HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLFRESHMEN
VIRTUAL MEETINGWELCOME!
Use the chat feature to type your questions throughout the meeting –Counselors are on standby and may answer your question during the meeting
If there is no immediate answer, we will find and post the Q&A to the Student Services page of the website, under the “Freshmen” tab
Continue to keep cameras and mics off for the duration of the meeting
Housekeeping items for today’s meeting...
TODAY’S TOPICS
• Graduation Requirements
• Course Request Verification
• Grading Decisions
• Moving Forward
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
NC FUTURE READY CORE (FRC)WCPSS Graduation Requirements
- 4 credits of English
- 4 credits of Mathematics
- 4 credits of Social Studies
- 3 credits of Science
- 1 credit of Health/Physical Education
- 10 Elective Credits (required)
• 2 credits from CTE, Arts or World Language
• 4 credit Concentration (strongly recommended)
• 4 additional credits from any subject areas
26 Total Required Credits
UNC System 4-year colleges and universities require students to complete 2 units of the same world language!
*Latin & German available via NCVPS(Complete NCVPS application ASAP)
COURSE REQUEST VERIFICATION
COURSE VERIFICATION PERIOD IS OPEN
● Review your current course requests in Power School FIRST
● Go to the school website under the “ACADEMICS” tab or use the
link below to submit course change requests and inquiries:
https://tinyurl.com/2020CourseVerification
● Adjustments and responses to inquiries will be made by your
counselor
● Check your WCPSS email if you make an inquiry
● Deadline for requests: June 1
GRADING DECISIONS
SPRING SEMESTER GRADING OPTIONS
PC-19….earn a credit, generic “Pass”, does not calculate into GPA.
NUMERICAL AVERAGE….earn a credit, grade calculates into GPA based on
standard and weighted points for academic/honors/AP.
All grades posted on June 5 below 60 will convert to a WC-19….
No credit for the course, but does not calculate into GPA.
STEPS TO MAKING YOUR DECISION
View your current average. Consult with each teacher now about options to improve your numerical average.
Research and explore post high school opportunities to determine how the numerical average or PC-19 may impact them.
Compare current GPA to potential of what GPA would be with numerical average.
Have a family discussion about how transparent you want to be about your academic outcomes.
Complete the required form for each individual course and submit no later than June 12.
Read the posted information from school counselors on the Remote Learning page of the school website.
COMPARE GPAs
To learn how to calculate and
compare your GPA go the HHS
Website under “Academics” or
Use this link:
https://tinyurl.com/GPAHHS
MOVING FORWARD
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES to CONSIDER
• Investigate clubs and leadership opportunities for next year https://www.wcpss.net/domain/7075
• Revisit your 4-year graduation plan
• Career & College Promise - Fall enrollment until end of May
(ccp.waketech.edu)
• Learn more about college entrance exams-• SAT - https://www.collegeboard.org/
• ACT - https://www.act.org/
• Participate in virtual college tours- https://tinyurl.com/VirtualCollegeFair2020
CAREER and POST HIGH SCHOOL Opportunities/Information
• Find a job or be an entrepreneur
• Volunteer or help with a service project in the community
• Create/update your resume
• Explore possible careers: CFNC.org or NCCareers.org
• Visit HHS Virtual Learning website: https://create.piktochart.com/output/46110475-my-visual
• Teen Topics – Use the link to view webinar topics and register https://create.piktochart.com/output/46446431-live-webinars-for-students
STUDENTS – DID YOU JOIN YET?
• Join the REMIND group based on
your last name
• Take time NOW to join to stay
informed of information related to
your CLASS
• NOTE: If you get a new phone, you
will need to rejoin
Send the specific text message below to
‘81010’
Alpha Group
A – Ge
Gf – N
O - Z
Text Message
@9A-Ge
@9Gf-N
@9O-Z
***NOTE – REMIND is for students only***
Parents are already connected to a text messaging system
OTHER WAYS TO STAY
CONNECTED
Twitter: @hhs_huskies
@huskycounselors
Website: www.wcpss.net/heritagehs
First Day of School
Monday, August 17, 2020
CLASS OF 2023
HHS STUDENT SERVICES CONTACTS
• Ms. Deirdra Williams: Dean ([email protected])
• Ms. Yvonne Corcho: SAP/504 ([email protected])
• Dr. Theresa Tate: Freshman Counselor A-Z ([email protected])
• Mr. John Walston: 10th-12th A-Ge ([email protected])
• Ms. Lauren Weaver: 10th-12th Gf-N ([email protected])
• Ms. Nicole Leggett: 10th-12th O-Z ([email protected])