Rising 9th Grade Orientation · 2017-03-09 · q A = 90 – 100 q B = 80 – 89 q C = 70 – 79 q...
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Rising9thGradeOrientation
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¡ DebiMcNeal-Principal
¡ MickeyBayens§ AthleticDirector
¡ FranStephens§ 12thGradeAssistantPrincipal
¡ JasonKornegay§ 11thGradeAssistantPrincipal
¡ TracyBuchner§ 10thGradeAssistantPrincipal
¡ JonathanLea§ 9thGradeAssistantPrincipal
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Ø Bunyan-(A-Davidson)Ø Eckhart-(Davis-Hightower)Ø Ingram-(Hill-Miller)Ø Renshaw-(Milton-Scooler)Ø Thomas-(Scott-Z)
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1. “Howdoluncheswork?”2. “Iamridingtoschoolwithmybrother/sister.
Ifhe/shemakesmelate,doesitcountasbeingtardy?”
3. “DoIneedalocker?”4. “Theymeantitaboutsummerreading?”5. “HowamIsupposedtogetfrom100hallto700hallbeforethebellrings?”
6. “Whatisapathway?”
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CORE
ü English 4Creditsü Math 4Creditsü Science 4Creditsü SocialStudies4Creditsü Health&PersonalFitness1Credit
ELECTIVES
ü CTAE/FineArts 3creditsü ForeignLanguage* 2Creditsü ApprovedElectives 2+Credits
*Studentsplanningtoattenda4yearscollegewillneedtotakeatleasttwounitsofthesamelanguage.
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¡ January25:8thgradeassemblyatRHMS¡ January28:Studentswillreceiveregistrationforms
¡ Teacherswillmakerecommendations,andparentswillsignandreturnforms
¡ February3:RegistrationformsduetoRHHS¡ February14-15:SchedulerequestsenteredintoPowerSchool
¡ March/April:Masterschedulewillbecreatedfromstudentrequestsandscheduleswillbeshared
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Option1
9thGradeAlgebraI
10thGradeGeometry
11thGradeAlgebraII
12thGradePre-Calculusor
approved4thMath
Option2
9thGradeGSEGeometryI
10thGradeGSEAlgebraII
11thGradeGSEPre-Calculus
12thGradeAPCalculusAB,
APCalculusBC,orAPStatistics
Option3
9thGradeAcceleratedGeometryB/Algebra2
10thGradeAcceleratedPre-Calculus
11thGradeAcceleratedPre-Calculus
12thGradeAPCalculusAB,
APCalculusBC,orAPStatistics
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Option1
9thGrade
NinthLit/Comp/HonorsNinthLit/
Comp
10thGrade
TenthLit//Comp/HonorsTenthLit/
Comp
11thGrade
AmericanLit/Comp/HonorsAmericanLit/
Comp
12thGrade
BritLit/Comp/HonorsBritLit/Comp
Option2
9thGrade
TenthLit/ComporHonorsTenthLit/
Comp
10thGrade
HonorsAmericanLit/Comp
11thGrade
HonorsBritLitComp/APLang/
APLang
12thGrade
APLit/APCapstone/HonorsBritLitComp
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OPTION1 OPTION2
12thGrade
11thGrade
10thGrade
9thGrade BiologyI
PhysicalScience
EarthSystems ChemistryI
4thScienceelectiveoptions
12thGrade
11thGrade
10thGrade
9thGrade
HonBiology/APBiology
HonChemistry/APChemistry
PhysicsI APPhysics
APBiologyorAPChemistryorAPEnvironmental
Science
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Option1
9thGradeWorldGeography
10thGradeWorldHistory
11thGradeU.S.History
12thGradeAmericanGov'tand
Economics
Option2
9thGradeHonWorldGeography
orAPHumanGeography
10thGradeHonWorldHistory
or
APWorldHistory
11thGradeHonU.S.HistoryorAPU.S.History
12thGradeAPGovernment
or
APEconomics
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• EndofCourseTestsarestatemandatedtestsadministeredattheendofcertaincourses.ThescoreontheEOCis20%ofthefinalgradeinthatcourse.§ NinthLiterature/Composition§ AmericanLiterature§ Biology§ PhysicalScience§ U.S.History§ Economics§ AlgebraI§ Geometry
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¡ Studentsoftenstrugglemovingtohighschool,evenwithouttacklingAcceleratedMathorHonors/APClasses
¡ Thedifference…..TIME!¡ RHMSDay
§ 180daysx75minuteperiods=13,500minutesofinstruction
¡ RHHSDay§ 90x90minuteblocks=8,100minutesofinstruction
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q A=90–100q B=80–89q C=70–79q F*=69andbelow
q *Ifyourstudentfailsacourse,he/shewillhavetorepeatthecoursethesubsequentsemesterorcompletecreditrecovery
q Finalgrademustbe60orhighertoqualifyforcreditrecovery(afterschool)andtherearefeesinvolved
q Afailinggradewillremainonthetranscriptevenifthestudentrepeatsthecourseandearnsapassinggrade.
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¡ AllRHHScoursesgradeaccordingtothefollowingbreakdown:
§ 70%ofagradewillstemfromSummativeAssessments(Tests,Projects,ResearchPapers,etc.)
§ 30%ofagradewillstem
fromFormativeAssessments(Daily,Quizzes,Homework,etc.)
GradeDistribution
Summative Formative
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§ GPAisdeterminedbyqualitypoints.¡ A=4 B=3 C=2 F=0
¡ RHHSreportsonlyunweightedgradesforGPA.Colleges/Universitieswillweightstudentgradesaccordingtotheirownscales
¡ VAL/SALWeights:Studentgradesareweightedinthecalculationofvaledictorianandsalutatorianaccordingtothefollowingscale:§ APcoursesreceive1additionalpoint--Honorscoursesreceive.5
¡ TobeanHonorgraduatestudentsmustmaintainanoverallgradeof90orhigher.
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PromotionCriteria
Ø 9thto10thGrade:Ø 6creditsØ (8creditopportunitiesfreshmanyear)
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¡ English/LanguageArts:§ APLanguage§ APLiterature§ APCapstone
¡ SocialStudies:
§ APHumanGeography§ APWorldHistory§ APUSHistory§ APEconomics§ APGovernment§ APPsychology
¡ ForeignLanguage:§ APSpanish
¡ Science:§ APBiology§ APChemistry§ APPhysics1§ APPhysics2§ APEnvironmentalScience§ APComputerScience
¡ Math:§ APCalculusA/B§ APCalculusB/C§ APStatistics
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¡ Studentsneedtodecideearlyontheirultimategoals
¡ ToptieruniversitiesexpectahighpercentageofAPcoursestakenwhencomparedtothetotal#ofRHHSAPCoursesoffered
¡ MOWRisanexcellentprogramwherestudentscanreceivecollegeandhighschoolcreditatthesametime--counselorscanprovideadditionalinfo
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AcademicSupport
• Tutorial–Teachershaveannouncedtimes/daysfortutorials.Studentshaveanopportunitytogetadditionalassistanceasneeded.
• SupportClassesinMath–anelectivemathclassdesignedtoassiststudentshavingdifficultywithmath.EachsupportclassisdesignedtoassiststudentsinaspecificcoreMathclass.
• MediaCenter/Link–areopenbeforeandafterschoolforstudentuse.
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¡ ZELLMILLERSCHOLARSHIP• Georgiaresidentfor12months• Mustmeettherigorrequirements–4rigorclassesrequired• 3.7GPA-CumulativeGPAona4.0scale• 26Compositescore-ACT• 1200CriticalReadingandMath-SAT• MustcompleteaFAFSAorGSFAPPS• Amountgivendependsontheinstitution• ¡ HOPESCHOLARSHIP• Georgiaresidentfor12months• Mustmeettherigorrequirements–4rigorclassesrequired• 3.0GPA-CumulativeGPAona4.0scale• MustcompleteaFAFSAorGSFAPPS• Amountgivendependsontheinstitution• Moreinfocanbefoundwww.Gafutures.org
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¡ RHHSisproudtoofferthefollowingpathwayopportunitiestoourstudents:§ HealthcareScience(PublicHealth,EMR,SportsMedicine,ExercisePhysiology)
§ TelevisionProduction§ EarlyChildhoodEducation§ Business(BusinessCommunications,Entrepreneurship,HumanResources)
§ Engineering§ GraphicDesign(GraphicAdDesign,OutputsandProcesses)▪ 3FineArts,ForeignLanguage,orJROTCcourseswillalsomeetthepathwayrequirement
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¡ FreshmenwilltakemathandELAclasseson100hall
¡ ThesewillbepairedtogetheronA/B
¡ Thiswillallowfor“skinnies”tosupportinstruction
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¡ AllowsformoreAPcourseofferings–coursesfinishinMayattimeofAPtesting
¡ Allowsformathsupportclassespairedwithregularmathclass
¡ Preventsgapsbetweensequentialcourses(particularlyinmath)
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¡ ALLfreshmenatRHHSstartwithacleanslateinregardtodisciplineandacademics
¡ However,fromday1atRHHSeveryassignmentwillcounttowardastudent’sfinalgradeontheirtranscript,soitiscriticaltogetofftoagoodstart
¡ Highschoolworksonthecreditsystem,sonotpassingarequiredclassmeansyoumustrepeatit
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¡ WhatistheObligationsList?§ 3waysforstudentstobeplacedonOL
1. Owingfines2. MissingPaperwork3. SkippingThursdaydetentionorSaturdaySchool
¡ StudentsplacedonOLareineligibleforALLextracurricularactivitiesandschoolevents(includingin-seasonsports)
¡ StudentsremovedfromOLassoonassituationis
remedied
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¡ Basketball¡ Baseball¡ Cheerleading¡ CrossCountry¡ Football¡ Golf
§ Soccer§ Softball§ Tennis§ TrackandField§ Volleyball§ Wrestling
v AllFreshmenhaveGHSAeligibilityfallsemester.SecondsemesterandallsubsequentsemestersstudentsmustearnGHSAeligibility.GHSAeligibilityisbaseinpartonthestudentsacademicrecord.Studentsmustalsohaveacurrentphysicalonfile.
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¡ RHHSoffersavarietyofclubsandstudentorganizations
¡ PleasevisitEastGymtolearnmore—alistofclubsandorganizationscanbefoundinthebrochure
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Ø SignupforaParentPortalaccounttoaccessyourchild’sgradesandattendance
Ø ParentPortalaccessinformationcanbeprovidedbyeithertheRHMSfrontofficeortheRHHSregistrar’sofficeonwestcampus
Ø Principal’sNewsletterispostedtoRHHSwebsiteweekly
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¡ Parentsareinvitedtoattendtherising9thgradeparentbreakfast
¡ Tuesday,January24at8:00aminEastCafeteria
¡ OpportunitytoaskquestionsofMs.McNealinasmallersetting
¡ Pleasesignuptoattendviathelinkonourwebsite
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¡ www.bryancountyschools.org/o/rhhs
¡ FollowSchoolNewsonTwitter@DebiMcNeal
¡ FollowRHHSAthletics@BayensMickey