CLASS OF 2019 Beginning of Year Presentation

COUNSELING DEPARTMENT MRS. SCOTT – 9 TH GRADE MR. BROWN – 10 TH -12 TH GRADE, LAST NAMES A-G MISS SMITH – 10 TH -12 TH GRADE, LAST NAMES H-O MISS BURWINKEL – 10 TH -12 TH GRADE, LAST NAMES P-Z MRS. CONANT – COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR

CELL PHONES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RESPECT

GRADES AND ELIGIBILITY GRADES: Credits COUNT – you must PASS a class to move on to the next one If you do not PASS a core class you will REPEAT it You need 21 credits to graduate Most core classes are 1 credit, most electives are.5 (half) credit STARTING ON DAY 1 OF HIGH SCHOOL YOUR GRADES COUNT!!!

GRADES AND ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY: Must be PASSING 5 classes with at least a D- for the quarter(s) preceding the season you wish to play Example – If you are planning to play a SPRING sport, you will need to pass 5 of your 2 nd and 3 rd quarter classes, and have an average of a 1.5 GPA

YOUR GRADES ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! Check your grades frequently! If you don’t know your username/password, me or stop in! , Power School and computers logins are all the same Use your smart phone or computer, or use a computer here at school If you don’t know how, ASK!

WHAT IS A TRANSCRIPT?

ETIQUETTE…

… Bad Format: “i want to drop a class”

… Good Format: “Dear Mrs. Scott, My name is Jane Doe. I would like to drop Strength Training because I am already lifting weights after school. Are there any available courses that I can replace for Strength Training? Thank you, Jane Doe”

ETIQUETTE  Opening Greeting: “Dear Mrs. Scott”  Specific Details: “I would like to drop Strength Training because I am already lifting weights after school. Are there any available courses that I can replace for Strength Training?”  Closing: “Thank you, Jane Doe”  Proper Grammar/Punctuation/etc.

WHY IS ETIQUETTE IMPORTANT???  Adults operate this way!  Teachers appreciate it.  It’s good practice for when you’re an adult!  People my age will be hiring you when you’re an adult, and this is how we learned!

A NOTE ABOUT LOCKERS… Who to see if you have problems with your locker… Mrs. Estes in the Counseling Office net net Process of how the lockers get unbolted If you NEVER use it and NEVER will… Please let us know because we are running out of lockers for new students!

How can you get ahold of me?  Appointments – stop in to make one, or make one online  You will NOT be called down at the time of your scheduled appointment – You must remember to come down!  Mrs. Estes or Mrs. Olson will give you a pink hall pass to use at the time of your appointment  Stop In – if I am not available you can make an appointment   Phone

STAY IN TOUCH! TWITTER Follow REMIND Sign up for text reminders: to 81010

ADVICE FOR FRESHMEN Try your best to get good grades Try new things Get Involved Get organized Don’t change to impress others Make new friends Use your agenda book If you don’t know, ASK!

KINDNESS AND PERSEVERANCE… LIZZIE VELASQUEZ