1. Jouett 8th Grade Parent Night

2. High School Transition Dates
December 5th- January 6th – Teachers made recommendations for course levels in English 9, World History, Science, Math, and Foreign Languages.
January 9th - 20th - Parents can access and make HS course selections online through the Parent Portal.
January 23rd - March 3rd – Counselors will meet with all 8th graders through math classes or individually to complete high school registration and four year plans. Interested parents may contact the Counseling Office in order to set up appointment to meet with their child’s counselor regarding registration.
March 28th- 8th grade students visit AHS for tour and lunch.
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.

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

4. 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

5. 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 and AVID are due to the Counseling Office by January 27th. Academy applications will be submitted online.

6. 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, and a capstone project.
Students wanting to complete a pathway must complete a Declaration of Intent form and must enter the Pathway in 9th grade (or 10th grade for the STEM Pathway).

7. Pathways Filmmaking Orchestra Piano Art Photography Creative Writing
Yearbook
STEM
Band
Chorus
Theatre
Ceramics
Audio Production
Journalism
Broadcast

8. 9th Grade Electives Art 1 Audio Production AVID 9 (application)
Basic Technical Drawing
Business Management
Ceramics
Computer Science
Concert Choir – other Chorus classes by audition
Concert Band and Marching Band - other Band classes by audition
CORE+
Creative Writing
Intro to Culinary Arts
Debate
Design, Multimedia, and Web Tech
Digital Imaging
Drama
Early Childhood Development
Economics and Personal Finance
Engineering I: Tools and Manufacturing
Entrepreneurship I
Fashion Design
Filmmaking
Graphic Communications
Guitar

9. 9th Grade Electives (continued)
Health and Medical Sciences
Humanities
Industrial Design
Journalism
Leadership
Marketing
Multimedia Crafts
Music Theory
Orchestra
Photography
Principles of Technology I
Piano
Robotics and Automation
Sculpture
Speech and Communication
Sports Medicine
Study Hall (no credit)
TV Production
Visual Thinking
Yearbook

10. 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.

11. AHS Daily Schedule Mon/Tues/Fri Wed/Thurs “0” Period 7:40 – 8:40
1st Period 8:55 – 10:24
2nd Period 10:31 – 12:40
(4 lunches during 2nd Period)
3rd Period 12:47 – 2:15
4th Period 2:22 – 3:50
Wed/Thurs
“0” Period 7:40 – 8:40
1st Period 8:55 – 10:20
2nd Period 10:27– 11:55
CHAT Time w/ Lunch 11:55-12:55
3rd Period 12:55 – 2:19
4th Period 2:26 – 3:50

12. 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.

13. ADVANCED DIPLOMA: STANDARD DIPLOMA: English 4 credits
9 Verified Credits Needed
English 4 credits
Mathematics credits
Science 4 credits
History 4 credits
World Lang. 3 credits
or 2 + 2
P.E. 2 credits
Electives 3 credits
Fine Art/CTE 1 credit
Econ/Personal Finance 1 credit
Total = credits
STANDARD DIPLOMA:
6 Verified Credits Needed
English 4 credits
Mathematics credits
Science 3 credits
History 3 credits
P.E. 2 credits
*Electives 4 credits
Fine Art/CTE 1 credit
Econ/Personal Finance 1 credit
World Lang/FA/CTE 1 credit
Total = credits
*2 electives must be sequential.
*All students are required to take one virtual course

14. 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.

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

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

17. 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 9th grade students are eligible on the basis of their promotion from the 8th grade the previous semester.
All students must have a sports physical dated after May 1st, 2017 to participate.

18. Naviance
Naviance is the new online college and career planning tool for ACPS students.
In middle school, students will complete career exploration activities as well as middle school and high school course planning.
Parents have access to Naviance through their Parent Portal accounts.
8th grade students complete the Strengths Explorer assessment as well as a 4 year high school plan.

19. Questions?