Welcome to Freshman Orientation - Germantown, WI 53022 High... · Welcome to Freshman Orientation...
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Welcome to Freshman
OrientationGuests: Please utilize the seats on the
main floor first, and fill in all seats.
The bleachers are available as needed.
Welcome to Freshman
OrientationStudents: Please sit with your parents.
Please silence your electronic communications devices.
Germantown High School Evening Agenda
■ Welcome
■ Introductions
– Administration
– Student Services Staff
– Director of Athletics/Activities
■ Germantown High School Signs of Success
■ Freshman Transition Programming
Germantown High School Evening Agenda
■ Student Services Department
– The High School System
– Graduation Requirements
– Course Selection Process
– Honors Courses
– Department Chairs
– Registration Paperwork
■ Athletic/Activities
■ Closing
■ Questions
Germantown High School Administration
▪ Mr. Joel R. Farren
▪ Principal
▪ Mrs. Jennifer Johannsen
▪ Assistant Principal A-L
▪ Mr. Marc Lehnerer
▪ Assistant Principal M-Z
▪ Mr. Carl Anderson
▪ Dean of Students
▪ Mrs. Sara Unertl
▪ Director of Student Activities
Germantown High School Student Resources
▪ Officer Toni Olson
▪ School Resource Officer (SRO)
▪ Germantown Police Department
▪ Ms. Stephanie Kaebisch
▪ School Social Worker
▪ Mrs. Lori Gerbitz
▪ School Psychologist
Germantown High School Student Services Staff
■ Mrs. Elizabeth Mueller
▪ A – F
■ Ms. Caryn Hernandez
▪ G – L
■ Mr. Perry Benz
▪ M – Sch
■ Mrs. Susan Bast
▪ Sci – Z
Various Successes at GHS-Outside Analysis
■ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s “State Report Card.”
– Score of 84.6– Highest category, “Significantly Exceeds Expectations.”– Highest ranking for GHS since they began the SRC’s.
■ U.S. News and World Report Rankings
■ Newsweek’s Science/Technology/Engineering/Math rankings– Top 5,000 category– #2,622 overall– #1,547 of public schools– Based on analysis of 30,000 high schools, nationwide
Germantown High School’s Goal #2
“Foster a school culture of mutual respect in which staff and students
take a shared responsibility in promoting a climate of pride and
civility of Germantown High School and the Germantown community.”
As a result of Goal #2, in the past 10+ years, our data has shown the
following:
■ An overall increase in positive responses on freshman, all student, and all staff surveys regarding school climate and culture.
■ An overall reduction in student disciplinary incidents and subsequent student discipline.
Germantown High School’s Goal #1
“Continue academic improvement and success for all students based on a variety of data including, but not
limited to: Wisconsin state assessments, ACT scores, AP Test scores, attendance and discipline
reports, and graduate data.”
As a result, in the past 10+ years, the data has shown the following:
2018-19: 99% 2013-14: 99%
2017-18: 98% 2012-13: 99%
2016-17: 98% 2011-12: 99%
2015-16: 98% 2010-11: 100%
2014-15: 98%
Graduation Rates
As a result, in the past 10+ years, the data has shown the following:
The number of students who take AP (college-credit) exams continues to increase, based
upon enrollment:
2018-19: 947 2013-14: 550
2017-18: 779 2012-13: 642
2016-17: 821 2011-12: 522
2015-16: 795
2014-15: 690
Freshman Transition
Germantown High School makes a focused effort to
ensure that all students have a successful transition to their
freshman year of high school.
Freshman Transition
How are we helping you during 8th grade?
▪ Parochial Preview Day
▪ Prospective families from area parochial
schools were invited to GHS for a half-day to
learn more about the high school and the
district, receive enrollment and course
registration information.
▪ Orientation Night
Freshman Transition
How are we helping you during 8th grade?
▪ High School Ambassador Meetings
▪ Throughout the year, a group of high
school students travels to KMS to teach 8th
grade students about GHS, share advice
for making a smooth transition
(academically, socially, personally, etc.)
and answer questions about high school in
general.
Freshman Transition
How are we helping you during 8th grade?
▪ Co-Curricular Fair
▪ In an effort to encourage participation, 8th
grade students at KMS are able to receive
information on a wide variety of athletic and
extracurricular activities at GHS. Students
are able to meet with co-curricular advisors
and student participants and have their
questions answered.
Freshman Transition
How are we helping you during 8th grade?
▪ Individual Tours/Orientation
▪ Students who require more individualized
transition services are paired up with high
school staff and provided with one-on-one
tours of the building, introductions to staff
members they will work with in the future,
and other key information about the high
school experience.
Freshman Transition
How are we helping you during 8th grade?
▪ Collaboration between KMS/GHS staff
▪ Throughout the school year, KMS and GHS
counselors and teachers meet to discuss the
needs of the incoming freshman class.
Freshman Transition
How will we help you during 9th grade?■ Freshman Locker Night-August 26th
– Freshmen receive their schedules, have their photo taken and
partake in tours given by Student Council and Peers.
– Students set up their lockers and find their classrooms.
– Distribution of Chromebooks
■ 1st Day of School Orientation– Freshmen gather in the PAC for a presentation from administration
on school information, rules, and policies.
– Introductions of staff, resources and opportunities.
– Upperclassmen reinforce expectations in a tour of the building.
Freshman Transition
How will we help you during 9th grade?
▪ Freshmen Tailgate
▪ Beginning in 2009, freshmen students have
been invited to a tailgate before a varsity
football game. Students are provided with
dinner, watch the marching band perform, and
then attend the football game.
Freshman Transition
How will we help you during 9th grade?
▪ Assignment of Students to the ILC
▪ Based on recommendations from KMS,
select freshmen students are assigned to the
Integrated Learning Center during their study
halls in an effort to help students be more
academically successful.
Freshman Transition
How will we help you during 9th grade?▪ School Counselor Meetings
▪ School counselors meet with the freshmen after
the end of 1st quarter to give a presentation about
graduation requirements, credits, transcripts, and
postsecondary options.
▪ Ultimate Goal
▪ Successful transition to senior year with many
opportunities.
Resource PeriodNew For 2019-20
■ Students have a daily resource period,
which is 33 minutes.
■ This time is spent completing ACP
lessons, “housekeeping” activities,
class/group meetings, as well as providing
time for students to work on homework
and/or get help from teachers. Students
can schedule themselves with teachers
they need to see.
GHS New Schedule
For 2019-20 And Beyond
1st LUNCH SCHEDULE 2nd LUNCH SCHEDULE
Period 1 7:20 - 8:08 Period 1 7:20 - 8:08
Period 2 8:13 - 9:01 Period 2 8:13 - 9:01
Period 3 9:06 - 9:54 Period 3 9:06 - 9:54
Period 3B-Resource 9:59 - 10:32 Period 3B-Resource 9:59 - 10:32
1st LUNCH 10:32 - 11:02 Period 4A 10:37 - 11:25
Period 4B 11:07 - 11:55 2nd LUNCH 11:25 - 11:55
Period 5 12:00 - 12:48 Period 5 12:00 - 12:48
Period 6 12:53 - 1:41 Period 6 12:53 - 1:41
Period 7 1:46 - 2:35 Period 7 1:46 - 2:35
Germantown High School Student Services Department
■ Welcome
■ The High School System
■ Graduation Requirements
■ Course Selection Process
■ Honors Courses
■ Department Chairs
■ Registration Paperwork
Germantown High School The High School System
■ Differences between Germantown High School and your middle/elementary schools:
– You will have a transcript
■ An academic accounting of what you did in high school
■ Begins the first day of freshman year and remains on file forever
Germantown High School The High School System
■ Differences between Germantown High School and your middle schools:
– You have credits to earn and graduation requirements to fulfill
■ These courses must be successfully completed (passed); if not, you will have to take them over again
– Your high school diploma can open doors
■ The decisions you make (effort, course selections, extra-curricular involvement, etc.) determines the opportunities available to you following graduation
Germantown High School Graduation Requirements
■ Graduation – Our main objective for all students
■ 23 credits needed for graduation
– English – 4 credits
■ English 9 (1 credit)
■ English 10 (1 credit)
■ Two credits of English electives
– Mathematics – 3 credits
– Science – 3 credits
– Social Studies – 3 credits
■ American History (1 credit)
■ World History (1 credit)
■ 1 credit of social studies electives
Germantown High SchoolGraduation Requirements
– Health – ½ credit (required for ALL students)
– Physical Education – 1 ½ credits
■ PE 9 (½ credit)
■ 1 credit of physical education electives ( ½
credit sophomore year and ½ credit junior
year)
– Personal Financial Literacy (½ credit)
– Civics Exam (freshman year)
– Electives – 7 ½ credits
Germantown High SchoolCourse Selection
■ All students must enroll in a minimum of 6 credits.– 5 credits will be in required courses– 1 – 2 credits will be in elective courses
■ Choose electives that will help prepare for postsecondary or career plans
■ Students are not allowed to have more than one study hall per semester.
■ Students who wish to enroll in more than 6 credits of courses will not have a study hall.
■ Students with seven courses in a semester can drop an elective anytime until the end of the 4th
week of the semester without penalty.
Germantown High SchoolCourse Selection
■ A typical freshman schedule will include the
following courses (6-7 credits):
– English (1 credit)
– Math (1 credit)
– Science (1 credit)
– Social Studies (1 credit)
– PE 9 (½ credit)
– Health (½ credit)
– Electives (1-2 credits)
*See recommendations
Summer School Credit Opportunity
■ Physical Education 9 will be offered
during the summer for 0.5 credit
■ June 15– July 24 (Monday – Friday)
■ NO SCHOOL July 3
■ Skyward Online registration for
Summer School opens February 26.
Germantown High SchoolCourse Selection
Honors Courses
■ Letters are included in the envelope handed out this evening.
■ Recommendation is based on district-developed criteria; parent-informed, self-select.
■ Students must maintain a minimum of a B- in
1st semester in order to continue in an Honors
course during the remainder of the year.
Germantown High SchoolCourse Selection
World Language Course Selection
■ KMS students will receive a recommendation from Mrs. Brehmer.
■ If you have any questions, please see the World Languages representative in the main gym.
Germantown High SchoolCourse Selection
■ If you have questions regarding the recommendations, please contact Brenda O’Brien, Director of Teaching and Learning (262) 253-3906.
Germantown High SchoolRegistration
■ Form that must be returned:
– Course Selection Sheet (Green)
■ Must be filled out and returned to the high school by Wednesday, February 19th.
❏ Private/parochial families who need to enroll in the district must complete the new student online enrollment process in Skyward.
❏ The GHS Registrar is available to discuss any questions about online enrollment and/or residency.
Germantown High SchoolResidency
● The Germantown School District will be verifying residency of all students going from KMS to GHS for 9th grade.
● The school district appreciates your understanding that verification of residency is necessary as an ongoing process.
Germantown High SchoolResidency
● Residency documents are needed to establish residency in the district.
● Residency is the address at which the family physically resides, keeps their personal effects, receives mail, and maintains voter registration.
● This residency must be a street address. Post Office boxes are not accepted.
Germantown High SchoolResidency
● Falsification of any information or documents relative to this verification procedure may result in the withdrawal of this student.
● The documents must include the address of the residence within the school district. In extenuating circumstances, administration will review other documentation and determine eligibility.
Germantown High SchoolCourse Verification
■ Course verification forms will be mailed out
to incoming freshmen in March.
■ Contact your son/daughter’s high school
counselor if you would like to make any
changes or return the form to the high school
with any necessary changes clearly written
down.
Germantown High School
■ Representatives from all major
departments are available this evening for
questions in room B101/B103 across the
hall.
■ School Counselors will be available in the
back to answer questions.
Co-Curriculars
at Germantown High
School
Germantown High SchoolAthletic/Activities Director
■ Mrs. Sara Unertl, District Director of
Student Activities.
■ 60+ WIAA sports, non-WIAA sports,
clubs and/or activities offered.
Germantown High SchoolAthletics/Activities
Year Athletics Academics Music Total
2018-19 742 721 190 1,062
2017-18 776 743 189 1,090
2016-17 793 821 166 1,119
2015-16 604 504 156 816
2014-15 763 732 150 1,080
2013-14 778 668 135 1,075
Germantown High SchoolAthletics/Activities
■ GHS offers all 23 WIAA Varsity
Sports Programs plus 45 clubs and
activities.
■ Student-athlete alumni have and
continue to play at numerous D1, D2,
D3 and NAIA schools.
Germantown High SchoolAthletics/Activities
■ Boys Basketball: 3-Peat Division 1 State Champions with a record of 28-0 two years
in a row and 26-2 in 2013-14
State runner-up in 2015 (27-1)
69 game winning streak, a State record
■ Boys Volleyball:NSC champions from 2011-16
Sectional champion and state trip 2017
State champion runner-up in 2019, 2013
State champions in 2018!
■ Softball: Sectional champion and state qualifier in 2017
GHS Co-Curriculars
Athletic & Activity Participants Tend To:
■ Have better attendance rates
■ Have better grades (3.3 GPA for participants, 2.3
GPA for non-participants)
■ Have lower drop-out rates
■ Receive less referrals/detentions
■ Have high self-confidence
■ Less likely to smoke, drink, use drugs
■ Feel positive about high school
Germantown High SchoolAthletics/Activities
Spring/Early Summer Start Up: Pom and Dance
Squad, Wall of Sound Marching Band which
includes Color Guard
Fall Sports:
August 4th – Football
August 10th – Girls Golf
August 11th - Girls Tennis, Girls Swim/Dive
August 17th – Boys Soccer, Boys and Girls Cross
Country, Boys and Girls Volleyball
Germantown High SchoolAthletics/Activities
NEW! Athletic and Activity Online Registration
■ Athletic/Activity registration completed through
Skyward under "online forms"
■ Both parents/guardians and student athletes must sign in
to their individual accounts to complete the process.
■ WIAA Physical forms can be uploaded to Skyward. The
WIAA established date for valid physicals is April 1,
2019 for 2020-21 school year. (Physicals prior to this
date are not valid.)
Building Projects Summary
● $84,000,000 Referendum passed in November of 2016.
● Approximately $57,000,000 of that will be dedicated to GHS.
● These projects impacted student safety, curricular programming, co-curricular programming and community use.
● This audience will be the first group to have all areas completed.
Building Projects Summary
● Renovated classroom areas for Business Education opened in August of 2017.
● The new Automotive Classroom and Lab opened in January 2018.
● Family and Consumer Sciences classroom and labs opened in 2018.
Building Projects Summary
● Project Lead the Way labs and classrooms opened in January of 2019.
● A new area on the 2nd floor opened in January of 2019. This included more lockers, a new Science Lab, 6 new classrooms and an Innovation Center.
● The Performing Arts Center opened in March of 2019.
● The Pool and Aquatics center opened in the spring of 2019.
● The Fieldhouse opened in March of 2019.
● The new Main Office opened in April of 2019.
Building Projects Summary-Completed in the Summer of 2019
● Cafeteria/Commons areas.● Special Education renovations.● Student Services Offices. ● Fitness Center, locker rooms.● Added parking for students, staff and
events.● Reconfiguration of entrances and exits.