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Rising 9 th Grade Orientation

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Rising9thGradeOrientation

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¡  DebiMcNeal-Principal

¡  MickeyBayens§  AthleticDirector

¡  FranStephens§  12thGradeAssistantPrincipal

¡  JasonKornegay§  11thGradeAssistantPrincipal

¡  TracyBuchner§  10thGradeAssistantPrincipal

¡  JonathanLea§  9thGradeAssistantPrincipal

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Ø Bunyan-(A-Davidson)Ø Eckhart-(Davis-Hightower)Ø Ingram-(Hill-Miller)Ø Renshaw-(Milton-Scooler)Ø Thomas-(Scott-Z)

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1.  “Howdoluncheswork?”2.  “Iamridingtoschoolwithmybrother/sister.

Ifhe/shemakesmelate,doesitcountasbeingtardy?”

3.  “DoIneedalocker?”4.  “Theymeantitaboutsummerreading?”5.  “HowamIsupposedtogetfrom100hallto700hallbeforethebellrings?”

6.  “Whatisapathway?”

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CORE

ü  English 4Creditsü  Math 4Creditsü  Science 4Creditsü  SocialStudies4Creditsü  Health&PersonalFitness1Credit

ELECTIVES

ü  CTAE/FineArts 3creditsü  ForeignLanguage* 2Creditsü  ApprovedElectives 2+Credits

*Studentsplanningtoattenda4yearscollegewillneedtotakeatleasttwounitsofthesamelanguage.

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¡  January25:8thgradeassemblyatRHMS¡  January28:Studentswillreceiveregistrationforms

¡  Teacherswillmakerecommendations,andparentswillsignandreturnforms

¡  February3:RegistrationformsduetoRHHS¡  February14-15:SchedulerequestsenteredintoPowerSchool

¡  March/April:Masterschedulewillbecreatedfromstudentrequestsandscheduleswillbeshared

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Option1

9thGradeAlgebraI

10thGradeGeometry

11thGradeAlgebraII

12thGradePre-Calculusor

approved4thMath

Option2

9thGradeGSEGeometryI

10thGradeGSEAlgebraII

11thGradeGSEPre-Calculus

12thGradeAPCalculusAB,

APCalculusBC,orAPStatistics

Option3

9thGradeAcceleratedGeometryB/Algebra2

10thGradeAcceleratedPre-Calculus

11thGradeAcceleratedPre-Calculus

12thGradeAPCalculusAB,

APCalculusBC,orAPStatistics

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Option1

9thGrade

NinthLit/Comp/HonorsNinthLit/

Comp

10thGrade

TenthLit//Comp/HonorsTenthLit/

Comp

11thGrade

AmericanLit/Comp/HonorsAmericanLit/

Comp

12thGrade

BritLit/Comp/HonorsBritLit/Comp

Option2

9thGrade

TenthLit/ComporHonorsTenthLit/

Comp

10thGrade

HonorsAmericanLit/Comp

11thGrade

HonorsBritLitComp/APLang/

APLang

12thGrade

APLit/APCapstone/HonorsBritLitComp

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OPTION1 OPTION2

12thGrade

11thGrade

10thGrade

9thGrade BiologyI

PhysicalScience

EarthSystems ChemistryI

4thScienceelectiveoptions

12thGrade

11thGrade

10thGrade

9thGrade

HonBiology/APBiology

HonChemistry/APChemistry

PhysicsI APPhysics

APBiologyorAPChemistryorAPEnvironmental

Science

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Option1

9thGradeWorldGeography

10thGradeWorldHistory

11thGradeU.S.History

12thGradeAmericanGov'tand

Economics

Option2

9thGradeHonWorldGeography

orAPHumanGeography

10thGradeHonWorldHistory

or

APWorldHistory

11thGradeHonU.S.HistoryorAPU.S.History

12thGradeAPGovernment

or

APEconomics

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•  EndofCourseTestsarestatemandatedtestsadministeredattheendofcertaincourses.ThescoreontheEOCis20%ofthefinalgradeinthatcourse.§  NinthLiterature/Composition§  AmericanLiterature§  Biology§  PhysicalScience§  U.S.History§  Economics§  AlgebraI§  Geometry

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¡  Studentsoftenstrugglemovingtohighschool,evenwithouttacklingAcceleratedMathorHonors/APClasses

¡  Thedifference…..TIME!¡  RHMSDay

§  180daysx75minuteperiods=13,500minutesofinstruction

¡  RHHSDay§  90x90minuteblocks=8,100minutesofinstruction

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q A=90–100q B=80–89q C=70–79q F*=69andbelow

q *Ifyourstudentfailsacourse,he/shewillhavetorepeatthecoursethesubsequentsemesterorcompletecreditrecovery

q Finalgrademustbe60orhighertoqualifyforcreditrecovery(afterschool)andtherearefeesinvolved

q Afailinggradewillremainonthetranscriptevenifthestudentrepeatsthecourseandearnsapassinggrade.

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¡  AllRHHScoursesgradeaccordingtothefollowingbreakdown:

§  70%ofagradewillstemfromSummativeAssessments(Tests,Projects,ResearchPapers,etc.)

§  30%ofagradewillstem

fromFormativeAssessments(Daily,Quizzes,Homework,etc.)

GradeDistribution

Summative Formative

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§  GPAisdeterminedbyqualitypoints.¡  A=4 B=3 C=2 F=0

¡  RHHSreportsonlyunweightedgradesforGPA.Colleges/Universitieswillweightstudentgradesaccordingtotheirownscales

¡  VAL/SALWeights:Studentgradesareweightedinthecalculationofvaledictorianandsalutatorianaccordingtothefollowingscale:§  APcoursesreceive1additionalpoint--Honorscoursesreceive.5

¡  TobeanHonorgraduatestudentsmustmaintainanoverallgradeof90orhigher.

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PromotionCriteria

Ø 9thto10thGrade:Ø 6creditsØ (8creditopportunitiesfreshmanyear)

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¡  English/LanguageArts:§  APLanguage§  APLiterature§  APCapstone

¡  SocialStudies:

§  APHumanGeography§  APWorldHistory§  APUSHistory§  APEconomics§  APGovernment§  APPsychology

¡  ForeignLanguage:§  APSpanish

¡  Science:§  APBiology§  APChemistry§  APPhysics1§  APPhysics2§  APEnvironmentalScience§  APComputerScience

¡  Math:§  APCalculusA/B§  APCalculusB/C§  APStatistics

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¡  Studentsneedtodecideearlyontheirultimategoals

¡  ToptieruniversitiesexpectahighpercentageofAPcoursestakenwhencomparedtothetotal#ofRHHSAPCoursesoffered

¡  MOWRisanexcellentprogramwherestudentscanreceivecollegeandhighschoolcreditatthesametime--counselorscanprovideadditionalinfo

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AcademicSupport

•  Tutorial–Teachershaveannouncedtimes/daysfortutorials.Studentshaveanopportunitytogetadditionalassistanceasneeded.

•  SupportClassesinMath–anelectivemathclassdesignedtoassiststudentshavingdifficultywithmath.EachsupportclassisdesignedtoassiststudentsinaspecificcoreMathclass.

•  MediaCenter/Link–areopenbeforeandafterschoolforstudentuse.

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¡  ZELLMILLERSCHOLARSHIP•  Georgiaresidentfor12months•  Mustmeettherigorrequirements–4rigorclassesrequired•  3.7GPA-CumulativeGPAona4.0scale•  26Compositescore-ACT•  1200CriticalReadingandMath-SAT•  MustcompleteaFAFSAorGSFAPPS•  Amountgivendependsontheinstitution•  ¡  HOPESCHOLARSHIP•  Georgiaresidentfor12months•  Mustmeettherigorrequirements–4rigorclassesrequired•  3.0GPA-CumulativeGPAona4.0scale•  MustcompleteaFAFSAorGSFAPPS•  Amountgivendependsontheinstitution•  Moreinfocanbefoundwww.Gafutures.org

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¡  RHHSisproudtoofferthefollowingpathwayopportunitiestoourstudents:§  HealthcareScience(PublicHealth,EMR,SportsMedicine,ExercisePhysiology)

§  TelevisionProduction§  EarlyChildhoodEducation§  Business(BusinessCommunications,Entrepreneurship,HumanResources)

§  Engineering§  GraphicDesign(GraphicAdDesign,OutputsandProcesses)▪  3FineArts,ForeignLanguage,orJROTCcourseswillalsomeetthepathwayrequirement

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¡  FreshmenwilltakemathandELAclasseson100hall

¡  ThesewillbepairedtogetheronA/B

¡  Thiswillallowfor“skinnies”tosupportinstruction

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¡  AllowsformoreAPcourseofferings–coursesfinishinMayattimeofAPtesting

¡  Allowsformathsupportclassespairedwithregularmathclass

¡  Preventsgapsbetweensequentialcourses(particularlyinmath)

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¡  ALLfreshmenatRHHSstartwithacleanslateinregardtodisciplineandacademics

¡  However,fromday1atRHHSeveryassignmentwillcounttowardastudent’sfinalgradeontheirtranscript,soitiscriticaltogetofftoagoodstart

¡  Highschoolworksonthecreditsystem,sonotpassingarequiredclassmeansyoumustrepeatit

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¡  WhatistheObligationsList?§  3waysforstudentstobeplacedonOL

1.  Owingfines2.  MissingPaperwork3.  SkippingThursdaydetentionorSaturdaySchool

¡  StudentsplacedonOLareineligibleforALLextracurricularactivitiesandschoolevents(includingin-seasonsports)

¡  StudentsremovedfromOLassoonassituationis

remedied

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¡  Basketball¡  Baseball¡  Cheerleading¡  CrossCountry¡  Football¡  Golf

§  Soccer§  Softball§  Tennis§  TrackandField§  Volleyball§  Wrestling

v  AllFreshmenhaveGHSAeligibilityfallsemester.SecondsemesterandallsubsequentsemestersstudentsmustearnGHSAeligibility.GHSAeligibilityisbaseinpartonthestudentsacademicrecord.Studentsmustalsohaveacurrentphysicalonfile.

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¡  RHHSoffersavarietyofclubsandstudentorganizations

¡  PleasevisitEastGymtolearnmore—alistofclubsandorganizationscanbefoundinthebrochure

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Ø SignupforaParentPortalaccounttoaccessyourchild’sgradesandattendance

Ø ParentPortalaccessinformationcanbeprovidedbyeithertheRHMSfrontofficeortheRHHSregistrar’sofficeonwestcampus

Ø Principal’sNewsletterispostedtoRHHSwebsiteweekly

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¡  Parentsareinvitedtoattendtherising9thgradeparentbreakfast

¡  Tuesday,January24at8:00aminEastCafeteria

¡  OpportunitytoaskquestionsofMs.McNealinasmallersetting

¡  Pleasesignuptoattendviathelinkonourwebsite

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