PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL Welcome

Class of 2020

Ponchatoula High School App

Principal Danny Strickland Ninth Grade Academy Charlotte Dahmer Counselors A-D Denise Latour E-K Orlisa DePhillips L-Q Lynette Reno R-Z Tommie Robertson

How do I enroll my child?

Registration Process 2 parts Online – home, library, registration center Paperwork – green envelope Green envelope Distributed Weds, 2/24, to Ponchatoula public schools Complete paperwork Add requested documents Return to child’s school (only and oldest) All Majority/Minority students must reapply.

Registration Forms Online Registration Directions Registration Form – 1 per family

Homeschool or Non-accredited Private Placement Test

What is the Ninth Grade Academy?

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 Designed for FIRST-time freshmen  Helps students to transition from 8 th grade into high school  Allows students to develop great learning habits  Assists students with making the right choices  Students placed with a team of caring teachers who use the best instructional strategies to teach the curriculum  Teams meet EVERYDAY in order to focus more on students’ individual needs  Conferences are scheduled during teaming time  Students  Parents  Administrators/Counselors

What will the schedule look like? 9 th grade schedule English I or English II On-level, Honors Algebra I or Geometry On-level, Honors Environmental Science On-level, Honors, AP World Geography On-level, Honors PE II/NCCER, PE II/Career Ready or ROTC I Intro to BCA Elective

Honors Course Criteria A student must meet three of the five criteria yearly for the subject area requested. 1. Minimum overall GPA of Minimum subject area average of Teacher Recommendation 4. Student Self-evaluation 5. Test Scores Excellent or Good on EOC test in subject area

End of Course Tests Students must pass three End of Course tests to graduate. English II or English III Algebra I or Geometry Biology I or American History EOC Test will count as 15% of the final grade.

9 th Grade Electives Agriscience I Art I Beginning Band Beginning Choir FCS – Family and Consumer Science I French I (teacher recommendation) Principles of Business Spanish I (teacher recommendation) Theatre I

Course Selection Please be sure to read the description of the elective before choosing. Please choose wisely, because we do not change electives once the master schedule is made. If you ask for a class and receive it, you are expected to stay there for the entire length of the course. Some courses require that you get special approval. Special approval means that you must get the teacher granting permission to sign your schedule request form. For example, band requires that the PJHS band director signs.

9 th Grade Electives

When will schedules be completed? PJHS – 2/19 & 3/17 Champ Cooper – 4/18 Private/Homeschool – by appt

Individual Graduation Plans According to the Career Options Law, every student must have an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) on file at the school. The plan is initiated in 8 th grade and will be updated each year. The IGP shall be signed by the student and parent or legal guardian each year. The IGP reflects the curriculum pathway and the recommended sequence of elective courses. The IGP is flexible, yet sufficiently structured, to ensure that a student will meet the high school requirements for admission to a postsecondary education institution or enter the workforce.

TOPS Consent Form

Diploma Pathways TOPS University JumpStart TOPS Tech

JumpStart PHS Agriculture Tech Integrated Business Management Carpenter Certified Nursing Assistant Hospitality, Tourism, Culinary, & Retail Internet Web Foundations Manufacturing, Construction Crafts, & Logistics Prostart Restaurant Public Service Web Design Professional Welder Welder’s Helper

PHS Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional or Landscaper Horticulturalist Lice Certified Nursing Assistant CPR Customer Service FEMA - National Incident Management First Aid First Responder MOS – Microsoft Office Specialist NCCER Carpentry NCCER Core NCCER Electrical NCCER Welding Pharmacy Tech ProStart ServSafe

What does each diploma allow? TOPS University JumpStart 4 year college √ 2 year college√√ Technical college√√ Military√√ Work√√

Louisiana’s Taylor Opportunity Program for Students TOPS A series of merit-based scholarships that award amounts equal to tuition, some including a stipend, at a state public college, university, community college or technical school, (or the weighted average of public school tuition at certain in-state private colleges).  TOPS Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards  8 semesters of college tuition  TOPS Tech Award  2 years of technical college tuition Source:

TOPS Resources TOPS Core Curriculum TOPS Tech Jump Start TOPS Approved 5 Point Scale 5 pt calculation is only for the TOPS system; not what we use for ranking etc. TOPS Tuition Amounts

Overview of TOPS TOPS CORE TOPS Tech JumpStart 4 year college √ 2 year college√√ Technical college√√ TOPS Core Curriculum19 units21 units TOPS GPA2.5 ACT2017 Note: Students following TOPS Core Curriculum with an of ACT would be eligible for TOPS Tech

Earning College Credit  Advanced Placement (AP) Courses  CLEP  Dual Enrollment Northshore Technical Community College - articulated Northwestern State University - online Southeastern Louisiana University – PHS campus

AP Course Offerings Environmental Science Civics Human World Geography Chemistry Physics

PHS Class SLU Course Fall Term SLU Course Spring Term Adv. Math Pre-Cal*Math 161Math 162 Adv. Math Statistics *Math 161Math 241 World History*History 101 Spanish IISpan 101Span 102 Biology II * Biology 151 Chemistry I *Chemistry 101 Fine Arts Survey Music App 151 English IV * English 101 English 102 PsychologyPSYC 101 Dual Enrollment/Early Start

NTCC Articulated Credit PHS ClassNTCC Class ABC Welding Tech IWELD 1110 & WELD 1210 (5 hours) ABC Welding Tech IIWELD 1411 & WELD 1140 (5 hours) Adv Tech DraftingCourse approved by NTCC instructor Basic Tech DraftingCADD1210 & DRFT1110 (3 hours) BCABUSO1310, BUSO1320, BUSO1440 (9 hours) Early Childhood EdCDYC1110 (3 hours) IBCAKYBD101, CPTR1002 (6 hours) Prin of BusinessBUSN1100 (3 hours) ProStart ICULN1130 (2 hours) ProStart IICULN 1140 (3 hours) Veterinary AsstVETH1000, VETH1001, VETH1002 (6 hours)

PHS Expectations Our goal is for students to become actively involved in both the academic and extra-curricular programs. Join clubs. Attend sporting events. Attend our drama and musical productions. Perform to the best of their ability academically. Bellwork, Homework, Studying Show exemplary behavior. Hallway movement, courteous, polite