1. Transition to High School
Welcome to 9th Grade!
Transition to High School

2. Agenda Staff Introductions Academic Concerns Transition strategies
School Loop
Graduation Requirements
Family Connection - Naviance

3. Counseling Staff

4. Handouts Graduation requirements (Golden Rod)
Branham Bruin Clubs List (Mint Green)
School Loop Sign-On Instructions (Blue)
Chromebook Login (Yellow)
News Article: How being a ‘lawn mower’ parent (Pink)

5. https://nyti.ms/2kGzOOr
Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety by Benoit Denizet-Lewis

6. Graduation Requirements
Social Science, 2 years
Government, 1 semester
Economics, 1 semester
English, 4 years
Math, 3 years
Science, 3 years
Language Other Than English (LOTE), 2 years
Visual Performing Arts, 1 year
College Prep Elective, 1 year
Physical Education , 2 years
Career Technical Education, 1 year (unless 20 credits of VPA
General Electives, 20 credits
Total Credits Needed: 220 credits

7. College Entrance Requirements
Area
Subject Requirements
Years
“a”
History/Social Science 2
“b”
English 4
“c”
Mathematics 3
“d”
Laboratory Science
“e”
Language other than English
“f”
Visual and Performing Arts 1
“g”
College Preparatory Electives
Exam Requirement
UC: ACT Plus Writing or SAT Reasoning / CSU: ACT or SAT Reasoning
Minimum GPA Requirement
UC: California: 3.0 / CSU: 2.0

8. 9th Grade MATTERS! Must pass ALL classes to earn credits to graduate
EVERY class prepares for the next
Classes fulfill a-g requirements
C = college, D = diploma
Credit recovery is limited, expensive, and time consuming

9. Credits Each class (one semester) = 5 credits
Each class (one school year) = 10 credits
One semester = 30 credits
One school year = 60 credits
10th grade ~60
11th grade ~120
12th grade ~180
TOTAL REQUIRED TO GRADUATE = 220

10. Self-Advocacy: In the Classroom
Ask questions (when appropriate)
Stay after class (or at lunch, after school, tutorial)
Visit School Loop frequently
Doing it wrong is better than not doing it at all
Power of the ZERO

11. Suggestions for Successful Transition
Select classes that fit your interests and talents
Take advantage of help from teachers, school counselors, administrators, including tutorial
Implement time management skills
Implement study skills
Sleep

12. Good uses of Tutorial Make up exams
Ask a teacher for clarification on an assignment
Work on homework
Study for tests
Pick up missed work due to absence

13. School Loop Track grades in all classes Monitor specific assignments
Keep in mind the following dates:
Sept 21th: 6 week grades
Oct 26th : 12 week grades
Dec 21st : End of Semester
Feb 15th : 6 week grades
April 5th : 12 week grades
June 6th: End of Semester

14. How to sign up
branham.schoolloop.com register Student registration Parent registration Enter Student ID Number (starts with a 1…) You can also click on the School Loop link on the Branham web page.

15. Naviance for Families
A Web based College and Career Readiness platform that helps students connect academics to post-secondary goals Students DO NOT apply to colleges through Naviance

16. How Can I Use It? Career Planning College Planning Success Planning
Learning Style Inventory, Interest Inventory, Personality Inventory, Resume Building
College Planning
College Search, Application Process, College Major Exploration, Scholarship/Financial Aide Resources
Success Planning
Personalized Goals and Tasks, Journal Entries, Student Planner

17. How do I access it? www.connection.naviance.com/branham
Student Permanent ID that starts with a
Password:

18. About Me and My Planner Success Plan Assessments
Interesting things about me
Official things
Tasks assigned by guidance advisors

19. Sports Fall Sports Cross Country Field Hockey Football Tennis – Girls
Volleyball - Girls
Winter Sports
Basketball – Boys
Basketball – Girls
Soccer – Boys
Soccer- Girls
Wrestling
Spring Sports
*Badminton * Baseball * Golf * Softball * Swimming * Tennis – Boys
* Track * Volleyball - Boys

20. Contact Information
Loan Hong (A-E):
Joyce Davis (F-L):
Danielle Morrella (M-Ri):
Vince Leeburn (Ro-Z):

21. Ted Talk: How Not to Over-parent
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Former Dean of Admissions, Stanford University