Unlocking the Door to Success at Jackson High School

JHS Administration/Office Staff  Stuart R. Etheredge, Principal  Richard Brown, Assistant Principal  LeAnn West, Bookkeeper  Missie Powell, Receptionist  Abby Beverly, School Nurse

JHS Food Service Darlene Scott, Cafeteria Manager  Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m.  Cost of Meals: -Breakfast: FREE -Lunch: FREE –Student allowed to bring sack lunches  No Outside Beverages/Food

Guidance Office  Sonja Pugh, 9 th -10 th Counselor  Crystal Stabler, 11 th -12 th Counselor  Linda Brown, Registrar

Why Should You See Your Counselor?  Schedule Adjustment  Personal Issues at Home/School  Peer Mediation  Emotional Support  Academic/Career Planning  Academic Support Services  Transcripts  General Information

Transition to JHS  Self Awareness “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything”  Attendance  More Independence/Responsibility  Parental Involvement  Size of student body/classes  7 Period vs. 4 Block Classes -Length of Classes -Study Time -Promotion Policy

National Honors Society(NHS)  Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25  Demonstrate good character/behavior skills  Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.15  Great addition to your resume’ and scholarship applications  Regardless of endorsement, a student must be a member of the National Honors Society in order to graduate with honors from JHS

What Do You Want to Do After Graduation?  High School Curriculum  Diploma Endorsement  Career Tech Programs  Dual Enrollment(UA)  Accelerated High School Program(ASCC)  2 for 1 College Course –(City of Jackson – Match Tuition)

PLAN 2020 Vision Every Child a Graduate Every Graduate Prepared for…  College  Work  Adulthood in the 21 st Century

PLAN 2020 (cont.)  Begins with the 9 th grade class of  Flexibility for students  Individualized four year educational plan

1. Standard Diploma with Advanced Academic Endorsement (*Career Technical Endorsement also available with this diploma.) 2. Standard Diploma with *Career Technical Endorsement 3. Standard Diploma - Completion of 3 CTE courses(2 of the 3 preferably in sequence) - Credentialing in Career Tech components with Passing of Designated Assessment DIPLOMA OPTIONS

Graduation Requirements(28 credits required) 4 Math1 PE, 0.5 Health 4 Science1 Career Preparedness 4 History(6.5) Elective credits 4 English3 CTE and/or Foreign Language and/or Arts Education Total of 80 community hours for advanced diploma (20 hrs/year recommended) 3 out of 4 honor classes in each core area --- required for advanced diploma

Track 1(Standard)Track 2(Advanced)  Algebra IAAlgebra I  Algebra IBGeometry Honors  Geometry Algebra II/Trig  Algebra IIPre Calculus Students may take higher math courses, but these are the minimum requirements. Math Track OPTIONS

Promotion Policy Credits needed to move to 10 th Grade 7 Credits needed to move to 11 th Grade 14 Credits needed to move to 12 th Grade 20 Carnegie Units required to graduate 28

TESTING  9 th Grade: Global Scholars  10 th Grade: ASPIRE (Free State Assessment) and PSAT (Voluntary, $15)  11 th Grade: ACT w/Writing(Free State Assessment) and PSAT (Voluntary, $15  12 th Grade ACT WorkKeys

Get Involved! ! !!  Athletics  Arts: Band, Chorus  Service Organizations  Academic Organizations  Clubs  (Research shows that the more involved students are in school, the less likely their chances are of getting into trouble with the law and/or dropping out of school.  It takes more than good grades to be competitive for scholarships. Get involved in your school and community!

Making Dreams A Reality: One Student at a Time  Four years go fast !!!!  Upon graduation, we expect every student to have accomplished: –Social Skills Necessary for Adulthood –Job Readiness –College Entrance –Scholarship Eligibility  Realize it all starts DAY ONE at JHS! A right start makes a strong finish!

Jake says, “Put your best foot forward and welcome to AGGIE NATION!!!”