1. Rising 7th/8th Grade Parent Information Night
Let’s get ready to choose!
Rising 7th grade team: Rising 8th grade team:
Mr. Spencer (dean) Mrs. Smyth (dean)
Mrs. O’Brien (counselor) Mrs. Waldo (counselor)

2. 7th Grade Required Courses:
Grade Level or Honors in the following:
English
Life Science
U.S. History
Math:
Students currently in Math 6 will go to Math 7.
Students currently in Accelerated Math 6/7 will go to Algebra 1.
**Students will NOT make Core selections, they will be automatically uploaded based on recommendations
Also Required:
Health and P.E.
Technology and Engineering Education & Family and Consumer Science (one semester of each)
**All 7th graders will have 45 minutes of Resource or Spectrum**

3. 7th Grade Elective Courses
All 7th Graders will choose ONE Fine Arts Elective:
Band 7 (must be currently enrolled in Band 6)
Strings 7 (must be currently enrolled in Strings 6)
Chorus
Guitar 7
Art 7
All 7th Graders will choose ONE Core Elective:
Coding at the Middle School (CAMS)
Communication Studies
Spanish 1, German 1, Latin 1, French 1 (high school credit)
(not all students should start World Language in 7th grade, but it is the only way to reach AP level by Senior year without summer school)
*Accelerating Literacy might be recommended by school

4. Required Courses-Grade 8
English
Civics- Government/Economics
Physical Science-Physics/Chemistry
Math:
Students who took Math 7 will go to Algebra 1 (Math 8 Option)
Students who took Algebra 1 will go to Geometry
Health and PE 8
*Resource-all 8th graders are required to have a 90 minute Resource block every other day.
**Students who take Spectrum will have 45 minutes of Resource and 45 minutes of Spectrum

5. Grade 8 World Language
World Languages and Cultures Level I or II in: Spanish, Spanish for Fluent Speakers, German, Latin or French

6. Foreign Language Important Notes:
For an Advanced Studies Diploma, students must successfully complete three years of one language or two years each of two different languages.
Some colleges may require more than the minimum number of foreign language credits currently needed for the Advanced Studies Diploma.
Colleges are looking for students to continue foreign language through their senior year of high school.
It is recommended that a student earn at least a “B” in order to progress to the next level of foreign language study.
Seal of bilingualism

7. Grade 8 Elective Choices
Students who are not taking a World Language will choose TWO of the following: Band 8 (if currently enrolled in Band 7) Strings 8 (if currently enrolled in Strings 7) Chorus (any student) Guitar Level 2 (if currently enrolled in Guitar 7) Technology and Engineering Education Family and Consumer Sciences Art 8 3 Dimensional Design Art 8 – New!!!
Students who are taking a World Language will choose ONE of these electives

8. Summer Options
Some students decide to take a math course in the summer to accelerate their course work through Virtual Loudoun. Detailed Information is provided to counselors in May, and will be forwarded to parents at that time. Typical cost approximately $700

9. Expunging Grades Any high school course taken during middle school.
Once expunged, the grade AND credit are gone.
Students would need to retake the course in order to receive credit or to move onto subsequent levels.
Expungement forms will be sent home with all FINAL report cards. Forms MUST be submitted to the Counseling Departments NO LATER than August 15, 2017:
Rising 9th Graders: Submit forms to THS
Rising 8th Graders: Submit forms to SMMS (Ms. Waldo)

10. TJ/AOS/AET Timeline-8th grade year
The process to apply to these schools begins in the Fall of 8th grade.
AOS uses the PSAT as an admissions test-if your student requires accommodations you will need to start this process in August before school starts
Schools host open houses/info session in the Spring
TJHSST Admissions open house: April TJ (9am-12pm)
AOS Info Session: May Dominion 7pm
Students must be enrolled in Algebra 1 or higher during their 8th grade year in order to apply to TJ/AOS. Students must be enrolled in Geometry or higher during their 8th grade year to apply to AET.

11. Monroe Tech 26 programs Internship and Job Opportunities
Auto Collision Repair Technology, Biotechnology, Building Construction, Computer and Digital Animation, Cosmetology, Firefighter, Graphic Communications, Nail Design, Practical Nursing, TV Production & Digital Movement, Welding
Internship and Job Opportunities
For Juniors and Seniors

12. AVID What can AVID do for you? What does it take the place of?
Teach you organization and study skills
Improves your communication and educational self-advocacy skills
Challenge you to take higher level classes in high school
You will have an AVID class that takes the place of an elective.

13. AVID

14. GPA Grade Point Average
Numeric Value Letter Grade Quality Points (before weighting) A A
  A
87-89   B B  B
77-79    C C
70-72   C
67-69   D D
60-62   D F

15. Advanced Studies Diploma
Academic Areas
Credits
SOL Verified Credits
English 4 2
Social Studies
(World Studies (2), US/VA Government, and US/VA History)
Mathematics
(Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or above level of Algebra II)
Science
(From 3 of the 4 disciplines: Biological, Chemical, Physical, Earth)
World Language (3 years of one language or 2 years each of two different languages)
3 or 4
Health/Physical Education
Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education 1
Economics & Personal Finance
Electives 3
Student Selected Verified Credit
Total (depends on foreign language option)
26 or 27 9

16. Huh? Verified what?
A verified unit of credit is earned by passing a course and its related end-of-course Standards of Learning (SOL) test where an end-of-course test is required. Students may repeat end-of-course tests to earn the verified credits needed for graduation.
Classes that have SOLs
Algebra I (administered at the end of Algebra I and Algebra I, Part 2)
Algebra II
Algebra II and Trigonometry
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Geometry
Reading (administered in English 11)
Writing (administered in English 11)
World History and Geography to 1500
World History and Geography, 1500 to Present
United States History.

17. 6 Year Plan Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Math 7
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus AB
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
Spanish 5
AP Spanish
English
Earth Sci Hons