Freshmen/Sophomore Guidance

September 2013

Welcome

Counseling Staff

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Amanda Breeden Lissa Testa Lance Hendrick Addison Snyder Randy Trevino

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Debbie Barnes Wendy Herring 469.742.8713

469.742.8709

469.742.8714

469.742.8716

469-742-8799 All Students A-F All Students G-M All Students N-Z College & Career A-K College & Career L-Z 469.742.8710

469.742.8711

Registrar Office Coordinator

Credit Checks & Graduation Plans

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26 credits required for graduation Distinguished, Recommended Both are college-bound plans

Graduation Plans

English Mathematics Science Social Studies Lovejoy Leadership (speech) Heatlh Fine Arts Physical Education Technology Foreign Language Additional Electives

TOTAL CREDITS

Recommended Distinguished 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

0.5

0.5

0.5 0.5

1.0 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0

4.0

26

3.0

26 ***The

Distinguished Plan

requires 4 advanced measures

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Distinguished Achievement Diploma (DAP)

What is an Advanced Measure?

A student needs any 4 of the following: A Junior year PSAT score that designates them as commended or higher A score of 3 or higher on an AP test (each score is one advanced measure) A college academic course and Tech Prep articulated college course with a grade of 3.0 or higher (each 3.0 is one advanced measure) An original research project judged by a panel of professionals in the field (only 2 projects can be used and the senior project would qualify as one)

Additional Graduation Requirements

  Senior Project ◦ ◦ ◦ STAAR – EOC exams ◦ Algebra I English I, II Biology US History

GPA

 GPA Table Guide) – page 14 of the Course Guide (Lovejoy High School Webpage – Academics and Schedules – Course  Rank GPA vs Official GPA

Exclusions

 Students must earn the 26 credits required for graduation. For each additional credit earned beyond the required 26, students may exclude a maximum of

calculation. eight semester grades from his/her GPA

Excluded grades

may not include

the required 26 credits.

Exclusions

 Some classes are automatically excluded  Off Campus PE  Correspondence Classes  Summer School  Dual Credit Classes  CAT classes  Math Labs  Audited Classes

Exclusions

 Possible exclusions ◦ Electives ◦ Fine Arts ◦ Technology ◦ Foreign Language ◦ 5 th math or science class

Exclusions – Timeline

 First Time – June after Junior Year  Both Rank and Official GPA  Second Time – January during Senior Year  Both Rank and Official GPA  Third Time – After the 5 th Senior Year six weeks during  Rank GPA only (this locks the rank for graduation)  Fourth Time – June after Graduation  Official GPA only for final transcript

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Testing

PSAT – October 16, 2013 (All 9 th , 10 th , 11 th )

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STAAR/EOC - ELA English I Writing – March 31, 2014 English I Reading – April 1, 2014 English II Writing – April 2, 2014 English II Reading – April 3, 2014 STAAR/EOC – All other subjects – May 5-16, 2014 AP Tests – May 5-16, 2014 SAT and ACT – take during the spring of Junior year

Tips for Academic Success

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Your student should:

Email teachers when absent or having trouble in a class Contact counselors about classes or other concerns Use an academic planner or something else to organize assignments (time management) Attend LHS tutorials Utilize the CAT – Center for Academic Training • Math and Science tutorials are available daily Study in an environment conducive to learning Study in small increments Plan homework from most to least difficult Look at Power School each week and share the information with parents Get enough sleep!

Dates to Remember

 College Fair – Wednesday, September 11 1:00 to 3:00  Homecoming – Friday, October 4  PSAT – Wednesday, October 16 8:45 am