1. Jouett 8th Grade Parent Night

2. High School Transition Dates December – Teachers make recommendations for course levels in English 9, World History, Science, Math, and Foreign Languages. December 9 th – AHS Curriculum Fair and MESA Open House December 18 th -January 15 th - Parents can access and make HS course selections online through the Parent Portal. January 4th-March 4 th – Mr. Hendrix will meet with all 8 th graders through math classes and individually to complete high school registration and four year plans. Interested parents may contact the Counseling Office to set up an appointment to meet with their child regarding registration. January 29 th - Field trip to CATEC for interested students.

3. Transition Dates (continued): March 29 th - 8 th grade students visit AHS for tour and lunch. April 15 th - Deadline to finalize all high school course requests April/May – Summer school applications are available in the Counseling Office for students interested in Summer Health or PE. June – Parents and students receive Denial of Credit letters.

4. AHS Course Levels: Standard Academic/Advanced Honors Advanced Placement/Dual Enrollment

5. Things to consider when choosing course levels Teacher Recommendation Academic Ability- review grades and SOL scores Effort- homework completion Interests- strengths in certain subject areas Time commitments after school- athletics, other extracurricular activities, part-time job Being a well-rounded student

6. Programs with Applications  Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA)  Health and Medical Sciences Academy (HMSA)- located at Monticello High School  Environmental Studies Academy (ESA)- located at Western Albemarle High School  Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)  Arts and Letters Pathway at AHS- letter of intent required  Murray High School  Applications for the three Academies are due by January 29th. Applications for AVID are due December 18 th.

7. Arts and Letters Pathway AHS has designed a new academic pathway for our students: the Arts and Letters Pathway. The Arts and Letters Pathway will permit students to choose among 15 areas of concentration; each pathway will include coursework, internships, job sharing and a capstone project.

8. Arts and Letters Pathway, cont. Students wanting to complete a pathway must complete a Declaration of Intent form and must enter the Pathway in 9 th grade (or 10 th grade for the STEM Pathway). »

9. Pathways FilmmakingBand OrchestraChorus PianoTheatre ArtCeramics PhotographyAudio Production Creative WritingJournalism YearbookBroadcast STEM

10. 9 th Grade Electives Art 1 AVID 9 (application) Basic Technical Drawing Business Management Ceramics 1 Computer Science 1 Concert Choir – other Chorus classes by audition Concert Band and Marching Band - other Band classes by audition CORE+ Creative Writing 1 Culinary Arts Debate 1 Design Web I Drama 1 Early Childhood Development Economics and Personal Finance Fashion Design Filmmaking 1 Graphic Communications Guitar 1 Health and Medical Sciences 1 Humanities Audio Production I Journalism 1 Principals of Technology I Leadership

11. 9 th Grade Electives (continued) Marketing 1 Multimedia Crafts Music Theory Orchestra Photography Piano 1 Robotics and Automation Sculpture 1 Speech and Communication Sports Medicine Study Hall TV Production 1 Visual Thinking Yearbook Digital Imaging CATEC Electives Ethical Hacking Auto Body Technology Building Trades Electrician Culinary Arts 1 Cosmetology Music Industry Technology CATEC Exploratory

12. Notes about Scheduling Opportunity to take 8 classes for credit each year 4 classes each day (Red and Blue days) Most classes meet every other day for the entire year (exceptions: Algebra I and Standard English meet every day) Foreign Language classes are offered every other day for Level 1, but may be taken by semester for Level 2/3 in Spanish, French, and German. Some students choose to take a study hall, but this is not for credit.

13. AHS Daily Schedule Mon/Tues/Fri “0” Period 7:40 – 8:40 1st Period 8:55 – 10:24 2nd Period 10:31 – 12:35 (4 lunches during 2 nd Period) 3rd Period 12:42 – 2:10 4th Period 2:17 – 3:45 Wed/Thurs “0” Period 7:40 – 8:40 1st Period 8:55 – 10:19 2nd Period 10:26– 11:54 CHAT Time w/ Lunch 11:54- 12:52 3rd Period 12:52 – 2:15 4th Period 2:22 – 3:45

14. The 4 – Year Plan and Graduation Requirements Course Credits Verified Credits Standard vs. Advanced Diploma- Course levels do NOT affect which diploma you can get.

15. ADVANCED DIPLOMA: 9 Verified Credits Needed English4 credits Mathematics 4 credits Science4 credits History4 credits World Lang.3 credits or 2 + 2 P.E.2 credits Electives3 credits Fine Art/CTE1 credit Econ/Personal Finance 1 credit Total = 26 credits STANDARD DIPLOMA: 6 Verified Credits Needed English4 credits Mathematics 3 credits Science3 credits History3 credits P.E.2 credits *Electives4 credits Fine Art/CTE1 credit Econ/Personal Finance 1 credit World Lang/FA/CTE 1 credit Total = 22 credits *2 electives must be sequential. *All students are required to take one virtual course

16. Credits and Verified Credits A credit is awarded for a course taken and passed (a final grade of D- or better). A credit becomes verified by passing the course’s SOL test with a score of 400 or better. This is known as a verified credit. –For an ADVANCED DIPLOMA, students must get 9 verified credits; including 2 English / 2 math / 2 science / 2 history + 1 student selected. –For a STANDARD DIPLOMA, students must get 6 verified credits, including: 2 English / 1 math / 1 science / 1 history + 1 student selected.

17. VERIFIED CREDITS – Standard Diploma Verified Credit SOL Test Class Choices Year Taken 1. English - Reading English 11Junior Year 2. English – Writing English 11Junior Year 3. Math Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Freshman, Sophomore or Junior Year 4. History World History I World History II US History Freshman, Sophomore or Junior Year 5. Laboratory Science Earth Science Biology Chemistry Freshman, Sophomore or Junior Year 6. Student Selected Any of the aboveAny

18. VERIFIED CREDITS – Advanced Diploma Verified Credit SOL TestChoicesYear Taken 1. English – Reading SOL English 11Junior Year 2. English – Writing SOL English 11Junior Year 3. 1 st Math SOL Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Freshman or Sophomore Year 4. 2 nd Math SOL Geometry Algebra II Sophomore or Junior Year 5. 1 st History SOL World History IFreshman or Sophomore Year 6. 2 nd History SOL World History II US History Sophomore or Junior Year 7. 1 st Laboratory Science SOL Earth Science Biology Freshman or Sophomore Year 8. 2 nd Laboratory Science SOL Biology Chemistry Sophomore or Junior Year 9. Student Selected SOL Any of the aboveAny

19. Student Attendance CLASS ABSENCES: The principal may deny credit for a class to a student that has missed more than four blocks from a semester long class or eight blocks from a year long class. PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES: Requests for extended absences must be submitted in writing to the school prior to the absence. Pre-arranged absences do count towards absences for attendance. SCHOOL RELATED ABSENCES: Absences that result from school related activities do not count towards absences for attendance (ex. field trips, sports activities, late buses). EARLY DISMISSALS: Three early dismissals count as an absence from a class. TARDIES TO CLASS: Three class tardy occurrences count as one class absence.

20. Athletics To be eligible for participation on any AHS athletic team, the VHSL (Virginia High School League) requires that students MUST be currently taking FIVE credit courses and must have earned FIVE credits the previous year. Repeating a course for a passing grade DOES NOT count towards this requirement. First semester 9 th grade students are eligible on the basis of their promotion from the 8 th grade the previous semester. All students must have a sports physical dated after May 1st, 2016 to participate.

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