1. Welcome to Pass Christian High School
Freshmen & New Student Orientation

2. PASS HIGH FACULTY
Simply the Best

3. Freshmen Academy
A Freshman Academy is a comprehensive freshman transition program for all first-time 9th graders. Students have their own separate school within a school. Students also have a separate lunch and break from students in grades Students have a hallway that is on the first floor in the west wing.

4. Mission
To challenge, empower, and inspire students to become not only life long learners but also successful, productive citizens

5. Goals Provide positive transition Encourage parental involvement
Improve student achievement & attendance
Challenge & Inspire students to develop confidence, grow skills and set goals. all these skills are necessary to reach potential

6. Expectations Bring all necessary materials to class daily
Be prepared to begin at the bell
Follow directions the first time
Actively practice manners and common courtesy at all times
Be dedicated, desire-filled, and disciplined
Complete all assignments, especially homework

7. Incentives Freshmen only field trips-grades, attendance, discipline
Block parties
“Phat” parties—Planner, Homework, attendance, tardies
Advanced testers party
Nfl icecream parties

8. Arrival & Departure
Car rider Drop off & Pick up-in front of the school only
Drop off Time—no earlier than 7:30
Pick up Time—no later than 3:30
Bus, Car, Boys and Girls Club
Back parking lot can only be entered after 3:30
Check in/Check out Procedures
Check out card ID
Student Parking – car must be registered with PCHS

9. Daily Schedule 7:30 Student Parking Lot Opens 7:55 Tardy Bell
3:15 dismissal

10. Breakfast & Lunch Cost –Breakfast-$1.50, Lunch-$2.75
Free/Reduced Lunch—Apply online
Lunch #’s

11. Breakout sessions a-l—Remain in the gym for Academics
m-Z—Report to the commons for campus life

12. Schedules Block schedule Typical 9th grade classes
4-90 minutes classes
New classes in january
Typical 9th grade classes
transition to English I (1st semester)
English I
Foundations to algebra/algebra or foundations (2nd semester)
Intro to biology or biology
Ms studies/geography
Pe/health
stem
Electives: art, theatre, Spanish, french
Schedule Changes—schedule change form only

13. Off campus programs Career-technical
Hancock High school, departure 7:30
Jrotc
Bay high school, departure 7:40

14. Freshmen Academy Trip When? Friday, August 12
Time? 8:00 a.m.—11:30 p.m.
Where? Cypress Lanes Bowling Alley
Cost? $3—turn in to 1st period teacher
along with permission slip

15. Academics & Activities
Transcripts
Active student
Credits
Graduation Requirements
ACT
Renaissance
College & Career Planning
Volunteer Form:
Homecoming Week- September 12-16
Pirate Palooza—Chili cook off—Monday, November 7

16. PCHS Clinic
Medication Policies and Procedures
Abstinence Education

17. Discipline actions Break detention Lunch detention
After school detention
In school intervention (ISI)
Exclusion suspension

18. Absences and Credits No Credit (“NC”)
Over 3 days in a 9 weeks
Over 6 days in a semester
Parent notes must be turned into the office within 2 days of returning to school.
Request Work if absent 2 days or more
Athletic participation requires being present 60% of day
Refer to handbook for attendance policy

19. Make-Up policy
All make up tests must be completed after school within 5 days
Make up tests cannot be completed during detention
Tutoring schedule
Monday-electives
Tuesday-English
Wednesday-math
Thursday-history, science

20. Safe harbor
All students will report to their assigned safe harbor teacher august 4—august 12.
August 15—19 all students will report to break at 9:30 and return to 1st period after break.
All freshmen Students will receive a progress report every Tuesday beginning august 23.
students who are not meeting academic goals will report to safe harbor on a weekly basis beginning August 23.
Students who do not complete homework assignments will be assigned to safe harbor regardless of their average

21. How to Contact PCHS and Stay Involved!!
Active Parent
AIM—automated messages
—ex.
(first initial, last name)
Open House 4:00-6:00 Wed. 8/24
-Pirate Palooza Parent meeting- 5:15
Parent Conferences—7:30 a.m.
Remind 101—parents and students sign up!

22. Suggested school supplies
Planner
USB
3 or 4 (One to Two inch) Binders
Loose leaf paper
2 or 3 packs of dividers
Pencils (Handheld pencil sharpener if not using mechanical pencils)
Highlighters
Pack of colored pencils
4 AAA Batteries (for Algebra calculator)
Composition notebook

23. Questions?