Bryan Station High School 8 th Grade Orientation

1. Bryan Station High School8th Grade Orientation CLASS of 2018

2. Administrators • Mr. Henderson Principal • Mrs. Tammy Hopkins 9th & 11th • Associate Principal • Mr. John Barnes 10th & 12th • Associate Principal • Mr. Drew McCoy • Administrative Dean

3. Counselors • Lorie Daugherty 9th grade • Ann Hurt Spanish Immersion • Brandy Jones 10th-12th Last names A-D • Denise Lawless 10th-12th Last names E-K • Yvette Thompson 10th-12th Last names L-R • Dana Lawrence 10th-12th Last names S-Z • Barb Stenzel Master Schedule

4. BSHS Guidelines for Success • Believe and Achieve • Strive and Excel • Have Honor and Integrity • Serve and Contribute

5. Station PRIDE • P- Positive Attitude • (Stay focused, Do your best, Accountability) • R- Respect • (Listen to adults, Use appropriate language, Treat others fairly) • I- Integrity • (Be on time, Be honest, Dress Appropriately) • D- Defender • (Be involved, Support peers, Show school spirit) • E- Excellence • (Demonstrate college/career ready, Contribute to community, Don’t give up)

6. Three Reasons to stay in school… Bryan Station High School January 2013

7. Bryan Station High School January 2013

8. College Readiness Benchmarks *Student must be enrolled in a Reading / Math Transition course in 12th grade to be eligible to take the assessment

10. Graduation Requirements • 4 credits of English • 3 credits of Math (Plus 4th year of instruction) • 3 credits of Science • 3 credits of Social Studies • 1 credit of Humanities • ½ credit of Health • ½ credit of PE • 11 credits of Electives Pre-College Curriculum also requires completion of two years of a foreign language.

11. Credits Students can earn 8 per year 6 Credits = Sophomore 12 Credits = Junior 18 Credits = Senior 26 Credits = Diploma!

12. High School Grading • 2 Semesters • (Students can earn 4 credits per semester) • Semester grades do NOT average for the year. Required courses that are failed MUST be repeated. • 2 Progress Reports • (Every 6 weeks; not mailed) • 2nd Semester Grades are mailed home • Parents have access to Infinite Campus

13. AP Classes • Advanced Placement Courses, college level content and expectations • Approved by College Board • Must pass the test to earn College credit • Two AP classes for Freshmen to consider • Human Geography in 9th grade • Advanced Biology students will take AP Environmental Science as Sophomores • BSHS offers approximately 25 AP courses each year.

14. Career Pathways • Goal: Help students explore an area of interest in order to plan for the future career opportunities • Students should take a cluster of four electives that fit into the same pathway. • Typically, those would be taken one or two per year. • Each department has at least one pathway Career Pathways = College and Career Ready!

15. Intervention Classes • Goal: Provide extra assistance to students who scored in the lower 25th percentile on their Reading or Math MAP. • Students may be assigned to a Reading, Math, or Reading/Math intervention class

16. Design Team • BSHS is considered an Innovative High School by Fayette Co Public School district. • This means that we are looking for and developing new and innovative ways to do school at BSHS. • Current project is the day schedule. • If you would like to participate in this process, contact Stacey Middleton at Stacey.Middleton@Fayette.kyschools.us

17. Business and Marketing • Goal: to help students develop skills and knowledge in personal finance, time management, and goal setting as applied to the business and marketing industry. • Relates academic subjects to the real world and shows how reading and math can be applied in "real world" situations. • Learn self-confidence, self-awareness, good work habits, problem solving, critical thinking, punctuality, reliability, teamwork, and leadership.

18. Business and Marketing • Courses available for freshmen: • Business Principles & Applications, Computer Applications I, Principles of Marketing • Pathways • Accounting and Financial Services • Administrative Support Services • Business Management • Sports Marketing

19. Family & Consumer Sciences • Goal: Prepare students for successful careers, build awareness and develop leadership skills through classroom instruction, laboratory experiences and work based learning experiences.

20. Family & Consumer Science • Course available for Freshmen • Life Skills • Pathways • Child Development • Foods and Culinary Arts • Fashion and Interior Design • Consumer Management

21. StationARTS& Fine Arts • Goal: Prepare students to excel in the field of music and visual art. • Music – • both instrumental and vocal • Visual art – • either Art or Drawing is pre-requisite for most other art classes • Dance  • Drama • Technical Theatre

22. StationARTS& Fine Arts • Courses for freshmen • Art, Drawing • Beginning Guitar, Beginning Keyboarding • SA Chorus and Theory, TB Chorus and Theory • Orchestra or Band • Drama, Ballet, Cultural Dance, Modern Dance • Instrumental/Vocal StARTS freshmen • Take Integrated Musicianship • Visual StARTS freshmen • Take Art 1 StARTS

23. Information Technology Academy • Goal: Provide students with the skills and knowledge to enter college or the workforce upon graduation while equipping them with the technology skills that will be invaluable regardless of their career path. • Application available at http://blogs.fcps.net/itacademy/prospective-students/

24. IT Academy Benefits • Small learning community • 4 year information technology-oriented sequence of courses • Paid summer internship (junior year) • Emphasis on employment skills • Connection to the IT industry through business and community partnerships • Opportunities for scholarships, job prospects and mentoring opportunities

25. Medical Sciences Academy • Goal: Achieve college and career readiness by exposing students to occupations within the healthcare industry. • Principles of Health Science (9,10,11) • Course available for Freshmen to take • Medical Terminology/Emergency Procedures (10, 11) • Medical Science (11, 12) (Vocational Center) • Medicaid Nurses Aide (12)

26. Medical Sciences Academy • Additional Advantages • First Aid Certification • CPR Certification • Dual credit with BCTC • Certified Nursing Assistant: Industry Certification • CNA needed for college programs • Skilled waged for High School graduate

27. Engineering Academy • Goal: To provide an environment where students develop critical thinking skills through a hands on project based learning, preparing them to take on real world challenges in the field of engineering. • Aviation • Construction • Engineering

28. Engineering Academy • Courses available for freshmen • Foundations of Technology • Fundamentals of Engineering Design • Pathways available • Advanced Manufacturing • Aerospace and Aeronautics Engineering • Engineering and Technology Design

30. JROTC • Goal: To develop citizens of character dedicated to serving their nation and community. • Values of citizenship • Service to the United States • Personal responsibility • Leadership/Fellowship

31. JROTC • Respect and obedience to authority • Consequences of one’s actions • Traditions of the Air Force • Basic Military Skills

32. JROTC • Courses available for freshmen • Aerospace Science 1 (JROTC 1) • Pathway available • Air Force JROTC

33. Bryan Station Athletic Department • Chad Luhman – Athletic Director • Ryan Harrington – Assistant AD • Scott Bugg – Title IX Coordinator • David Jacobs – Athletic Trainer

34. Sports Offered Spring Baseball Cheerleading Softball (Girls) Tennis Track & Field Fall Cheerleading Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Volleyball Winter Archery Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Swimming Wrestling

35. Athletic Participation Requirements • Academic Eligibility • Must be on grade level at start of school • Weekly grade checks • Forms • Physical (best during Dead Period) • Address Verification • Drug Testing Pamphlet • District Forms • Check individual sport web pages • Fall sports begin on July 10th

36. Athletic Participation Requirements • Drug Testing • Every student-athlete will be required to pay $25 at the beginning of each athletic season to be drug tested. • Coaches should collect money and signed policy at same time.

37. Athletic Participation Requirements • Grade Checks • Minimum Academic Requirement • -On a weekly basis, a student shall be making continual progress during the school year in order to be eligible to participate in athletics during the subsequent week (Monday through Sunday period) and through the next opportunity to examine grades in this manner.

39. Clubs and Activities • Academic Team • Art Club • Beta Club • DARE Role Models • Debate Team • Drama Club • Future Business Leaders of America • Future Educators of America • Green Team • Guitar Assemble • HOSA Future Health Professionals • Key Club • National Honor Society • Newspaper • School Musicals • Show Choir • Spanish Club • Step Team • Student Council • Student Technology • Technology Association • Tri-M • Y-Club • Yearbook • Young Democrats • Young Republicans

40. Tables Outside • General Questions • Family & Consumer Science • StationARTS • Information Technology • LSTEAM • Medical Sciences/HOSA • JROTC • Special Education/ Design Team • Athletics • Various clubs and other activities JROTC cadets will be taking parents on tours of the building. Ask for a tour at the JROTC table.

41. School Tours • JROTC cadets will be taking parents on tours of the building. Meet at outside JROTC table for an official tour of the school.

42. GO Defenders………..Class of 2018 LYRICS TO THE SCHOOL FIGHT SONG: On Bryan Station, fight Defenders fight!Victory is in sight.By our strength, and courage, too,Win for GREEN and GOLD and BLUE!So on Bryan Station, fight Defenders fight,Guardians of our might.Watch our team go down the field (floor) and score!Let's fight, fight, fight, fight, FIGHTFor Bryan Station High!D-E-F-E-N-D-E-R-S!