Freshmenology 101

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL

Welcome Class of 2021!

CLASS OF 2021 REQUIREMENTS*All requirements in this presentation are subject to legislative changes at any given time

I. A total of 24 credits are needed for graduation in order to meet the criteria for a traditional standard diploma. These credits must include:

ENGLISH: 4 credits

MATHEMATICS: 4 credits (must include Algebra I and Geometry)

SCIENCE: 3 credits (must include 1 Biology and 1 Physical Science credit)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 3 credits (must include 1 World History, 1 American History, ½ American Government, ½ Economics credit)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: 1 credit (1credit of HOPE or ½ credit of PERSONAL FITNESS and ½ credit of a P.E. class)

PERFORMING/PRACTICAL FINE ART: 1 credit

ELECTIVES: 8 credits

24 credits total

II. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is needed in ALL high school credit courses.

III. A passing score is needed on the 10th grade ELA (English Language Arts).

IV. MUST pass the Algebra I EOC (END OF COURSE EXAM)

Students must participate in EOC assessments and the results will determine final course grades

EOC’s include: Algebra I, Biology I, Geometry, US History, and Algebra II

V. 20 hours of community service/volunteer hours completed in high school are required before graduation.

VI. MUST earn credit in at least one online course.

Typical 9th

Grade Schedule

1. English

2. Math

3. Science

4. AICE/AP/or Industry Certification

5. Elective/Academy

6. Elective

7. Elective

IMPORTANCE OF GRADES

Handing in classwork/homework = good grades.

Colleges look at grades from freshman – junior years as well as the

rigor of the senior year, so start out strong!

Student athletes and club members must maintain at least a 2.0

cumulative GPA to participate.

Students have to repeat a required course if they fail it.

Time management is important.

Grade point averages are CUMULATIVE and begin with the first high

school course taken even if it was in middle school.

FRESHMAN YEAR IS IMPORTANT!!!!!

HOW ARE GRADE POINT AVERAGES (GPA)

AND HONOR POINT AVERAGES (HPA)

CALCULATED?

ALL LETTER GRADES ARE AWARD POINTS

Regular Classes

A = 4.00

B = 3.00

C = 2.00

D = 1.00

F = 0.00

Honors Classes

A = 4.500

B = 3.375

C = 2.250

D = 1.125

F = 0.000

AP/AICE/Dual Enrollment Classes

A = 6.00

B = 4.50

C = 3.00

D = 1.50

F = 0.00

How To Earn Credit?(For Non-EOC courses)

Each time you pass a class for the semester, which is half of a year, you

earn half of a credit.

If you take 7 classes each semester and you pass each class, you can earn

3.5 credits for each semester, which means 7 credits for the year.

7

Classes.50

Credit

3.5

Credits

3.5

Credits

2

Sem

7

Credits

Semester Exams Count*!

To receive a passing grade for the semester, you must pass 2 of the 3 grades used to calculate the semester average.

A Semester consists of 2 nine weeks & a final exam. Semester average = 1st 9 weeks (40%) + 2nd 9 weeks (40%) + Final Exams count for 20% of your semester grade.

If you are absent 10 days in a class, you must pass the final exam! Block periods counts as 2 absences. 5th period count as 1 absence.

* NON-EOC CLASSES

First Quarter

(9 weeks)

Second Quarter

(9 weeks)

Semester Exam

40% 40% 20%

How to Earn Credit in an EOC Course

Effective SY15, all EOC courses will be year-long courses with 1.0 credit

awarded. EOC courses include Algebra 1, Geometry, 2, Biology and US History

The Algebra 1 EOC is a specific graduation requirement as it is considered the

state’s mathematics assessment.

In order for a student to earn credit in an EOC class, students must sit for the

exam at the end of the year.

If a student does not sit for the EOC at the end of the school year, they still have

12 months from the date to take the exam.

If a student does not sit for the EOC at the end of the school year, the final grade

will result in the student receiving an F for the entire credit.

Currently, Algebra 1 is the only EOC exam that has an alternative assessment

that students can take in order to receive a concordant score on.

PERT – 97

High Stakes Testing

Agree with it or not, it is here !!!!HIGH SCHOOL TESTS

Reading 9th Reading 10th

Algebra I EOC Geometry EOC

Biology EOC US HISTORY EOCUS History EOC

COLLEGE READY TESTS

PSAT SAT ACT P.E.R.T.

OTHER TESTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS…..

Industry Certifications Advanced Placement

A.I.C.E. SAT Subject Area Tests

AND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL…….

GRE LSAT

MCAT BOARD TESTING

ETC, ETC, ETC, ETC……..

Take Standardized

Tests Seriously!!

Determines Intensive Reading, Honors, AICE, and AP for next year.

All FSA Level 1 and 2 students will be placed into Intensive Reading as mandated by the state.

Graduation Requirement for FSA ELA and ALG I EOC

THE PREVIOUS WERE THE MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION …

A minimum of 2 credits of the same foreign language (Florida

Bright Futures Scholarship Program requires this as well)

At least 4 sciences completed throughout HS (Chemistry and

Physics)

At least 4 math credits completed throughout HS

Honors, AP, AICE, Dual Enrollment classes (any classes that contain

rigor and challenge)

State University System Matrix

FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF

# OF

STUDENTS 12,051 30,301 13,442 50,394 41,301 832 59,758 49,913 16,356 41,047 12,679

GPA3.00-

3.49

3.38-

3.95

3.07-

3.73

3.50-

4.203.8-4.3

3.70-

4.333.5-4.2 4.1-4.5

3.93-

4.23

3.75-

4.33.3-3.9

SAT1200-

1500

V,M,W

1490-

1770

V,M,W

1410-

1680

V,M,W

1600-

1850

V,M,W

1730-

2010

V,M,W

1780-

2100

V,M,W

1700-

1960

V,M,W

1620-

2000

V.M,W

1800-

1920

V,M,W

1660-

1930

V,M,W

1460-

1600

V,M,W

ACT 17-20 22-26 20-24 23-26 26-30 27-31 25-29 24-30 26-27 24-28 21-24

NCAA

SPORT

DIVDIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 N/A DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 2

COLLEGE 101

GET THE SCOOP ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW!

TO GET A JUMP START ON COLLEGE!

Wednesday, October 18th at 6:00PM

JHS Auditorium

COLLEGE BOUND

FRESHMEN & PARENTS

EDLINE – ORDER OF OPERATIONS

1. CHECK EDLINE WEEKLY

2. ASK YOUR CHILD FIRST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR GRADES – Communication is key

3. USE THE TEACHER EMAIL LINKS ON EDLINE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S PERFORMANCE OR OTHER ISSUES IN THE CLASSES

4. CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IF AFTER YOU CONTACT THEIR TEACHER THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED

WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE ARE

ACADEMIC QUESTIONS/CONCERNS

STEP 1 – student should personally contact teacher at appropriate time to discuss question/concern

STEP 2 (if not resolved) – parent should contact teacher through Edline email link to discuss question/concern

STEP 3 (if not resolved) – student should make appointment with guidance counselor to discuss question/concern

STEP 4 (if not resolved) – parent should contact guidance counselor to discuss question/concern

ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT

GET EXTRA HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT. Go to your teachers when you are having

trouble with a class and ask them for the extra help that you need.

We also offer free tutoring as follows:

MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES AND WORLD LANGUAGE TUTORING

NHS

Wednesday Evenings from 6-8pm in room 6-108

Math Tutoring in the Media Center

Mon – Wed from 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm

GRADES ARE EARNED

NOT NEGOTIATED!!!!

• Please monitor grades throughout the quarter grading period.

• Do not expect “extra credit” or to be allowed to “make up” long ago missed

assignments when you realize that your grade is not what you would like it to

be.

• Be diligent about completing each and every assignment/homework/quiz/test

to the best of your ability. There is no substitute for hard work!

ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO

PROBLEM SOLVE

Anxiety has topped the list of psychological problems among college students for the past two years, deposing depression, the longtime No. 1 issue. At the University of Florida, there is increasing demand - and a waiting list - for group therapy and groups such as "Taming the Anxious Mind.“ "In the years that I have studied it, 1986 to 2001, anxiety has tripled," said Sherry Benton, UF's lead counselor. UF counselors treated 4,500 students during the 2010-11 school year, she said. Benton called the nationwide increase in anxiety an epidemic and pointed to environmental factors that could lead to it - separation from problem-solving parents and worries about a struggling economy and a bleaker world that awaits after graduation.

Then there are "helicopter parents" who have hovered over their children since birth. "Students with helicopter parents have not developed some of the self-soothing and coping skills because their parents tried so hard to solve their problems," Jones said. "They're used to having somebody pave the way for them. They have no tolerance for struggle, no tolerance for boredom. Now, for the first time, they're faced with solving their own problems, and it creates a lot of anxiety.”

Source: Palm Beach Post (Lona O’Connor), May 13, 2012

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL

FRESHMAN YEAR ATTEND SCHOOL DAILY – TARDIES WILL NOW COUNT!!!!

BE ORGANIZED

TURN IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS

STUDY A SET AMOUNT OF TIME EACH DAY WHETHER YOU HAVE HOMEWORK OR NOT

EARN/MAINTAIN GOOD GRADES

FOLLOW PROGRESS ON EDLINE

DECIDE THAT EDUCATION IS IMPORATNT

GET INVOLVED

Clubs on Campus

ACADEMIC TEAM ANIME CLUB

ANTI-BULLYING CLUB ART CLUB

BAND BOOK CLUB

BEST BUDDIES MARS ROBOTIC

CHORUS WINTER GUARD

SENIOR CLASS JUNIOR CLASS

SOPHOMORE CLASS FRESHMEN CLASS

COLOR GUARD DANCE TEAM

DEBATE TEAM DRAMA CLUB

ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY SOCIAL STUDIES NHS

ENVIROTHON DECA FFA (FUTURE FARMERS)

ENGINEERINING FIRST PRIORITY

FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY HOSA

JERFSA KEY CLUB

JUMPSTARTERS RED CROSS

TEENS HELPING HOSPICE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

SWAT SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY

SECME SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY

STUDENT GOVERNMENT WAR CRY

SURF YEARBOOK WRITER’S YEARBOOK

YOUNG POLITICIANS

Where to find information about

Jupiter Community High School