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Preparing for Graduation: My Four Year Plan

This guide helps you prepare for graduation with detailed requirements, including courses, GPA criteria, endorsements, and options for extra credit. It outlines pathways to earn basic, honors, and advanced diplomas, with emphasis on humanities credits, physical education waivers, world languages, and dual credit opportunities. Discover how to supplement your curriculum through summer school, internships, online courses, and more to meet graduation benchmarks. Tips for maintaining GPA, preparing for college, and seeking academic support are also provided.

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Preparing for Graduation: My Four Year Plan

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  1. Preparing for Graduation:My Four Year Plan

  2. GOAL ONE: GRADUATE

  3. What are the Gateway Graduation requirements? English 4 credits Mathematics 4 credits Science 3 credits World Hist./World Geography 1 credit US History 1 credit Amer. Gov’t. 1 credit Arts/Hum./Occ. 1 credit PE/ROTC 2 credits Health .5 credit Computer Lit. .5 credit Electives 4.5 credits Total 23 credits

  4. What is an Advanced Diploma? 24 credits Need 4 years of math Need 3 years of science No World Lang. 3.25 GPA weighted or un-weighted MILLENIUM SCHOLARSHIP

  5. What do I need for an Honors Diploma? • 24 credits • 3.4 Weighted GPA • 4 years math (Alg.2) • 3 years science • 2 from Bio/Chem/Physics • 2 years foreign language • 8 Honors Credits (full year) • No failures during Junior and Senior years.

  6. Endorsements on a Diploma • Seal o Biliteracy • Minimum of 2.0 GPA in English for four years • 3 or higher on AP • 1-4 on the ACTFL or AAPL exam • CTE Career and Technical Education Endorsement • 3 years of a technical ed. Class • Pass the Career and College Readiness test. • Pass the assessment for the specific CTE test

  7. Four Year Plan ACT with writing___

  8. What Counts for Humanities Credit? All Art/Music/Drama (mustbe full year of the same discipline and in correct order) All Industrial Arts courses or Foods Foreign Lang. (5-6-third year and above) AP Human Geography/World History/World Geography (if both are taken) 6th and 7th semesters of ROTC

  9. HSROTC • Meets PE & Health requirement with completion of 5 semesters

  10. PE Waiver • Need two credits of PE/HSROTC or approved equivalency for graduation • PE Options & Supervised Curriculum PE (SCPE) through Extended Studies. • One full credit is required and… • Students engaging in school sports may waive as much as1 PE credit. One sport per .5 waived. • Waivers DO NOT give credit (just allow you to take something other than PE)

  11. World Languages • 2-4 years of same language required for some colleges. We offer: • French • Spanish • Yes, sign language is a foreign language. Dual Credit is available through TMCC, WNC, SNC and UNR. Junior and Senior years Credit is also available through State approved of classes

  12. What do I do if I need extra credit? Summer school Starts the Monday after school ends Listen for announcement bulletin Work experience (Jr/Sr) Internship (Jr/Sr) On Line or credits through other options. GT Externship/Community Service/Travel Study * NOTE; All out of school credit must be approved of through the Counseling or Administration offices. ALL CLASSES MUST BE COMPETE BEFOR THE END OF THE SEMESTER

  13. Misc. Classes • Office/Library/Career Assistant • Department Assistant • Teachers Aide (.25) • Peer/ESL Tutor • AVID Scholar • Internship • Student Leadership • Yearbook

  14. Extended Studies • SPCE – training for a competitive sport. • PE Options – classes at a gym • Work Experience – 160 = .5 credit • junior or senior years • Travel study * NOTE; All out of school credit must be approved of through the Counseling or Administration offices. ALL CLASSES MUST BE COMPETE BEFORE THE END OF THE DISTRICT’S SEMESTER; DECEMBER OR THE LAST WEEK OF MAY.

  15. Dual Credit Opportunities • Junior and Seniors suggested but open to lower classmen. • Must get permission by the Counselor • GPA for seniors 2.5 • GPA for Juniors 3.0 • Must request transcript • Classes that are not a part of I.H.S. • .05 bump or .025 for classes equivalent • WORTH 1.0 CREDITS PER 3.O COLLEGE • CREDIT • FERPA law prevents the school from monitoring

  16. Correspondence • Not recommended for freshmen; • No more than one is suggested. • Not RECOMMENDED for Math, Science, and Foreign Languages. • Students must prove they are taking it, by receipt. • Must be done by the semester end. • Three Weeks past the semester ending, turns to an F if no transcript is given to the registrar. • The counselor cannot monitor the progress of any student unless the school, Incline, is added. • It is the parents responsibility to monitor progress, to order finals, and the transcript. • All students taking classes outside of school must sign an OFF CAMPUS agreement and the rules and regulations agreement (signed by both parent and student).

  17. Reading, Writing • Freshmen English • Testing will be at the end of Sophomore English (Science Objective included.) Math • Geometry • Algebra All Juniors will be takingThe ACTWriting END OF COURSE EXAMS

  18. How do I prepare for College? Earn an Honors or Advanced Diploma Maintain the highest GPA you can Strive for a 3.25+ (ABOVE) Take lots of math & science Take the PSAT as Junior (National Merit Scholars Program) Take the ACT/SAT (Spring /Jr year) Earn community service hours Begin looking at individual college requirements and options early

  19. What can I do to maintain my GPA? • Show up • Do the work • Check Infinite Campus • Seek help from your teacher after school/ HOMEWORK CLUB • SNC Free Tutoring

  20. How do I know what my GPA is? If you have earned credit, you can find both your un-weighted and weighted cumulative GPA on your transcript. Based on a 4.0 scale A= 4 B= 3 C= 2 D = 1 (minuses do not count) No credit is awarded for F grades; S or U grades do not effect your GPA.

  21. Can I earn college credit while still in high school? AP Classes English 5-6,7-8 U.S. History Calculus, AB or BC American Government Advanced Biology French 7-8, Advanced Chemistry Spanish 7-8, 9-10 Advanced Physics Human Geography Advanced Portfolio Art Environmental Science Music Theory Computer Science Advanced Placement Seminar- Research 2 years for the Capstone Diploma

  22. How do I get the Millennium Scholarship? • 3.25 GPA • Graduate from NV High school • Pass the all End of course requirements • Resident for 2 years • 4 MATH and 3 SCIENCE • Western University Exchange WUE

  23. Habit For Service • Not needed for graduation ,but…. • Important during scholarship consideration • Looks good on college/ scholarship applications. • Turn in Volunteer Verification Sheet to : The Learning Center

  24. What if I want to Participate in athletics in College? • File Forms with NCAA Clearinghouse NCAA.org • Make sure you have 14 core curriculum classes • Contact your coach, Ms. Haddad, Mr. Yoxsimer, or Mr. Reymer

  25. ASSIGNMENT!! Decide which Diploma you want to earn. Create a 4 year high school plan. Discuss plan with your parents. Be prepared to meet with your counselor to review and finalize your plan if they request.

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