1. Mount pleasant Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night

2. Who is Your Child’s Counselor?
Last Name A –K : Ms. Saunders Last Name L – Z: Ms. Crider Ms. Furr – Registrar Mrs. Clary– Social Worker

3. MPHS Course Offerings
Please choose your courses carefully, as it is very important that you make informed decisions about the classes that you wish to take. We ask that you talk to your teachers and 8th grade counselor for recommendations!

4. Block Scheduling
Students take four classes a day for one semester and earn up to 8 credits in one school year.
Each class that they take will equal 1 credit.

5. Credits for Graduation
Students must earn 27 credits to graduate.
If they have the opportunity to earn 4 credits a semester and there are 2 semesters in a year and they attend high school for 4 years, how many credits can they potentially earn?
GPA is very important and it starts in their freshman year
6 credits = Sophomore
13 credits = Junior
19 credits to be eligible to graduate = Senior

6. Graduation Requirements
Minimum of 27 Credits Required
4 English Courses
4 Math Courses
4 Social Studies Courses
3 Science Courses
Health and P.E
4 Career Cluster Courses
7 General Electives
English Sequence:
English I, English II, English III, English IV
Math Sequence:
Math I, Math II, Math III, AFM or Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus
Science Sequence:
Earth/Environmental, Biology, Physics or Chemistry or Physical Science
(take Chemistry or Physics if you are college bound)
Social Studies Sequence:
World History, Civics and Economics, American History I, American History II

7. Choosing Their Required Courses
Classes they must take as a freshman:
English I or Honors English I
World History or Honors World History
Math 1 or Foundations of Math 1 or Math II/Math II Honors
Earth/Environmental Science or Honors Earth
or Honors Biology (only for students recommended by teacher)
Health & PE

8. Math Selection
Their math selections depend on what math they are currently taking in 8th grade:
If they are in Math I  Math II or Honors Math II will be selected for them
If they are the traditional 8th Grade Math, they will take Math I next year. Their 8th grade teachers have given recommendations to determine if they will also have to take Foundations of Math I.

9. Honors Courses
For Required Courses, some of them will consider taking Honors level classes…but should they?
Consider these clues to their honors potential:
Are they a strong student in that subject? They have to have achieved a B or better in an Honors Class (AIG) or have an A average in regular classes.
Are they willing to do more than the minimum amount of work required?
Do they look for challenges outside of class?
Are they always prepared?
Are they prepared to do a research paper for an Honors class?
Students will given recommendations for their required courses. Elective courses should be carefully selected based on your interests.

10. Electives (Encore)
Electives are just as important as their required classes.
They are picking classes for both semesters so we need to know which ones they prefer.
Keep in mind, there are a lot more options after freshman year, but they may have to take an introductory course before moving on.
One elective has already been decided for them:
Health and PE is required for graduation and is typically taken during 9th grade.

11. CAREER CLSTERS

12. End of Course vs. End of Grade
EOG’s are very similar to EOC’s. The difference is that EOC’s are given certain after certain classes instead of at the end of the grade level.
3 classes have End of Course tests
Math I is the EOC that most students will take in 9th grade
All “core subject” classes will have a Final exam at the conclusion of course.

13. Attendance and Homework
VERY IMPORTANT: Teachers take attendance each period. If they miss more than 13 days in any class, they risk losing credit for that class. Bring notes when they return to school after illness, Doctor appointments, court appointments,…
Teachers assign homework. They need to do their homework and turn it in.

14. Sports and Driver’s License
To play sports, students must pass 3 of 4 classes in the previous semester, must be on grade level, and must have good attendance.
To earn and maintain their permit and license, students must pass 3 of 4 classes each semester. If not, NCDMV will take their permit/license away until they pass 3 of 4 classes.

15. 9th Grade Transition Camp
A day in early August for rising 9th grade students to get more familiar with the school before the 1st day.
Lunch is provided
Date is not set yet
Use the link at the MPHS webpage to sign up (not available yet)

16. Due to the homeroom teacher tomorrow, March 15th!
Registration Forms
Due to the homeroom teacher tomorrow, March 15th!

17. CTE Electives

18. NAF Academy

19. Thank You!!