1. Welcome to JMHS!

2. Sports/Extracurricular Activities at JMHS
Fall
Spring
Band
Cheerleading
Baseball
Cross Country
Football
Co-Ed Track
Golf
Softball
Men’s Basketball
Men's Soccer
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Soccer
Women’s Volleyball
Coaches and Sponsors will be providing requirements for participating in 
their programs.  Please complete the appropriate sports sign up sheet.

3. Clubs at JMHS
Clubs at JMHS meet once per month during Advisory.  Students will sign up for clubs during September.
Club A
Club B
Art
Math/Science Team
All About Sports
HOSA
Scrapbooking
Carpentry Skills
Origami
Book
JROTC Staff
Speech
Culture
PEP
Chess
Latin Dance
Sportsman
FCA
RAZE/SADD
Choir
Model UN/YLA 
Writing
FFA
Technology
Drama
Outdoor Adventures
Law & Pub Safety
Educator's Rising
Logic
FBLA
Radio

4. JMHS Daily Schedule
Students at JMHS are enrolled in seven 50 minutes courses all year long.
Students meet in Advisory every Tuesday.  Advisory encompasses an array of activities.  During Advisory, students will attend club meetings, participate in intramurals, and/or complete lessons from the guidance department.  You are assigned an Advisor based on your last name (alphabetical).

5. JMHS Curriculum

6. Graduation Requirements
24 Total Credits
4 English credits
4 Math credits
3 Science credits
4 Social Studies credits PE
Health
Fine Art (Art, Band, Choir, Music Appreciation, etc)
Career Cluster (4 electives from one career concentration)
2 Personalized Electives (Any two electives of your choice.)
* Note: 2 Years of one world language is required for college bound students

7. PEP – Personalized Education Plan
A Personalized Education Plan (PEP) is developed collaboratively, involving students, parents/guardians and school staff.  During the 8th grade year, each student's PEP is developed based on each student's identified career aspirations. 
The PEP is reviewed annually in grades 9-12 with the student and his or her parents/guardians and is signed and dated during each annual review.  Students may amend his or her PEP at the end of each semester as long as it does not interfere with the completion of graduation requirements.
You will track your progress toward graduation using your PEP. Each year you will record the courses you have completed and plan for the following year. It is important to keep an accurate record of credits earned in order to stay on track to graduation.

8. What is a course catalog?
A course catalog is a catalog listing the courses, and their descriptions, offered by a school.
The JMHS course catalog can be found online at jmhscounseling.weebly.com under Academic Counseling.
You can request a paper copy of the course catalog from the guidance office.

9. What is an elective?
An elective is any course that is not listed as a specific graduation requirement.  For example, cluster classes are electives.  However, Health and PE are not electives because they are specifically listed as gradation requirements.

10. Math Credits Ninth grade students may double up on Math I and Math II
IF they have a subscore of a 20 on the Math portion of the ACT
OR if they successfully complete a summer Kahn Academy assignment.

11. College Credit Opportunities
Advanced Placement Classes: These courses provide students with the opportunity to complete college level classes while they are still in High School.  Students must pass the AP exam to claim credit.  
JMHS AP Classes:  Biology, Calculus A/B, English Language, English Literature, Psychology, US History
Dual Credit Classes: These are courses where students can enroll in a college course and simultaneously earn college credit and high school credit for the course.
JMHS Dual Credit Opportunities: To claim college credits, students must pay $75 for these classes.  You do not have to claim college credit to take the courses.  It is important to remember that dual credit courses begin your college transcripts and GPAs.
         -From NRCTC:  College Algebra, Physics, Trigonometry, Strength Training, Civics
         -From WVU Tech: English 101 may be taken for English 12

12. WV Virtual School
Students can take courses from WV Virtual School if they meet the requirements listed below. To view the course options visit
Virtual School Course Requirements
-Junior or Senior
-3.5 GPA
-Score of Mastery or Above on most recent state assessment in both
English and Math

13. Career Clusters
Career clusters are broad groupings of related occupations representative of the types of occupations available in the world of work. There are sixteen career clusters offered in West Virginia. 
Career concentrations consist of a grouping of occupations with significant commonalities within a career cluster. Career concentrations at JMHS require four courses.

14. JMHS Career Clusters MCTC CTE Clusters Agribusiness Biomedical Science
Carpentry
Early Childhood Education
JROTC
Nursing
Public Law and Safety
NON CTE Clusters: James Monroe High School has developed a large number of choices for Non-CTE Clusters. These may be found on the James Monroe High School Counseling website or stop by and discuss your career interests with your school counselor. Essentially, career clusters exist to help individuals complete four classes in their career interest to ensure they will be college and/or career ready.

15. Planning for Careers and College
Colleges, Employers and Scholarship Donors are looking for strong transcripts and resumes.  It is more important to take advanced classes than it is to have a high GPA.  Inflating your GPA by taking easy courses will not help you get ahead.
Attendance is a key factor in building a strong resume.  
Community Service is an important component of your resume.  Start earning hours now.  Visit jmhscounseling.weebly.com for volunteer opportunities.

16. PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP Begin working toward the PROMISE Scholarship now!
A low GPA in 9th or 10th grade can keep you from receiving the scholarship.
Requirements: 3.0 GPA (Overall and Core)
ACT Composite Score: 22+
ACT Sub-Scores: 20+ in each subject
Remember: Credits earned in middle school (typically Spanish or Math I) are part of your JMHS GPA. Therefore, they will be part of the GPA calculated to determine PROMISE eligibility.

17. Academic, Emotional and Social Counseling
For assistance with any of your academic, emotional or social needs see the guidance office.
Mrs. Dransfield and Mrs. Jones are here to assist you with your entire high school experience. See them with any questions you may have.

18. School Counseling Office
Mrs. Dransfield or Mrs. Jones to make an appointment to discuss any questions or concerns.
Mrs. Dransfield:
Mrs. Jones:
Visit the JMHS School Counseling website at jmhscounseling.weebly.com for more information from the school counseling office about curriculum, scholarships, career counseling, upcoming events and more.
Receive announcements from the guidance department by texting @jmhsguid to