One year of Get Fresh! Get Promoted! Student Services Orientation Sept. 9-11, 2015 Your mission:

Student Services Counselors Promotion Requirements Graduation Requirements Your Grade Point Average (GPA) Athletic & Driver’s License Eligibility Attendance Q & A Agenda

Ms. Toria Greene A-Da Ms. Valorie Hallenbeck Je-Moq Mr. Stefon Lowman Mor-Sc Counselors: Ms. Alicia Kirkpatrick Sch-Z Mrs. Patty Miller Dean of Students Mr. Chuck Small De-Ja

Ms. Brandy Lyons, Student Assistance Program Counselor blyons Mr. Brandon Clowers, School Social Worker bclowers Ms. Sharon Manning, Career Development Coordinator smanning1 Ms. Kelley Schroeder, Academic Coach kschroeder Ms. Nancy McMillan School Nurse nmcmillan Ms. Nancy Stewart, Registrar nstewart Ms. Ina Nyko, School Psychologist inyko Ms. Debbie Fluke Guidance Tech dfluke Ms. Sarah Coombs, Intervention Coordinator scoombs Ms. Ginny Honkomp Data Manager vhonkomp

Patty Miller pmiller5 Dean Toria Greene tgreene A-Da Chuck Small csmall De-Ja Valorie Hallenbeck vhallenbeck Je-Moq Stefon Lowman slowman Mor-Sc Alicia Kirkpatrick akirkpatrick2 Sch-Z Use the correct address for your counselor!

For news from Student Services Career Services Website: Student Services Website: Remind.com Text ‘7dbd2’ to or OR

The BEST way to see my counselor: Please your counselor to make an appointment. Your counselor will you your appointment time. If you have a test during the appointment time, please your counselor back for a new time. Student should show the to their teacher as their pass. OR You may come to Student Services and fill out a form to request an appointment with your counselor.

 Final grades are the only grades reported on the transcript.  Final grades are the total of your four quarter grades, mid-term grade and final exam grade.

The grading scale has changed for school 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 GradeAP Course Quality Points Honors Course Quality Pts. Reg/Academic Course Quality Pts < 60000

GPA: 21/7 = 3.00GPA: 23.5/7 = 3.36 Example 1: English Math C/E Earth Science Healthful Living Elective Elective Example 2: English 1 (Honors) Math C/E (Honors) Earth Science (Honors) Healthful Living Elective 1 (Honors) Elective 2 (Honors)

YES OR NO! I must pass ALL of my classes to be promoted. A) YES B) NO

Grade 10 4 credits 1 credit must be English I 2 credits must be Math, Science, or Social Studies Grade 11 8 Credits 2 credits must be English I and II 1 credit in each area, Math, Science, and Social Studies Grade credits* 3 credits must be English I, II, and III** Student must be enrolled in a program that will complete graduation requirements.

Students must pass 75% of their courses to obtain and maintain a driver’s license. (5 out of 7 courses) OR

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 5 of 7 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.

How much do my final exams (teacher made & CTE/ EOC) count in my final grade calculation? A) 0% B) 10 / 15% C) 20 / 25% D) 50% *CTE exams are state mandated tests

How many credits do I need to graduate? A) 19 B) 22 C) 26 D) 21

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) 6 Electives: REQUIRED - any 2 from arts, second language or career and technical education (a minimum of 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. 22 Total Credits Future Ready Core

What do colleges count as an extracurricular activity? A) Sports B) Job C) School club D) Community group (ex. Church, Boy Scouts) E)All of the above

Freshmen will meet with Ms. Manning (Career Development Coordinator) and one of the alpha counselors. During social studies course Week of Sept. 28th in media center Take CFNC career assessment Coming soon:

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