NY State standardized exams in High School core subjects required to graduate High School.
What are regent's exams?
is a system of calculating a student’s performance in academics
what is a GPA?
These courses can earn you college credits and can add points to your total GPA
What are AP Courses?
These core course that you may be taking in the 8th grade will appear on your HS transcript.
What are Algebra, Living Environment, US History, Studio Art, Spanish 1 and Italian 1?
These can sometimes help you decide what career you may want to pursue
What are your interests and/or passions?
Standardized exams designed to measure how well you have mastered the content and skills of a specific AP course?
What is an Advance Placement (AP) Exam?
Classwork, homework, class participation, attendance, tests/quizzes, labs/projects
How are grades earned?
The scores for the required exams to graduate High School can be found on this document.
What are regents exams?
The semester that final ranking is done to determine the Valedictorian & Salutatorian of the graduating class
What is the end of the 7th semester of HS?
Colleges often ask for this document that lists all your school activities, extra-curricular activities, including clubs, sports, volunteer/community service and/or internships.
What is a resume?
Many colleges and universities use the results from these exams to consider a prospective student during the admissions process and for scholarships.
What is the SAT/ACT?
There are ___ quarters in the school year
what is 4?
These are your _____ from all high school level courses taken including those taken in 8th grade will be included on this document.
What are grades?
A type of financial support that helps people so that they can study at school or college. The support is, in most cases, based on academic achievement. However, in a few cases, the criteria may be different.
What is a scholarship, merit base scholarship or grant?
The person that will be responsible for all of your future success and failures. The person that you will be able to thank in the future for making wise choices while in high school so that you will have the most opportunities possible.
Who is yourself (or any statement of personal responsibility)?
A student needs to earn an average score of 90 or higher on all regents' exams in order to achieve this designation.
What is the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation and Honors?
The required number of credits to graduate high school
What is 22?
These exams scores are not shown in the document; however, colleges may ask for scores when you are applying to college.
What is the SAT/ACT exams?
Some of the services the department provides are: Academic Advisement, Career Exploration, Financial Aid Resources, Classroom Presentations, Individual & Small Group counseling, Student Support Services.
What is the guidance department?
They are the type of goals that will help you be successful in all that you do because they are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely.
What are S.M.A.R.T. Goals?
Students can earn the National Merit Scholarship by doing well on this exam in 10th grade
What is the PSAT?
This is the passing grade for the Regents exam
what is a 65?
The honor that students may receive if they earned a cumulative grade point average in all courses, except physical education of 95% and above.
What is the Principal's Honor Roll?
This person that can be a great resource when it comes to questions regarding grades and future plans?
This program can be used from middle school to high school to help you prepare for career/college and personal goals?
What is Naviance?