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9 TH Grade Annual Review Presentation. North Syracuse Junior High School & Cicero-North Syracuse Counselors. Counselor Breakdown. A-DEK Mr. Scullion DEL-H Mr. Whittico I - NES Mrs.Murphy NET-STA Mrs . Asch STE-Z Mr . Kulakowski. Annual Review. Purpose:
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9TH Grade Annual Review Presentation North Syracuse Junior High School & Cicero-North Syracuse Counselors
Counselor Breakdown A-DEKMr. Scullion DEL-HMr. Whittico I-NESMrs.Murphy NET-STAMrs. Asch STE-ZMr. Kulakowski
Annual Review Purpose: Plan classes for next year Review information regarding credits, promotion to 10th grade, and graduation requirements Give information on courses for next year Meeting Times: Mid-January through March
How do I know when to come to the Counseling Office for my Annual Review? • You will receive a Yellow Pass in homeroom the day you will be meeting with your counselor • Please honor the pass and report to the counseling office promptly at the scheduled time • We do our best to schedule your annual review during a study hall or elective
9th Grade Promotion Policy A student is promoted from 9th to 10th Grade if he/she has earned four (4) credits and passed three (3) out of the following 9th grades subjects: EnglishSocial Studies MathematicsScience
Summer School Policy • Must have a 55 or better overall average • Must have passed two (2) of four (4) marking periods with a 65 or better, or • Must have passed the final exam with a 65 or better
What’s different about 10th Grade? • You will move on to the High School (CNS) • You will have the opportunity to take more classes in your interest areas • You will be expected to take on more responsibility for your grades and classes
Graduation Requirements Requirement Regents Adv. Regents English 4 4 Social Studies 4 4 Math 3 3 Science 3 3 Second Language 1 3** Health ½ ½ Art and/or Music 1 1 Physical Education 2 2 A total of 22 units are required to graduate from CNS High School
Regents Exams Needed to Graduate REGENTS DIPLOMA Students must pass the following Regents exams with a score of 65or above: • 1 Regents Exam in English (11th Grade) • 1 Regents Exam in Science • 1 Regents Exam in Math • 2 Regents Exams in Social Studies (10th & 11th Grade) • All students must pass a total of 5 Exams
Additional Regents Exams Needed for: REGENTS DIPLOMA WITH ADVANCED DESIGNATION Students must pass the following Regents exams with a score of 65or above: • 1 Additional Regents Exam in Science • 2 Additional Regents Exams in Math • State Comprehensive Exam in a Second Language • 5 Mandatory + 4 additional = 9 total Exams
Modified Table of Contents • All courses listed are possible options for 10th graders • Some have prerequisites (must have passed a certain class in order to take this class) or require you to have been in a certain level of class (Trigonometry – must have passed Geometry as a 9th grader) • Following the presentation, come back to this list and highlight or circle the courses that you may be interested in taking. Bring this to your annual review meeting.
Go to nscsd.org • Click on Cicero-North Syracuse High School in the middle left hand side of the web page under OUR SCHOOLS • Under Quick Links(located in the upper left hand corner) scroll down and click Program Of Studies 2012-2013 • Scroll through the Program Of Studies and read the descriptions of the courses you are potentially interested in taking
HOW DO I READ THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES? Program of Studies, Page 3 – Upper Right Portion of Page
ART ELECTIVES 20 TO 40 WEEK COURSES Studio in Clay/Pottery Video Production Sculpture Advanced Graphic Design Portrait and Figure Drawing STUDIO ART Advanced Computer Art Introduction to Computer Art & Design Beginning Photography Metal - Smithing & Jewelry Design Advanced 2-D Studio Color Studies with Drawing & Painting
Electives MUSIC • Concert Chorus • Concert Band • Orchestra • Basic Musicianship • Music Theory I All 40 week courses
BUSINESS COURSES OFFERED FOR SOPHMORES AT CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL BUISNESS LAW A & B ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAREER AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS APPS MARKETING ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS VIDEO GAME DESIGN AND PROMOTION MICROSOFT WORD 1 & 2 PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING WALL STREET
HEALTH FIRST AID TOOLS FOR CHANGE RESPONDINGTO EMERGENCIES
If you are interested in software development and learning about computer languages you may want to consider one of these electives. • Visual Basic & Object Oriented Design • AP Computer Science (JAVA) Math Electives
Social Studies Electives Crucible of Change: America 1960-1975 Geography Multiculturalism & Diversity Psychology Sociology
TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVES Built it with Wood Carpentry Architectural Drawing CADD 2D & 3D Transportation B Consumer Auto Residential Technology Build it with Metals Welding Technology Electricity Digital Electronics
NSCSD PRE-ENGINEERING COURSES OFFERED 9TH THROUGH 12TH DEVELOPED BY THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY • Introduction to Engineering Design (Design and Drawing for Production B) – 9th only • Digital Electronics – 10th, 11th, or 12th • Computer Integrated Manufacturing – 10th, 11th, or 12 • Civil Engineering – 10th, 11th, or 12th • Principles of Engineering – 11th or 12th • Engineering Design and Development – 12th only • - A Capstone Technology Research Experience
Preparing for College Now! DOtake Living Environment (even if you don’t like frogs), or move on to Chemistry. DOcontinue Foreign Language. DOtake geometry DOconsider taking the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT). DObegin talking with your parents and counselors about college, but don’t decide on or rule out any colleges at this point. DON’Tcontinue without a plan! Everything from this point forward influences your life after high school.
Thank you for Coming!! Have a great day! Be on the lookout for your yellow pass!