Transcript Transition FAQ - Waubonsie Valley High School

Transition FAQ
Registration
8th
January 10
grade teachers distribute HS Course Catalog,
course selection forms and district letter
January 17
AP/Honors night @
7:00p.m. in Auditorium
8th
January 25
grade Orientation
@ WVHS Gym
January 27
Deadline for return of Course
Selection Forms to middle
school teachers
• Why it is important to choose wisely
• Schedules available at orientation in August
Freshmen
Orientation
• Date in August
• Schedules, lockers, and Dean
assignment handed out
• Link Crew runs student
activities
• Tour of the building
• Pre-Arranged Absence
Attendance
• When parents know in advance
that their student will be absent,
they must call their child’s
House Secretary at least 2 days
in advance
• The student must bring in
a written request, from their
parent/guardian, and a prearranged absence for must
be completed
• Reported Absences
Attendance
• Include: illness, medical visits,
college visits, and court dates
• Doctor/Dental Appointments
• Any absences due to doctor or
dental appointments must be
confirmed by a note from the
doctor or dentist
• Unexcused Absence
Attendance
• Include, but are not limited to,
oversleeping, working, missing
the bus, car trouble, shopping,
traffic, alarm clock problems,
arriving to class more than 3
minutes late, etc…
• These could result in
a detention
Busses
• Information on website
• Make sure your student
knows their bus number
Lunch
• Same payment plan as middle
school set up
• Bring money and/or lunch
• Options
• Sitting in hallways outside of
lunchroom
• Meeting with teachers
• LMC
• Academic Resource Center
(LMC/lunchroom)
• 3rd period lunch
• No lunch changes
Lunch
Student
Handbook/
ID
• Get within the first few days
• Need ID at all times –
activities/LMC
• Handbook – all important
information
• Discipline
• Attendance
• Grading scale
• Assignment notebook
• Passes
Homework
• Homework needs to be
completed/turned in in order
to pass classes
• Study for tests/finals
Physical
Education
• Change of clothes/
no uniforms
• Locker
Tardy
Policy
• All students are expected to
be seated before the bell rings
• After the bell rings, teachers
will close (therefore, locking)
their doors
• Late students who are left
outside the door will be
assessed a tardy and let
into class
Deliveries
• If deliveries are made to
students during the school
day, by their parents, etc., they
will not be delivered to the
students
• They will be put in the House
and the students can come
down and pick their deliveries
up at a time that is convenient
Drop Off
Policy
• Come in by flag pole and
follow traffic pattern
• 6:50 – 7:05 a.m. is the best
time to drop off students
House
System
• House of 2016 – right off
the Atrium
• Members of the house: Dean,
Social Worker, Counselors,
Secretaries
Get
Involved
• Sports/clubs/intramurals
• Music/theatre
• wvhs.ipsd.org
Developing
Independence
• The mission of the guidance
staff is to give students the
tools they need in order to
make decisions, set goals and
take the necessary action to
achieve those goals in order
to become independent
individuals who are productive
members of society
And Now…
Storytime with Principal Marchiando
A girl, her
family, and
their dollars
Or…
how AP can save
you money
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• Success in Honors and AP
Courses can…
In
Summary
• Increase GPA
• Open doors to more rigorous
colleges and universities
• Provide greater opportunity to
earn scholarship dollars
• Reduce your overall time (and
costs) in college
• Additionally, achieving a solid
score on the ACT can…
• Broaden college and university
options
• Increase scholarship dollars
• And if you are concerned that your children
have not shown that potential in the past, now
is the time to start talking with them about
what they want to do after high school and
how they can achieve those goals.
• Remember, freshmen year is the
perfect time to make a fresh start!
• Here are some opportunities
WVHS offers for students to
work toward increased GPA
and ACT:
Opportunities
Abound
• ARC
• Departmental After-School
Study Sessions
• A variety of Honors/AP courses
• Practice Tests at every level
• College Test Prep
• Warrior Advantage
Questions?