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Welcome to RHS
Class of 2020! RHS Mission: Educate for success by preparing students to be college and career ready through
positive Relationships, Respect, Responsibility, with a Rigorous and Relevant curriculum.
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RCS District Administrators
Todd Terrill, Superintendent
Chuck Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent
Mike Shunneson, Director of Secondary Education
Sheila Hobbs, Director of Exceptional Student Education
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Administrative Team
Rae Woolpy, Principal
Laura Brazil, Assistant Principal
Rachel Etherington, Assistant Principal
Rusty Hensley, Director of Career Education
Joe Spicer, Assistant Principal
Principal for
9th graders
Principal for
scheduling
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Guidance Counselors
Ellen Shepard, last names A-Co & Early College
Kasey McFarland, last names Cr-Ke
Sally Porter, last names Kh-Ra
Stephanie Quinn, last names Re-Z
In High School, your counselor is an important person for you! She can:
• Schedule your classes
• Make sure you are on track to graduate
• Give you advice about preparing for college and career
• Help you if you are having problems
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RHS is a great place for
all students!
• Career Courses, with industry certifications
• Project Lead the Way programs (engineering and medical)
• Advanced Placement program (13 classes)
• Dual Credits from Ivy Tech, IU East, Earlham, and IU Bloomington
• Early College program
• Special Education inclusion and life skills
• Extra curricular activities & clubs
• Award-winning athletics, music & art programs, and academic/career competitive teams
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9th grade Transition
• 8th Grade Tours in January
• Red Devil Mentoring Program
• RDMs will visit 8th grades in April
• 9th Grade Orientation
• Tuesday, August 9, 2016
• 8:15 am – 12:00 pm
• Busses will run their regular routes
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Important Differences
between High School and
Intermediate School:
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There are 3 Diplomas…
One of the most important choices you make is which
diploma you want to earn.
Core 40 Core 40 with
Academic Honors
Core 40 with
Technical Honors
Good for: Basic diploma to
enter college (some
require more)
Best diploma for
entering a selective
4 year college
Diploma for
pursuing a
technical career
GPA
requirements:
No grades below
C-, with B average
No grades below
C-, with B average
Special
requirements:
3 years of foreign
language; 2 AP or
Dual credit classes
6 credits in a
college/career
pathway
Credits: 40 credits 47 credits 47 credits Honors
courses
are not
required
for an
honors
diploma.
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Choosing a Diploma type
is a big decision!
• The classes you select determine what type of diploma
you can earn.
• Students can change diploma types while in school.
• It’s easy to start with an honors diploma and change to a
Core 40.
• It’s harder (but not impossible) to start with a Core 40 and
change to an honors diploma.
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High School has CREDITS.
• Grades on report cards are only final at the end of the
semester, in December and May.
• These final grades determine whether students earn
credit or not. If the final grade is passing, students earn
credit.
• Students go to the next grade and graduate based on the
credits they earn.
• Each one semester class is worth one credit.
• The final grades and credits students earn are recorded on
their transcript, which is the record of high school that
colleges or employers may look at.
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High School has
REQUIRED CLASSES.
• Some classes students HAVE TO TAKE. And they
HAVE TO PASS.
• For example, Algebra. If students earn a final grade of F
in Algebra, they don’t earn credit. And, they will have to
take Algebra again. They can’t move to the next class
until they pass it.
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Required 9th grade classes
Required
Subject
Courses Available
English English 9 English 9 Honors
Math Algebra I Algebra I Honors Geometry Honors
Science Earth/Space
Science
Biology Honors
Social Studies World History World History
Honors
PE/Health** 3 credits required for graduation; 9th grade is a great time to
earn some of these!
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How does my student
choose the right class?
• Placement in classes labelled Honors, Early College, and
RTI will be checked by counselors.
• Counselors use grades earned in 8th grade, test scores, and
teacher recommendations to make sure students are in the
right place.
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Decisions that will shape
the high school
experience:
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High School has electives.
• Students have heard about some of the electives
that RHS has to offer.
• These elective credits also apply towards their
diploma.
• The classes are called electives because they
choose them, but they still need to pass them.
• Students earning an honors diploma have some
required electives.
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Richmond Area Career Center
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How does RHS prepare kids
for life after high school?
• Career-focused options through Career and Technical
Education
• College-focused options through Dual Credit and
Advanced Placement (AP) choices.
• 9th graders can prepare for these by taking honors classes.
• Some AP classes are available for 10th graders.
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What do colleges want?
• It depends on the college.
• Admissions counselors consistently say
the classes a student chooses to take are
more important than straight A’s. • Choosing classes that are more challenging shows ambition.
• Completing a multi-year program of study shows
perseverance.
• Completing advanced classes in high school shows students
have the study skills they need for college.
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Besides class, be involved!
• Being involved in clubs, teams and
activities is important too!
• Students who are involved in
extracurriculars are more likely to succeed
in school, college, and careers.
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Get started this summer!
•Summer School: June 6 – July 1
•Summer Band
•Athletic Conditioning for fall
athletes
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Final questions:
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How do I register?
• Registration will be online, just like it has been for RCS
intermediate students. This may be completed at home or
at RHS.
• RHS will be open for registration August 1-3.
• Even students who register online from home should
come to the school to pick up ID’s, locker
combinations, and schedules.
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What about new technology?
Mr. Chuck Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent
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What is a typical high
school day?
• Cafeteria opens for breakfast at 7:45.
• Students may enter the hallways, go to their lockers, and put away their backpacks at 8:00.
• First period begins at 8:15. (Any student not in class at 8:15 is tardy.)
• We have seven periods.
• Students eat lunch as part of 4th period. They have 30 minutes for lunch.
• Seventh period ends at 3:30.
• Busses depart at 3:38.
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Why would I take harder
classes?
• To challenge yourself!
• To develop better study habits!
• To earn weighted credit, which can give a boost to your
G.P.A.
• Honors classes have an additional .5 weight.
• AP and some dual credit classes have an additional 1
weight.
• See the weighted grades policy for full details.
• To show colleges that you are a hard-working student that
they want on their campus!
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What’s next?
• Intermediate counselors will be following up
with students about the scheduling sheets they
started this week.
• If you would like to meet with an RHS counselor,
they will be visiting your child’s intermediate
school Feb. 9-11. You may make an appointment
to discuss your student’s plan for high school.
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Please visit the Tiernan
Lobby for more:
• Sign up for an appointment with an RHS counselor
• Get information about Summer School.
• Learn about athletics and student activities.
• Take a tour of the building, led by a current RHS student.
• Ask questions and meet our RHS team.