Transcript 8th grade course selections

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Rising
Grade Parent
Information Night
LET’S GET READY TO CHOOSE!
Rising 7th grade team:
Mr. Spencer (dean)
Mrs. O’Brien (counselor)
Rising 8th grade team:
Mrs. Smyth (dean)
Mrs. Waldo (counselor)
7th Grade Required Courses:
Grade Level or Honors in the following:
English
Life Science
U.S. History
Math:
Students currently in Math 6 will go to Math 7.
Students currently in Accelerated Math 6/7 will go to Algebra 1.
**Students will NOT make Core selections, they will be automatically uploaded based on
recommendations
Also Required:
Health and P.E.
Technology and Engineering Education & Family and Consumer Science
(one semester of each)
**All 7th graders will have 45 minutes of Resource or Spectrum**
7th Grade Elective Courses
All 7th Graders will choose ONE Fine Arts Elective:
 Band 7 (must be currently enrolled in Band 6)
 Strings 7 (must be currently enrolled in Strings 6)
 Chorus
 Guitar 7
 Art 7
All 7th Graders will choose ONE Core Elective:
 Coding at the Middle School (CAMS)
 Communication Studies
 Spanish 1, German 1, Latin 1, French 1 (high school credit)
(not all students should start World Language in 7th grade, but it is the only way to reach AP level
by Senior year without summer school)
*Accelerating Literacy might be recommended by school
Required Courses-Grade 8
English
Civics- Government/Economics
Physical Science-Physics/Chemistry
Math:
Students who took Math 7 will go to Algebra 1 (Math 8 Option)
Students who took Algebra 1 will go to Geometry
Health and PE 8
*Resource-all 8th graders are required to have a 90 minute
Resource block every other day.
**Students who take Spectrum will have 45 minutes of Resource
and 45 minutes of Spectrum
Grade 8 World Language
World Languages and Cultures
Level I or II in:
Spanish, Spanish for Fluent Speakers,
German, Latin or French
Foreign Language
Important Notes:
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For an Advanced Studies Diploma, students must successfully
complete three years of one language or two years each of two
different languages.
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Some colleges may require more than the minimum number of
foreign language credits currently needed for the Advanced Studies
Diploma.
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Colleges are looking for students to continue foreign language
through their senior year of high school.
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It is recommended that a student earn at least a “B” in order to
progress to the next level of foreign language study.
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Seal of bilingualism
Grade 8 Elective Choices
Students who are not taking a World Language will choose TWO
of the following:
Band 8 (if
currently enrolled in Band 7)
Strings 8 (if currently enrolled in Strings 7)
Chorus (any student)
Guitar Level 2 (if
currently enrolled in Guitar 7)
Technology and Engineering Education
Family and Consumer Sciences
Art 8
3 Dimensional Design Art 8 – New!!!
Students who are taking
a World Language will
choose ONE of these
electives
Summer Options
Some students decide to take a math course in the
summer to accelerate their course work through
Virtual Loudoun.
Detailed Information is provided to counselors in May,
and will be forwarded to parents at that time.
Typical cost approximately $700
Expunging Grades
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Any high school course taken during middle school.
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Once expunged, the grade AND credit are gone.
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Students would need to retake the course in order
to receive credit or to move onto subsequent
levels.
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Expungement forms will be sent home with all FINAL
report cards. Forms MUST be submitted to the
Counseling Departments NO LATER than August 15,
2017:
Rising 9th Graders: Submit forms to THS
Rising 8th Graders: Submit forms to SMMS (Ms. Waldo)
TJ/AOS/AET Timeline-8th grade year
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The process to apply to these schools begins in the Fall of 8th grade.
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AOS uses the PSAT as an admissions test-if your student requires
accommodations you will need to start this process in August before
school starts
Schools host open houses/info session in the Spring
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TJHSST Admissions open house: April 1st @ TJ (9am-12pm)
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AOS Info Session: May 18th @ Dominion HS @ 7pm
Students must be enrolled in Algebra 1 or higher during their 8th
grade year in order to apply to TJ/AOS. Students must be enrolled in
Geometry or higher during their 8th grade year to apply to AET.
Monroe Tech
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26 programs
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Auto Collision Repair Technology, Biotechnology, Building Construction,
Computer and Digital Animation, Cosmetology, Firefighter, Graphic
Communications, Nail Design, Practical Nursing, TV Production & Digital
Movement, Welding
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Internship and Job Opportunities
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For Juniors and Seniors
AVID
What can AVID do for you?
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Teach you organization and study skills
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Improves your communication and
educational self-advocacy skills
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Challenge you to take higher level
classes in high school
What does it take the place of?
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You will have an AVID class that takes
the place of an elective.
AVID
GPA Grade Point Average
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Numeric Value
Letter Grade
Quality Points (before weighting)
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98-100
A+
4.3
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93-97
A
4
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90-92
A-
3.7
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87-89
B+
3.3
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83-86
B
3
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80-82
B-
2.7
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77-79
C+
2.3
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73-76
C
2
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70-72
C-
1.7
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67-69
D+
1.3
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63-66
D
1
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60-62
D-
0.7
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0-59
F
0
Advanced Studies Diploma
Academic Areas
Credits
SOL Verified Credits
English
4
2
Social Studies
4
2
4
2
4
2
3 or 4
0
Health/Physical Education
2
0
Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education
1
0
Economics & Personal Finance
1
0
Electives
3
0
Student Selected Verified Credit
0
1
26 or 27
9
(World Studies (2), US/VA Government, and US/VA History)
Mathematics
(Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or above level of Algebra II)
Science
(From 3 of the 4 disciplines: Biological, Chemical, Physical, Earth)
World Language (3 years of one language or 2 years each of two
different languages)
Total (depends on foreign language option)
Huh? Verified what?
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A verified unit of credit is earned by passing a course and its related end-of-course Standards of
Learning (SOL) test where an end-of-course test is required. Students may repeat end-of-course
tests to earn the verified credits needed for graduation.
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Classes that have SOLs
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Algebra I (administered at the end of Algebra I and Algebra I, Part 2)
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Algebra II
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Algebra II and Trigonometry
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Earth Science
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Geometry
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Reading (administered in English 11)
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Writing (administered in English 11)
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World History and Geography to 1500
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World History and Geography, 1500 to Present
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United States History.
6 Year Plan
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Math 7
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus
AB
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
Spanish 5
AP Spanish
English
Earth Sci Hons