1. Holt High School Main Campus – 9th Grade Principal: Mr
Holt High School Main Campus – 9th Grade Principal: Mr. Mike Willard Counselors: Ms. Reichard: Student last names A-G; Career Center Mr. Conner: student last names H-O; The Early College Mrs. Lown: student last names P-Z; Testing Ms. Schaeff: North Campus

2. General Information
Students can participate in all High School athletics if eligible; can only fail 2 classes!
Portfolio presentations in May
Most classes will be in the EAST wing of building

3. Extra Curricular Activities
High School Sports (must pass 4 out of 6 classes)
Debate, Forensics, Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl
Clubs: Sampling
Student Council
Ping Pong
Animee
Key Club
*** No National Honor Society; apply as a sophomore

4. Student Expectations
Credits count toward graduation (must earn 22 credits out of a possible 24). 9th grade is the beginning of your transcript & grade point average (GPA).
Each semester class is .5 credit.
Credit is only granted for a D- or higher (60%). Summer school is an option to make up credit but expensive (about $100 per class) & online.
Attendance and tardiness are monitored; Wednesday morning detention for 3 tardies to a class.

5. What a semester looks like:
Students will take 6 classes per semester (about 61 minutes per class)
2 semesters in a school year
All 6 classes will meet on Wednesdays (10:30 start time; lunch served before school)
12 total possible classes in a year
Exams at the end of each semester
Approximately 18 weeks per semester
Nutrition Break

6. Holt Graduation Requirements: Class of 2018
English 7 semesters
Math 7 semesters
Science 6 semesters
Social Studies 6 semesters
P.E./Health 2 semesters (1 P.E. & 1 Health)
Fine Arts 1 semester
Online experience 1 semester
Modern Language 4 semesters
= 34 out of 48 semesters

7. 9th Grade: Core Classes U.S. History 1900-present 2 semesters
Geometry (Honors option) semesters
English 9 (Honors option) semesters
Earth Science 2 semesters
= 8 out of 12 possible in a year

8. A sample of 9th Grade Electives:
One semester
Nutrition & Wellness
Drama
Word Processing fulfill computer credit
Team Sports fulfill PE credit
Health graduation requirement
Graphic Design fulfill fine art credit
Drawing fulfill fine art credit
Lifetime Activities fulfill PE credit Full Year
Modern Language (German, Spanish, French)
Band
Choir/Men of Holt
Tech Draw A & B

9. Scheduling for next school year
Feb 10th/ Intervention
Feb 11th in Math classes; Schedule request forms due back to Math teachers on Wednesday, Feb 15th.
Honors application for English (portfolio & summer reading). Application Due March 3rd.
Teacher recommendation and parent approval for Honors Geometry; must sign course selection sheet.
Modern Language teacher initials if prepared to move on to next level (e.g. Spanish II).

10. Freshman Year - Option A (Sample)
Core with all electives, BOLD count towards HS graduation req.
Semester One
Semester Two
1st Hour
Geometry A
Geometry B
2nd Hour
English 9 A
English 9 B
3rd Hour
American History A
American History B
4th Hour
Earth Science A
Earth Science B
5th Hour
Word Processing PE
6th Hour
General Art
Nutrition & Wellness

11. Option B Sample Core with Band and Modern Language Semester One
Semester One
Semester Two
1st Hour
Geometry A
Geometry B
2nd Hour
English 9 A
English 9 B
3rd Hour
American History A
American History B
4th Hour
Earth Science A
Earth Science B
5th Hour
Spanish II A
Spanish II B
6th Hour
Band A
Band B

12. What can I do now?
Talk with your current teachers to advise which courses and levels to take.
Read the Program Planning Manual
Prepare questions for counselor visit Feb 8th.
Discuss courses with parents.
Turn in forms to Math teachers by Feb 15th .