8 th Grade Classroom Guidance Lesson 4 Year Plan

1. 8th Grade Classroom Guidance Lesson4 Year Plan

2. 6th Grade Mr. Meziere • 7th Grade Ms. Santner • 8th Grade Mrs. Wynn School Counseling Office Located Across Media Center

3. School Counseling Standards Academic Development (A) Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span. A:A3 – Achieve School Success Standard B: Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college. A:B2 – Plan to Achieve Goals

4. Essential Question What is a 4 year plan and how will it help me be successful in high school?

5. What are we going to talk about? • Your Four Year Plan • GPA, Transcript, Credit, & HOPE Facts • Support for you

6. Your Four Year Plan

7. Sample or OPTION C If you are taking regular level literature and you want to move to honors/AP level, you will circle the regular level courses that you have or will take and then the honors/AP courses that you will take. OPTION A If you plan to take regular level literature throughout high school, you will circle the four across the top. OPTION B If you plan to take honors/AP level literature throughout high school, you will circle the four across the bottom.

8. Sample or OPTION C If you are taking regular level literature and you want to move to honors/AP level, you will circle the regular level courses that you have or will take and then the honors/AP courses that you will take. OPTION A If you plan to take regular level literature throughout high school, you will circle the four across the top. OPTION B If you plan to take honors/AP level literature throughout high school, you will circle the four across the bottom.

9. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEnglish4 Units Required 9th Grade Literature Literature II American Literature Literature IV

10. Mathematics: 4 units required GPS Alg. w/support GPS Alg. I GPS Geo w/support GPS Geometry GPS Adv. Algebra Accelerated Math I Accelerated Math II Accelerated Math III 4th unit of Math OR

11. SCIENCE4 Units Required Biology Physical Science or Physics Earth Science or Environmental Science or Chemistry or AP Science 4th Science Many colleges require or recommend certain science courses for admission. Keep this in mind when deciding on which 4th science you will take.

12. Social Studies3 Units Required U.S. History Economics/ Government World History Some students may be recommended to take AP Human Geography or Honors World History in 9th grade.

13. Health/Personal Fitness ½ credit Personal Fitness & ½ credit Health

14. Pathway3 units required – choose one area Foreign Language Fine Arts Career/Technology

15. Pathway: Foreign Language Foreign Language I Foreign Language II Foreign Language III At least 2 courses in the same foreign language are required for college admissions. Many colleges require or recommend 3 courses in foreign language.

16. Foreign Languages Offered at CHS • Spanish • French • Japanese

17. Pathway: Fine Arts Fine Arts I Fine Arts II Fine Arts III

18. Fine Arts Offered at CHS • Drama • Art • Band • Orchestra • Chorus

19. Pathway: Career/Technology Career/Technology I Career/TechnologyII Career/TechnologyIII

20. Business & Computer Science Small Business Development Financial Management & Accounting Interactive Media Engineering & Technology Family & Consumer Science Culinary Arts Early Childhood Education Education and Teaching Graphic Communications Career/Technology Pathways

21. JROTC Marketing Fashion Marketing Travel & Tourism Plant Science/Horticulture Public Safety Broadcast Video Career/Technology Pathways continued…

22. Pathway3 units required – choose one area Foreign Language Spanish / French / Latin/ Japanese Fine Arts Drama / Art / Band / Chorus / Orchestra Career/Technology Business & Computer Sciences / Engineering, Drawing & Design / Engineering and Technology / Graphic Communications / Plant Science & Horticulture, / Marketing / Public Safety / JROTC / Family & Consumer Sciences

23. ELECTIVES 4 units required Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3 Elective 4

24. What’s a GPA? • Grade Point Average (GPA): A = 90-100 4.0 B = 80-89 3.0 C = 74-79 2.0 D = 70-73 1.0 F = 69 and ↓ 0.0

25. HOW TO EARN CREDIT IN HIGH SCHOOL • Earn 1 unit of credit for each “full block” course that you pass per semester • Earn 1 unit of credit for each “year-long” course that you pass • Can earn a total of 8 units of credit per year

26. What does your transcript say about you? • Your cumulative GPA • Your class rank • Rigor of courses • Courses that count toward your HOPE GPA • Graduation requirements

27. What is the HOPE Scholarship? Earn $$ for college for getting good grades! • Must graduate with a 3.2 GPA in all core curriculum subjects • Core curriculum subjects: English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language • Allcoursework in these subjects is used in computing the HOPE GPA.

28. What do colleges consider in order of importance? 1. Grades 2. Academic GPA 3. Course selection 4. ACT or SAT scores 5. Class rank 6. Essay 7. Recommendations 8. Activities

29. Where will your GPA take YOU? CollegeAverage GPA Georgia State University 3.33 Georgia Southern University 3.15 Georgia Tech 3.81 Kennesaw State University 3.01 University of West Georgia 2.96 University of Georgia 3.83 Valdosta State University 3.03

30. Why is 9th grade so important? 1. Determines course placement for 10th grade. 2. Sets the foundation for your G.P.A. 3. Determines promotion to 10th grade. 4. HOPE Scholarship 5. Transcript 6. Graduation

31. Teachers can help with academic issues and class problems. Tutoring is available. Counselors can help you with planning courses, personal issues, academic issues, and college & career planning. Administrators can help you handle conflicts with students or teachers. The social worker is here to help you utilize school and community resources when faced with personal and economic challenges. Many people at CHS can help you be successful…