Hickory Ridge High School

Welcome Class of 2019

Welcome to Hickory Ridge

Hickory Ridge is comprised of approximately 90 teachers, with 24% having an advanced degree and 18% having their national board certification.

 Hickory Ridge students achieve high scores in proficiency and growth on NC Common Exams and EOC’s

Get involved

Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Hickory Ridge offers a broad range of clubs and organizations for students to grow in leadership and service, recognize achievements and honors, and allow for exploration of individual interests.

Our athletes participate in 28 interscholastic sports including: baseball, softball, golf, tennis, swimming, basketball, football, etc.

How is high school different from middle school?

More Choices, More Freedom, More Responsibility

We only have homeroom periodically – not everyday.

Lockers are given only if you request one and pay $5 for a lock.

Bookbags can be carried from class to class.

We start school at 7:15 and end at 2:15.

Discipline at HRHS

All the rules will be given to the students in the Student Handbook at the beginning of the year

After School Detentions Saturday School In school suspension Out of school suspension Long term suspension/Alternative

placement

BYOT

Countywide initiative to incorporate technology into the classroom

Student-centered and allows choice Increase student engagement and

ACHIEVEMENT! Individual teachers determine

when/if BYOT will be used

Attendance is very important Don’t forget Compulsory Attendance Law – students

15 and younger will be in violation of the law if you miss more than 10 unexcused days for the whole year!

In high school, attendance is also taken during each class period

If you are tardy 4 times in the same class, it equals 1 absence

If you are absent more than 8 times in a class, you may not get credit for the class

After 8 absences in one period, you would have to make up time in Saturday school

Over 13 days absent in one semester = no credit (regardless of grade in class)

What is the day like at HRHS?

Block Schedule 4 classes a day About 90 minutes each 8 classes per year For each class you pass with at least a

60, you earn one credit You will need 27 credits to graduate

EOG’s vs EOC’s

3 classes have End of Course tests. Algebra I Biology English II

The difference is that EOC’s are given after each subject instead of at the end of the grade level.

Students also take NC Final Exams 17 Total All final exams count for 25% of the overall

grade

How do you get promoted? Earn the minimum amount of credits each

year To be a sophomore, you have to earn 6

credits-Students MUST PASS classes (60%) To play a sport, you must earn 3 out of 4

credits in the previous semester and be promoted to the next grade level

To be able to get your learner’s permit or driver’s license, you must pass 3 out of 4 credits in the previous semester

Graduation Requirements Total Credits: Minimum of 27/Maximum of

32 ENGLISH: 4 credits MATH: 4 credits SCIENCE: 3 credits SOCIAL STUDIES: 4 credits HEALTH & PE: 1 credit CAREER CLUSTER: 4 credits Middle school credits in math (Math I and

Math II) count towards graduation but not towards GPA.

Know your child’s counselor HRHS Counselors see students based on

last name: A – D Ms. Jenny Osborne E – KMs. Kelly Lord L—R Ms. Kathy Habjanic S—Z Ms. Betsy Navel Graduation Coach Mr. Ryan Ferguson Student Services Website – important

information *If you want to see us, stop by the guidance

office and fill out a form, email us or call us.

Career Clusters

JROTC

A career cluster has 4 classes in a specific area of interest with at least one class being a second level.

Transcripts

Every class you take is recorded on your transcript.

Attendance, EOC’s, immunizations, GPA, and class rank are also included; however, not teacher comments and discipline

Sample transcript

High School Grading Scale Grading scale is located on the student handbook folder

A= 90-100 B= 80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F= 0-59

There is a GPA equivalent for every grade A=4.0; B=3.0; C=2.0; D=1.0; F=0

For every honors level course, 1/2 quality point is added to the GPA

For every AP (Advanced Placement) or College and Career Promise course, 1 quality point is added to the GPA

GPA can be found on Parent Portal and on transcripts

Levels of classes

Regular Classes Covers content outlined in Common Core Curriculum for each subject area

Honors: Offer the same curriculum as regular classes but are tailored for high-achieving

students — covering additional topics or some topics in greater depth Advanced Placement (AP):

Cover the breadth of information, skills and assignments found in corresponding college courses

Align with the standards and expectations of leading liberal arts and research institutions

Provide motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level

Students can earn college level credit based on the grade they make on the AP Exam in May and the college they attend (not all colleges give the same credit)

“Studies have shown that the rigor of a student's high school curriculum is the single best predictor of success in college” per www.collegeboard.org .

Honors or Regular?

Should your child take an Honors class?

Ms. Isaacs will discuss Honors classes

Please consider where your child might want to go to college and with whom they will be competing.

Remember, class rank starts as a freshman!

Please consider:

Our current junior class: 92 out of 369 students have a 4.03 or higher

—which is Top 25% of the class 36 out of 369 students have a 4.47 or higher

—which is Top 10% of the class

Our current senior class: 80 out of 319 students have a 4.18 or

higher-- which is Top 25% of the class 31 out of 319 students have a 4.54 or

higher-- which is Top 10% of the class

Choices for next year

Honors English I – 93% or higher in 8th grade Language Arts

Most students start in Math I (there is no honors version)

Honors Math II – 85% or higher in 8th grade Math I

Honors Earth Science – 93% or higher in 8th grade Science

Honors Biology - 85% or higher in Honors Earth and 85% or higher in 8th grade Math I and plans on taking AP Science class by Junior year

Choices for next year

Honors World History - 93% or higher in 8th grade Social Studies

Honors Civics – 93% in 8th grade Social Studies and plans on taking AP World History as a Sophomore

Chinese I, French I, or Spanish I– 85% or higher in 8th grade Math and 8th grade Language Arts

Struggling Students

If your child begins to struggle in a HS class, please know that we offer tutoring in a variety of ways: Peer Tutoring: Wednesdays after school in

the media center until 3:15 Teacher Tutoring: Most of our teachers will

stay after to help students (ask them for the schedule)

Paid Tutors: We have a list of teachers in the county that you can pay for tutoring after school

How to register for classes Your child will hear a lot about classes on

Wednesday. They will pick their courses for next year and

bring home a registration sheet for you to sign.

Consider all four years when choosing classes (they already received a four year plan).

Have your child return the registration form to their Encore teacher by Tuesday, March 17th.

HRHS counselors will meet with each student individually to look over their choices.

Schedules

You should get your child’s schedule in June – but sometimes classes have to be balanced after that.

You should have a limited time to request an online schedule change, but you are not guaranteed one.

Please make sure your child chooses wisely now.

Official schedules will be distributed at Open House in August.

Hickory Ridge High School AHOT

FOR INCOMING 9TH GRADERS

Academy Benefits

4 year program “School within a school” Focus on interdisciplinary project-based

learning Develops workplace “readiness” with field

trips, job shadowing, and internships DOES NOT CONFLICT with Honors/AP

classes, sports, clubs, heterogeneous grouping

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Questions?

Counselors will be available this evening at a table in the commons to answer specific questions. Be

sure to stop and speak with

Core classes-Commons Electives-Gym Clubs-Cafeteria Academy-Media Center