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Freshmenology 101
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome Class of 2021!
CLASS OF 2021 REQUIREMENTS*All requirements in this presentation are subject to legislative changes at any given time
I. A total of 24 credits are needed for graduation in order to meet the criteria for a traditional standard diploma. These credits must include:
ENGLISH: 4 credits
MATHEMATICS: 4 credits (must include Algebra I and Geometry)
SCIENCE: 3 credits (must include 1 Biology and 1 Physical Science credit)
SOCIAL STUDIES: 3 credits (must include 1 World History, 1 American History, ½ American Government, ½ Economics credit)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: 1 credit (1credit of HOPE or ½ credit of PERSONAL FITNESS and ½ credit of a P.E. class)
PERFORMING/PRACTICAL FINE ART: 1 credit
ELECTIVES: 8 credits
24 credits total
II. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is needed in ALL high school credit courses.
III. A passing score is needed on the 10th grade ELA (English Language Arts).
IV. MUST pass the Algebra I EOC (END OF COURSE EXAM)
Students must participate in EOC assessments and the results will determine final course grades
EOC’s include: Algebra I, Biology I, Geometry, US History, and Algebra II
V. 20 hours of community service/volunteer hours completed in high school are required before graduation.
VI. MUST earn credit in at least one online course.
Typical 9th
Grade Schedule
1. English
2. Math
3. Science
4. AICE/AP/or Industry Certification
5. Elective/Academy
6. Elective
7. Elective
IMPORTANCE OF GRADES
Handing in classwork/homework = good grades.
Colleges look at grades from freshman – junior years as well as the
rigor of the senior year, so start out strong!
Student athletes and club members must maintain at least a 2.0
cumulative GPA to participate.
Students have to repeat a required course if they fail it.
Time management is important.
Grade point averages are CUMULATIVE and begin with the first high
school course taken even if it was in middle school.
FRESHMAN YEAR IS IMPORTANT!!!!!
HOW ARE GRADE POINT AVERAGES (GPA)
AND HONOR POINT AVERAGES (HPA)
CALCULATED?
ALL LETTER GRADES ARE AWARD POINTS
Regular Classes
A = 4.00
B = 3.00
C = 2.00
D = 1.00
F = 0.00
Honors Classes
A = 4.500
B = 3.375
C = 2.250
D = 1.125
F = 0.000
AP/AICE/Dual Enrollment Classes
A = 6.00
B = 4.50
C = 3.00
D = 1.50
F = 0.00
How To Earn Credit?(For Non-EOC courses)
Each time you pass a class for the semester, which is half of a year, you
earn half of a credit.
If you take 7 classes each semester and you pass each class, you can earn
3.5 credits for each semester, which means 7 credits for the year.
7
Classes.50
Credit
3.5
Credits
3.5
Credits
2
Sem
7
Credits
Semester Exams Count*!
To receive a passing grade for the semester, you must pass 2 of the 3 grades used to calculate the semester average.
A Semester consists of 2 nine weeks & a final exam. Semester average = 1st 9 weeks (40%) + 2nd 9 weeks (40%) + Final Exams count for 20% of your semester grade.
If you are absent 10 days in a class, you must pass the final exam! Block periods counts as 2 absences. 5th period count as 1 absence.
* NON-EOC CLASSES
First Quarter
(9 weeks)
Second Quarter
(9 weeks)
Semester Exam
40% 40% 20%
How to Earn Credit in an EOC Course
Effective SY15, all EOC courses will be year-long courses with 1.0 credit
awarded. EOC courses include Algebra 1, Geometry, 2, Biology and US History
The Algebra 1 EOC is a specific graduation requirement as it is considered the
state’s mathematics assessment.
In order for a student to earn credit in an EOC class, students must sit for the
exam at the end of the year.
If a student does not sit for the EOC at the end of the school year, they still have
12 months from the date to take the exam.
If a student does not sit for the EOC at the end of the school year, the final grade
will result in the student receiving an F for the entire credit.
Currently, Algebra 1 is the only EOC exam that has an alternative assessment
that students can take in order to receive a concordant score on.
PERT – 97
High Stakes Testing
Agree with it or not, it is here !!!!HIGH SCHOOL TESTS
Reading 9th Reading 10th
Algebra I EOC Geometry EOC
Biology EOC US HISTORY EOCUS History EOC
COLLEGE READY TESTS
PSAT SAT ACT P.E.R.T.
OTHER TESTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS…..
Industry Certifications Advanced Placement
A.I.C.E. SAT Subject Area Tests
AND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL…….
GRE LSAT
MCAT BOARD TESTING
ETC, ETC, ETC, ETC……..
Take Standardized
Tests Seriously!!
Determines Intensive Reading, Honors, AICE, and AP for next year.
All FSA Level 1 and 2 students will be placed into Intensive Reading as mandated by the state.
Graduation Requirement for FSA ELA and ALG I EOC
THE PREVIOUS WERE THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION …
A minimum of 2 credits of the same foreign language (Florida
Bright Futures Scholarship Program requires this as well)
At least 4 sciences completed throughout HS (Chemistry and
Physics)
At least 4 math credits completed throughout HS
Honors, AP, AICE, Dual Enrollment classes (any classes that contain
rigor and challenge)
State University System Matrix
FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF
# OF
STUDENTS 12,051 30,301 13,442 50,394 41,301 832 59,758 49,913 16,356 41,047 12,679
GPA3.00-
3.49
3.38-
3.95
3.07-
3.73
3.50-
4.203.8-4.3
3.70-
4.333.5-4.2 4.1-4.5
3.93-
4.23
3.75-
4.33.3-3.9
SAT1200-
1500
V,M,W
1490-
1770
V,M,W
1410-
1680
V,M,W
1600-
1850
V,M,W
1730-
2010
V,M,W
1780-
2100
V,M,W
1700-
1960
V,M,W
1620-
2000
V.M,W
1800-
1920
V,M,W
1660-
1930
V,M,W
1460-
1600
V,M,W
ACT 17-20 22-26 20-24 23-26 26-30 27-31 25-29 24-30 26-27 24-28 21-24
NCAA
SPORT
DIVDIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 N/A DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 1 DIV 2
COLLEGE 101
GET THE SCOOP ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW!
TO GET A JUMP START ON COLLEGE!
Wednesday, October 18th at 6:00PM
JHS Auditorium
COLLEGE BOUND
FRESHMEN & PARENTS
EDLINE – ORDER OF OPERATIONS
1. CHECK EDLINE WEEKLY
2. ASK YOUR CHILD FIRST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR GRADES – Communication is key
3. USE THE TEACHER EMAIL LINKS ON EDLINE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S PERFORMANCE OR OTHER ISSUES IN THE CLASSES
4. CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IF AFTER YOU CONTACT THEIR TEACHER THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED
WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE ARE
ACADEMIC QUESTIONS/CONCERNS
STEP 1 – student should personally contact teacher at appropriate time to discuss question/concern
STEP 2 (if not resolved) – parent should contact teacher through Edline email link to discuss question/concern
STEP 3 (if not resolved) – student should make appointment with guidance counselor to discuss question/concern
STEP 4 (if not resolved) – parent should contact guidance counselor to discuss question/concern
ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT
GET EXTRA HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT. Go to your teachers when you are having
trouble with a class and ask them for the extra help that you need.
We also offer free tutoring as follows:
MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES AND WORLD LANGUAGE TUTORING
NHS
Wednesday Evenings from 6-8pm in room 6-108
Math Tutoring in the Media Center
Mon – Wed from 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
GRADES ARE EARNED
NOT NEGOTIATED!!!!
• Please monitor grades throughout the quarter grading period.
• Do not expect “extra credit” or to be allowed to “make up” long ago missed
assignments when you realize that your grade is not what you would like it to
be.
• Be diligent about completing each and every assignment/homework/quiz/test
to the best of your ability. There is no substitute for hard work!
ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO
PROBLEM SOLVE
Anxiety has topped the list of psychological problems among college students for the past two years, deposing depression, the longtime No. 1 issue. At the University of Florida, there is increasing demand - and a waiting list - for group therapy and groups such as "Taming the Anxious Mind.“ "In the years that I have studied it, 1986 to 2001, anxiety has tripled," said Sherry Benton, UF's lead counselor. UF counselors treated 4,500 students during the 2010-11 school year, she said. Benton called the nationwide increase in anxiety an epidemic and pointed to environmental factors that could lead to it - separation from problem-solving parents and worries about a struggling economy and a bleaker world that awaits after graduation.
Then there are "helicopter parents" who have hovered over their children since birth. "Students with helicopter parents have not developed some of the self-soothing and coping skills because their parents tried so hard to solve their problems," Jones said. "They're used to having somebody pave the way for them. They have no tolerance for struggle, no tolerance for boredom. Now, for the first time, they're faced with solving their own problems, and it creates a lot of anxiety.”
Source: Palm Beach Post (Lona O’Connor), May 13, 2012
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL
FRESHMAN YEAR ATTEND SCHOOL DAILY – TARDIES WILL NOW COUNT!!!!
BE ORGANIZED
TURN IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS
STUDY A SET AMOUNT OF TIME EACH DAY WHETHER YOU HAVE HOMEWORK OR NOT
EARN/MAINTAIN GOOD GRADES
FOLLOW PROGRESS ON EDLINE
DECIDE THAT EDUCATION IS IMPORATNT
GET INVOLVED
Clubs on Campus
ACADEMIC TEAM ANIME CLUB
ANTI-BULLYING CLUB ART CLUB
BAND BOOK CLUB
BEST BUDDIES MARS ROBOTIC
CHORUS WINTER GUARD
SENIOR CLASS JUNIOR CLASS
SOPHOMORE CLASS FRESHMEN CLASS
COLOR GUARD DANCE TEAM
DEBATE TEAM DRAMA CLUB
ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY SOCIAL STUDIES NHS
ENVIROTHON DECA FFA (FUTURE FARMERS)
ENGINEERINING FIRST PRIORITY
FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY HOSA
JERFSA KEY CLUB
JUMPSTARTERS RED CROSS
TEENS HELPING HOSPICE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
SWAT SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY
SECME SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY
STUDENT GOVERNMENT WAR CRY
SURF YEARBOOK WRITER’S YEARBOOK
YOUNG POLITICIANS
Where to find information about
Jupiter Community High School