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, Jeanette.rowan@bgreen.kyschools.usMrs. Lawson, laura.lawson@bgreen.kyschools.usMs. Swiney, karen.swiney@bgreen.kyschools.usMrs. Krisher, leah.krisher@bgreen.kyschools.us746-2300

CURRICULUM GUIDE Linkhttp://www.bgreen.kyschools.us/content_page2.aspx?schoolid=1&cid=528

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Mr. Gary Fields, Principal, gary.fields@bgreen.kyschools.us