Future Freshmen Focus

Class of 2019

Daily ScheduleHybrid schedule

– 3 - seven-period M,T,F + block W,TH– Advisement – (IF) Instructional Focus Wed.

Lunch – Eat fast – 25 mins.Attendance – Be there – five days to m/u work

– Tardy policy – get there on time!!– Absences

Driving Law - TAADRAParking Pass - based on attendanceOn-line Learning. ITSLearning.

TranscriptA record of High School courses

taken and credits awarded.Sample Sophomore Status TranscriptSample Senior Transcript

Types of ClassesCore – LA, math, science, etc.Elective - careers, art, drama, etc.Honors – more rigorousAdvanced Placement (AP) - college

credit potentialCareer pathway

TestingEnd of Course Test – EOC –

– Math, Bio, Lit/CompEnd of Pathway – EOP - careerAdvanced Placement exam – AP PSAT – 10th

SATACT

CreditsWhat is a credit?How do you earn a credit?

– Formative Grades - 25%– Summative Grades – 75%– EOCT/Final

Is homework important? - Can't stress this one enough. Do the HW! Study!! Some classes offer NO recovery or only one per semester! If lost, get help. Free tutoring. Talk to teacher.

Which grade do you want? Grades:

– 89%– 84%– 90%– 82%– 78% – Average = 85% (B)

– Some depts. assign zeroes and some assign 50's.

Grades:– 89%– 84%– 90%– 82%– 0%– Average = 69% (F)

Graduation Requirements 4 Math 4 English 4 Science 3 Social Studies 1 Health/Personal Fitness 3 Career Tech/Fine Arts/Foreign Language 4 Electives Total = 23 credits (minimum) You have 5 credits to get in areas of interest. 28 possible credits in 4 years.

5+ credits = Sophomore status

Waivers and Core classes

Teachers recommend honors levelTeachers recommend AP Human Geo.Teachers recommend Spanish II

If you would like to change a core class, complete a waiver on the HS website by April 13th.

It typically gets changed.

Registering for ElectivesPortal opens Feb. 18 and closes Mar. 6 to register for electives.Make sure parents have a portal

password or use yours from school.The school will put in your core

classes. You just select your electives.Be SURE you select several

alternates.

Driver's Ed.Must pick as an elective. It is only a semester course, so you

must select another semester course to go with it: World Geography, etc.

$100.00 made out to NFHS is due to Sandra Sutton by Mar. 6th.

Typical schedule 9th grade literature/composition Biology Coordinate Algebra (possibly with support) Health and Physical Education Foreign Language ELECTIVES - Weight training*, fine arts, ROTC,

career tech. Electives are not guaranteed. 9th graders get

last priority. Choose alternates!!

Advanced Levels 9th grade honors literature/composition Biology - honors Accelerated Geo.B/Adv. Alg. or Alg/Geo.A (if

deny credit) Health and Physical Education Spanish II ELECTIVES - Weight training*, fine arts, ROTC,

careers. AP human geography Electives are not guaranteed. 9th graders get

last priority. Choose alternates!!

Career Pathway Day

High-schoolers will speak with you on Thur. the 29th of Jan.

12 areas speaking for 8 minutes.Longer in the last session.Ask intelligent, helpful questions.This is your only chance to hear the info.

from other students.

Know your HS counselorThe high school counselors are

assigned students alphabetically..The letters change every year, so find

out whom you have for next year. It should be listed in the registration

packet coming on the 18th of Feb.

Important Dates Parent Nights at NFHS - 6:30 – 8:00 in PAC. Wed. + Thurs. - Feb. 18, 19

Ms. LeFevere: A – DiMr. Owens: Do – KiMs. Strickland: Kl – QMs. Haynes: R – ZMs. Benvenuto – Grad. Coach

The Goal: May 2019