How to Guide and Advise Your Freshman A Parent’s Guide A Parent’s Guide

Reality Check When a student becomes a freshman, everything starts to “count.” Freshman grades are used in determining GPA Freshman activities, honors, and awards can be listed on college and scholarship applications. Freshman courses, grades, and credits all become part of the student’s transcript.

Classification of Students MUST HAVE: 4 CREDITS TO BE A SOPHOMORE 10 CREDITS TO BE A JUNIOR 16 CREDITS TO BE SENIOR 22 CREDITS TO GRADUATE Explanation of Credits 70 OR ABOVE TO EARN CREDIT EACH SEMESTER = ½ CREDIT AUG. – DEC. = 1ST SEMESTER JAN. – MAY = 2ND SEMESTER EACH CLASS = 1 CREDIT per year

EHS Graduation Requirements 4 Credits - Language Arts - English I, II, III, IV 3 Credits - Math – Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (but must take math all four years) 3 Credits - Science – Biology, Introduction to Science, Chemistry 3 Credits - Social Studies – Survey of Social Studies, World Civilization, US History.5 Credit - Health (Recommended during 9th or 10th grade).5 Credit - PE (Recommended during 9th or 10th grade) 1 Credit - History and Appreciation of Visual and Performing Arts (or Band/Chorus for two consecutive years) 7 Electives TOTAL = 22 CREDITS

TRANSCRIPTS On a transcript, only the semester grades are printed for each class 1 st nine weeks grade X 40% + 2 nd nine weeks grade X 40% + Semester Exam X 20% = 1 st Semester Grade

SAMPLE TRANSCRIPT Grade 9 Term Grade 9 Term 4 Course Mark Weight CreditCourse Mark Weight Credit Survey Survey Eng 1 CP Eng 1 CP Biol Biol Alg 1 CP Alg 1 CP Health PE Span I Span I Credits: 3.0 U/W GPA: Credits:3.0 U/W GPA: Total Credits: 6.0 Cumulative GPA:

KEES – KY Educational Excellence Scholarship In 1998 Governor Paul Patton and the General Assembly provided an opportunity for Kentucky high school students to earn the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship. KEES is a scholarship program that rewards students who earn C+ or better grades with scholarship money to attend one of Kentucky’s colleges or Technical schools. The higher the grades the student makes the more money that he/she earns. A bonus award for the highest ACT (15 or higher) composite or SAT scores can also be earned. Over the 4-year high school period students could earn as much as $2500 to apply toward their post- secondary education each year for up to four years of post-secondary school. That is $10,000 for a 4-year program and $5000 for a two-year program. There are GPA requirements for the renewal of the scholarship each year. Students and parents can visit to see a complete listing of post-secondary schools that can accept the KEES scholarship and to find more information. Students are encouraged to create an account and check their KEES accounts at the end of each year.

KEES – Base Award GPAAmount 2.5$

KEES – Bonus Award Act ScoreBonus 15$

4 Step Plan for Success Monitor Academic Progress Encourage your child to become involved in a wide variety of activities Review four-year high school plan - ILP Help your child plan meaningful activities for the summer

Monitor Academic Progress Make sure that you see all progress reports and report cards. Do not assume that someone will contact you if there is a problem. Provide encouragement and support, making certain that your child understands that freshman grades are very important.

Encourage your child to become involved in a wide variety of activities Be involved and take a leadership role Depth of involvement is also important because it shows focus and commitment Participate in activities outside of school (church, scouting, recreational sports) Volunteer work and community service (Any type of volunteer work or community service is particularly impressive on an application) **Start keeping a file with lists and information on school activities, honors, awards, leadership positions, employment, volunteer work, community activities, etc. Include everything!

Review 4 year High School Plan In the spring, review your son or daughter’s four-year high school plan and make certain he/she has selected the most appropriate courses for his/her sophomore year. ILP

Meaningful Summer Activities A number of colleges have excellent summer programs available for high school students Make college visits Join an athletic team, take a course, take lessons, read Volunteer at a local hospital, nursing home, etc.

Freshman Orientation School Tour A Typical Day at EHS and Student Life New Opportunities and Academic Expectations Discipline and Dress Code Library 101

Bell Schedule 7:40Students released to lockers 7:47Warning bell 7:50Tardy Bell-all students in class. Must have a pink tardy slip from the office to enter classroom after this time 7:50 - 9:01 1 st period 9:06 – 10:022 nd period 10:07 – 11:033 rd period 11:08 – 12:274 th period and Lunch11:03 – 11:28 11:32 – 11:57 12:03 – 12:27 12:32 – 1:285 th period 1:33 – 2:306 th period

BIOLOGY BUG PROJECT All Biology classes will participate, even the Practical Biology classes The project will be due approximately two weeks after school begins

FEES $30 Textbook Rental Fee Reduced Lunch $15 Free Lunch $0 Science Lab Fee Other fees

DRESS CODE Site Base Policy 6.02 Located in agenda and on high school website Students must be in dress code from the time they walk in the building in the morning until 2:30 (unless they have detention and they must remain in dress code until 3:30)

SUPPLIES Open House – Tuesday, August 3 rd from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm First day of school: pencil, pen, paper, & folder Other supplies needed: binders, calculator, tab dividers, index cards STUDENTS NEED THEIR SUPPLIES EVERYDAY

Checking Grades Online You can check your student’s grades online through the Parent Portal located on our District website. More info to come the first few weeks of school POC: Gayla Barnard at the Central Office

Grading Scale A95 – B88 – – 3.86 C77 – – 2.91 D70 – – 1.86 F 0 – 690

COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS is best form of communication Example: Call and leave message

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES Contact Guidance Office to set up conference (Mrs. Brawner) Tuesday & Thursday afternoons at 2:45 Indicate which teachers you would like to meet with and if you would like to have a counselor present

Contact Information Students Last Name A – J: Students Last Name K – Z: EHS: EHS website: tehs.htm tehs.htm

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