1. S TARTING H IGH S CHOOL F ROM 8 TH TO 9 TH GRADE 2012 – 2013 J UNE 11, 2012 Brian Wharton YHS Principal John Johnson RMS Principal Heidi Bunker YMS Principal

2. W ELCOME TO H IGH S CHOOL ! 430+ 9 th graders next year If 9 th Grade were on Campus we would have nearly 1,600 students Next year, we will have 1,200 + students on the YHS campus next year Combined sports program for 9-12 grades, between 3 campuses. We move up to AAAA (4A) classification.

3. A THLETIC I NFORMATION Thad Nelson, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Fall sports Buses Eligibility Paperwork Important Fall Dates

4. T HE M OST I MPORTANT M ESSAGES T ONIGHT … What your student accomplishes in 9 th grade classes counts toward graduation Grades and report cards have always mattered, but now the students are “on the clock” towards meeting their graduation requirements

5. C ORE A CADEMICS Semester Courses Natural Resource Science/Integrated Science Year Long Courses Tech Communications English Math

6. E LECTIVES Pre-Engineering - Semester Art - Semester Band – All Year Choir – All Year Spanish – All Year PASS - Semester *Intervention Reading or Math PE and/or Health - Semester Leadership – All Year

7. W HAT IS A CREDIT ? Means that a high school class has been passed at end of a semester Credits are added to official transcripts at end of fall and spring semesters Students take 6 classes per semester Earn 3 credits per semester/6 credits per year Students can earn 24 credits in grades 9-12

8. G RADUATION R EQUIREMENTS – I NCREASED FOR C LASS OF 2016 22 credits to graduate and earn a diploma Must earn credits in English, social studies, math, science, CTE, health, PE, fine arts and electives Must do a culminating project Must do a high school and beyond plan - WOIS Must complete state testing requirements Pass reading, writing, algebra, geometry and biology tests Admissions requirements for 4 year colleges exceed those required to earn diploma

9. G ETTING OFF TO A GOOD START For students who struggle, most problems occur in the 9 th or 10 th grade year Attendance! Get ahead and you have more choices in classes and programs College bound students should take at least one honors or Advanced Placement course each year Set time and place to study on regular basis Involved in a positive school activity Parents stay closely involved Family access – improved features add to communication Strong contact with teachers and counselor Monitor social media

10. G ETTING OFF TO A GOOD START Get behind and it is hard to catch up We have to start picking classes – fewer electives Hard to repeat classes “I can easily catch up by…” Credit retrieval costly Middle schools and high school have similar support and intervention services

11. A CADEMIC S UPPORTS We don’t want any student to fall behind. Students should never be failing a class because… Grade checks required Parent grade monitoring Opportunity Time 2 or 5 days per week PASS Support Class Administration and Counselors monitor student progress and identify support for individual students Lunch Study Hall, Academic Achievement, OT, Parent Contact/Staffing

12. A CADEMIC S UPPORTS AT YHS We don’t want any student to fall behind. Students should never be failing a class because… Grade checks required Parent grade monitoring Learning Lab 3 days per week after school Saturday Learning Lab twice monthly if not passing Peer tutoring available – after school and during the school day Counselor checks on graduation status each year with parent sign off Students need to be passing (or making significant progress toward passing) to participate in sports and activities

13. C OMMUNICATION F ROM S CHOOL School Website Newsletters online Autodial Calls Roughly one per week Schedule and activity information Family Access functions Encourage teachers to use Skyward messaging to families

14. A THLETICS RMS Nicole Minor, ASB Secretary YMS Kim Gosney, ASB Secretary Activity Bus from both schools to YHS Turn in paperwork to the middle school your student attends Fall – Winter – Spring

15. I N S UMMARY …W E ASK OUR 9 TH G RADERS TO DO THE FOLLOWING … Attend school every day Read every day Do the work that is assigned Look out for each other

16. RMS AND YMS E MAIL /P HONE C ONTACT RMS John_johnson@ycs.wednet.eduJohn_johnson@ycs.wednet.edu400-0872 Ron_barnard@ycs.wednet.eduRon_barnard@ycs.wednet.edu400-0867 Stacey_jansen@ycs.wednet.eduStacey_jansen@ycs.wednet.edu400-1100 ex 11104 Melanie_keller@ycs.wednet.eduMelanie_keller@ycs.wednet.edu400-1100 ex 11103 Nicole_minor@ycs.wednet.eduNicole_minor@ycs.wednet.edu400-1100 ex 11101 ASB Sharilyn_howell@ycs.wednet.eduSharilyn_howell@ycs.wednet.edu400-1100 ex11122 Admin. Assistant YMS Heidi_bunker@ycs.wednet.eduHeidi_bunker@ycs.wednet.edu 458-6176 Corrina_durocher@ycs.wednet.eduCorrina_durocher@ycs.wednet.edu 458-6159 Michelle_merlitti @ycs.wednet.edu 458-6154 Sahja_cove@ycs.wednet.eduSahja_cove@ycs.wednet.edu 458-8288 Kim_gosney@ycs.wednet.eduKim_gosney@ycs.wednet.edu 458-3600 ASB Linda_davis@ycs.wednet.eduLinda_davis@ycs.wednet.edu458-3600 Admin. Assistant

17. YHS C ONTACT I NFORMATION Principal Brian Wharton Kari Polzin – Administrative Assistant 458-6212 Athletics and Activities Thad Nelson, Asst. Principal and Athletic Director Martha Auldredge, Asst. Principal and Activities Deb McLean – ASB office 458-6205

18. Q UESTIONS