How to Guide and Advise Your Freshman A

How to Guide and Advise Your Freshman A Parent’s Guide

Reality Check • When a student becomes a freshman, everything starts to “count. ” • Freshman activities, honors, and awards can be listed on college and scholarship applications. • Freshman grades are used in determining GPA • Freshman courses, grades, and credits all become part of the student’s transcript.

4 Step Plan for Success • Monitor Academic Progress • Encourage your child to become involved in a wide variety of activities • Review four-year high school plan ILP • Help your child plan meaningful activities for the summer

Monitor Academic Progress • Make sure that you see all progress reports and report cards. • Do not assume that someone will contact you if there is a problem. • Provide encouragement and support, making certain that your child understands that freshman grades are very important. • Check grades online via Infinite Campus – POC: Gayla Barnard at Central Office • parent. portal@etown. kyschools. us

Encourage your child to become involved in a wide variety of activities • Be involved and take a leadership role • Depth of involvement is also important because it shows focus and commitment • Participate in activities outside of school (church, scouting, recreational sports) • Volunteer work and community service (Any type of volunteer work or community service is particularly impressive on an application) **Start keeping a file with lists and information on school activities, honors, awards, leadership positions, employment, volunteer work, community activities, etc. Include everything!

Review 4 year High School Plan • In the spring, review your son or daughter’s four-year high school plan and make certain he/she has selected the most appropriate courses for his/her sophomore year. • ILP (Individualized Learning Plan)

Meaningful Summer Activities • A number of colleges have excellent summer programs available for high school students • Make college visits • Join an athletic team, take a course, take lessons, read • Volunteer at a local hospital, nursing home, etc.

THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT

TRANSCRIPTS • On a transcript, only the final grades are printed for each class. • For semester-based classes, like Health & PE: 1 st Semester: 1 st nine wks = 40% 2 nd nine wks = 40% Semester Exam = 20% 2 nd Semester: 3 rd nine wks = 40% 4 th nine wks = 40% Semester Exam = 20% • For year-long classes, like Eng 1, Alg 1, Survey, etc: Final Grade: 1 st nine wks = 20% 2 nd nine wks = 20% 3 rd nine wks = 20% 4 th nine wks = 20% Final Exam/EOC exam= 20%

SAMPLE TRANSCRIPT 2015 -2016 Grade 9 Term 2 2015 -2016 Grade 9 Term 4 Course Health Course Mark Weight Credit Survey 97 1. 0000 1. 0 Eng 1 CP 89 1. 0000 1. 0 Bio 93 1. 0000 1. 0 Alg 1 CP 75 1. 0000 1. 0 PE 1 99 0. 5000 0. 5 Span I 92 1. 0000 1. 0 Credits: 5. 5 U/W GPA: Mark Weight Credit 96 0. 5000 0. 5 Credits: 0. 5 U/W GPA: Total Credits: 6. 0 Cumulative GPA:

EHS Graduation Requirements • • 4 Credits - Language Arts - English I, III, IV 3 Credits - Math – Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (but must take math all four years) 3 Credits - Science – Biology, Introduction to Science, Chemistry 3 Credits - Social Studies – Survey of Social Studies, World Civilization, US History. 5 Credit - Health (Recommended during 9 th or 10 th grade). 5 Credit - PE (Recommended during 9 th or 10 th grade) 1 Credit - History and Appreciation of Visual and Performing Arts (Band/Chorus/Art/Music/Guitar for one year) 6 or 7 Electives TOTAL = 22 CREDITS

Classification of Students MUST HAVE: 4 CREDITS TO BE A SOPHOMORE 10 CREDITS TO BE A JUNIOR 16 CREDITS TO BE SENIOR 22 CREDITS TO GRADUATE Explanation of Credits – 70 OR ABOVE TO EARN CREDIT – Credits for semester-based classes awarded at end of 1 st sem – Credits for year-long classes awarded at end of school year

Freshman Orientation • School Tour • A Typical Day at EHS and Student Life • New Opportunities and Academic Expectations • Discipline and Dress Code • Library 101 • KEES Information

• • • Bell Schedule 7: 50 – 8: 45 1 st period (55 minutes) 8: 50 – 9: 45 2 nd period (55 minutes) 9: 45 -9: 55 Grab & Go Breakfast (10 minutes) 9: 55 – 10: 50 3 rd period (55 minutes) 10: 55 – 11: 25 College & Career Readiness Period (30 minutes) Interventions, College and Career Readiness Programs, & Enrichment Opportunities 11: 30 – 12: 50 4 th period (80 minutes to allow for lunch: 55 minute class period, & 25 minute lunch period. ) 1 st lunch 11: 25 – 11: 50 2 nd lunch 11: 55 – 12: 20 3 rd lunch 12: 25 – 12: 50 12: 55 – 1: 50 5 thperiod (55 minutes) 1: 55 – 2: 50 6 th period (55 minutes)

CCR College & Career Readiness • • Remediation/Intervention Enrichment Study Skills Test Prep

SCHOOL FEES • Student Fees will be during the first week of school: Textbook Fee: $25 • Classroom Fees will be collected by classroom teacher: Computer Class Fee: $10 PLTW-Tech Class Fee $10. 00 PE Fee: $5 Chorus $25 Band $150. 00 Color/Winter Guard $200. 00 Percussion $150. 00 • Science Lab Fees: Intro to Science $10 • • Breakfast Lunch $1. 25 $2. 25

Athletic Fee $100. 00 • This fee is for all student athletes and you will receive more information from your Head Coach. • Student Athletes will not be allowed to participate in games until this fee has been collected. Athletic Passes: • EHS will be selling Student Athletic Passes for $50 and Adult Athletic Passes for $75. Athletic Passes will allow the card holder admission into any EHS HOME GAME, except for special tournaments and fundraisers. We encourage all our students and fans to purchase this pass as soon as you can so you can take advantage of it throughout the entire school year. The purchase of an Athletic Pass can be applied to a student’s athletic fee.

DRESS CODE • Site Base Policy 6. 02 • Located in agenda and on high school website • Students must be in dress code from the time they walk in the building in the morning until 2: 50

SUPPLIES • Open House – Monday, August 3 rd from 6: 00 pm – 7: 30 pm • First day of school: pencil, pen, paper, & folder • Other supplies needed: binders, calculator, tab dividers, index cards STUDENTS NEED THEIR SUPPLIES EVERYDAY

Grading Scale A B C D F 95 – 100 88 – 94 77 – 87 70 – 76 0 – 69 4. 0 3. 0 – 3. 86 2. 0 – 2. 91 1. 0 – 1. 86 0

KEES – KY Educational Excellence Scholarship • • • In 1998 Governor Paul Patton and the General Assembly provided an opportunity for Kentucky high school students to earn the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship. KEES is a scholarship program that rewards students who earn C+ or better grades with scholarship money to attend one of Kentucky’s colleges or Technical schools. The higher the grades the student makes the more money that he/she earns. A bonus award for the highest ACT (15 or higher) composite or SAT scores can also be earned. Over the 4 -year high school period students could earn as much as $2500 to apply toward their post-secondary education each year for up to four years of post-secondary school. That is $10, 000 for a 4 -year program and $5000 for a two-year program. There are GPA requirements for the renewal of the scholarship each year. Students and parents can visit www. kheaa. com to see a complete listing of post-secondary schools that can accept the KEES scholarship and to find more information. Students are encouraged to create an account and check their KEES accounts at the end of each year.

KEES – Base Award GPA Amount 2. 5 $125 2. 6 150 2. 7 175 2. 75 187 2. 8 200 2. 9 225 3. 0 250 3. 1 275 3. 2 300 3. 25 312 3. 3 325 3. 4 350 3. 5 375 3. 6 400 3. 7 425 3. 75 437 3. 8 450 3. 9 475 4. 0 500

KEES – Bonus Award Act Score Bonus 15 $36 16 71 17 107 18 143 19 179 20 214 21 250 22 286 23 321 24 357 25 393 26 428 27 464 28+ 500

COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS Email is best form of communication • Firstname. lastname@etown. kyschools. us Example: jane. conway@etown. kyschools. us Call 270 -769 -3381 and leave message

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES • Contact Guidance Office to set up conference (Mrs. Franklin) • Indicate which teachers you would like to meet with and if you would like to have a counselor present

Contact Information Students Last Name A – J: Rex. Hanson@etown. kyschools. us Students Last Name K – Z: Melissa. Butler@etown. kyschools. us EHS: 769 -3381 EHS website: http: //etown. kyschools. us/sch_EHS/default ehs. htm

Guidance Office now on Social Media • Remind 101 – To: 81010 – Message: @elizhs 19 • Facebook: – Elizabethtown High School Guidance Office • Twitter: – @Guidance. EHS

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