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Rising
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9
Grade Orientation
March 1, 2012
WELCOME
PARENTS &
STUDENTS!!!
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Introduction
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Principal
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Lisa Arnold
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Herbie Adams
Jim Crowder,
CTE Director
Counselors
Priscilla Davis
 Dr. Bridgette
Hackett
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Assistant
Principals
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Supervisor of
K-12 Instruction
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Dr. Mischelle
Simcox
Please feel free to contact any of us at 727-2620
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Six Year Plans
Counselors will meet with students to
develop a six-year plan for each rising 9th
grader.
This plan includes the following:
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Course sequence for all four years
of high school
Recommended electives
PS - We promise to use a pencil!!
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English – 4 Credits
English I (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit
•English II (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit
•English III (Regular, Honors or AP) . 1 credit
•English IV (Regular or Dual) … 1 credit
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Math – 4 credits
Algebra I (Regular or Advanced) . 1 credit
•Geometry (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit
•Algebra II (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit
•Upper Level Math …………… 1 credit
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Math Continued
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Advanced Algebra I students will be
required to take Honors Geometry &
Honors Algebra II
STEM Math (Dual Probability & Statistics,
Dual Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus)
Bridge Math (Students who have not
earned a 19 on the ACT by the beginning
of their senior year)
Finite Math (Students who have a 19 or
better on the ACT but are not on the STEM
path)
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Science – 4 credits
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Freshman Science ………… 1 credit
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Physical World Concepts (Regular or
Honors)
Agriscience
Chemistry or Physics
(Regular or Honors) ………1 credit
•Biology I (Regular or Honors)… 1 credit
•Science Elective …………… 1 credit
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Social Studies – 3 credits
World History or World Geography.1 credit
•U.S. History (Regular or Dual) ……1 credit
•Economics/Government ……… 1 credit
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PE, Wellness & Personal
Finance – 2 credits
Wellness ……………….. 1 credit
•Physical Education………0.5 credit
•Personal Finance ……….0.5 credit
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**Everyone will take Physical education
& personal finance during their
sophomore year
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Fine Arts &
Foreign Language – 3 credits
Fine Art ………………. 1 credit
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Foreign Language … 2 credits (same)
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Art
Band
Chorus
Drama
French
Spanish
Latin
*The Fine Art and Foreign Language requirements
may be waived for students who are sure they are
not going to attend College – Parents must sign form
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Career Management Success
(CMS)
ALL Freshman are required to take this first
semester course
2 week rotation of CTE programs of study
(except Culinary Arts)
•Goal Setting
•Study Skills
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Focus of Study – 3 credits
Students completing a focus of study
must complete 3 credits in one of the
following areas:
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CTE focus
Fine Art Elective Focus
Math & Science elective focus (above
the required courses)
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CTE Program of Study
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Students must complete 3 credits in the
same “Program of Study” area
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Agriculture Science
Automotive Technology
Business/Computer Technology
Culinary Arts
Construction Technology
Early Childhood Development & Services
Health Science
Marketing
Networking Systems
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Advanced Placement
Courses offered
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AP Human Geography – Sophomores
AP Biology – Juniors & Seniors
AP English – Juniors (2nd semester of
Junior year after Honors English)
AP Psychology – Juniors & Seniors
AP Calculus – Seniors
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Students with Disabilities
Requires a math class each year
achieving at least Algebra IA, Algebra
IB, Geometry A & Geometry B
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Requires 4 credits in science with
either agriscience or physical world
concepts, Biology A, Biology B and
one additional lab science
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JCHS Diploma
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The Johnson County Board of Education
requires 28 credits to graduate with a
JCHS Diploma
This gives students approximately 6
extra elective credits to take
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“Move On”
We use Intervention course for all
Failures.
•PLATO web-based curriculum (very
hard)
•70 is the highest score you can
obtain
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Students will not be making up
courses in a “sit-down” class
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Testing
The following courses will have End of
Course exams which will make-up 25% of
the students final grade in that class:
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All Sophomores will take the PLAN in late
Fall & the ASVAB in March
•All Juniors are required to take the Writing
Assessment in February and the statemandated ACT, which occurs during the
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school day in March
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English I, English II, English III
• Biology
• Algebra I, Algebra II
• U.S. History
JCHS utilizes a Block Schedule
Students take 4 classes each
semester, for a total of 8 classes per
year.
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Block classes are 90 minutes each.
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Students can take up to 32 classes
during their high school career.
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Sample Block Schedule for a
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9 Grader
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Period
1st Semester
2nd Semester
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CMS
Freshman Science
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Algebra IA
Algebra IB
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English I
Lifetime Wellness
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World History
Elective
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Presidential Academic
Excellence Award
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Criteria for JCHS Seniors:
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Must score at the 85th Percentile or
higher in reading/language arts (28) OR
math (27) on the ACT
GPA of 3.5 or higher
Complete a rigorous curriculum in high
school
Students must not have had any of the
following disciplinary actions: ESC, Outof-School Suspensions, and/or Court
Appearances
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Attendance at JCHS
Students can miss 4 days in each class
(excused or unexcused).
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•Upon missing their 5 day, they must
make up their time in order to pass the
class
•They can do this by staying after school,
coming in before school, or attending
Saturday school.
•There are NO exceptions to this policy &
students need to make up their time as
soon as they miss the class
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Late to School Tardy Policy
(per Semester)
1st Tardy = Warning
nd Tardy = Call Home
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•3 Tardy(& everyone after) = ISS Full Day
•4th Tardy = Truancy Review Board
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**Each teacher has their own Late to
Class Tardy Policy**
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Grading Scale
A ……….93-100
B ……….85-92
C ……….75-84
D ……….70-74
F ………..0-69
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**3 points are added to honors & dual classes only.
However, with dual classes the 3 points are taken off
before sending to VI
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Grade Clarification
Sophomore ……… 6 credits
Junior …………… 12 credits
Senior …………... 20 credits
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TN Educational Lottery
Scholarships
To qualify you must have:
3.0 GPA
OR
21 ACT Composite
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Registration Meetings
Ms. Lonna Smith will be going over
the registration guides with ALL 8th
grade students
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Report to the Middle School
Compass Lab at your scheduled time
on March 15th
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High School Counselors will be at
Middle School Parent/Teacher
conferences on March 15th if any
parent needs to meet with them.
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20 Minute Tours
Last Name A-M = CTE
Last Name N-Z = High School
THANK YOU!!!!!
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