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What Every Successful Student Should Know

What Every Successful Student Should Know. Know your School Counselor. Amy Knight, Last Names A-G amyknight@jefcoed.com Erika Berryhill, Last Names H-M eberryhill@jefcoed.com Adam Keel, Last Names N-Z akeel@jefcoed.com Office is located across from the Media Center and Main Office

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What Every Successful Student Should Know

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  1. What Every Successful StudentShould Know

  2. Know your School Counselor • Amy Knight, Last Names A-G • amyknight@jefcoed.com • Erika Berryhill, Last Names H-M • eberryhill@jefcoed.com • Adam Keel, Last Names N-Z • akeel@jefcoed.com • Office is located across from the Media Center and Main Office • Your counselor addresses your concerns: academic, personal/social, and career • Counselors keep information confidential or on a need to know basis, unless you or someone else is getting hurt

  3. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • Come to school. Be on time to class and to school. Know the tardy policy and consequences. • Be prepared for class. • Book – notebook – pencil – paper. • Do your best from the beginning so you aren’t playing catch-up your entire high school career. • Actually study for tests. Studying should be an on-going process. Do not cram. Study in numerous short sessions. • Ask for help if you need it. Don’t be afraid to ask questions in and out of class. • Find a homework buddy for each class in case you are absent or forget something at school.

  4. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • Do your work. Your own work! • Don’t procrastinate. • Pay attention to your teachers. They know what they are talking about! They have something important to tell you. Take good notes in class. It is helpful to take notes even if not required by the teacher. • Organize your locker and your notebooks. • Dress out for P.E. • Pass your classes the first time around.

  5. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • Use your planner to keep track of assignments and due dates. • Turn in your work on time! If you miss the due date, turn it in just in case your teacher gives partial credit. Turning in work shows the teacher what you know. • There are no study packets at the end of the year to bring up your grade. This is not middle school! • Know what it takes to graduate. Keep track of your own credits. • Grades matter!

  6. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities • Students entering the 9th grades must have passed during the last two semesters in attendance and summer school, if applicable, at least five new subjects with a minimum composite numerical average of 70 in those five subjects. • Students entering the 10th, 11th and 12th grades must have passed during the last two semesters in attendance and summer school, if applicable, at least six new Carnegie units with a minimum composite numerical average of 70% in those six units. • Four core curriculum courses must be included in those units passed and averaged. (English, mathematics, science and social studies are core curriculum courses. Any combination of these courses is accepted.) • Any student that accumulates more than four units of core courses per year may earn less than the required four courses during the next school year and be eligible as long as the student remains on the track for graduation with his/her class. • No pass. No play.

  7. Semester Grades • Progress Reports • 4 ½ Weeks • 9 Weeks • 13 ½ Weeks • Report Card - at the end of each Semester • This grade is posted on your transcript and will count toward your grade point average (GPA). • Your will earn ½ credit at the end of each semester. • You start over with a new grade 2nd semester.

  8. Graduation Requirements • 4 English credits • 4 Math credits • 4 Science credits • 4 Social Studies credits • 1 Computer Applications credit • 1 PE for LIFE credit • 1 Fine Art credit • ½ Health credit • 4 ½ Elective credits • TOTAL OF 24 CREDITS • Pass End of Course Exams

  9. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • Get involved at school and in the community. It helps to build your resume. • Go to school events. • Get to know your peers. • Show respect for classmates, adults, and school property. • Don’t believe, start, or spread rumors.

  10. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • Read the Code of Conduct, Student Handbook, and Course Description Guide to know what is expected of you. • Follow the dress code. • Keep your cell phones OFF and in your locker. • Figure out the best times to go to your locker. Don’t carry all of your books with you all day long. If you have locker trouble ask a teacher, counselor, administrator, or custodian for help. • Stay out of trouble.

  11. Discipline Summary

  12. Helpful Hints from Upperclassmen • It’s important to take school seriously but still enjoy it. • Understand that people can change a lot during high school… you will probably change too! • Your Freshman and Sophomore years lay the foundation for your high school career and is just as important, if not more important than your Senior year.

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