5rogram of Studies.!plore all of the options and

decide on the level of required

courses and write the coursenum%ers on the worksheet.

,ook at 'our elective choices andadd the course num%ers to theworksheet.

3his is what 'our worksheet willlook like


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&ow 3o Read 3he 5rogram of&ow 3o Read 3he 5rogram of

StudiesStudies


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"ount credits not coursesJ 5lan aheadJ

"ount credits notclasses

Do not worr' a%outhow the' 0t together

3alk to 'our teachersa%out which classes

are a good 0t. 3hink ahead to ()th

grade and %e'ond. ou must have @

credits/ 'ou ma' have

up to ? credits.


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17/213inal steps3inal steps

"ourses will come upin numerical order.

"lick on the %o!KsL of

the courses 'ou haveselected. "lick the done

%utton. "heck 'our list

carefull'.

"ontinue to add ordrop courses asnecessar'.

"lick Su%mit. 3hisstep is 0nal and 'ourcourse requests canno longer %e

changed. 5rint 'our screen/ if

'ou would like acop'.


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Schedule "hange RequestsSchedule "hange Requests

7o schedule change is guaranteed. 7o schedule changes will %e approved for

teacher preference/ or time6periodpreference.

nce the school 'ear has %egun/ onl' thoserequests deemed to %e crucial will %eapproved.

Elective swapping is not permitted once asemester has begun. Requests for droppingelectives to move to a stud' hall will %econsidered.


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S*# Dierent

ou will have 'our

own locker in thesenior high

ou will have 9periods in the da'

#ost of 'ou will eatlunch together in thesenior high

&omeroom will %e

during 'our 0rstperiod class

*ll academics will %ein the Senior &igh.

$orld ,anguage/$orld oods/ &ealth/and 3een 3ransitionswill %e in the $orld

*airs $ing of the#iddle School.


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