Scheduling
How many credits does a regular PAHS student need to graduate?
37
True/False: All students are supposed to go to college when they graduate High School
FALSE! Make the best decision for YOU and your family.
True/False: The more I eat at restaurants, the more money I save because I am not needing as many groceries.
False! Eating out INCREASES monthly spending.
FALSE
13
True/False: Skilled jobs are more popular compared to unskilled and 4 year degrees, today, then they were 50+ years ago.
True/False: Living expenses are different depending on location (Palmyra vs NYC), but job salaries are the same no matter the location.
False! Salaries also vary depending on location to compensate for cost of living.
I am a student at PAHS and want to get a GPA over 4.0. How can I do this?
Take classes that are weighted more than 1.0 on the weighting scale such as: Honors or AP classes.
Next year as 9th grade students, all of you are required to plan for 10 credits. At minimum, 5 of those credits are required classes. What are those 5 credit subject areas/classes that are required for all 9th grade students?
ELA
Math
Science
SS
Health/PE1 or Aquatics
There was a ratio discussed in the Success in the New Economy Video for jobs requiring a masters, bachelors, and certificate degree. What was this ratio?
1:2:7
Masters:Bachelors:Certificate
What is more expensive? Attending a state school with no financial aid or a private school with financial aid?
State school- financial aid can reduce the cost significantly.
False!
Certain classes cannot be taken until a previous class or section is taken (Example: Foods 2 cannot be taken until Foods 1 is passed). What is the term for Foods 1 in this example? In other words, what is the required class called?
Prerequisite
There 5 postsecondary credentials that students can earn. they are: Masters, Bachelors, Certificate, PhD, and Associates. Please rank them in terms of shortest to longest for duration to complete and earn these degrees.
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
For Housing Costs: the budget your life exercise gave you 4 options: Own a place, live with family, buy a place, rent an apartment. Please rank them in order of least to most expensive.
Family, own, rent, buy
I am a student at PAHS and my GPA is 2.7. What letter grade does this GPA resemble?
B-
There is 1 CTC program that is a half day Junior year, and full day Senior year. All other programs are either half day junior and senior year or full day senior year. What is the 1 program that meets half day junior year and full day senior year?
Cosmetology
What is the fastest growing job area currently in the United States?
Technology/Developers
What cost more? Owning a compact car that is paid off (no loan) or cable, internet, and utilities (gas, trash, water, electric).
Cable, internet, utilities.
What is the process for calculating a GPA?
Find the grade point average point total and divide by the number of credits.