Sophomore SEOP

Kearns High School

The Counseling Department

Counselors are available to see student before school, during lunch, and after school.

During class time by appointment only

Counselors do class changes, scheduling, peer and teacher mediation, crisis counseling, post high school transition, graduation requirement guidance, and career education.

Administrative Assistant and Attendance

LuAnn Schroeder

Administrative Assistant and Career Center

Randi Beagley

Comprehensive Guidance Assistant and Testing

Jessica Lokeni

Work Based Learning Specialists

Cher Burbank

Fred Falcon

Last names A-C and NCAA Applications

Uinalu Fonua

Avid Counselor and last names D-HE

Julie Brough

Department chair, Last names Hi-Mi

Melanie Bonner

Last names MO-R and C.P.C.I.

Cheri Gonzales

Last names S-Z

Brett Hansen

Career Center DirectorIn charge of Citizenship, Work Credit

Travis Outly

College Advisor in the counseling center

No cheatintg

SEOP definition

Student Education Occupation PlanA chance to meet with your school

counselor and your parent to talk about what is next in your education and learning.

The Department of Workforce Services has a huge amount of information also: http:\\jobs.utah.gov

Careers: you first need your education

High School Plan

Choosing high school classes requires careful planning.

Some classes must be taken in a specific order.

Other classes have prerequisites meaning beginning level classes first and advanced classes afterward.

Plan continued

You can also take elective classes.Elective classes are classes you

choose to expand your knowledge and skills.

Elective classes are also taken to learn skills that prepare you for a career.

You need a plan so you can take advantage of all the opportunities available to you.

Parents, guardians, teachers and counselors can help you form a

plan

Secrets to School Success

You can graduate

Secrets to School Success

Attend school regularlyTry to sit close to the front in classGive my teachers eye contactBe on TIME to classesMeet with teachers to discuss

assignments and make-up workCheck grades regularly

You are all important

No matter what your style

Self-esteem

To develop better self-esteem try the following

Take good care of yourself by Eat healthy (avoid junk foods)ExerciseGet 8 hours of sleep at nightPractice good hygeineTake time to have FUN

Self-esteem continued

Don’t procrastinateDress in clothes that make you feel

good about yourselfDo something nice for othersChange negative thoughts to positive

ones (for example change I can’t do anything right to I am a successful person)

Self-esteem

Don’t worry be happy

Substance Abuse

Your brain is still developing until you are 21 years old

Drugs can impede brain developingStudents that use drugs struggle with

school and relationshipsDrugs can impede body growthDrugs can ruin your teeth, hair, and

skin

Drugs slow brain development

Don’t use drugs

Secrets continued

Ask questions when I don’t understand

Participate in class discussionsTurn in assignments on timeWhen I am absent I get make-up

work the day I get backI do extra credit regularlyMy assignments are neat when I turn

them in

Check out the career center for job options

More secrets

Make a table of contents for binders, notebooks, and reports

Take notes in my core classesReview notes and assignments dailyRead regularly for assignments and

enjoymentRegular study time at homeEat healhty breakfastSleep 7 to 8 hours a night

Don’t hate. Help your friends succeed.

Secrets

Have a desire to succeed in schoolHave positive behavior in classHave a good school sheduleKnow my abilities and interestsHave a success plan for now and the

futureParent involvement in education

What I need for graduation: 27 credits total you can earn 7 to 8

credits per school year

Graduation requirements Grades 9 through 12

English: 4 creditsSocial Studies: 3.5 creditsScience: 3 credits Math: 3 credits-Algebra 1 and

higher

Art: 1.5 creditsHealth (1 semester)

Pop Quiz Question

Math has to beAlgebra I, Algebra II, and GeometryPre Algebra, Algebra I, and GeometryFinancial Literacy, Accounting, and

Geometry

Pop Quiz Answer

Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry

Pop Quiz

What counts a science creditEarth Systems, Biology, ChemistryPhysicsHuman Biology, Wildlife Biology,

ZoologyAll the above

Pop Quiz Answer

All the above

Pop Quiz Question

What counts as ART creditPainting, Drawing, Photography,

CeramicsGraphics, Multimedia Design, TV

BrodcastingDance, Social Dance,Theatre, Stage

Crew, Choir, Orchestra, Commercial Art and Lettering, Design

All the Above

Pop Quiz Answer

All the above

There’s more…

Credits to graduate continued

Computer Technology (1 semester) Financial Literacy (1 semester) Physical Education (P.E.) Fitness for life (1

semester) PLUS one year total 1.5 credits C.T.E. Career Technical Education 1 credit

(shop, business, or family consumer classes)

Electives: 8 credits

Pop Quiz

What counts as P.E. CreditFitness for LifeSwimming, Aqua Aerobics, Lifetime

Sports, Athletics, Weight LiftingDance and Social DanceTwo seasons of a sanctioned sport =1

sememsterAll of the Above

Pop Quiz Answer

All of the above(Fitness for Life is non-negotiable,

you have to have it plus one year of P.E. so 1.5 credits total)

Citizenship

2.0 Citizenship *for graduationCitizenship obtained by going to

class, being on time, and behaving well

Pop Quiz Question

What citizenship rating is required for graduation?

2.02.53.0

Pop Quiz Answer

2.0 Citizenship rating is required for graduation

27 credits total to graduate

Post high school options

Learn a trade

Military

Can also help pay for college later on….

College

With many to choose from in and out of state

Pop quiz question

How many credits needed for graduation

242734

Answer to pop quiz

27 Credits needed for graduation

Any Questions

Please ask your counselor we are happy to answer your questions

Sophmore Registration Card

Please ask your counselor for help if you need it, when filling this out

Use your PTG (Progress Toward Graduation) to see what classes you still need

Make sure you have three years of science and math (math has to be higher than Pre-Algebra) Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Statistics or Accounting I and II.

Sophmore Registration Card (con.)

Make sure you have the following semester classes sometime between your 9th and 12th grade school years

Computer TechnologyHealthFitness for LifeFinancial Literacy

Registration (con.)You will also need 3 semesters or 1

year and a semester class of art2 semesters of PE in addition to

fitness for life8 elective credits2 semesters of CTE (anything in

family consumer science, business, woods, graphics, welding, T.V, multi-media, law enforcement and any GTI class).

And of course english and history