Credits
Each class is worth this many credits.
One
When you fail a required class at the high school, you can take credit recovery if you made at least a 50 in the course.
True. If you make less than a 50, you do not qualify for CR and must retake the course.
What does GPA stand for? How does GPA work?
Grade point average. Your average of grades which can help you earn scholarships and college admission. This is also what determines class rank.
Name 3 Programs of study
Any of the following:
DE, Fine Arts, Humanities, Residential and Commercial, Law Enforcement, Human and Social Sciences, Travel/Vacation/Tourism Mgmt, Office Management, Business Management and Adm., Horticulture Science, Therapeutic Clinical Services, ROTC
Name a CTE Program of Study
Construction, Horticulture, Therapeutic Clinical Services, Business, Office, Travel, Human Social Services, Law enforcement
You must earn this many credits to graduate.
28
Honors and AP classes are only for people who want to be doctors and lawyers True or False
FALSE- Honors and AP classes are for all students who want to excel, get rigor points, and be the best student they can be. To qualify you must make good grades now, and score well on TCAP, and have good attendance.
Name the test you take for free your junior year in high school. This test is used for college admissions and scholarship qualifications.
ACT
If you are interested in business, this focus area is for you
Business Management and Administration
This is the day and place we register for High School.
May 15 in Smoky Library
You will have an opportunity to earn this many credits in high school.
32
When you are enrolled in high school and college at the same time you are earning these types of credits.
dual enrollment
Name what you need on ACT to get the Lottery or HOPE scholarship
21 or a 3.0 GPA
The number of credits you need to graduate with a regular high school diploma
28
Name a Program of study and the corresponding starter course.
Any POS and any starter class
ex. Therapeutic Clinical Services/Health Science
3 semesters of ROTC can take the place of these three courses.
PE, Wellness and US Government
You have this many minutes in each of your high school courses.
What is 90?
Give the definition of a scholarship and how you get one.
A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
EX. High score on ACT and high achieving grades
Name one of the high school counselor's at Cosby High
Sherrie Weeks or Amy Miller
True or False-everyone has to take a fine art and foreign language to graduate.
True
Every student has to earn this many credits in a chosen program of study in order to graduate.
3
CTE classes are what type of classes? What does CTE stand for?
Career and Technical Education.
What is class rank and rigor points for advanced classes?
The highest GPA is at top of the class. If student does honors or AP or DE classes they get points added to GPA known as rigor points.
The required number of credits in a foreign language
2
AP stands for this
Advanced Placement