Eastlake High School

Class of 2022Incoming 9th Grade

Parent Night

Welcome to Eastlake

Personalization at Eastlake

PTSA Introduction

Registration Information

Graduation Requirements

Course Information

High School Athletics and Activities Information

Question and Answer

Eastlake High School MissionDeveloping the character and intellectual strengths for individual and shared success

Eastlake Values• Intellectual strengths such as curiosity, creativity and effective communication• Personal attributes such as integrity, responsibility and reflection• Interpersonal attributes such as empathy, teamwork and service• Compassion and appreciation for authenticity and diversity• Growth through initiative, work ethic and perseverance• Balancing competition and ambition with gratitude and wellness

Wolf Strong, Pack Strong

• Support students through a positive, personalized and compassionate culture

• Engage and challenge students through well-designed instruction

• Support students in their development of character and citizenship

• Provide students the time and support to meet our high expectations

• Provide students with the knowledge and skills to make thoughtful decisions in

high school and beyond (college and career ready)

EHS PTSA is the link between parents, teachers,

administration, students and the community.

Only organization at EHS that supports ALL students and the

entire community.

• How we partner with the school:• Grants - $175,000 over last 4 years to educational

programs, directly enhancing learning in classroom.

• Education – Funding for Math Lab, SAT & ACT test prep, Reflections Art Program, Parent Ed, and Prevention Intervention Counselor, to name just a few.

• Building our Community – Holiday Bazaar, Emergency Prep, legislative advocacy, Angel Fund and Pantry Packs for families in need.

We communicate through our website, Wolf Tracks weekly update and Facebook.

o Start at: ehsptsa.org to get signed up for EHS PTSA updates

January Incoming 9th Grade Parent Night

Registration Process

Welcome to the Pack

Late August Incoming 9th Grade Parent Night

Website Resources

Link Crew

Homeroom

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Counselor assignment Alphabet

determined by alphabet

Principal and

3 Associate Principals

Administration currently assigned by counselor

Comprehensive high school, moving to 7 periods, in a block schedule format alternating days

o Wednesdays are early release days

o Tuesdays and Thursdays - Wolf Time

o Monday- Homeroom

Classroom Presentations Academic Planning College Application Process New Student Orientation and Registration Parent/Teacher/Student Coordination Personal Counseling with Students Post-High School Planning Consultation with Community Agencies Parent Information Nights

Exploration - of different or additional elective courses

Acceleration - Taking accelerated courses such as Advanced

Placement (AP), or dual credit opportunities like Running

Start or College in the High School

Remediation – Getting additional support or making up

credit

1st Semester 2nd Semester

World Literature I/ World History I (2.0)

OR

Honors Literature 9/ Honors Social Studies 9 (2.0)

Math (1.0)

Biology in the Earth System (1.0)

OR

Honors Biology in the Earth System (1.0)

PE/Health (1.0)

World Language (1.0)

AND Yearlong Elective (1.0) – Music, Engineering,

Marketing, or SDI

Homeroom (.25 credit)

Technical Education

o Introduction to Engineering Design

o Introduction to Marketing

World Language

o Spanish 1 or 2

o French 1 or 2

o Japanese 1

o American Sign Language 1

Music

o Orchestra

o Concert Band

o Symphonic Band

o Wind Ensemble

o Jazz Band

o Chamber Choir

o Concert Choir

Fine Arts

o Art Foundation

o 2D Art

o 3D Art

o Photo 1 and 2

o Drama 1 and 2

DAY 1 – Information & distribution

DAY 2 – Material collection & request entry

Incoming 9th grade Registration Timeline:

o Evergreen Middle School

- January 19th and January 30th

o Inglewood Middle School

- February 6th and February 13th

o District Choice Schools- Environmental, North Star, Stella Schola, &

Private Schools

- January 31st and February 7th @ 1:30 pm at EHS- Families only attend one

- February 1st and 8th - Renaissance

EHS counselors will visit IMS and EMS to present materials to students that live in the EHS attendance area

An electronic copy of the course catalog is available online

This includes a complete listing of EHS policies, graduation planning resources and important district information

What you will see for every course:

o Course Name

o Course Codes

o One semester or two

o Grade level requirement

o Prerequisite information

o Course description

Your students are making course requests for next year

Both you and your student will sign the request worksheet

Master schedule is built based on course requests, these decisions matter

Student schedules will not be finalized until the first day of class in September

Yearlong classes are yearlong commitments

Cumulative GPA starts in 9th grade

AP US Government AP US History AP World History AP Calculus AB & BC AP Statistics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics AP Environmental Science AP Economics AP Literature and Composition AP Language and Composition AP Spanish AP French

AP Computer Science

AP Studio Art

UW English

UW Pre-Calculus

UW Calculus

UW Astronomy

UW Psychology

24 credits total

4 credits of English

3 credits of social studies

3 credits of math

3 credits of science (2 lab)

1 credit of occupational

2 credits of fine arts

2 credits of PE/Health (.5 health/1.5 PE)

2 credits of world language

4 credits of electives

o 7 period schedule

o Cross- credited courses- Course can meet two subject areas

• ASL: World Language and Occupational

• Photography: Art and Occupational

• Introduction to Engineering & Design: Art and Occupational

o Minimum of 24 credits required

• Credits are needed in specific subject areas

o State testing requirements:

-Smarter Balanced ELA Exam (SBA)

-Smarter Balanced Math Exam (SBA)-WA Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS)

o High School and Beyond Plan

Course Registration to support pathways

Personalized online portfolio that students will have throughout high school which is a graduation requirement.

Students will complete career interest inventories, research colleges, plan classes for their 4 years at EHS, and more.

They will be registering for classes through Career Cruising this year so they’ll start to become familiar with it.

Reasons to take Level 1 a freshman:

Reasons to wait to take Level 1 as a freshman:

A’s and B’s in core academic classes in middle school

Struggled in core academicclasses in middle school

Strong independent study habits

Need time to adjust to the high school experience

Passion for learning a language

Four years to complete thetwo years required for graduation

Incoming 9th graders may register for:

• Concert Choir

• Orchestra

• Concert Band

• Jazz Band (register in addition to Concert Band. Must also audition for Jazz

Band)

• AUDITION ONLY:

• Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble (register for Concert Band and go through

audition)

• Chamber Choir (register for Concert Choir then go through audition)

• Orchestra 2 (register for Orchestra and go through audition)

Health and Fitness

0.5 Health /0.5 PE (will need an additional 1.0 PE to graduate)

Research shows that activity and exercise boost academic performance, relieve stress, and promote better sleep

Teach healthy lifestyle skills that students will practice and implement in high school and beyond

Emphasis on mental and emotional health, stress relief, time management and healthy lifestyle choice

Provides academic balance and overall stress relief

Krista Bjorge

Regardless of which class they take, it does not stop them

from taking any advanced level classes.

Both classes are year-long courses.

Honors Biology in the Earth System has the same material

as the on level while extending on depth of knowledge in

each standard with an emphasis on research and student

developed understanding.

Requires advanced skills in taking initiative and

perseverance.

Students will independently complete homework

assignments.

No late work will be accepted.

Estimate one hour of homework assigned for each

class period.

Require Having

Passed Biology in

the Earth System:

Have a math

level

prerequisite:

Require Having Passed Chemistry

in the Earth System:

2017-2018

Honors

In the Time of the Butterflies (Dominican Republic)

A Long Way Gone (Sierra Leone)

Othello (Shakespeare)

Station Eleven (Canada)

Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)

Other Poetry and Literature

On-Level

In the Time of the Butterflies

(Dominican Republic)

A Long Way Gone (Sierra

Leone)

Romeo and Juliet

(Shakespeare)

Balzac and the Little Chinese

Seamstress (China)

Other Poetry and Literature

Honors

Culture, Population, Religion

Immigration

Ethnicity, Gender

Human Rights

Social Justice

Environmental Policy – CBA

Historical focus

o Latin America

o Africa

o South East Asia

Comparative global issues

On-Level

Culture, Population,

Religion

Human Rights

Environmental Policy – CBA

Historical focus

o Latin America

o Africa

o South East Asia

Course: This year long course is designed with an integrated

approach to reading, writing, speaking, listening, and higher

level thinking skills.

In this course we will explore the concept of coming of age

through the literary traditions and geographical movement

of cultures and civilizations around the world.

Year end product will be a student driven documentary film

festival based on social justice

Practicing and developing critical thinking skills for success

in advanced courses throughout high school.

Not necessarily the same curriculum as 9th with “extra” or

“more” work

Homework: Varies but students can expect 30-90 minutes

depending on unit/semester

There will be a summer assignment for Social Studies and

Language Arts due the first day of school.

o Mapping the world

o Short Story annotations

Summer Assignment will be distributed the last two weeks

of school.

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Fall: Begins August

20th

Winter: Begins

November 12th

Spring: Begins

February 25th

Football (Begins 8/15)

Girls Soccer*

Cross Country

Volleyball*

Boys Golf*

Girls Swimming and Dive

Boys Tennis

Slow-Pitch Softball

Girls Basketball

Boys Basketball*

Boys Swimming and Dive

Wrestling

Gymnastics (Begins 11/5)

Track and Field

Fastpitch

Baseball*

Boys Soccer*

Girls Golf*

Girls Tennis

Badminton

*These are CUT sports (not all people trying out will make the teamAthletic Hours for Sports RegistrationAugust: 8am and 12pm, Monday - Friday

During the school year athletic office hours are before school and lunch only M-F

Pat Bangasser, Athletic Director pbangasser@lwsd.org

Fall Season 2018

o Registration begins on August 1st (Online)

o Football begins on August 15th

o All other Fall Sports begin on August 20th

Participation Fee - $200.00

Purchase an ASB Card - $50.00

Leadership French Club Link Crew

Anime/Magna Club French Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta/Math Honor Society

Art Club Pride Club National Art Honor Society

Chess Club Global Awareness Project National Honor Society

Band Invisible Children R.E.A.C.H.

Choir International Club Robotics Club

Debate Jazz Band Science National Honor Society

DECA JOG (Junior Orthopedic Guild)

Spanish Club

Drama Journalism Spanish Honor Society

Drumline Key Club SSAAF

Environmental Club Leadership Yearbook

Film

Questions?

We look forward to working with you and your student in September!