1. Welcome to HOLLIDAYSBURG AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL!
5/8/2018
Welcome to HOLLIDAYSBURG AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL!
Sophomore Class of 2018

2. Morning Arrival
Enter the building immediately and move to the Cafeteria.
No students are permitted to go to their locker before 7:20 a.m. without a pass from the Main Office.
All Doors will be locked at 7:30 AM. All students will have to come in the front door and check in at the Main Office for a pass.

3. Early Morning Breakfast
5/8/2018
Early Morning Breakfast
In cafeteria from 6:50 a.m. to 7:20 a.m.
Cost is $1.20
Food and drinks must remain in the cafeteria!
Sophomore Class of 2018

4. Attendance Attendance will be taken in Homeroom …
If you arrive to Homeroom and the door is closed and locked, report to the Attendance Office immediately to get a pass.
MUST be in your 1st period class by 7:41 or you will be marked Tardy (Tardies will be tracked from periods 1 through 8)
To be eligible for extra curricular activities and interscholastic athletic competitions you must arrive to school prior to 9 AM

5. Policies – No excuses accepted after 3 days
ATTENDANCE
Policies – No excuses accepted after 3 days
Tardies (after 15, doctor’s excuse required)
Cuts
Incentives
ID card (Co-Op)

6. 8 Period Day

7. TRAFFIC

8. DEMERIT SYSTEM FOR 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH GRADES AND ANY JH STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SH ACTIVITIES
Demerits are assigned for each suspension incident. Six demerits or more results in the loss of all school related privileges and probations for at least the remainder of the school year. This restriction means that the student is excluded from all extracurricular activities including social functions, inter-scholastic athletic events, field trips, and academic representation of the school both as a participant or spectator. This includes prom, walking in graduation and the winter formal.

9. Scheduling Information Night

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I met with each of your children during their English class at the end of January.
In my class visit every student received scheduling guidelines and a course request form.
The Scheduling Guidelines and Course Descriptions can be found online at tigerwires.com.

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Important highlights from Scheduling Guidelines
All students must schedule seven full credit courses plus physical education, health, and lunch. For most students, this means scheduling the 4 core subjects – English, Social Studies, Math, and Science – plus 3 elective credits.
**Those courses marked with an * are semester courses and only equal .5 credits, so it takes 2 of them to equal one full credit.
Students MUST select 3 alternative elective courses. If a scheduling conflict should occur, alternate choices will be used to complete your schedule.

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Prerequisite information can be found in the Course Selection Booklet It is recommended that students take at least one course that would help them explore their career pathway. This information can also be found in the Course Selection Booklet.

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SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Complete required course work or its equivalency in the following designated areas for the number of units indicated:
Communications units
Social Science units
Natural Science units
Mathematics units
Computer Science unit
Physical Education 2 units
Health units
Humanities unit
Electives units required
Total units required

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Important highlights from Scheduling Guidelines
Grade Requirements:
77% or higher is needed to maintain college-bound level courses
77% or higher is needed to advance to the next level of a Foreign Language
84% or higher is needed to maintain honors level courses
95% or higher is needed to move up a level
*If at the time of scheduling, you are not meeting a requirement, you will be scheduled in the appropriate level – if you are able to bring your grade up by the end of the year, see me and I will be glad to change your schedule.

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Important highlights from Scheduling Guidelines
Honors Courses – these courses are college bound courses in which the level of difficulty and pace is increased. An accelerator of .05 is added for each honors course in the calculation of rank.
 College In High School (CHS) – this program gives students the opportunity to be exposed to college work while still in high school. Upon successful completion of CHS courses, the student will receive college credit and grade recorded on a regular college transcript. High school teachers and college professors have developed curriculum and tests for the following courses in our High School: Honors Physics, Honors Chemistry 2, Calculus, Honors Probability and Statistics, Honors Biology 2, Honors English 12, Honors Civics/Government, Programming in Basic, French 4, German 4, and Spanish 4 (there is a fee for these courses payable to the College).

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Important highlights from Scheduling Guidelines
Advanced Placement Courses –The Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide qualified, interested students the opportunity to complete college-level studies. Some students receive advanced placement and/or credit for the course when they enter college if they perform well on the AP exam at the end of the year. The AP courses are college-level. They require extensive, intensive preparation by the student. Because of the increased workload, an accelerator of .1 will be used to calculate class rank. Hollidaysburg Area Senior High offers AP courses in English, math, social studies, science, music, computer science, Latin, and psychology. Any student taking an Advanced Placement class must take the standardized AP test to receive the AP class rank accelerator and the transcript AP name. Students must currently be in an Honors or AP Level course with an average of 84% or higher and must take an AP screener to get into these classes. Keep in mind that Honors and AP classes have higher expectations for students and involve a lot of time and work. Keep this in mind when you are considering extra-curricular activities! All AP courses have summer assignments that must be completed in order to remain in the course.

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Important highlights from Scheduling Guidelines
If you are interested in taking Enrichment P.Ed/Health in the summer, make sure you discuss this with me. The policy for students who take Enrichment P.Ed./Health in the summer is that one does so to place another class into their schedule (this does not include a study hall). During the school year, students must keep a P.Ed. log where they log a minimum of one hour a week of an approved physical activity. A student may only do Enrichment P.Ed./Health 2 x’s in their High School career. Enrichment P.Ed./ Health is a pass/fail grade and is not included in class rank or GPA.

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Important highlights from Scheduling Guidelines
During the 10th grade year, students (who have not taken the Keystone Exams in 9th grade) will take the Keystone Exams in Biology, Algebra, and Literature. If you are not found to be proficient on these exams, you will be required to take a remedial course in the area(s) you are not proficient and then retake the exam. The remedial courses will be counted as semester electives.
 Students who took the Keystone Algebra exam and were not proficient in Keystone Algebra will not be permitted to take an Honors or an AP Math or Science. Students who were not proficient in Keystone Biology will not be permitted to take an Honors or AP Science.

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IMPORTANT
Students can change their schedule or electives until the last day of school; however, students are NOT permitted to change electives once the school year begins in the fall.

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(SAP)
Student Assistance Programs (SAP) were designed to help school personnel in identifying and assisting students who may be experiencing problems that are affecting their academic performance or behavior at school. The SAP team utilizes a systematic process to intervene and refer these students to appropriate in-school and/or community services.
SAP consists of a core group of professionally trained staff of teachers, principals, school nurse, guidance counselors, and counselors from the Altoona Hospital Behavioral Services department.

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(SAP)
Students can be referred to SAP for different reasons: violating the district’s drug and alcohol policy; exhibiting signs of metal health problems; displaying behavioral concerns; or declining school performance. Students can be referred to SAP by teachers, school personnel, parents, friends, or by themselves.
All information regarding a student‘s involvement in SAP is confidential and maintained in the best interest of the student.

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(SAP)
Services Include:
-Referral Screening
-Mental Health Assessment
-Drug & Alcohol Assessment
-Individual Counseling
-Referrals to outside agencies/services when needed
-Support Groups
For more information, please contact your child’s guidance counselor or Mrs. Dawn Eckenrode, Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School’s SAP Team Coordinator, ext

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GET INVOLVED
The Senior High School has many different Extracurricular Activities available to students
Art Club
Aevidum
Band Front
Chimrock (Yearbook)
Chorus
Fantasia
FBLA
Future Scientists
Guidance Aides
Jazz Band
Key Club
Majorettes
Mock Trial
Orchestra
Scholastic Quiz Team
Spanish Club
Stem Club
Student Council
T.A.A.D.
Tiger Paws
Ultimate Frisbie
** A Complete list can be found in the Parent/Teacher Handbook**

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JOIN A TEAM
The Senior High School has many different athletic teams
FALL SPORTS
Cheerleading
Cross-Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Volleyball
WINTER SPORTS
Basketball
Cheerleading
Ice Hockey
Swimming
Wrestling
SPRING SPORTS
Baseball
Softball
Track and Field

29. Important Events Sophomore Year Career Exploration Activities
Career Conferences (Spring)
Career Fair (Spring)
NCAA Information Night

30. 5/8/2018
The End
Q / A
Sophomore Class of 2018