8 th Grade Parent Night Class of 2020 Diamond Bar High School “Home of the Brahmas”
8th GradeParent Night
Class of 2020
Diamond Bar High School
“Home of the Brahmas”
Mr. Roubian, Interim PrincipalWelcome
• New Brahmas• Exciting Time to be a Brahma• Over the next four years
Mr. Terry, Assistant PrincipalOverview
• Tonight’s Program• DBHS - A Place for everyone• www.dbhs.org
Health & HumanitiesDivision
English
Social Sciences
Physical Education
Mr. Brummett
Instructional Dean
English Language Arts• Four-year requirement
• 9th Grade English I or English I Honors
•Electives
• Journalism
•Yearbook
9th Grade Physical Education Requirements
Most freshmen will sign up for Kinesiology I (PE)AthletesMarching Band (4 years required)Dance
9th Grade Health & Social Sciences Requirements
•Health (1 Semester)
•World History•Freshmen targeted course.•AP European History & IB students•GLC conference
Global Foundations
Instructional Dean, Mr. Aguilar
Career Technical Education (CTE)
Foreign Language
Special Education
Technology
• 10 Industry Sectors offered at DBHS
• College Credit
• “Intellectual Curiosity”
Foreign Language•Spanish 1
•Spanish 2/2H*
•French 1
•Chinese 1**
•Korean 1**
*Students must have successfully completed first year of study prior to 9th grade.
**Dependent on placement exam results
CHINESE & KOREAN Language Placement Tests
The Chinese LanguagePlacement Test:
•Please RSVP online by March 19, 2016
•Date: Monday, March 21, 2016 @ 3:30
•Contact: Barbara Shen [email protected]
The Korean LanguagePlacement Test:Date: Monday, March 21, 2016 @ 3:30 Contact Robert Hwang –[email protected]
Technology Course Offerings
•Information and Communication Technologies*
•Computer Systems*
•Introduction to Design 1, 2 (PLTW)
•Project Lead the Way
•Virtual Business
•Computer Graphic Design
•Photoshop
•Digital Video Production
•Robotics
•AP Computer Science
Summer School Registration
•Lottery results for Non-Tuition classes is posted online.
•Registration for Tuition classes is now open.
•The registration window closes on March 25th at midnight.
•Visit the Summer School page at DBHS.org to register and for full program details
Math – Mrs. ThomasScience – Mrs. Cabase
Arts – Mr. Acciani
Math – Mrs. ThomasCourse Offerings
•Algebra I
•Geometry
•Algebra II
•Algebra II/Trig Honors
•Trig/Summative Math
•Trig/Math Analysis
•Math Analysis/Calc H
•AP Calculus AB
•AP Calculus BC
•AP Statistics
•IB Math SL/AP Statistics
•IB Mathematics HL
8th grade to 9th grade math choices
After Common Core Math 8:
•Intro to Algebra – Next course: Algebra
•Algebra I – Next course: Geometry
•Algebra Study Skills
M.S.A. – Mrs. Cabase(Course Offerings)
Life Sciences
•Biology
•Honors Biology
•Integrated Science
•Marine Science
Three Pathways:
•Biology eligibility
•Honors Biology eligibility
•If no science Freshman year, what happens when science starts sophomore year?
Student Support
•Math Help – Math teachers are available to help students before school, at lunch, and after school.
•Chem Help – Chemistry teachers tutor students after school.
•CSF Peer Tutoring – California Scholarship Federation students tutor students in all subjects in a classroom supervised by a teacher.
The Arts – Mr. AccianiVisual• Fundamentals of
Art• Intro to 3-D Design• Studio Art• AP / IB Courses• Photography
PerformingAward -Winning
•Dance
• Instrumental Music
•Vocal Music
•Pep Squads
•Color Guard
•Theater
BRAHMA ATHLETICS
Mr. Ferguson
Athletic Director
Ryan WendellC/O 2004
New England Patriots
Super Bowl Champion
Alex Morgan Class of 2007
Team USA/Orlando PrideOlympic Gold Medalist
2015 World Cup Champion
Brahma Athletics
SUCCESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD
ACADEMICS FIRST
MULTI-SPORT ENCOURAGEMENT
ELIGIBILITY•Academic – minimum 2.0 in most recent grading period AND passing at least 4 classes
•Residential – must live within DBHS attendance area AND/OR have a CIF approved transfer • (see the Athletic Director)
•Paperwork – completed athletic clearance packet
Sports PhysicalsSaturday, May 7
8am-1pm
DBHS GymnasiumArrive by 11am to guarantee to see a doctor.
Cost: $20
Brahma Athletics
JANNA VAN HORN – ACTIVITIES
DIRECTOR
DBHS – Magnificent 7 Families•Brahma Boosters
•Brahma Foundation
•CAAP - Council of African American Parents
•CAPA - Chinese American Parents Association
•HOPE - Hispanic Organization of Parents for Education
•KAPA - Korean American Parents Association
•SAPA - South Asian Parents Association
Our Purpose/Mission:•To support the school, staff and studentsthrough fundraising, donations, event support,educational enrichment•To provide opportunities for all students tolearn, be creative, and develop skills that willenhance their abilities in college and life.•To model the value of unity and teamwork forstudents and how much we can accomplishwhen we work together as a group.
Grade Level
Coordinators
•Marc Natividad (A-Lio)
•Ginger Auten (Lip-Z)
•Grade Level Coordinator’s Role
•Parent Role
•Student Role
•Registration Packet
•8th Grade Orientation and Visit
•Fall Registration Appointment
Welcome Class of 2020!!
Class of 2020
Eighth Grade
Parent Night
Diamond Bar High School
Brahma Spell Out!