Transcript Freshmen Orientation - Valley Guidance Department

WELCOME TO
HIGH SCHOOL
Mrs. Wills
Guidance Counselor
HOW WILL MY LIFE BE
DIFFERENT?
•Lunch
will be earlier
• 10:50 – 11:20
•Location of Lockers
•Some
new and exciting teachers
•More
of a Choice in what classes
you take
•More
is expected of you from
teachers regarding homework
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
•Our
Graduation Requirements are aligned with the
state standards
•Please
understand that Graduation Requirements
are different than College Entrance Requirements
•Graduation
Requirements are also different from
NCAA Eligibility Requirements.
•Graduation
are the lesser of all 3. So if you’re
planning to go to college and play sports, you should
follow the NCAA suggestion coursework.
•I
will push everyone to follow the College
Coursework unless parents tell me otherwise.
•This
Class needs 24 Credits to Graduate
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English 4 Units
Yr. of Graduation: _____________
Health ½ unit
English I
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English II
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English III
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English IV or CP ______
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Health
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Driver’s Education ½ unit
Drivers Ed
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Speech ½ unit
Speech
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Mathematics 3 Units
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Science 2 Units (not the same science)
Physical Science
Biology I
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Physical Education 3 ½ units
P.E
P.E
P.E
P.E
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Art, Music, Foreign Lang. or Vocational 1 unit
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Social Studies 3 units
Geog. Or W. History
Am. History
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Am. Govt.
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Consumer Ed. ½ unit
Consumer Ed.
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Electives 5 ½ units
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ENGLISH
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Must have four years of English Plus Speech, so
4.5 credits in the English Subject
English I, II, III all taken in Sequence. Senior
Year can take English IV or College Placement
English. (CP is weighted)Speech is also taken
their Sr. Year.
Mr. Knox and Mrs. Boughton are our English
Teachers. Both are amazing!!!!
English Electives: Novels, Creative Writing,
Drama
MATHEMATICS
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3 Years of Math = 3 Credits, break before college?
Past practice of failed course = retake the entire year.
This puts you behind a whole credit
Math Offered: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry,
Algebra 2/Trig, Calculus, Math IV (Alg2, Calc and
Math IV are all weighted)
Must be taken in sequence through Algebra 2, then
can pick between Calc and Math IV
No Basic Math will be offered anymore unless IEP
Placement Decisions
New Mathematic Department next year!
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
3.5 Credits needed for graduation
 However, must be in physical activity every
semester or have to have PE per state standard
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Sports Waiver- must be two consecutive seasons
 No Academic Waiver allowed at this time
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Driver’s Education (by birthday of freshmen
class). Classroom portion is required.
 Health- sophomore year
 Mr. Davis and Mr. Collier
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SCIENCE
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Must have two years of science for graduation:
Physical Science and Biology
3 years for college
Other Sciences offered: Chemistry, Physics or
Advanced Biology (all 3 are weighted classes)
 Mrs. Kellogg is our Science Department!
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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3.5 Credits of Social Studies:
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American History- Junior Year (1 credit)
American Government- Junior (.5 credit)
Geography OR World History (1 credit)
The other .5 can be : Geography I, Geography II,
World History, Current Events
Consumer Economics- Junior Year
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Mrs. Barclay, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Olson
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Must have 1 credit of Art, Music, Language, or
Vocational. Can be taken in Combination
 Colleges are really pushing for 2 years of Foreign
Language or 2 years of sequential above classes.
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Electives: 5 ½ Credits.
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Can take in any subject and any combination as long
as prerequisites are fulfilled.
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Let’s Meet our Electives Teachers!!!!!
OUR AWESOME ELECTIVES
Mrs. Wasson: Art I, Art II, Art III, Art IV, Art
Independent Study, Photography, Photography
II, Art Independent Study
 Mr. Henning : Chorus
 Mr. Harrison: Tech I, Tech II, Woods, Tech
Survival Skills, Manufacturing
 Mrs. Boughton: French I, French II,
 Mr. Slusher: Spanish I, Spanish II
 Mrs. Olson: Computer Concepts I and II,
Accounting I and II, Yearbook Independent
Study, Intro to Business
 Mr. Faulk: Cuba for Ag and Horticulture
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FEW MORE OPTIONS
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Teacher’s Assistant
Studyhall – figured into gpa now so take only if
necessary
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Online Classes/ Dual Credit
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WACS classes
LAST PIECES OF INFO
Class ranks are done by gpa’s of group
 College preparation already?
 Graduation Requirements tracked on semester
basis
 4 year plans will be made this next month in
school and must be signed by parents
 Call or email me with any concerns early
 Any Questions?
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