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Rising 9th Grade Orientation
March 16, 2015
WELCOME PARENTS
& STUDENTS!!!
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Introduction

Principal
◦ Lisa Arnold

Assistant
Principals
Counselors:
 Priscilla Davis
 Bridgette Hackett
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◦ Cheri Long
◦ Herbie Adams
CTE Director
Please feel free to contact any of us at 727-2620
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English – 4 Credits
•English
I (Regular, CP, or Honors) … 1 credit
•English II (Regular, CP, or Honors) … 1 credit
•English III (Regular, Honors or AP) . 1 credit
•English IV (Regular, Honors or AP) … 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
*State of Tennessee mandates that one math credit is earned every year.
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Math Continued
•Advanced Algebra I students will be
required to take Honors Geometry &
Honors Algebra II
•STEM Math (Students who score above a
19 on the ACT = 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)
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Science – 4 credits
•Freshman
Science ………… 1 credit
•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, AP Human Geography
or World Geography(reg. or AP)…. 1
credit
•U.S. History (Regular or Dual)
•Economics/Government
…1 credit
……… 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
**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
•Art
•Band
•Drama
•Foreign
Language … 2 credits (same)
•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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SEMINAR/RTI
30 minutes per day
Study Hall – work on homework or get
tutoring
EOC Practice – students chosen based on
TVAAS predictions (bubble students)
RTI – Determined by Explore score and
JCMS grades – math/reading intervention
time
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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:
•Course sequence for all four years
of high school
•Recommended electives
PS - We promise to use a pencil!!
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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:
•CTE focus
•Fine Art Elective Focus
•Math & Science elective focus (above
the required courses)
•AP Focus (college credits)
•Dual Enrollment (college credits)
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CTE Program of Study
•Students
must complete 3 credits in the
same “Program of Study” area:
•Agriculture Science
•Automotive Technology
•Business/Computer Technology
•Culinary Arts
•Construction Technology
•Health Science
•Criminal Justice
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Advanced Placement
Courses offered
•AP Human Geography – Freshman
•AP World History - Sophomores
•AP Biology – Juniors & Seniors
•AP Physics – Seniors
•AP Chemistry – Seniors
•AP English – Juniors and Seniors
•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
•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
•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
•70
web-based curriculum (very
hard)
is the highest score you can
obtain
•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 2nd 9 weeks grade:
•English I, English II, English III
•Biology
•Chemistry
•Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry
•US History
•10th
grade PLAN
•11th grade ACT
•Both tests are very important!!
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JCHS utilizes a Block Schedule
•Students
take 4 classes each
semester, for a total of 8 classes
per year.
•Block
classes are 85 minutes
each. RTI/Seminar time 30
minutes each day.
•Students
can take up to 32
classes during their high school
career.
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Bell Schedule
1st – 8:10 – 9:40 (90 minutes)
2nd 9:45 – 11:10 (85 minutes)
3rd 11:10 – 1:10 (120 minutes)
1st lunch 11:10 – 11:40
2nd lunch 11:40 – 12:10
3rd lunch 12:10 – 12:40
RTI 1:15 – 1:45 (30 minutes)
4th 1:50 – 3:15 (85 minutes)
2/21/2012
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Sample Block Schedule for a
th
9 Grader
Period
1st Semester
2nd Semester
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Elective
Freshman Science
2
Algebra IA
Algebra IB
3
English I
Lifetime Wellness
RTI/Seminar
4
World History
Elective
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Presidential Academic
Excellence Award
•Criteria
for JCHS Seniors:
•Must score at the 85th Percentile or higher in
reading/language arts (29) 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, Out-ofSchool Suspensions, and/or Court Appearances
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Attendance at JCHS
•Students
can miss 4 days in each class
(excused or unexcused).
•Upon
missing their 5th 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
•2nd Tardy = Call Home
•3rd Tardy or more = lunch detention for
every tardy or early dismissal
**Each teacher has their own Late to
Class Policy**
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Grading Scale
A ……….93-100
B ……….85-92
C ……….75-84
D ……….70-74
F ………..0-69
**3 points are added to honors & dual classes only.
However, with dual classes the 3 points are taken
off before sending to VHCC
**5 points are added to AP courses
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Grade Clarification
Sophomore ……… 6 credits
Junior …………… 12 credits
Senior …………... 20 credits
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TN Educational Lottery
Scholarships and Tennessee
Promise
•To
qualify you must have:
3.0 GPA
OR
21 ACT Composite
Tennessee Promise all
students are eligible!!!
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Registration Meetings
•Ms. Lonna
Smith will be going over
the registration guides with ALL 8th
grade students
•Turn
in your registration sheets to Ms.
Smith no later than Wed, March 18
•Report
JCHS on March 20 – Escorted
by upper classman
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Freshman Kick-Off
July 24, 2015 Friday
11:00am – 2:00pm
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THANK YOU!!!!!
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