WHAT
YOU N
EED T
O KNOW
ABOUT
HIGH S
CHOOL AND B
EYOND!
WHERE ARE WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?YOU HEADED?
HOW ARE YOU DOING IN HOW ARE YOU DOING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SO FAR?MIDDLE SCHOOL SO FAR?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO BETTER?WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO BETTER?
IT IS NEVER TOO IT IS NEVER TOO LATE!LATE!
TO SUCCEED, ALL YOU TO SUCCEED, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS:GOTTA DO IS:
• USE YOUR AGENDA!
• CHECK YOUR GRADES ON PARENT PORTAL - OFTEN!
• DO YOUR HOMEWORK – EVERY DAY – THEN … TURN IT IN!
• ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT!
WHY?
WHY?
THE BETTER YOU DO THE BETTER YOU DO IN SCHOOL, THE MOREIN SCHOOL, THE MORE
CHOICES YOU HAVE FOR CHOICES YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE THE FUTURE
THE MORE EDUCATION YOU HAVE, THE MORE THE MORE EDUCATION YOU HAVE, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!
TYPES OF VA TYPES OF VA DIPLOMAS:DIPLOMAS:
•Standard = 22 Credits
•Advanced Studies = 26 Credits W
HAT DO Y
OU NEED T
O DO T
O GET A
HIG
H
SCHOOL DIP
LOMA IN V
IRGIN
A?
LET’S S
TART W
ITH
HIGH S
CHOOL…
WHAT’S A CREDIT? WHAT’S A CREDIT? IF YOU PASS ONE CLASS, YOU GET ONE IF YOU PASS ONE CLASS, YOU GET ONE
CREDIT. CREDIT. IF YOU FAIL A CLASS, YOU MUST REPEAT
IT TO GETCREDIT.
IF YOU FAIL A CLASS, YOU MUST REPEAT IT TO GETCREDIT.
TO RECEIVE A STANDARD DIPLOMA YOU NEED:TO RECEIVE A STANDARD DIPLOMA YOU NEED:
•22 Credits (in a specific series of classes)
•to pass 6 SOLs (in a specific series of classes)
TO RECEIVE AN ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA YOU NEED:TO RECEIVE AN ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA YOU NEED:
•26 Credits (in a specific series of classes)
•to pass 9 SOLs (in a specific series of classes)
EXAMPLE: 9EXAMPLE: 9THTH GRADE GRADE SCHEDULESCHEDULE
WHAT YOU NEED
MATH = 1 CREDITLANGUAGE ARTS = 1 CREDITSCIENCE = 1 CREDITSOCIAL STUDIES = 1 CREDITPE = 1 CREDIT ELECTIVE 1 = 1 CREDITELECTIVE 2 = 1 CREDITTOTAL: 7 CREDITS
WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE ON A SCHEDULE
ALGEBRA IENGLISH 9EARTH SCIENCEWORLD HISTORY HPE ISPANISH IART I TOTAL: 7 CREDITS
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS?
NEXT WE W
ILL M
AKE YOUR A
CADEMIC A
ND CAREER P
LAN!
NEXT WE W
ILL M
AKE YOUR A
CADEMIC A
ND CAREER P
LAN!
