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Transcript of Welcome Parents of our incoming 9 th graders! Class of 2015.
Welcome Parents of our incoming
9th graders!
Class of 2015
People you need to know… BGHS Administration
Mr. Gary Fields, Principal Mr. King, Freshmen Principal
Mrs. Shive, Assistant Principal Mr. Livers, Assistant Principal
Guidance Counselors
Ms. Rowan, Director Mrs. Lawson
Mrs. Krisher Ms. Swiney
School Hours at BGHS
Excel Period (zero period)7:30 am to 8:20 am
1st – 6th periods (regular school day)
8:30 am to 3:05 pm
Words you need to know…Credit---Official certification that a student has
completed a course. At BGHS, we have whole (1) credit courses and half (1/2) credit courses.
Semester---One of the two divisions of an academic year. 1st semester runs from the start of school to winter break. 2nd semester runs from when we return from winter break (January) to then end of the school year.
Transcript---A student’s academic record. Excel Period---Also known as zero period. Time
allowed for an extra class at the beginning of the day,7:30-8:20 am.
Math InformationBeginning with the class of 2012, Math WILL be taken each
year of high school.
All students WILL be required to take FOUR years of Math.
This can include, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Accelerated Algebra I, Geometry, Accelerated Geometry, Geometry Pre-AP, Algebra II, Accelerated Algebra II, Algebra II Pre-AP, Algebra III, Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus Pre-AP, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, and Math 116.
Diploma ChoicesMerit Diploma
22 credits minimum required
Comprehensive Diploma24 credits minimum required
Commonwealth DiplomaIssued by Kentucky Department of
Education.
Pre-College Curriculum(classes that must be completed successfully in high school
before entering college)English 4 credits English I, II, III, IVMath 3 credits Alg. I, Geometry, Alg.
IIScience 3 credits Credits to include life
science, physical science, and earth/space science (at least one lab course).
Social Studies 3 credits From U. S. History, Economics, Government, World Geography, and World Civilization.
Health / P.E. 1 credit ½ Health, ½ P.E.History and Appreciation of Arts EmbeddedForeign Language 2 credits Spanish, French, German, Arabic
Electives 5 credits 3 must be rigorous (recommended strongly: 1 or more courses that develop computer literacy.)
TOTAL CREDITS = 22 (17 REQUIRED CREDITS; 5 ELECTIVE CREDITS
Merit DiplomaEnglish 4 credits English I, II, III, IVScience 3 credits Any three science classes to include; life
science, physical science,
andearth/space science.
Math 3 credits Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. IISocial Studies 3 credits World Civ., U. S. History,
Political ScienceHealth / P.E. 1 credit ½ credit health, ½ credit P.E.Humanities Embedded in curriculum or by passing band,
choir or art.TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS = 14PLUS ELECTIVE CREDITS = 8 (minimum)TOTAL CREDITS=22
Comprehensive DiplomaEnglish 4 credits English I, II, III, IVScience 3 credits Biology and Chemistry
or Physics or Earth Science, plus one additional science credit.
Math 3 credits Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. IISocial Studies 3 credits World Civ., U. S.
History, Political ScienceHealth / P.E. 1 credit ½ credit health, ½ credit
P.E.Foreign Language 2 credits two classes from
the same languageHumanities Embedded in curriculum or by passing band,
choir or art.TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS = 16PLUS ELECTIVE CREDITS = 8 (minimum)TOTAL CREDITS=24
COMMONWEALTH DIPLOMA PROGRAM
Successful completion of all minimum requirements of the pre-college curriculum.
Successful completion (i.e., receiving a “C”) of at least four (4) courses as described in the AP Program Course.
English (1 course) Science or Math (1 course selected from biology, chemistry, physics or calculus) Foreign Language (1 course selected from French, German, Latin or Spanish) One additional AP course (selected from English, Science, Foreign Language,
History, Computer Science, Political Science, Music, or Art).
Completion of AP examinations in 3 of the 4 required AP courses as stipulated by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Students receiving a minimum composite score of 8 on the three required exams will be reimbursed for those three exams.
Grade Point AverageClass Rank
A temporary GPA is figured at the end of each year and a final one is done during the senior year.
Rank in class is determined by the numerical grade point average.
The final averages of all courses are counted in figuring the numerical GPA.
The student receives a decimal GPA based on a 4.0 scale with the following values assigned
A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 F=0
Sample Grades / GPASample Grades / GPA9TH Grade (End of Year on Transcript)
English I 86 3.0 1.0Algebra I 94 4.0 1.0Biology 82 3.0 1.0Spanish I 76 2.0 1.0Health 96 2.0 0.5PE I 98 2.0 0.5World Civ. 95 4.0 1.0
GPA 20 /6 = 3.33Numeric 88.33Class Rank 65/283
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
Awarded to graduating seniors who will attend a Kentucky College, university or technical school. The amount received will be based on each year’s GPA and a one
time bonus for the ACT score.
GPA AMOUNT GPA AMOUNT
2.50 $125.00 3.30 325.00 2.60 150.00 3.40 350.00 2.70 175.00 3.50 375.00 2.75 187.50 3.60
400.00 2.80 200.00 3.70
425.00 2.90 225.00 3.75 437.50 3.00 250.00 3.80
450.00 3.10 275.00 3.90
475.00 3.20 300.00 4.00 500.00 3.25 312.50
ACT AMOUNT 15 $36 16 71 17 107 18 143 19 179 20 214 21 250 22 286 23 321 24 357 25 393 26 428 27 464 28 and above 500
Required Classes For Your FRESHMAN YEAR
English I or English I Pre-AP
Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Accelerated Algebra I, Geometry, Accelerated Geometry, Geometry Pre-AP, Accelerated Algebra II, Algebra II Pre-AP (one of the listed)
Biology or Biology Pre-AP
World Civilization or AP World History
Health & P.E.
Possible Elective Courses for your FRESHMAN YEAR
Journalism: Beginning ReportingSpeech Communications I & II
Spanish I, French I, German I, Arabic I
JROTC
Leadership DynamicsFashion Design I & IIInterior Design I & II
Electives Continued…Foods & NutritionRelationshipsChild & Human Development I
Business Principles & ApplicationsPrinciples of MarketingBusiness EconomicsSports Entertainment MarketingEntrepreneurshipComputer & Tech Applications I & II
We have MORE Electives…Introduction to Construction CarpentryBrake Systems & LabIntro to Health Science OccupationsIntroduction to Multimedia
Basic Design & DrawingAdvanced Studio Art (Instructor
approval)
Band: High SchoolChoral Music: Beginning Women’s
ChoirChoral Music: Mixed Choir
REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS
16 CORE COURSES*16 CORE COURSES*English 4 years
Math 3 yearsAlgebra I or
higher level
Social Studies 2 yearsWorld CivilizationU.S. History
Science 2 yearsBiology w/ labChemistry
Electives 4 yearsAdditional Courses from above or Foreign Language or Computer Science
*A NCAA Clearinghouse form must be completed by an athlete wishing to participate in Division I or II during their senior year.
1 extra year of English, Math, Natural of Physical Science
A Glance at what will happen on March 2nd & 3rd …
Team Building Activity
Tour of the School
Question / Answer Session with current BG students
Lunch in our commons
Meet with one of the high school counselors and register for 9th grade classes
Bowling Green High School Curriculum Planner
Period Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade10 Grade 11 Grade 12
0 (Excel)
1st English I English II English III English IV
2nd World Civ. U.S. HistoryPolitical Science
3rd (Algebra I) Math Math MathMath Elec.
Required
4th Science Science Science
5th Health/ P.E.
6th (Foreign Lang.)
Foreign Lang.
??? Questions ???
Ms. Rowan, Director of Guidance, [email protected]. Lawson, [email protected]. Swiney, [email protected]. Krisher, [email protected]
CURRICULUM GUIDE Linkhttp://www.bgreen.kyschools.us/content_page2.aspx?schoolid=1&cid=528
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Mr. Gary Fields, Principal, [email protected]