2. Freshman Transition – Renaissance Style Presented by Tom Nichols and Pam Smith North Stafford High School, Stafford, VA

3. Why did we create Operation P.A.S.S.? Facilitates students’ acclimation to their new school and makes them more comfortable on the first day of school On Freshman Transition Day, students: receive their class schedule and locker combination meet their class teachers tour the building throughout the day eat lunch in the cafeteria in order to alleviate any lunchtime stress when school officially starts VTW – receive first spirit t-shirt for spirit Fridays meet Renaissance Student Leaders for questions Getting involved in high school is imperative! Freshman Transition Day ensures that students are involved at the outset!

4. Freshman Transition Day – August 2011

5. It begins with a welcome sign outside!

6. The students are greeted in a gauntlet by our staffulty and student renaissance leaders.

7. “Shout Outs” from our Building Engineer Principal

8. Jostens Education Timeline - C2G

9. Students receive their class schedules, an Operation P.A.S.S. t-shirt, and assistance in practicing their locker combination.

10. Renaissance TAG, Renaissance Coupons and a Classroom Poster

11. Students autograph a graduation gown and sign their name to their graduation year on the wall in the school’s hallway.

12. Students attend informational sessions with counselors and get lunch in an orderly fashion.

13. Have the First Renaissance Pep Rally  Recognize Staffulty  Teachers are introduced by their departments  Reinforce Student Success - Ask students to stand who:  Passed their SOLs in 8 th grade (test scores)  Proud to be a Wolverine  Play a sport at North Stafford  Joined the Marching Band  Successfully completed Operation P.A.S.S.  Reward Students and Staffulty  Have a fun competitive game or two to show school spirit

14. Students and Staffulty modeling Dress Code Violations!

15. What’s in the VTW bag!

16. Ticket to the Future

17. Good Luck Class of 2015!!

18. ANY QUESTIONS?

19. We Look Forward to Hearing From You! Scan this for a direct link to North Stafford’s Renaissance Information C2G Dance Dare