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Welcome to the Ninth Grade

Welcome to the Ninth Grade. A Fresh Start. New teachers New opportunities Getting ready for life after high school Colleges base their acceptance decision off of grades earned in 9 th , 10 th , 11 th , AND 12 TH GRADES What you do now impacts the rest of high school and your future.

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Welcome to the Ninth Grade

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  1. Welcome to the Ninth Grade

  2. A Fresh Start • New teachers • New opportunities • Getting ready for life after high school • Colleges base their acceptance decision off of grades earned in 9th, 10th, 11th, AND 12TH GRADES • What you do now impacts the rest of high school and your future.

  3. Changes • Credits • Attendance • Grade Point Average • Schedule • Lunches • Entrance in the morning • No Sustained Silent Reading class

  4. Credits • What is a credit? • How are credits earned? • How do credits impact • advancing to the next • grade and graduation?

  5. The Number of Credits Needed to Advance to the Next Grade…

  6. Credits Needed • To enter 10th grade: 6 • To enter 11th grade: 13 • To enter 12th grade: 20 • Graduate: 28

  7. Attendance • It’s the LAW! • Failure to attend school on a regular basis may result in loss of credit and/or court action. • Math Department • Lose two points on your homework average for every class you are absent from.

  8. Schedule/Classes • High school classes are 84 minutes in length • You have three classes from Aug-Jan and then you have three different classes from Jan-June • Additionally, you have two classes that meet every other day, but they meet all year

  9. Schedule/Classes • You will have: • English • Environmental Science • Health/PE and Writing Skills Workshop (.50 credits each) • World History/Government • Math Semester 1 • Math Semester 2 • Elective (Special) • Elective (Special)

  10. Schedule/Classes • A and D blocks rotate. • There are two B block classes and they alternate daily. • C block class does not change.

  11. Schedule Rotation Semester 1

  12. Schedule Rotation Semester 2

  13. Grade Point Average • Each letter grade has a numerical value assigned to it from 0 to 4.3 (Honors and Advanced Placement Classes are weighted from 0 to 5.4). • Honor Roll/High Honors • Class Rank • College Acceptance • Scholarships • Sports

  14. More on that Later

  15. Lunches • There are two different lunches. • Lunches are either at the start of your C-block class (third period) or at the end of your C-block class. • Lunches are mixed with students from grades 9-12.

  16. In the Morning • Students enter through the main entrance. • Must be in homeroom by 8:00 a.m.

  17. Remember • It’s a clean start… • What you do today, will impact tomorrow… • Keep all of your doors open for you…make good choices and decisions.

  18. Statistics on Education Level and Salary • https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/data-on-display/education-still-pays.htm

  19. Hard Work

  20. Review Questions 1) How do you advance to the 10th grade? 2) How do you earn credit? 3) Why is attendance important? 4) What happens if you miss a lot of school? 5) How does performance in 9th grade classes impact college? 6) What does it mean by a fresh start?

  21. Review Answers 1) Earn at least 6 credits (preferably all 8 credits) 2) By earning a passing grade in each class 3) Perform better in school, more opportunities, avoids loss of credit and/or legal trouble 4) Credit can be taken away (thus repeating the grade level), Possible legal issues 5) College acceptance decisions, financial aid 6) New opportunities, it’s a clean slate

  22. Questions???

  23. Enjoy Your Summer Vacation

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