Graduation Requirements
Classes & Grades
Service Learning
Life After High School
Wildcard
100
Chicago Public Schools requires 24 of these. (Hint: Jones College Prep recommends 28.)
What are credits?
100
These are rigorous high school courses that may count toward college credit.
What are Advanced Placement (A.P.) courses?
100

During this class, you will complete your first service learning project.

What is English 2?

100

This is the term for a student's plan for what they will do after high school. 

What is a post-secondary pathway?

100
The person who manages the Counseling Center's front desk.
Who is Olga Gutierrez?
200
Whether or not you have "natural talent", you must earn two credits in this area.
What is fine & performing arts?
200
You are required to take these classes, but you get to choose from a variety of options.
What are elective courses?
200

This is where you find extra copies of blank service learning time sheets.

What is the Counseling Center self-service area (or the Counselor's Corner website's service learning page)?

200

This is that path that 95% of Jones students take after high school. 

What is going to college? 

200

Name three clubs/organizations offered at Jones.

What are Key Club, JonesPride, ALAS, AAC, NHS etc?

300
Though we encourage you to exceed the service learning graduation requirement, you must complete this minimum number of service learning classroom projects.
What is two?
300
This is the full name for the C.T.E. program.
What is Career and Technical Education?
300

In addition to a signed time sheet, you must also complete these to get credit for extra service learning hours.

What are reflection questions?

300

This person at JCP is available to students to discuss their post high school plans.

Who is your counselor? 

300
This department offers free services to help students in need of personal support, academic goal-setting, and college/career planning.
What is the Counseling department?
400
This test is taken as an additional graduation requirement.
What is the constitution test and/or SAT?
400
This is the acronym that describes the average point value associated with each of your letter grades.
What is G.P.A. (Grade Point Average)?
400

This person is the Service Learning Coordinator for Jones College Prep.

Who is Ms. Goins?

400

Name the most important thing for freshman students to do to plan for life after high school. 

What is explore their interests? 

400

This is a program at a college, agency, or business that allows students to try out new careers, take advanced courses, and/or build a college portfolio. 

What is an enrichment program? 

500
This document is sent to colleges during your senior year. It includes a list of the credits that you have earned toward graduation, as well as your G.P.A. and attendance record.
What is a transcript?
500
This is the name for a course that must be completed prior to enrolling in a more advanced course in the same subject area. (Ex. Math 2 is a (blank) for Math 3).
What is a prerequisite?
500

This is the website where you can access a comprehensive list of service agencies and volunteer opportunities.

What is the Chicago Cares website? http://www.chicagocares.org/

500

Name the five major plans students can make for after high school.

What are College, Military Service, Gap Year, Registered Apprenticeship/Vocational Training, and Full Time Employment with a Family Supporting Wage.

500

Name all 6, full-time counselors working in the Counseling Center.

Who are Mrs. Behlke, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Goins, Mrs. Schnatterbeck, Ms. Stimac, and Ms. Syed?