Welcome to the Ninth Grade

A Fresh Start New teachers New opportunities Getting ready for life after high school Colleges base their acceptance decision off of grades earned in 9th, 10th, 11th, AND 12TH GRADES What you do now impacts the rest of high school and your future.

Changes Credits Attendance Grade Point Average Schedule Lunches Entrance in the morning No Sustained Silent Reading class

Credits What is a credit? How are credits earned? How do credits impact advancing to the next grade and graduation?

The Number of Credits Needed to Advance to the Next Grade…

Credits Needed To enter 10th grade: 6 To enter 11th grade: 13 Graduate: 28

Attendance It’s the LAW! Failure to attend school on a regular basis may result in loss of credit and/or court action. Math Department Lose two points on your homework average for every class you are absent from.

Schedule/Classes High school classes are 84 minutes in length You have three classes from Aug-Jan and then you have three different classes from Jan-June Additionally, you have two classes that meet every other day, but they meet all year

Schedule/Classes You will have: English Environmental Science Health/PE and Writing Skills Workshop (.50 credits each) World History/Government Math Semester 1 Math Semester 2 Elective (Special)

Schedule/Classes A and D blocks rotate. There are two B block classes and they alternate daily. C block class does not change.

Schedule Rotation Semester 1 A-Day D-Day A) World History 2 Honors English B) Art Comp. Info. Sys. C) Math D)

Schedule Rotation Semester 2 A-Day D-Day A) Environment Science Math B) Art Comp. Info. Sys. C) Writing Skills or Health/PE D) Environmental Science

Grade Point Average Each letter grade has a numerical value assigned to it from 0 to 4.3 (Honors and Advanced Placement Classes are weighted from 0 to 5.4). Honor Roll/High Honors Class Rank College Acceptance Scholarships Sports

More on that Later

Lunches There are two different lunches. Lunches are either at the start of your C-block class (third period) or at the end of your C-block class. Lunches are mixed with students from grades 9-12.

In the Morning Students enter through the main entrance. Must be in homeroom by 8:00 a.m.

Remember It’s a clean start… What you do today, will impact tomorrow… Keep all of your doors open for you…make good choices and decisions.

Statistics on Education Level and Salary https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/data-on- display/education-still-pays.htm

Hard Work

Review Questions 1) How do you advance to the 10th grade? 2) How do you earn credit? 3) Why is attendance important? 4) What happens if you miss a lot of school? 5) How does performance in 9th grade classes impact college? 6) What does it mean by a fresh start?

Review Answers 1) Earn at least 6 credits (preferably all 8 credits) 2) By earning a passing grade in each class 3) Perform better in school, more opportunities, avoids loss of credit and/or legal trouble 4) Credit can be taken away (thus repeating the grade level), Possible legal issues 5) College acceptance decisions, financial aid 6) New opportunities, it’s a clean slate

Questions???

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