1. FOR 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR Class of 2020 Scheduling

2. Counselors Mrs. Marilyn Ruff  Students with last names A-Di Mrs. Lori McCartney  Students with last names Dj-K Mr. Kory Smith  Students with last names L-R Mr. Kevin Granito  Students with last names S-Z

3. Graduation Requirements—23 credits  4 English  4 Social Studies  4 Science  4 Math (Alg 2)  Health  Financial Literature  ½ credit PE  1 Business Elective or Foreign Language or Fine Art *End of Course Exams, ACT, Career Tech Assessment Transcripts start to count towards future

4. Freshmen Requirements Language Arts 9* Math* Physical Science* American History* PE and/or Financial Literacy & Health* Elective Credits *Required courses must be passed or repeated

5. Curriculum Guide  What is a credit?  How do I earn credits?  What is a pre-requisite?  Course descriptions  Honors Diplomas

6. Study Halls Students will be able to schedule one period of study hall per semester Study hall is NOT required but encouraged for 9 th grade year Be aware that the transition to high school is sometimes a tough one. With the added extracurriculars, study hall could help.

7. Extra Curricular Activities There are many extra curricular activities:  Key Club  Foreign Language Club  Girls of Green  Student Council  Fellowship of Christian Students  Chain Reaction  Do Something Club  Many more….

8. Coming Up with a Plan It is highly recommended that you make a 4 year plan. It is good to figure out where you want to end up and that will tell you where to begin. NAVIANCE program to help with this

9. PE, Health, & Financial Literacy PE Waiver- Students may be excused from the PE requirement by participating in:  2 years of ROTC or  2 full seasons of sports/band If you choose the PE Waiver, you will take Health and Financial Literacy your 9 th grade year

10. Athletics To be eligible for fall sports, you must be passing 5 classes at the end of the 4 th quarter of your 8 th grade year

11. Data Driven 3165  3.1 cumulative GPA end of 9 th grade  Earned 6.5 credits by end of 9 th grade 21 & Above ACT  Remediation free 3 E’s  Employed, Enrolled, Enlisted

12. Timeline Today – Overview of high school, receive Scheduling Worksheets and answer questions February 22 nd -Turn in Scheduling Worksheets to homeroom teacher February 24 th, 25 th & 26 th – One-on-one enter schedule with HS counselors April & May - HS counselors will be back down to answer any questions

13. SAMPLE SCHEDULE

14. Photo 1 / Study Hall UA10/SH20 SAMPLE: Putting 2 half year classes on the Scheduling Sheet

15. Schedule Change Policy Mid May: a list of classes is sent home in the mail for one final examination Last day to request a schedule change is the last day of school, June 3 rd  The request must be submitted prior to this date BUT the change may happen in the summer. See page 5 in the Curriculum Guide or the GHS Student Services website for details