Students in high school do not have to take a health class if they passed health in 8th grade.
What is false?
100
Students must earn three credits in each of these subjects in order to graduate.
What is math and science?
100
5 Regents exams
What is the number of Regents exams required for a Regents diploma?
100
The year in which a student make spend half of their school day in a program of study at Southwest Technical Center.
What is a students junior year in high school?
200
When do students begin earning a GPA?
As soon as they take a high school course, most often after they finish 9th grade.
200
How much credit does a student earn each year in high school for one P.E. class?
What is 1/2 credit?
200
The option for earning the third unit of credit in math and science.
What is applied math and science credit while enrolled in a vocational program at Southwest Technical Center?
200
Eight Regents Exams
What is the number of Regents exams required for an Advanced Designation Regents Diploma.
200
Regents diploma and Advanced Designation Regents Diploma
What are the two types of diplomas most students earn from HCS?
300
A high school student's academic record.
What is a transcript.
300
These courses count toward one required credit in "the arts".
What is chorus, band, Music in our Lives, Studio Art, DDP
300
Summer school or 5 years in high school to complete graduation requirements.
What is how a student may stay on track to graduate if they fail one or more courses in high school?
300
If a student fails a course but passes the Regents exam in that courses, they earn course credit.
What is "NO".
300
22 credits
What are how many credits students must earn to meet graduation requirements?
400
After a GPA is calculated, students are listed on this report from highest GPA to lowest.
What is class rank?
400
Students must earn 4 credits in each subject to meet graduation requirements.
What is English and social studies?
400
Algebra, Geometry, Alg. II/Trigonometry plus all 3 math Regents exams, 2 science Regents exams, 3 units in LOTE or 5 units in fine arts or a 2 year vocational program
What are the requirements for an Advanced Designation Regents Diploma?
400
If a student passes a course but not the Regents exam in that course, they must repeat the course?
What is "No". They would be placed in an AIS lab for Regents prep and just re-take the Regents exam.
400
Academic Honors that can be earned in high school.
What is membership into National Junior Honor Society, National Honor Society, Honor Roll/High Honor Roll, Top Achiever at SWT, National Technical Honor Society, Classroom awards
500
Why is a GPA or class rank important?
For review by colleges/universities, employers or military. It tells them how prepared a student may be to continue their education and training at a higher level.
500
Electives
What are courses students choose to take in a high school schedule but are not required to take?
500
The five required Regents exams and the year in high school to most likely take each exam.
What is Algebra (Gr. 9), Living Environment (Gr. 9), Global History & Geography (Gr. 10), English (Gr. 11), U.S. History (Gr. 11)
500
70-80%
What is the average percentage of seniors who graduate from HCS and go on to college?