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8th to 9th Grade Brent Riessen - Principal Raine Mollenbeck - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
8th to 9th Grade Brent Riessen - Principal Raine Mollenbeck - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
8th to 9th Grade Brent Riessen - Principal Raine Mollenbeck - Associate Principal Tron England - Student Support Specialist Abbey Moomaw- School Counselor (2019-2020 8 th Grade) Kayla Selby - School Counselor (2019-2020 9 th Grade) Dental
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Dental Screening
Iowa law requires that any student entering kindergarten or ninth grade
must provide the school with proof of a dental check-up. The certificate of dental screening form will be sent home in the spring with the registration packets, and should be returned to the School Nurse next school year. The dental screening must have been within the previous 12 months of entering the ninth grade.
If you have questions or need help getting a dental check-up for your
child, please contact the school nurse Whitney Overton.
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Changes from 8th to 9th Grade
Blocked classes (English and Science) ○ Will meet every other day for 88 minutes ○ Science, English, Industrial Technology and Family & Consumer Science
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Schedule Example
A Day B Day
Freshman English Physical Science Freshman English Physical Science PRIDE Time/FIRE Time PRIDE Time/FIRE Time PE Study Hall Topics of History Topics of History Algebra I Algebra 1 Woodworking Woodworking Spanish II Spanish II Band Band
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Schedule Change Policy
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Why the Policy on No Schedule Changes?
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8th to 9th Grade Registration Process
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Graduation Requirements
Department/Course (* Courses you will take as part of 9th grade) Number of Credits Required for Graduations (Equivalent to:) *English 4.0 Credits (8 Semesters) *Mathematics 3.0 Credits (6 Semesters) *Science 3.0 Credits (6 Semesters) *Social Studies 3.5 Credits (7 Semesters) *P.E. 1.0 Credit (8 Semesters) Health 0.5 Credit (1 Semester) Financial Literacy 0.5 Credit (1 Semester) *Elective 8.5 Credits Total Credits Required for Graduation 24 Credits
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English
- 4 Credits required for graduation
- All 9th graders take Freshman English or Advanced
Freshman English
- Highly motivated 8th graders who have strong foundations as
writers and are independent thinkers should consider Advanced Freshman English
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Science
- 3 Credits required for graduation
- All 9th graders take Earth Science and Physical Science
- r Chemistry
- Students currently taking 8th Grade Science will take Earth
and Physical Science while Accelerated Science students will take Chemistry.
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Social Studies
- 3.5 Credits required for graduation
- All 9th graders take Topics of History for 1 semester
PE
- 1 Credit required for graduation
- Each semester of PE is worth .125 credits
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World Language
- World Language options for 9th graders are
French I, French II, Spanish I and Spanish II
- There is no graduation requirement for World
Language but most colleges will require at least two years for admission
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9th Grade Electives
- Elective descriptions are here-
https://docs.google.com/document/ d/1YhkT1sZNxpM-cLcu51U2TqqR 9UBLB-lZc8rZRaxkTww/edit
- Intro to Business, Business
Applications, Business Publishing, Applied Technologies
- Art, Drawing
- Journalism, Creative Writing
- Astronomy
- Life Skills, Culinary Arts
- Band, Choir, Chamber Choir
(audition only)
- ELP (application only)
- Woodworking, Small Engines,
Graphic Communication, Introduction to Engineering
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Electives
- One semester electives are .5 credits and year-long
electives are 1 credit
- Most students will take roughly 2.5 credits of electives
during 9th grade
- 8.5 credits of electives are required to graduate from JHS
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ELP
- Students need to apply and be data reviewed to be in
Extended Learning Program classes
- Parents may fill out a recommendation form found on the
JCSD website under “ELP Identification and Services”
- Please contact Molly McConnell
(molly.mcconnell@johnston.k12.ia.us) or Kathy Paul (kpaul@johnston.k12.ia.us) for more information about ELP
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Registration Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pWf_EC7o4LLaBkTeEF1Gg7DM4youyf Xlychkaoajk6M/edit?ts=5c40a336#
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Parent To Do
- 1. Work with your student on his/her
registration worksheet
- 2. Approve course selection on Infinite
Campus by February 11th.
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