Kell High School

1. Kell High School Freshman Advisement

2. Agenda • Departments • Graduation Requirements • Grade Promotion • Transcripts • GPA Calculation • Rigor • HOPE • Athletic Eligibility • Student Success

3. 4 Year Plan • This is a plan to review graduation requirements • It is a guidance tool for students • It is not the same as registration • Students will register for each year during the Spring semester • Teachers will make recommendations for core classes and students will choose electives

4. Fine Arts • Theatre • Band • Orchestra • Art • Chorus

5. Physical Education • Health • Personal Fitness • Weight Training • Team Sports • Introduction to Outdoor Education • Lifetime Sports • Sports Med/ First Aid

6. Foreign Language • Spanish • French • German • Latin

7. Career Technical • Education Pathway • Computing Career Pathway • Interactive Media Pathway • Business Administration Pathway • Engineering and Architecture Pathway • Government and Protective Services Pathway • Culinary Arts • Graphic Design Pathway • Broadcast/Video Production Pathway • Marketing Pathway

8. Math On level Math- Math 1, Math 2, Math 3, Math 4 Accelerated Math- Acc. Math 1, Acc. Math 2, Acc. Math 3, Additional Math Or Acc. Math 2, Acc. Math 3, Additional Math,

9. English • 9th Lit or Honors 9th Lit • 10th Lit or Honors British Lit • American Lit or Honors American Lit or AP Language • Senior Lit or Honors Senior Lit or AP Literature

10. Science • Biology • Physics • Chemistry or Environmental Science • 4th Science • On level track- Biology, Conceptual Physics, Chemistry or Environmental Science, 4th Science • Honors track- Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, 4th Science

11. Social Studies • World History or Honors World History or AP World History • US History or Honors US History or AP US History • Government and Economics or Honors Gov and Honors Econ or AP Gov and AP Econ

12. Graduation Requirements • Math- 4 Units • Science- 4 Units • English- 4 Units • Social Studies- 3 Units • Health/ BPE- 1 Unit • Foreign Language/ Career Tech/ ROTC- 3 Units • Electives- 4 Units • Total- 23 Units

13. Grade Promotion To move from 9th to 10th grade Must have Math, Science, and Literature along with 2 additional units (5 total Units) To move from 10th to 11th grade Must have Math, Science, and Literature along with 2 additional units (10 units)

14. Transcript • Only final grades given at 18 weeks go on the transcript • This is the student’s permanent record • This is what is sent to colleges • These are grades that determine whether or not a student passes or fails the class • These are the only grades used to calculate GPA and class rank • Math 1 and 2 are the only courses that are year long and a final grade will be given in May

15. Cobb County GPA Calculation On Level Honors AP A= 4.0 A=4.5 A=5.0 B=3.0 B=3.5 B=4.0 C=2.0 C=2.5 C=3.0 D=1.0 D=1.5 D=2.0 F=0.0 F=0.0 F=0.0 HOPE- Honors receives no additional quality point and AP receives 0.5 quality point

16. Rigor Why take rigorous courses? • Impress college admission counselors • Develop college-level academic skills • Save money- earn college credit • Challenges students

17. HOPE Scholarship CORE GPA of 3.0 • English • Math • Social Studies • Science • Foreign Language

18. Athletic Eligibility • All Freshman are eligible for extra curricular activities first semester of high school • Students must pass 3 out of 4 classes every semester to remain eligible • A student who failed 2 classes in the fall is ineligible for spring activities • A student who fails 2 classes in the spring will be ineligible for both summer and fall activities

19. Student Success • Attendance • Pinnacle • Homework vigilance/ Support • Student and Parent involvement • Consequences and Rewards

20. Student Success We share the same goal for your child: to reach their full potential both academically and socially.

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