Student Services Orientation November 9-10, 2016 One year of Get Fresh! Get Promoted! Student Services Orientation November 9-10, 2016 Your mission:

Agenda Student Services Counselors Promotion and Graduation Requirements Your Grade Point Average (GPA) Athletic & Driver’s License Eligibility Attendance Tips for Success: Learning Styles & Study Skills Q & A

Counselors: De-Ja Sch-Z A-Da Mor-Sc Mrs. Patty Miller Dean of Students Ms. Toria Greene A-Da Mr. Chuck Small De-Ja If Staff are present, they can be introduced here. They can also be introduced by Scott at welcome as another option (may have to do this on August 11 since they will be in schedule changes in the a.m. New Dean of Students = Patty Miller 5 “alpha counselors” – goal is to have the same counselor for all four years Ms. Alicia Kirkpatrick Sch-Z Ms. Valorie Hallenbeck Je-Moq Ms. Allison Saviello Mor-Sc

Use the correct email address for your counselor! name@wcpss.net Patty Miller pmiller5 Dean Toria Greene tgreene A-Da Chuck Small csmall De-Ja Valorie Hallenbeck vhallenbeck Je-Moq Allison Saviello asaviello Mor-Sc Alicia Kirkpatrick akirkpatrick2 Sch-Z

Future Ready Core 26 Total Credits 4 English: English I, II, III, IV 4 Math: Math I, Math II, Math III, Math beyond Math III 3 Science: Earth/Environmental Science, Biology, Physical Science 4 Social Studies: World History, Civics & Economics, American History 1 & 2 1 Healthful Living: Healthful Living A (Fall), Healthful Living B (Spring) or Health and Physical Education (full year class) 10 Electives: REQUIRED - any 2 from arts, second language or career and technical education (at least 2 years of the same second language are required for admission to the UNC University System). RECOMMENDED - any 4 that form an educational concentration - may be from any subject area including arts, career and technical education, or any subject area or combination. 26 Total Credits

All grades will be reported numerically on the report card and transcript. To calculate your grade point average (GPA), take the total number of quality points earned and divide it by the total number of potential credits. Letter Grde AP Course Quality Points Honrs Course Quality Pts. Reg/Academic Course Quality Pts. 90-100 5 4.5 4 80-89 3.5 3 70-79 2.5 2 60-69 1.5 1 > 60

Example 1: English 1 B - 3 Math 1 C - 2 Civics & Economics F - 0 Earth Science C - 2 Healthful Living A - 4 Elective 1 B - 3 Elective 2 C – 2 Elective 3 B - 3 19 Example 1: English 1 B - 3 Math 1 A - 4 Civics & Economics A - 4 Earth Science B - 3 Healthful Living A - 4 Elective 1 A - 4 Elective 2 A – 4 Elective 3 B - 3 29 GPA: 19/8=2.375 GPA: 29/8=3.625

Report Card Check-In Activity Let’s Practice! (Refer to handout)

All incoming freshmen are eligible for athletics during the fall semester of their freshman year. BUT After the first semester of freshman year, students are only eligible if they: 1) Passed 6 of 8 classes during the semester previous to the sport they wish to play, 2) Had a minimum 1.5 GPA (or 2.0 in the previous semester), and 3) Attended school at least 85% of the days in the past semester.

Students must pass 75% of their courses to obtain and maintain a driver’s license. (6 out of 8 courses) OR

How much do my final exams (teacher made & CTE/EOC/NCFE) count in my final grade calculation? B) 15% C) 20% D) 50%

Know Your Learning Style Visual-Prefer to use pictures, diagrams, images to help you learn Auditory/Musical-Prefer using sounds or music or even rhythms to help learn; prefer verbal instructions or talking (May sound out a word) Kinesthetic & Tactile-Prefer using your hands, body & sense of touch to learn (May ‘act’ things out or write a word down to find it it feels right.

Let’s Practice! (Refer to handout) Learning Styles Let’s Practice! (Refer to handout)

Study Skills 101 How do you get help from teachers? Examples: Note-taking, graphic organizers, study guides, color coding Managing your time: Prioritizing work, clearing out distractions, creating focused blocks of time. Helpful links: * http://enloehsstudentservices.weebly.com/resources.html * CFNC’s Successful Study Techniques (Under High School Planning)

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Now, go have ONE great freshman year! We are here to help you, so please don’t be afraid to ask! Now, go have ONE great freshman year!