Rising 9 th Grade Parent Night

1. JOHNS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Patrick Greenaway A-De Allison Edwards Df-I DevenEberhardt J-Me Willieneil French Mf-Sb Jay Mercer Sc-Z Rising 9th Grade Parent Night

2. Middle School Tours March 5th and 6th – AMMS Teams March 5th – River Trail Students March 6th – Private School Students

3. Program Agenda • Freshman Year at JCHS • High School 101 • Graduation Requirements • Instructional Levels • JCHS Core Courses/Electives • Pathways • Sample 9th Grade Schedules • Statewide Testing • High School Vocabulary • Keys to Being a Gladiator • Sports Eligibility • Life at JCHS • Important Side Notes

4. Freshman Year at JCHS

5. High School 101 • 6 period day/ 55 minute classes • Progress Report every 6 weeks • Final grades posted at the conclusion of each semester • Yearlong Course = 1.0 credits • One Semester Course = .5 credits • Grading Scale: A (90-100) B (80-89) C (70-79) • 7 additional points are added to a final grade higher than 70 in approved Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses

6. High School 101-Grading

7. Graduation Requirements CLASS of 2018: 23 credits required • English – 4 credits • Math – 4 credits • Science – 4 credits • Social Studies – 3 credits • CTAE/World Language/Fine Arts* – 3 credits • *Note: 2 or 3 years of World Language credits may be required for college admission • Health/Personal Fitness – 1 credit (each .5) • Electives – 4 credits

8. Four Year Plan 1. English 1. English 1. English 1. English 2. Math 2. Math 2. Math 2. Math 3. S.S.* 3. S. S. 3. S. S. 3. S. S.* 4. Science 4. Science 4. Science 4. Science 5. 5. 5. 5. 6. 6. 6. 6. 7. Health* 7. Person. Fit.*

9. Instructional Levels Balance • Utilize current teachers (8th) and current counselor to help make the best choices - but, remember, balance! • Make choices and stay with them • Very few schedule change opportunities • GPA (Cumulative Numeric Average)

10. Required 9th Grade Academic Classes Language Arts Science Biology Biology Honors • 9th Literature and Comp • 9th Literature and Comp Honors

11. Required 9th Grade Academic Classes

12. Math Sequence Chart http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/Documents/STEM/CC%20Math%20Sequence.pdf

13. Required 9th Grade Academic Classes~These two classes are paired together~ Social Studies health General Health (1 semester – 0.5 credit) * Class is usually paired opposite American Government • American Government (1 semester – 0.5 credit) • No Honors courses offered in this department • AP American Government is available to recommended freshman – it is a year-long course (1.0 credit)

14. World Languages • * Spanish and Latin are both also offered Team Taught for IRR students

15. Fine Arts

16. Other Electives • Physical Education: • General PE • Recreational Games (10th, 11th, 12th only) • Outdoor Education (11th, 12th only) • Weight Training (semester only or year long) • Body Sculpting (girls only) • Forensics (Speech/Debate) • Journalism – • for path to newspaper or yearbook

17. Career Pathways Career Pathways is a tool used to assist students in linking their high school coursework to post secondary training at four year universities, technical colleges, military training or apprenticeships and future careers.

18. Career Pathways at JCHS Advanced Academic: ELA, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies Fine Arts: Journalism (Newspaper, Annual, Literary Magazine) Music (Instrumental and Vocal) Theater Visual Art (2D , 3D, and Comprehensive) World Languages: French and Spanish CTAE: Engineering, Architecture, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, and Broadcast Video Production Business and Computer Science: Courses in this area, but not a full pathway at this time

22. AP Course Offerings 2014-15 • English Literature and Composition (12th) • English Language and Composition (11th) • Biology • Chemistry • Physics 1 • Physics 2 • Physics C • Environmental Science • Music Theory • Studio Art- 2D & 3D • Calculus AB • Calculus BC • Statistics • US History • World History • American Government (9th grade recommended by middle school) • Comparative Government • Psychology • Computer Science A (online only) • Spanish Language • French Language • Macro and Micro Economics

23. Sample Schedule • 9th Lit./Comp • Biology • Accelerated Algebra • French I • Health/American Government • Elective

24. Sample Schedule • 9th Lit./Comp Honors • Biology Honors • Accelerated Geometry • Spanish II Honors • Health/American Government • Intro to Women’s Chorus

25. HS Statewide Testing End of Course Test (EOCT)* • 9th Lit/Comp. (On-level and Honors) • American Lit./Comp. (On-level, Honors, AP) • Biology (On-level and Honors) • Physical Science • Algebra (On-level and Accelerated) • Geometry (On-level and Accelerated) • US History (On-level and AP) • Economics (On-level and AP) • *Counts as 20% of the final grade Georgia High School Graduation Test • Writing – taken Fall of Junior Year (‘15)

26. High School Vocabulary • Transcript • Numeric GPA • Curriculum Handbook • HOPE • Core Classes • Georgia 411 • Credit • Grading Scale • Pre-Requisite • Electives • Alternates • Course Recommendation • GHSWT • EOCT • 4 year Plan • School Code = 111-866

27. Keys to being a GLADIATOR

28. Sports Eligibility • To participate in any sport, you must pass 5 out of 6 courses the preceding semester - summer school is considered an extension of spring semester • All athletes must be on track to graduate at the beginning of each school year

29. Side Notes • We will not base your class schedule around lunch with friends • No schedule changes for teacher preference or individual learning styles • Not every class is strictly grade or age defined

30. Additional Side Notes • Upperclassmen are given first priority in scheduling electives • Class size can be more than 30 • Leveling Schedules could change to balance the number of students in a classroom. This will occur during the first 15 days of each semester

31. Questions • Any Questions? • After today, all questions should be handled through your middle school counselor . They will contact the high school if necessary.