1. High School 101
Class of 2017

2. What are the graduation requirements for the class of 2017?
Question 1
What are the graduation requirements for the class of 2017?

3. High School Assessments
Credit Requirements
Service Learning
High School Assessments
Career Preparation
There is a slide describing each area in detail following this summary slide.

4. Credit Requirements English 4 credits Health 1/2 credit Social Studies
Fine Arts
1 credit
Mathematics*
Technology Ed.
Science
Program Choice
2 - 4 credits
Lifetime Fitness
Electives
1 - 3 credits
Mention the 4 credit math requirement for University of Maryland system.
Program Choice and Electives are in italics so you can explain to students they are the two areas in the credit requirements that are subjective and they have different paths they can take.
Program choice will be explained further on the next slide.
1 credit is equivalent to a full year course (FY)
½ credit is equivalent to a semester course (half the year)

5. Career & Technology Completer
Program Choices
Advanced Technology
Career & Technology Completer
World
Language or or
4 credits
2 credits
2 credits
*Program choice must be selected on the course registration form (even for Career Tech Completers) This is new
*Students can choose more than one program choice.
*If students is interested in a 4 year college or university they must choose World Language (but they can still choose another if they want).
* Career Academies and Career Technology Completer are interchangeable.

6. High School Assessments
Students must pass each assessment or score a total of 1602 on the four assessments.
Algebra 1/ Data Analysis
Biology
English 10
Government (requirement for class of 2017)
English 10

7. Four Year Plan
Resume
Mock Interview
Career Preparation

8. Service Learning
75 hours of service which includes planning, action, and reflection.
Most HCPSS students complete service learning in middle school.

9. What is a Career Academy?
Question 2
What is a Career Academy?

10. A Career Academy:
Is an opportunity for a group of students to enroll in a specific set of courses associated with a designated career area.
Is a small learning community of students who take classes together.
Teaches college preparatory curriculum with a career focus.
Provides hands on work experiences with employers in the community and local colleges.
Give specific examples and have students turn to page 21 to look through the options.

11. Go to http://www2.hcpss.org/cte/
to learn more about the Career Academies!!

12. Pre-Engineering: Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Academy
Give as example when looking into career aacadmies
Explain
*Shaded areas indicate required career academy courses.

13. How do I select my classes?
Question 3
How do I select my classes?

14. The Course Selection Process
Teacher makes course recommendation
Student takes course request form home
Parent reviews, signs and returns course request form
School counselor reviews request form and forwards form to high school
Explain the importance of including all these people in the process and decision making.
Offer a time counselors are available to help students individually with planning for 8th grade.

17. What is a typical academic schedule for a ninth grade student?
Question 4
What is a typical academic schedule for a ninth grade student?

18. A Typical 9th Grade Course Selection
English credit
United States History 1 credit
Mathematics credit
Science credit
Health ½ credit
Lifetime Fitness ½ credit
World Language credit
Fine Arts credit
Remind students all schedules will look different.
Give examples of other schedules and discuss the typical conflicts and choices students have.
In this schedule World Language is the Program Choice.
Fine Arts is the elective choice.

19. What does the high school schedule look like?
Question 5
What does the high school schedule look like?

20. 90 minutes with 30 minute lunch
Start
End
Class Time
Period 1
7:25
8:15
50 minutes
Period 2
8:20
9:10
Period 3
9:15
10:05
Period 4A and 4B
10:10
12:25
90 minutes with 30 minute lunch
Period 5
1:15
Period 6
1:20
2:10

21. Question 6
What is a GPA?

22. GPA - Grade Point Average
GPA is a measure of a student's academic achievement.
Points are earned based on letter grades.
There are weighted and unweighted GPA’s. A regular class is unweighted a honors or GT/AP class is weighted. Both are reported on transcripts.
GPA - Grade Point Average

23. Weighted Grading Scale
Grade
Regular
Honors
GT/AP A
4.0
4.5
5.0 B
3.0
3.5 C
2.0
2.5 D
1.0 E
Give an example on the board of a GPA – Have students do the math at their desks.
This is a skill HS teachers want students to know when entering 9th grade.

24. What is the attendance policy for high school students?
Question 7
What is the attendance policy for high school students?

25. All students are expected to attend regularly in accordance with public school laws.
Any student with unlawful absences of more than 5% of the course may be considered for denial of credit.

26. What is academic eligibility?
Question 8
What is academic eligibility?

27. Determines participation in all voluntary extracurricular activities.
Must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and no failing grades for the marking period prior to the start of the activity.
All incoming 9th graders are academically eligible for fall extracurricular activities.
Mention that this policy is under review. If changes are made, they will become effective on July 1 , 2012.

28. What are some other important aspects of high school?
Question 9
What are some other important aspects of high school?

29. Extra Curricular Activities
Athletic Teams
Service Clubs
Cheerleading
Student Government
School Plays
Dance
Musicals
Class Boards
Interest Clubs
Academic Clubs
(Just to name a few…)

30. GET INVOLVED
Can you find your school?

31. Important Dates:

32. Questions?