1. 8 th Grade Parent Night Welcome BCHS Class of 2016 February 27, 2012 Wade Zeilenga Guidance Counselor

2. 2 A Changing Vocabulary In Middle School You Said Where’s my bike Exploratories Homework: 30 minutes Report Card Career Day Pass 8 th Grade In High School You Say Where’s my car Electives Homework: 1-2 hours GPA Job Shadow 4 years to gain 22 credits

3. 3 9 th Grade Class Schedule A Typical School Day Hour Course NameTeacher Room 1 GeometryMr. Davis411 2 Life Spts & WellMr. SaltzgaberGYM 3 World HistoryMr. Crandell 405 4 English 9 Ms. Gallup400 5 Science 9Ms. Parrish 408 6 Spanish IIMs. Kraker130

4. Typical School Day 1 st hour7:45- 8:45 2 nd hour 8:50-9:50 3 rd hour 9:55- 10:50 4 th hour10:55-12:20 5 th hour12:25- 1;25 6 th hour1:30- 2:30 After School: Sports, Clubs, Performing Arts, Homework Help 4

5. 5 Lunches 3 Lunches, during a student’s 4 th hour class 30 minutes long Average cost: $3.25 Options include Daily bar menu: Salad, pasta, Asian, Italian Sandwich Line Regular menu selections Quick serve window

6. 6 The Job Market of Tomorrow Focusing on the Creative, Technical, Socially Aware Learner Geo-Thermal Heat and Cooling Wind Energy Tankless Water Heaters Hybrid Clean Diesel BMW

7. Begin With The End In Mind Unemployment Education attained Median weekly Rate 2010attained earnings 2010 1.90% Doctoral degree$1,550 2.4 Professional degree1,610 4 Master's degree1,272 5.4 Bachelor's degree1,038 7 Associate degree767 9.2 Some college, no degree712 10.3 High-school graduate626 14.9 Less than a HS diploma 444 8.2 All workers 782

8. Michigan’s Hot 50 Occupations o Circle the ones that require a Bachelor’s degree or better. o Consider the two year programs that offer as many openings and equal earnings potential!

9. College & Career Ready Colleges & Career Prep recommend that students take Math: 4 years, minimum of Algebra 2 English: 4 years, Honor’s or AP Science: 3+ years, including Chemistry or Physics Social Studies: 3+ years Foreign Language: 2+ years A.P., Honors, and advanced courses: We offer 12 A.P. courses and 7 Honor’s Classes.

10. Local Colleges and Enrollment SchoolAve GPAAve ACT GRCC2.019 GVSU3.524 WMU3.322 CMU3.323 FSU3.221 Hope/ DVU 3.727 MSU3.626 U of M3.830 Calvin3.626

11. Scheduling 2012-2013  Tonight’s parent night.  Wade will travel to WMS on Thursday, March 1.  Request forms will be due on Friday, 3/9!  Counselors will schedule all students prior to spring break.  Once requests are made, no changes are allowed.

13. Education Development Plan  Think four years Consider interests– Careercruising.com Job Shadows Career Fairs KCTC (March 1 open house) College visits

15. Honor’s Track  Honor’s English 9, 10, AP Lit, AP Lang  Honor’s World History, US History, AP US History, AP Government, AP Econ  Science 9, Biology, Chemistry or Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics

16. Math  Algebra 1  Geometry  Honor’s Algebra 2  Pre-calculus  AP Calculus  12 th grade Dual Enrollment math or AP Statistics

17. Helping Your Student Succeed  Stay up on work  Limit Absences  Support them with structured homework time  Encourage students to talk with teachers  Be Proactive  Check PowerSchool Regularly  Know his/her friends  Watch for negative trends  Look for life lesson teachable moments

18. Guidance Office Mrs. Charissa Chapman cchapman@bcpsk12.netcchapman@bcpsk12.net Grades 11 & 12 Mrs. Donna Hogoboom dhogoboom@bcpsk12.netdhogoboom@bcpsk12.net Receptionist & Testing Coordinator Mrs. Luanne Schierbeek lschierbeek@bcpsk12.netlschierbeek@bcpsk12.net Registrar Mrs. Christy Wierengacwierenga@bcpsk12.netcwierenga@bcpsk12.net At Risk Coordinator Mr. Wade Zeilenga wzeilenga@bcpsk12.netwzeilenga@bcpsk12.net Grades 9 & 10