Core Values
This core value means treating everyone with kindness, even if you disagree with them.
What is respect?
A student wants to earn a high school diploma. What must they earn in every required course?
Passing grades that allow them to earn the required credits toward graduation.
What does it mean to "Be a Titan" at Friendship Tech Prep?
To demonstrate the school's core values every day by being respectful, responsible, prepared, and committed to your success and the success of others.
What subject(s) does Ms. Steele teach?
What is Health and Physical Education (PE)
You arrive to class after the tardy bell has rung. Before entering the classroom, what must you have?
A tardy pass. Depending on the situation, students may also be assigned detention according to the school's attendance policy.
You accidentally receive extra credit you didn't earn. Instead of staying quiet, you tell your teacher.
What is integrity?
A student earns an A in every class but misses school frequently and begins failing one course because of missed assignments.
What lesson does this teach about graduation?
Good grades alone aren't enough. Attendance and completing assignments consistently are essential for earning credits and graduating.
According to Tech Prep's attendance expectations, why is being present every day important?
Because every class period counts toward learning, participation, assignments, and staying on track for graduation. Good attendance is essential to academic success. Attendance also impacts your grades.
Where are most Tech Prep home basketball games played?
True or False:
Students are allowed to bring their own laptops to school or take school-issued technology home whenever they want.
False
Your group project is difficult, but you continue working instead of giving up.
Which TWO core values are being demonstrated?
What is persistence and commitment?
A freshman says, "I'll worry about graduation during my senior year."
Why is this a risky mindset?
Graduation starts in 9th grade. Every credit earned (or lost), GPA, attendance, and course completion from freshman year affect graduation and future opportunities.
A student misses school on Monday when an assignment is given. They return on Wednesday.
How long do they have to complete and submit the assignment according to the Tech Prep make-up work policy?
They have 2 weeks from the date the assignment was originally given to complete the make-up work
Since 2016, how many PCSAA Boys Basketball Championships has Friendship Tech Prep won?
What is five
You're walking through the hallway between classes. Which of the following best represents Titan expectations?
A. Run so you're not late.
B. Stop in the hallway to talk with friends until the bell rings.
C. Walk directly to your next class while being respectful of others.
D. Play music loudly on your phone.
C. Walk directly to your next class while being respectful of others.
A new student is sitting alone at lunch. You invite them to sit with your friends.
Which core value BEST fits this situation?
What is caring?
A student fails Health during 9th grade but passes every other class.
How could this affect their graduation plan?
Health is a required course. The student would need to recover the credit before graduating, which could require summer school, credit recovery, or retaking the course.
During independent work, your friend begins playing games on their Chromebook and encourages you to join them. When the teacher redirects the class, your friend continues and starts arguing with the teacher.
As a Titan, what should you do?
What street is Friendship Tech Prep located on?
Martin Luther King Jr Ave
You see another student being teased in the hallway between classes. What should a Titan do?
Do not join in. Support the student if appropriate, report the behavior to a trusted adult, and continue demonstrating the Core Values.
A classmate asks you to send them your completed assignment to copy because "everyone does it."
What should you do, and which TWO core values guide your decision?
Refuse to share work for copying, encourage them to complete their own assignment, and demonstrate Integrity and Responsibility.
Read the scenario:
Jordan is a freshman. They have:
Name four actions Jordan should take immediately to improve the chances of graduating on time.
Taylor has:
Taylor says "My grades are low because my teachers won't help me."
Challenge:
Identify at least four choices Taylor made that are preventing them from being successful, and explain what Taylor should have done differently.
Imagine a prospective family is visiting Tech Prep for the first time. Besides academics, name five things they should notice that make Tech Prep unique.
A student tells their friends, “I’m just joking,” after bringing a prohibited item to school, threatening another student, and refusing to follow staff directions when confronted.
What are three examples of behaviors that could result in serious disciplinary consequences, including suspension or possible expulsion?