2014 presentations to 8th graders
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9thGrade Scheduling Information
Sessions: 2014-2015
Objectives:Students will acquire theknowledge and skills to select
appropriate 9thgrade courses. Discuss requirements for
graduation and introduceofficial high schooltranscript
Review course offerings anddescriptions
Explain course selectionprocess
PA Career Education and Work Standards
13.1.11.B, C, F
ASCA National Standards I.B, II.A
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Counseling Services
Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Helfrich will beyour counselors for 9thand 10thgrade.
A-Lio Mrs. Helfrich
Lip-Z Mrs. Weber
You can reach us by email, phone or youcan stop in the office in the CRC on thefirst floor.
You will see us for scheduling problems,career information, academic issues oranything that may be getting in the wayof your success.
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Vocabulary for
TodayCreditQPA/GPA
Transcript
Required courses
Elective course
Prerequisite
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Welcome to High School Every course you pass counts toward
graduation.
At NH every grade you earn will be used
to calculate your QPA. The more difficult the course the higher
the QUALITY POINTS.
Your QPA is an important piece of
information colleges use to make theirselection.
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Grading Scale
DESCRIPTOR LETTER GRADES %RANGE
Advanced Work A 100 - 93
Advanced Work A- 92 - 90
Proficient Work B+ 89 - 87
Proficient Work B 86 - 83
Proficient Work B- 82 - 80
Proficient Work C+ 79 - 77
Basic Work C 76 - 73
Basic Work C- 72 - 70
Basic Work D 69 - 65
Below Basic Work E 64 - 0
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Percentage Grade AP QP CHS QP Honors/Pre AP
QP
Standard QP
10093 A 4.60 4.40 4.20 4.00
9290 A- 4.50 4.25 4.00 3.75
8987 B+ 4.00 3.75 3.50 3.25
8683 B 3.75 3.50 3.25 3.00
8280 B- 3.50 3.25 3.00 2.75
7977 C+ 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.25
7673 C 2.75 2.50 2.25 2.00
7270 C- 2.50 2.25 2.00 1.75
6965 D 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
640 E
Quality Points
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Official High School Transcript
Each of your courses, grades, credits, ndyour d ily ttend nceis recorded on yourHigh School Transcript.
An Official Transcript sent to each college ortechnical/vocational school that a studentapplies to, but a review can also berequested by:
Branches of the military Employers Scholarship agencies NCAA
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GRADUATION
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GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS 4 credits of English must include: - 1 credit of English 9
- 1 credit of English 10
- 1 credit of American Literature and Composition in grade 11 -or AP English Language
- 1 credit AP English Literature- or 2 of the following semester courses: Adventure & Quest, Apocalyptic Literature, Female Perspectives, Questioning the Self,Classic to Modern Literature or Social Class Warfare- or English Lab 12
4credits of Social Studies must include:
- 1 credit of American Studies
- 1 credit of World History
- 1 credit of American Government -or AP US History, AP European History, AP Government and Politics
- 1 credit from the following courses AP US History, AP European History, AP Government, Social Studies 12, Other SS electives.
3 credits of Mathematics must include:
- 1 credit of Algebra 1
- 1 credit of Geometry
- 1 credit of Algebra 2
3 credits of Science must include:
- 1 credit of Biology
- 1 credit of Chemistry
- 1 credit of Science Elective courses
2 credits of Physical Education - 0.5 credit each year
0.5 credit of Health
2 credits of Arts/Humanities
5.5 credits of electives
Pass Keystone Algebra, Biology, and Literature Exams
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What Do I get to Pick?
Electives!
You must carry 7 credits
(4.5 required 2.5 your choice)
You may carry 7, 7.5 or 8 credits You can not take more than 8 credits
(4.5 required and 3.5 your choice)
You can choose 2.5, 3 or 3.5 credits of electivesfrom the arts, business, technology, language,
family and consumer science and music. Your
choice!
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Course Selection Process
February: Mrs.Helfrich and Mrs. Webermake classroom visits, students receiveProgram of Studies
February 27th: Curriculum Night at NHSH February 28th: You can log-on to Progress
Book and make your course selections In May, before you leave for the summer,
you will receive a tentative schedule toreview. This will be the time to checkeverything and make any changes youneed to.
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How do we pick our classes?
Use the Program of Studies. Explore all of the options and
decide on the level of required
courses and write the coursenumbers on the worksheet.
Look at your elective choices andadd the course numbers to the
worksheet. This is what your worksheet will
look like
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Count credits not courses! Plan ahead!
Count credits notclasses
Do not worry abouthow they fit together
Talk to your teachersabout which classes
are a good fit. Think ahead to 10th
grade and beyond. You must have 7
credits, you may haveup to 8 credits.
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Course Request
Procedures
This year parents and students will have the opportunity to complete the course requestprocess via the internet and the District ProgressBook system from any computer withinternet access.
Step 1: Complete the Student Course Selection and Individual Academic Plan Worksheet toassist you in scheduling and future course planning process.
Step 2: Open Internet Explorer and log into your personal ProgressBook account. You may
access the Course Request site by using either the parent or student log-in and password.If you do not have a current username and password please contact by Mr. Don Clark bye-mail at [email protected] you have logged into the system, your home page screen will display the UserContents Box across the top. In the USER CONTENTSbox, click COURSE REQUESTS
This will take you to the Course Catalog - Add Courses Menu
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Final steps
Courses will comeup in numericalorder.
Click on the box(s)of the courses youhave selected.
Click the addbutton.
Check your list
carefully. Submit
Print
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Schedule Change Requests
No schedule change is guaranteed. No schedule changes will be approved for
teacher preference, or time/periodpreference.
Once the school year has begun, only thoserequests deemed to be crucial will beapproved.
Elective swapping is not permitted once a
semester has begun. Requests for droppingelectives to move to a study hall will beconsidered.
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SAME Different
You will have your own
locker in the seniorhigh
You will have 9 periodsin the day
Most of you will eatlunch together in thesenior high
Homeroom will be
during your firstperiod class
All academics will be inthe senior high. World
Language, WorldFoods, and TeenTransitions will be inthe World Affairs Wingof the junior high
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THE SENIOR HIGH IS EASY TO LEARN.
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High School Orientation
April 23, 2014
Students and parentsinterested in learning about thehigh school can speak with
counselors and take a tour ofthe senior high building.
7:00 P.M. IN THEJUNIOR HIGH LGI