1. Crossing the West Hollow Bridge to High School East

3. Topics for Our Conversation Today Making an Effective Transition from Middle School to High School NY State Graduation Requirements Your Ninth Grade Schedule Myths and Truths Electives

4. Are you ready to make the move?

6. What Do You Need to Know About High School? Feeling nervous is normal High School offers many opportunities Everything counts from Day One High School is safe, fun and exciting High School is where you begin to define who you are and what you want High School is about making mature choices Be prepared for change and be willing to step out of your “Comfort Zone” Embrace change and opportunities (Get Involved!) Be flexible

7. Your Schedule Example A FallSpring English Band Math Criminal JusticeLunch Gourmet Foods Biology Biology/Lab/PE World Language Global History Example B FallSpring English Math Public SpeakingDebate Global History Earth Sci/Lab/PE Earth Science Lunch World Language Art

8. Myths & Truths About High School Myths I have to take Art or Music in Grade 9 I’m not going to earn enough credits to graduate Lunch for all 9 th graders is period 6 or 7 and I have to build my entire schedule around lunch Truths You are required to take one year of Art or Music before you graduate You need 22 credits; the average earned is 28! Lunch is available periods 4-8. Your lunch period might have to change in the spring semester to take an elective you want! “Oh No!”

9. Graduation Credit Requirements Classes of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 REQUIRED CORE COURSES LOCAL DIPLOMAREGENTS DIPLOMAREGENTS DIPLOMA WITH ADVANCED DESIGNATION English 4 credits with 1 Regents exam (55 + grade) 4 credits with 1 Regents exam (65 + grade) 4 credits with 1 Regents exam (65 + grade) Social Studies 4 credits with 2 Regents exams (55 + grade) 4 credits with 2 Regents exams (65 + grade) 4 credits with 2 Regents exams (65 + grade) Mathematics 3 credits with 1 Regents exam (55 + grade) 3 credits with 1 Regents exam (65 + grade) 3 credits 6 with 3 Regents exams (65 + grade) Science 3 credits 3 with 1 Regents exam (55 + grade) 3 credits 3 with 1 Regents exam (65 + grade) 3 credits 3 with 2 Regents exams (65 + grade) World Language1 credit 4 3 credits 5 Phys.Education 2 2 credits Art or Music1 credit Health½ credit Electives3 ½ credits 1 ½ credits TOTAL22 credits

10. 65 Clubs & Organizations…and Sports! AASO (African-Amer.Student Org.)Cross Campus Chamber ChoirInteractSchool Newspaper - Thunderbird ACSL (American Comp.Science League)Cross Campus Chamber OrchestraItalian Culture ClubScience Explorers Amnesty InternationalDebateItalian Honor SocietyScience Olympiads Animal Friends and AdvocatesDECAJazz BandSociety of Asian American Students Architecture ClubExpressive MovementKey ClubSociety of Indian American Students Art ClubFall DramaKicklineSpanish Culture Art National Honor SocietyFashion Design and ProductionLiterary Magazine - PegasusSpanish Honor Society AstronomyFBLAMarching BandSpeech and Oratory Bookstore/School StoreFederal Economic ChallengeMathletesSpring Musical Business Honor SocietyFilm MakingModel UNStudent Government (Council) Central TreasurerFrench CultureTri-M Music Honor SocietyThespian Society Cheerleading Junior VarsityFrench Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThunder Brains Cheerleading VarsityFuture Educators of America Ocean Sciences Team & Envirothon Team Vocal Jazz Chess ClubFuture Lawyers of AmericaPeer AIDS EducatorWe the People Computer ClubGay Straight Student AlliancePhotography ClubWind Ensemble Icthus ClubRoboticsYearbook SADDYouth to Youth Educator

11. Electives Choose your electives carefully now! You will not have an opportunity to change your elective once the school year is over. “Straight Talk” time: If you attempt to change your electives in August, you will likely be disappointed with your options.

12. HAVE FUN & GOOD LUCK!

13. Questions?