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We Will Discuss:

Counselor/Counseling Confidentiality Grades Credits GPA Graduation Requirements College Requirements Transcripts Freshman Calendar

9th Grade Counselors Mrs Charalabopoulos (A-Gh)

Mrs Horan (Gi-L)

Ms Donovan (M-P)

Mr Witte (Q-Z)

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Your Counselor!!

Helps you get ready for your journey (next semester, next year, after high school)

Helps you get ready to learn

Helps you remove obstacles, build bridges and develop plans of action

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Limits of Confidentiality

Harm to self

Harm to others

Being harmed by someone

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Where do you want to go?

How will you get there?

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What Does Your Life Road Map Look Like?

You AreHere

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Make It Count!

True or False My grades don’t

count until after 9th grade.

Every credit counts!!

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Grades

Passing grades: A, B, C, D = .5

credit per semester

Failing Grades: F = 0 credit

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Semester vs. Quarter Grades

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

1st SemesterAugust - January

2nd SemesterJanuary - June

The semester grades are the only grades on your transcript, and will be the only grades that will go into the GPA.

Semester grades factor in how you did during each quarter as wellthe results of your final test each semester

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Grade Point Average

GPA –Average of grade points earned for total classes completed.

Class Rank – Your numerical placement in relation to other students in your class based on your cumulative GPA.

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GPA (Grade Point Average)

Unweighted WeightedA = 4.0 5.0B = 3.0 4.0C = 2.0 3.0D = 1.0 1.0F = 0.0 (no credit) 0.0

Weighted Classes

AP/Pre-IB/IB classes

Honors/Advanced

World Languages

(Levels 4-5)

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How do you earn Credits?

Completing & Passing Cherokee Trail Classes

Summer School

PLATO Credit Recovery

Online Classes

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22 credits to Graduate

4.0 English 3.0 Math (Algebra 1 & higher) 3.0 Science 3.0 Social Studies (1 U.S. History & .5 credit in

Civics) 2.0 Wellness/Fitness (.5 Health) 1.5 Fine Arts/Industrial Education/Career and

Technical 5.5 Electives

22.0 Total Credits to Graduate

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Where do you see yourself

years from now?

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What is Your Six-Year Plan

4 Year College2 Year College

Community CollegeVocational/Technical

Military ServiceWork

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Developing a Four-Year Plan

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College Entrance Requirements

Minimum requirement for Colorado Higher Education

4.0 English 4.0 Math (Including Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry)

3.0 Social Studies (including U.S. History & Government)

3.0 Science (2 years Lab Science) 1.0 Foreign Language (2-3 for some schools) 2.0 Academic Electives

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Transcripts

An official copy of a student’s academic record

Includes: Specific Classes Taken

Grades/Grade Point Average (GPA)/Class Ranking Test Scores (CSAP & ACT State Mandated

Testing)

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Freshman Plan

Understand Graduation Requirements

Improve Study Skills and Habits Get Involved Understand College Admission

Standards Develop a Four Year Plan Keep a Personal Resume Choose your classes wisely for 10th

grade

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The Journey of a Thousand Miles

Begins with the First Step

Chinese Proverb

Make Each Step Count!!