STARTING HIGH SCHOOL FROM 8 TH TO 9 TH GRADE 2012 – 2013 JUNE 11, 2012 Brian Wharton YHS Principal John Johnson RMS Principal Heidi Bunker YMS Principal
Jan 03, 2016
STARTING HIGH SCHOOLFROM 8TH TO 9TH GRADE
2012 – 2013
JUNE 11, 2012
Brian Wharton YHS Principal
John Johnson RMS Principal
Heidi Bunker YMS Principal
WELCOME TO HIGH SCHOOL!
430+ 9th graders next year If 9th 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.
ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Thad Nelson, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Fall sports Buses Eligibility Paperwork Important Fall Dates
THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGES TONIGHT… What your student accomplishes in 9th 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
CORE ACADEMICSSemester Courses Natural Resource Science/Integrated Science
Year Long Courses Tech Communications English Math
ELECTIVES
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
WHAT 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
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS – INCREASED FOR CLASS 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
GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START For students who struggle, most problems occur
in the 9th or 10th 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
GETTING 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
ACADEMIC SUPPORTS
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
ACADEMIC SUPPORTS 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
COMMUNICATION FROM SCHOOL
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
ATHLETICS
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
IN SUMMARY…WE ASK OUR 9TH GRADERS TO DO THE FOLLOWING…
Attend school every dayRead every dayDo the work that is assigned
Look out for each other
RMS AND YMS EMAIL/PHONE CONTACT
RMS [email protected] 400-0872 [email protected] 400-0867 [email protected] 400-1100 ex 11104 [email protected] 400-1100 ex 11103 [email protected] 400-1100 ex 11101 ASB [email protected] 400-1100 ex11122 Admin.
AssistantYMS [email protected] 458-6176 [email protected] 458-6159 Michelle_merlitti @ycs.wednet.edu 458-6154 [email protected] 458-8288 [email protected] 458-3600 ASB [email protected] 458-3600 Admin. Assistant
YHS CONTACT INFORMATION
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
QUESTIONS