1. Wakefield High School Parent Information Night Rising 9th Grade
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2. Credits Every class= 1 credit
Block schedule- 4 classes each semester for 90 minutes each
Potential to earn 8 credits per year
26 credits needed for graduation
Academic, honors, AP (no 9th grade AP classes)
GPA is calculated as weighted and unweighted
Weighted accounts for honors courses- if student earns an A in honors, it is worth 4.5 quality points

3. Grading Scale & GPA Percentage Letter Grade Standard Classes
Honors Classes
AP Classes
90-100% A
4.0
4.5
5.0
80-89% B
3.0
3.5
70-79% C
2.0
2.5
60-69% D
1.0
1.5
<59% F
0.0

4. Graduation Requirements
4 English
4 Math
3 Science (Earth, Biology and a Physical Science)
4 Social Studies (World History, American History I, American History II and Civics & Economics OR World History, AP US History, Civics & Economics and a social studies elective)
2 Electives (Career & Technical Education, Art or World Languages)
8 Electives
1 Healthful Living
= 26 Credits Total

5. Promotion to the 10th Grade
You must earn six (6) credits to be promoted to the 10th grade on the block schedule
1 credit must be English I
2 credits must be in Math, Science or Social Studies
3 additional credits must be earned

6. Core Classes English Science
All 9th graders will take Honors English 1
Students who do well in Honors English 1 may be recommended for Pre-AP English II which will help them prepare for AP English courses
Science
All 9th graders will take Honors Biology or Honors Earth/Environmental Science. Based on Teacher Recommendation and Math Placement

7. Core Classes Social Studies Math
All students will take Honors World History
Math
Fundamental Math and Introductory Math (Teacher Rec. only)
Foundations of NC Math I and NC Math IB (2 sem sequence)
Math 1 (Fall only – teacher recommendation only)
Math Plus (Honors)
NC Math II
Honors NC Math II
Honors NC Math III
Honors Precalculus (Teacher Rec only– Student must have had NC Math II in 8th grade)

8. Healthful Living
All 9th graders will take 1 semester of Healthful Living 1 (Health/PE)
Honors Healthful Living – Teacher Recommendation
If it conflicts with other classes, student can wait and take as upper-classman

9. Electives Students will sign up for 8 classes and 3 alternates
4 classes are cores and 1 is Healthful Living
That means, students will sign up for 3 electives (1st choices) and 3 alternates

10. Scheduling We DO NOT make many schedule changes
It is imperative that students select courses that are a good fit for them
Students can increase rigor, but not decrease during schedule change period
All scheduling and changes must go occur during the scheduled dates

11. Support for Students Help at lunch/Pride Time/SMART LUNCH/Office Hours
Mu Alpha Theta math peer tutors
Positive Behavior Support initiatives
Freshman Early Start Day
Freshman Interviews

12. Athletic Eligibility
All incoming freshmen are eligible for athletics fall semester of their freshmen year.
After 1st semester of their freshmen year, students are eligible if they pass 3 of their 4 classes during the semester previous to the sport they wish to play, have at least a 1.5 GPA (or 2.0 in previous semester), and attended school at least 85% of the days in the past semester.

13. WHS Student Services Team
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14. Meet Your Student Services Team
Dean of Students: Ms. Midgette 9th Grade Counselor: Mr. Walker A-G: Mr. Cummings H-O: Ms. Reid P-Z: Ms. Alston SAP: Ms. Toborowsky CDC: Mrs. Joyner

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Graduation Requirements, Course Selections, Scheduling, Dual Enrollment , Enrichment Programs
College Planning, Career Exploration, Financial Aid & Scholarships
Stress Management, Mental Health, Time Management, Attendance, Crisis & Grief Support

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