WELCOME TO Freshman Fish registration!!!

How do you feel about High School?

First Day of School Video

Tips for Success

Get Involved

Attend every day

Grades Count!!!!!

Don’t Procrastinate

Just keep Swimming Video

What if things get too hard?

•Tutorials•Parent Teacher Conferences•G Force•Talk to someone (Counselor or Asst. Principal)

What are the BIGGEST changes from Middle School to High

School

1st block (55 minutes)

2A (90 minutes) 2B (90 minutes)

3A (90 minutes) /Lunch

3B (90 minutes) /Lunch

4A (90 minutes) 4B (90 minutes)

5th block (55 minutes)

Modified Block Schedule

Where and How to Earn a Credit

You EARN .5 credit for each class you successfully complete each semester.

Successfully completing a class means you make a passing grade and have 90% attendance.

You have to earn credits to go from one grade to the next and graduate

IF YOU FAIL A CLASS YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OVER UNTIL YOU PASS IT.

You still have to pass the End of Course Exams

graduation Plans

• RECOMMENDED PLAN

• DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT PLAN

• IB PLAN (DHS ONLY)

4 x 4 CORE REQUIREMENTS:

4 years of English

4 years of Math

4 years of Science

4 years of Social Studies

Recommended PlanIncludes:

AND:

World Language: 2 credits (3 if on the DAP) Spanish French German Latin *American Sign Language

Speech Credit: ½ Professional Communications½

Fine Arts Credit: 1 Art DanceBand OrchestraChoir Theater Arts

Physical Education Credit: 1P.E. or Partner PEAthletics (actual sport)Athletic Training ½ROTC DanceMarching band (fall only)Cheerleading (fall only)Drill Team

**PLEASE NOTE ALL UIL Athletics are competitive… NOT instructional

AND:

Cheerleading Tryouts:Parent Meeting – Monday, February 20thClinic – Monday – Thursday March 12th – 15th

Tryout day – Friday – March 16th

1st Parent meeting –Monday –March 26th Christie Weir– Sponsor: 940-369-3213

Strutter (DrillTeam) Tryouts:Parent Meeting – Tuesday, February 7th Clinic – Monday – Thursday Feb 20th – 23rd Tryout day – Friday – February 24th Kelli Jones– Sponsor: 940-369-3077

Distinguished achievement plan

Same as recommended plan

except . . .

• Same as Recommended Plan • Add 3rd year of World

Language• STAAR testing requirement• Four (4) additional advanced

measures

D

AP

Advanced Measures Include:

• AP Courses(and satisfactory grade on AP exam)• Dual Credit University Courses

(with a “B” or higher grade)

• Tech Prep Classes• National Merit Scholarship Finalist• Researched based project

• Sign up for PreAP Classes

International Baccalaureate Program at DHS

2-Year college-prep course of study in the junior and senior yearYou are good IB DP candidate if you register for:

2 Pre-AP core courses Spanish, French, Latin or German (Level 1 or 2)Speech, PE, and Fine Art (state requirements)

Contact the IB Coordinator, Beth Hughes

940-369-2238…bhughes@dentonisd.orgwww.dentonisd.org/dhsIB

The Course Card

oWe’ll fill it out together

oWrite in pencil only

o Fill in all information at top of course card

o You may not take the same course twice! (Example – Algebra)

123456 Smith Matt

Brian/Mary SmithSmith@me.com

123-4567

765-4321

English I

10110

Or PAP

123456 Smith Matt

Brian/Mary SmithSmith@me.com

123-4567

765-4321

Algebra I

15115

Or PAP

123456 Smith Matt

Brian/Mary SmithSmith@me.com

123-4567

765-4321

Or PAP

Biology

20310

123456 Smith Matt

Brian/Mary SmithSmith@me.com

123-4567

765-4321

Or PAP

22110

W. Geog

PreAP / AP Agreement

WHY CTECourses?

Build skills toward college/career choices

Apply core curriculum in a different, more practical way.

Earn licensures

and certification while in high

school

Seamless transition to

college and earn college credit for

free while in high school

Advanced Technology Center (ATC)

9th Grade CTE Elective Courses

English 110110

Or PAP

HS101/Speech Theater I

VolleyballASL I911003/C20703 35110 27110 73110

CheerDrill TeamSpanish 1BIM

Matt Smith

Mary Smith

Schedule Change Request

DECISIONS ARE FINAL

Course CatalogGeneral

information, optional programs, description of all

courses

Middle school and high school

websites

Find the CTE power point and more info

on these sites! Middle School &

High School Counselors

Did We Go Too Fast?

Righteous Video

Crownover = Fri. Feb. 10

Strickland = Wed. Feb. 15

Calhoun= Thurs. Feb. 16

Navo = Fri. Feb.17

Due Dates:

How will your first day be?

Obnoxious Video

Do you feel more prepared?