FRESHMAN CLASS MEETING 19-20 Jill Faith A-E Kelli MacAfee F-Ll A - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FRESHMAN CLASS MEETING 19-20

Jill Faith A-E Kelli MacAfee F-Ll A M C H S Paul Hord Lo-Rh C O U N S E L I N G T E A M Jamie Boyd Ri-Z Amiee Parsons, T esting Coordinator

Katelynn n Gentry- Registr trar HELPFUL Diane e Walter- Transcript pts s PEOPLE IN and Scholarships s THE COUNSELING Heather Richter- Special l Services s and 504 OFFICE: Krystal l Bridges- Recept ptionist

COUNSELORS CAN HELP WITH… ▪ ACADEMIC CONCERNS - PROBLEM SOL VING AND DECISION MAKING ▪ CAREER/COLLEGE PLANNING - FOUR YEAR PLANNING AND SCHOLARSHIP INFO ▪ DOCUMENTS ▪ PERSONAL CONCERNS – REFERRALS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION

HOW CAN I GET TO SEE MY COUNSELOR? • SIGN UP ON THE IPAD IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE • TYPICALL Y WE SEND A PASS WITHIN 24 HOURS • EMAIL YOUR COUNSELOR • EMERGENCY? TELL THE FRONT OFFICE ST AFF

BE YOUR BEST ADVOCA TE! • YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR IS VERY IMPORT ANT! • ST ART PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE NOW. • MYNEXTMOVE.ORG • GET AND USE A PLANNER OR CALENDAR TO KEEP YOU ORGANIZED FOR DA TES AND DEADLINES. • ASK QUESTIONS AND SEEK INFORMA TION.

2020-2021 REGISTRA TION SCHEDULE • JAN 13-17: 17: COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRA TION N CARD AND 5-YEAR PLAN. GET YOUR TEACHERS’ APPROV AL AND PARENT’S SIGNA TURE. • JAN 17: COURSE REQUEST FORMS ARE D DUE TO A ACADEMIC C SUCCESS TEACHERS. S. ANY LA TE FORMS SHOULD BE TURNED INTO THE COUNSELING OFFICE. • JAN 21-JAN 30: COUNSELORS TH GRADERS S WILL MEET WITH 9 TH TH -11 11 TH S DURING SOCIAL L STUDIES S CLASS S TIME. • FEB 1: COUNSELORS WILL ST ART ASSIGNING G COURSES TO A ANY STUDENT WHO HAS NOT T TURNED D IN A C COURSE REQUEST FORM.

YOU MUST FILL OUT THE BACK!

INTERESTED IN INTERIOR DESIGN? • COURSE NUMBER: 6240 • ADD IT TO YOUR CHEA T SHEET ON P. 77 • QUESTIONS? ASK MRS. PETERSON ☺

NEEDED FOR REGISTRA TION: • TEACHER SIGNA TURES: REQUIRED ON ANY COURSE THA T HAS AN ASTERISK (*) BY IT ON THE CHEA T SHEET (P.76 & 77). • YOU CAN MOVE DOWN A LEVEL WITHOUT A SIGNA TURE, BUT YOU CANNOT MOVE UP! • PARENT SIGNA TURES: YOUR FORM MUST HA VE A PARENT’S SIGNA TURE A T THE BOTTOM, OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. • DRA W A LINE FOR THEM TO SIGN IF YOU HA VE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.

W AIVER PROCESS • IF YOUR TEACHER DOES NOT RECOMMEND YOU FOR A COURSE YOU ARE WISHING TO T AKE, YOUR PARENT CAN SUBMIT A W AIVER FORM ONLINE. • PLEASE NOTE: YOU CANNOT DROP A CLASS YOU HA VE BEEN W AIVED INTO UNTIL THE SECOND SEMESTER. CHOOSE CAREFULL Y!

A T ALE OF TWO FRESHMEN • MRS. FAITH FAILED 3 CLASSES AND ENDED UP WITH 4 CREDITS FROM HER FRESHMAN YEAR. NEXT YEAR, A T SCHEDULE PICK UP, HER ID LOOKED LIKE THIS:

• AL THOUGH MRS. MACAFEE STRUGGLED IN A COUPLE OF HER CLASSES, SHE A TTENDED TUTORIALS AND WORKED HARD HER FRESHMAN YEAR. • IN FACT, SHE GOT A 65 IN ALGEBRA I FOR THE FALL, BUT EARNED A 75 FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER, SO SHE ENDED UP PASSING OVERALL!

CREDIT CHECK! • 5.5 CREDITS = SOPHOMORE • 11 CREDITS = JUNIOR • 17 CREDITS = SENIOR

WHA T DO I NEED TO GRADUA TE? COLLEGE BOUND: ▪ 4 ENGLISH ▪ 4 MA TH (ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA 2, AND AN ADDITIONAL MA TH) ▪ 4 SCIENCE (BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY 1, PHYSICS, AND AN ADDITIONAL SCIENCE) ▪ 4 SOCIAL STUDIES (WORLD HISTORY, WORLD GEOGRAPHY, U.S. HISTORY, GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS) ▪ 1 PHYSICAL EDUCA TION ▪ 1 FINE ARTS ▪ 2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE (SAME LANGUAGE) ▪ 6 ELECTIVES, INCLUDING YOUR ENDORSEMENT TRACK ▪ 26 CREDITS IN ALL!

WHA T IS ON A TRANSCRIPT? SEMESTER GRADES GPA AND CREDITS A W ARDED SIZE OF YOUR CLASS YOUR RANK WILL BE A V AILABLE JANUARY 2021

WHA T IF I FAIL A COURSE? • IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO PPP A CLASS: IF THE FALL GRADE IS 60 OR HIGHER, AND A VERAGES WITH THE SPRING TO EQUAL 70, YOU PASS BOTH HAL VES! • IF YOU FAIL A CLASS -SUMMER SCHOOL, NIGHT SCHOOL, CREDIT RECOVERY AND CREDIT BY EXAMS ARE OPTIONS!

NEED TO GET AHEAD? • IF YOU W ANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME, YOU CAN T AKE CORRESPONDENCE CLASSES THROUGH TEXAS TECH OR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. • T AKE CREDIT BY EXAMS, TO PLACE OUT OF SOME CLASSES. YOU MUST MAKE 80% TO TEST OUT OF A COURSE AND GET CREDIT. YOU MA Y NOT T AKE THESE FOR EOC COURSES. • SUMMER AND NIGHT SCHOOL (W. HISTORY, SPEECH, HEAL TH ARE GOOD OPTIONS).

LEARNING TO DRIVE THIS SUMMER? • VOE (VERIFICA TION OF ENROLLMENT) NEEDED FOR DRIVER’S PERMIT ARE IN THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE. • FREE • YOU MUST BRING YOUR STUDENT ID • STUDENT MUST PICK UP (NOT PARENT) • PLAN AHEAD OF TIME. OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED ON THE HOLIDA YS. • EXPIRES AFTER 30 DA YS.