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Holt High School 9 th & 10 th Grade 2/26/14 Parent Night Main Campus

Holt High School 9 th & 10 th Grade 2/26/14 Parent Night Main Campus. People to know:. Principals: Mr. Willard Mrs. Coe Mr. Billingslea Mr. Johnson Bob Bower – Counselor (last names A-G; Career Center) John Conner – Counselor (last names H-O; Scholarships)

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Holt High School 9 th & 10 th Grade 2/26/14 Parent Night Main Campus

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  1. Holt High School9th & 10th Grade2/26/14 Parent NightMain Campus

  2. People to know: • Principals: • Mr. Willard • Mrs. Coe • Mr. Billingslea • Mr. Johnson • Bob Bower – Counselor (last names A-G; Career Center) • John Conner – Counselor (last names H-O; Scholarships) • Kim Reichard – Counselor (last names P-Z; Testing) • Rebecca Fedrigo – Counselor (North Campus) • Lindsay Schaeff – Counseling Intern

  3. PROMOTING AN ACADEMIC CULTURE OF SUCCESS • Regular attendance is key! Those that miss more than 10% of classes are less successful (9 days a semester) • Advocate for yourselves. Check Skyward regularly, ask for help, take ownership of your learning, create goals for yourself, and make connections with your learning outside of class. • Come to class with the attitude to learn and participate. • Take rigorous courses that challenge you. • Credits count toward graduation (must earn 22 credits out of 24). 9th grade is the beginning of HS transcript. • Students earn 3 credits per semester for a total of 6 per year. Each class is .5 credit.

  4. Academic Culture at HHS

  5. Extra Curricular Activities • High School Sports (must be passing 4 of 6 classes) • High School Theatre (Plays and musicals) • Clubs offered 9-12 • Forensics • Debate • Science Olympiad • Animee • Student Council • Key Club • Tech Society *** National Honor Society; apply as a sophomore

  6. Holt Graduation Requirements:Class of 2017 & 2018 • English 7 semesters • Math 7 semesters • Science 6 semesters • Social Studies 6 semesters • P.E./Health 2 semesters (1 P.E. & 1 Health) • Fine Arts 1 semester • Online experience 1 semester • Modern Language 4 semesters (2 years) = 34 semesters total out of 48 possible

  7. 2016-2017-201822 CREDITS NEEDED FOR GRAD 11 10 9 12 If you do not take Chem/Phys your junior year, you must take it your senior year. Need two years of a Language (2016 +) holtguidanceandcounseling.weebly.com

  8. 9th Grade • Opportunity to have a grade/class within a wing of the building. • National trend is to have a more focused and smaller learning community for freshman. • Portfolio presentations in May. • All students will update their EDP and 4 year plan (February). • Careercruising.com • PLAN test in March.

  9. 9th Grade: Core Classes • U.S. History 1900-present 2 semesters • Geometry (Honors option) 2 semesters • English 9 (Honors option) 2 semesters • Earth Science 2 semesters = 8 out of 12 possible in a year

  10. 9th Grade Electives One Semester • Dramatic Performance & Theatre - English elective • Word Processing - fulfills computer credit • Drawing - fulfills fine art credit • Painting - fulfills fine art credit • Lifetime Activities - fulfills PE credit • Health -graduation requirement ***as well as many other electives listed in Program Planning Manual Multiple Semesters • Modern Language (German, Spanish, French) = Must take both • Concert Band = Must take both • Choir = Must take both • Technical Drawing A & B = must take both

  11. Scheduling for next school year: Class of 2018 • All school presentation to students on March 18 & counselors in Math classes on March 19. • Honors application for English (portfolio – due in English class, summer reading). Talk to current English teacher for more information. • Teacher recommendation and parent approval for Honors Geometry; must sign course selection sheet. • Modern Language teacher initials approval to next level (e.g. Spanish II). • Schedule request forms due to math teachers by Tuesday, March 25.

  12. 10th grade PLAN test in March. Opportunity to apply for Career Center. Opportunity to apply for National Honor Society in February (3.25 GPA & 20 hours community service). Opportunity to apply for Early College at LCC (March). Opportunity to take first Advanced Placement course = A.P. World History.

  13. 10th grade: Core Courses World History (A.P. option) 2 semesters Algebra I (Honors option) 2 semesters English 10 (Honors option) 2 semesters Biology 2 semesters _____________________________________ = 8 out of 12 possible in the year

  14. Mock Sophomore schedule

  15. Scheduling for next year: Class of 2017 Overview of classes and electives presented 1st hour and throughout the day on March 24. Students will have a notes sheet. Counselors at the 9th grade in Math classes March 25; schedule request forms due that day. A confirmation letter will be sent home and must be returned with parent signature. Honors Algebra I requests should be made to student’s current Math teacher. Application process for Honors English 10.

  16. See schedule request form for 2014-15 2012 course request form.docx 2012 course request form-example.doc C:\Users\kreichar\Desktop\Counseling Reichard\scheduling\class of 2017 request form.docx

  17. Support Systems: • NHS Tutor List • Geometry Math lab after school (Tuesday & Thursday) with math teachers • Credit Recovery contracts • Mentor program (teachers) • Every student will create an Educational Development Plan (EDP); www.careercruising.com username-holt; password-rams • Portfolio Days first full week in May (9th grade) • Interventionists/Success Coordinators • Mrs. Abdullah • Mrs. Weil • Mr. Melville

  18. Pyramid of Interventions

  19. What to do now: • Talk with your current teachers to discuss what courses and levels to take. • Prepare questions for counselors visit to classrooms. • Read the Program Planning Manual for a complete description of courses: • www.holtguidanceandcounseling.weebly.com **Make sure to turn in schedule request on March 25! Otherwise, you may not get what you want.

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