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Class of 2018 High Ability Mathematics Parent Night. Avon High School Math Course Sequences. AHS Classes 2017. AVON HIGH SCHOOL Math AP EXAM RESULTS 2004 - 2011. AP Calculus AB. AP Calculus AB. AP Calculus BC. AP Calculus BC. AP Statistics. AP Statistics.
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Avon High School Math Course Sequences AHS Classes 2017
High School Credited Courses In Middle School(Beginning with the Class of 2010)
Algebra I or Algebra I HA; Geometry HA; Biology I HA • The course title and grade will appear on the student’s high school transcript, so colleges can verify that the course was completed. • The student will receive a credit for the course; however the grade will not factor into the student’s high school GPA. • Students who earned a grade of C or C- are strongly encouraged to repeat the course in ninth grade. Students who earned a D+ or lower must repeat the course in ninth grade to remain eligible for a Core 40 with Technical or Academic Honors Diploma. • The course counts towards the respective subject requirements for the Core 40 Diploma, the Core 40 with Technical Honors Diploma, and the Core 40 with Academic Honors Diploma. • The course counts towards the 47 credits needed to graduate.
AVON HIGH SCHOOLAdvanced Placement /Honors Program COURSE WEIGHTING
Why Take Honors / AP Courses ? • Complete Requirements for the Academics Honors Diploma. • Better prepare students for rigor of college work. • Better prepare students for standardized tests that determine college admission and scholarships.
Why use grade weighting • Encourages students to take more rigorous courses. • Rewards students with higher GPA • Helps maintain higher class rank • Ensures that students with the highest rankings have taken the most challenging curriculum.
AVON HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHTED COURSES .1 .2 .3
CALCULATING WEIGHTED CUMULATIVE GPA Points added to cumulative GPA based on a level factor and the number of semesters completed. Level I = .1 X # credits earned = Level II = .2 X # credits earned = Level III = .3 X # credits earned =______ Total factor points = Total Level factor points Semesters Completed = pts. Added to GPA
CALCULATING CUMULATIVE GPA English 9 H 2 credits Geometry Ace 2 credits Geo & Hist World H 2 credits TOTALS 6 credits X .1 = .6 Chemistry H 2 credits TOTALS 2 credits X .2 = .2 .6 + .2 = .8 2 Sem = .400 add on
CALCULATING WEIGHTED CUMULATIVE GPA Unweighted Cumulative GPA = 3.500 + Weighted points added = .400 Weighted Cumulative GPA = 3.900