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Essential Freshman Guide 2017-2018: Your Counseling Staff & Graduation Tips

Learn how to graduate in four years, calculate GPA, and make up credits. Explore advanced opportunities, college prep steps, and college/career readiness advice from your counseling staff.

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Essential Freshman Guide 2017-2018: Your Counseling Staff & Graduation Tips

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  1. What You Should Know as a FRESHMAN 2017-2018

  2. YOUR COUNSELING STAFF Academic Counselors Yvette Melbihess Last Names L-Ri Michelle White Last Names E-K Rhiannon Trull Last Names Rj-Z Heather Ginn Last Names A-D Drug Prevention Specialist College and Career Mary Nielsen StAR Steve Filer Rae Peppley

  3. HOW TO GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS Earn at least 14 credits each year to graduate on time and with your peers!

  4. HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR GPA Letter Grades Point Value A = 4 B = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0 • A, B, C, & D are passinggrades • F grade = zero credit & possible course retake • Advanced Placement (AP) courses are given an extra point toward your GPA

  5. HOW TO MAKE UP CREDITS Summer School Other Options Online IDLA $75 per course BYU Independent Study $130 per course Boise School District Night School $80 per course • Two 3-week Sessions • Take two classes per session • Cost is $80 per class • Held at a West Ada high school, not at RMHS

  6. Idaho State University Scholarship Matrix for Idaho Residents

  7. Concurrent Credit/AP offered in 10th grade • Honors US History 10 (CWI) • Honors Biology (CWI)or AP/Honors Biology (BSU) • Honors Math III or Math III(CWI) • Spanish III (BSU) • College Speech (CWI) • Principles of Engineering (NNU) • Computer Apps III (BSU)

  8. FAST FORWARD • $4,125 for each student to use for advanced opportunities (Concurrent Credit, AP, Overload courses) • Responsibility of the STUDENT to complete all the steps • Your future funds will be “frozen” if you fail a college course or withdraw from the course mid-year.

  9. Advanced Opportunities with BSU • Sophomore Start • Earn credits during high school that put you on track to be a sophomore at BSU when you graduate from high school. • Associate Degree • Students in this program can have an Associate Degree in arts or science by the time they graduate from high school. Contact: Steven Jenkins @ Boise State University

  10. WHAT TO DO NOW TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE/CAREER • Keep your grades up • Get involved • Start thinking about careers (Naviance) • Plan the classes you will take • Explore colleges (Naviance)

  11. GET HELPFUL INFORMATION FROM THE CAREER CENTER TEXT @rocky2021 to (208) 228-0391

  12. Questions?

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