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FRESHMAN CLASS MEETING 19-20

A M C H S

C O U N S E L I N G T E A M

Jill Faith A-E Kelli MacAfee F-Ll Paul Hord Lo-Rh Jamie Boyd Ri-Z Amiee Parsons, T esting Coordinator

HELPFUL PEOPLE IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE:

Katelynn n Gentry- Registr trar Diane e Walter- Transcript pts s and Scholarships s Heather Richter- Special l Services s and 504 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

S WILL MEET WITH 9TH

TH-11

11TH

TH GRADERS

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.