Transcript Cary High School

Cary High School
9TH GRADE
TO
GRADUATION
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
9th-10th Grade
Counselor A-L
Ms. Bowers
[email protected]
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
9th-10th Grade
Counselor M-Z
Ms. Bryant
[email protected]
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
Counseling Intern from
UNC-CH
Miss Davis
[email protected]
Please return
your forms!!!
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
Intervention & PEP
Counselor
9th -10th Grade
Repeaters
Ms. DeBinder
[email protected]
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
SAP Counselor
Ms. Jankowsky
ajankowsky@
wcpss.net
Do you know the Student Services Staff?
Attendance &
Intervention
CoordinatorAll Grades
Mr. Smith
Where is Student Services located?
Our offices are
located in
1104, directly
beside the main
office
Do you know your administrators?
9th and 10th Grade
 Ms. Rock: A-I
 Ms. Boshoff: J-N
 Mr. Johnson: O-U
 Ms. Hofmann: V-Z
11th and 12th Grade
 Mr. Woods
 Mr. Hayes
What should I do in the 9th grade?
 Meet
 Plan
your high school counselor!
your schedule to meet
graduation and college entrance
requirements
What should I do in the 9th grade?
 Think
about which colleges and careers
suit your interests
 Choose
programs, summer workshops
and camps that relate to possible career
interests
To get to 10th grade you need…
 English I
 Two credits from Math, Science, or Social
Studies
 Three additional courses
 Total: 6 credits
Promote or Retain?
 Review each freshman’s transcript
Will
this student be promoted or
retained?
How many credits did the student
earn?
What is the student’s GPA?
GPA and Quality Points
Grade Standard
Honors
AP
A
4
5
6
B
3
4
5
C
2
3
4
D
1
2
3
F
0
0
0
Promote or Retain?
Course
Final Grade
Special Topics in
Mathematics
C
Drafting I
D
World History
Honors
Quality Points
Grade
Standard
Honors
AP
A
4
5
6
B
3
4
5
B
C
2
3
4
English I
F
D
1
2
3
Geometry
Honors
A
F
0
0
0
Microsoft Word
and PowerPoint
B
Healthful Living
A
Earth Science
C
Weighted GPA:
Unweighted GPA:
Credits Earned:
Promote or Retain?
Your Turn!
 In your table groups, calculate GPA, number
of credits, and promote/retain
 Write your answer on scrap paper and turn
it in
 The first group to answer correctly wins a
prize!
Your Report Card
Course
Final Grade
Common Core
Math 1A
C
Visual Arts
F
World History
F
Integrated Reading
B
Common Core
Math 1B
D
English I
C
Healthful Living
A
Earth Science
Honors
C
Quality
Points
Grade
Standard
Honors
AP
A
4
5
6
B
3
4
5
C
2
3
4
D
1
2
3
F
0
0
0
Weighted GPA:
Unweighted GPA:
Credits Earned:
Promote or Retain?
What do I need
to graduate?
English: 4 credits
 English I, II,
III, & IV
 Academic and
Honors Offered
for English 9-12
 AP Offered for
English 11-12
Social Studies: 4 credits
 World History
 American History I
 American History II
 Civics and
Economics
Honors and Academic offered;
AP US History offered to meet
American I & II requirement
Science: 3 credits
 Earth Science
 Biology
 Physical Science
OR Chemistry
 Honors and Academic
offered; AP
Environmental Science
offered to meet Earth
Science requirement
Math: 4 credits*
Students entering 9th grade with 8th
Grade Math as their highest math
credit
Students entering 9th grade with an
Algebra 1 credit or higher
Foundations of Algebra and Introductory
Math
Common Core Math
1A and 1B
HS credit for Algebra I taken in middle school
Common Core Math 2
Geometry or Honors Geometry
Common Core Math 3
Algebra II or Honors Algebra II
4th Math Course to be aligned with the
student's post high school plans
4th Math Course to be aligned with the
student's post high school plans
*** In the rare instance that a student is unable to complete the math requirements, another plan
will be developed, pending principal approval and teacher documentation.
Healthful Living
 Highly
recommended to
take freshman year!
 Can also take
JROTC/HL I and
JROTC/HL II
World Languages
 Not required for graduation, but required
for admission to the UNC system and most
4-year colleges & universities
 3 Languages offered at Cary High
Electives: 6 credits
 4 elective credits strongly
 2 elective credits of
any combination from
either Career and
Technical Education
(CTE), Arts
Education, OR World
Language.
recommended (4 course
concentration) from one of
the following:
 Career and Technical
Education (CTE)***
 JROTC
 Arts Education (e.g. band,
chorus, theater arts, visual
arts)
 Any other subject area
(e.g. social studies,
science, mathematics,
English)
Career Clusters at CHS

Talk to your CTE teachers about:
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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Architecture and Construction
Business Management and Administration
Government and Public Administration
Health Sciences
Hospitality and Tourism
Information Technology
Marketing
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
TOTAL =
26 credits to
graduate
from Cary
High School
Attendance
 11 Absences in a semester class = FF (forced failure!)
 2 absences in a block scheduled class is like
missing 4 days of learning
 See Mr. Smith about attendance contracts or other
attendance questions
Driver Eligibility
 Students must pass 75% of courses (3 out
of 4 on a block schedule) to be able to
obtain or maintain their drivers license!
Athletic Eligibility
 85% Attendance required during the semester prior.
 Must have passed 3 courses during the previous
semester
 Must maintain overall 1.5 GPA
 Must not be convicted of a felony
 Must live in the school district and enroll no later than the15th
day of the present semester
 Under 19 on or before October 16th
9th Grade College Planning

College Admission Offices pay careful
attention to the following:
 Grade Point Average (GPA)
 Difficulty of course load
 SAT/ACT scores
 High school and community activities
To get started, visit cfnc.org or
collegeboard.org
Scheduling Classes
 Students cannot switch out of courses they
register for (primary and alternate
selections)
 Select 8 primary (1st choice) courses and 3
alternate courses
NC Scholars
 This is not a monetary scholarship, but a seal that will appear on
your high school diploma designating that you are a NC Scholar.
 Qualifications needed to be a NC Scholar:

Unweighted 3.5 G.P.A.
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English I
English II
English III
English IV
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Higher Math
Biology
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Earth/Environmental
Chemistry/Physics
Arts course
Foreign Language 1
Foreign Language 2
Advanced Elective
Advanced Elective
CTE course
Thank you,
Class of 2017!