Transcript Junior Class Parent Information

10th – 12th Grade
Information
Debbie Dipprey, Principal
Greg Darden, Associate
Principal
Amy Rogers, Assistant
Principal
Kim Stutz, Assistant Principal
A – D Heather Miller
E – L Leslie Bailey
M – R Jennifer Bronaugh
S – Z Susan Palmore
Jessica Bennett – College &
Career Facilitator
 Student attendance is crucial to success. If a
student is absent, the attendance office must
be notified by note within 72 hours.
 The student is responsible for contacting the
teacher for missed assignments on the day
he/she returns to school.
 To receive credit for a class, a student must
be enrolled & attend at least 90% of the days
the class is offered. This is why classes
cannot be changed after the first 2 weeks of
school
 4 core classes each year of High School
 Given that there are only 26 total credits for the
recommended program, 20.5 of them are reserved for
required credits. This leaves only 5.5 credits for elective
credits.
 Failure of a Semester could result in Summer School or
Saturday School.
 In addition to the 4x4, students are required to have:
 2.0 credits of Foreign Language (both the same)
 1.0 credit of Fine Arts (Drama, Music, Art)
 1.0 credit of PE
 0.5 Professional Communications (Speech)
FOUR YEAR PLAN
Grade
Course 1
English 1
9
10
11
12
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
5
6
7
8
World
Geography
Math
Biology
Reg. or PreAP
Alg. 1 or
Geometry
Reg. or PreAP
Reg. or PreAP
English 2
Math
Science
Reg. or PreAP
Geom. or
Alg.2
Reg. or PreAP
IPC or
Chem.
Reg. Or
Pre-AP
English 3
Math
Science
U.S. History
Reg. or AP
or Dual
Alg. 2 or
Pre-Cal.
Reg. or PreAP
Chem. or
Physics
Reg. or PreAP
Reg. or AP or
Dual
English 4
Math
Science
Reg. or AP
or Dual
Student
choice
Student
choice
Government/
Economics
Reg. or PreAP/AP
Reg. or PreAP/AP
Reg. or Pre-AP
World
History
Reg. or Pre-AP
Reg. or AP or
Dual
The following courses are required. However, they may be taken at any time during their
high school career:
Comm. Applications (Speech) (0.5)
Fine Arts (1.0)
PE/PE Equivalent (1.0)
Foreign Language-same one both years (2.0)
Electives (5.5)
 Time restrictions apply to drop a class.
 After the 9 weeks, if the class is dropped,
the student will receive an “F” for the
course. This is due to state attendance
policies.
 PAP to Regular schedule change requires Parent
and Teacher Signatures to drop/change. A
conference may also be held between the
teacher and parent.
 A student must remain in a Pre-AP class for the
entire year to receive the extra grade point.
 Students cannot be changed from Pre-AP/AP to
Regular during the last six weeks of each
semester (3rd & 6th six weeks).
 If class is dropped at the end of the 6 weeks,
the letter grade goes up one letter grade.
 If the class is dropped before the 6 weeks,
the new teacher should put in the raised
grade.
 All classes, except 0.0 credit classes, are
calculated in GPA.
 GPA and Class Rank are recalculated at
the end of each semester.
 At the Freshman level, GPA is not
reflective of true rank. Example: There
could be 40 students ranked number
one by the end of the first semester.
Regular Pre-AP/AP
A = 90 -100
4
5
B = 80 - 89
3
4
C = 75 - 79
2
3
D = 70 - 74
1
2
F = 69 & below
0
0
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(Classes)
English
Math
Science
Soc.Stud.
Sem. 1
84
74
77
95
(Grade Points)
(Total Grade Points)
Reg.
Pre-AP/AP
3
4
1
2
2
3
+4
+5
10
14
Add up grade points then divide by # of grades attempted (4)
Equals GPA Regular
10/4 = 2.5 GPA
Pre-AP/AP
14/4 = 3.5 GPA
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE talk with
your students about their finals. If
they are required to take their final
and they don’t take it (they skip it)
and it causes them to fail the
semester, they will NOT be allowed
to make up the class in CAPS. They
must sit all semester through the
course again.
There are 5 EOC tests that students
must pass in order to graduate:
English 1
Algebra 1
Usually taken in 9th grade
Biology
English 2 – taken in 10th grade
US History – taken in 10th or 11th grade
 PSAT is a practice SAT. Students may
take it their 9th, 10th, and 11th grade
year, but their 11th grade year is when
they can get scholarship money for
very high scores (National Merit
Scholars).
 Results from the PSAT Test (taken in
October) are expected in December.
Scores will be handed out in their
English Class.
 Your student will meet with his/her own
counselor to select his/her schedule requests. It
is very important that they list alternate
choices.
 Students will be given a credit sheet (see
example) with grades written in from classes
they have had during their high school years
 Your student’s counselor will highlight on
his/her credit sheet what classes he/she needs
for next year.
 Parents will have the opportunity to discuss the
possible classes with their students.
 During the summer, just before school starts, the
administration will complete the Master Schedule based
on the new staff hired, current staff, classes requested,
rooms available, & district and state requirement changes.
 The computer actually does the scheduling. If your
student’s schedule does not work out based on the times
the classes are offered, the counselors have to go in and
make adjustments to his/her schedule.
 Often your student’s requested classes could be offered at
the same time or are too full, so we try to look at his/her
choices. But sometimes it is impossible to fit in what they
requested, so we have to assign them to what classes are
available. Again, it is very important that your student
lists alternate classes.
Carrigan
Work Program
Dual Credit classes & TSI
Remind 101
 It is never too early to start researching
and gathering information.
 Check college websites for entrance
requirements and deadlines.
 Parents of seniors, check the WFHS
College & Career webpage for college
& scholarship info.
QUESTIONS?