It's permanent...What?!?"
In high school, these measure academic achievement for graduation, college admissions and career placements.
What are Credits and GPA? (Grade Point Average)
*Just one is acceptable
This club competes in a statewide technical skills competition. Students compete is skills such as auto repair, small engine repair, construction, electrical, cabinetry and welding.
What is SkillsUSA?
According to MMSD requirements, this is the number of Humanities (Art, Music, Theatre, World Languages) credits you need to earn a diploma.
What is 1 full credit
This person is a support to you at East high school.
What is any person or staff member at East HS?
*Just name one person, it can be anyone that you can feel trust in.
This teacher has 14 pictures in published books for educators and also used to be a pastry chef before venturing into the world of teaching.
Who is Mac (Science)? - They can tell you a good joke about a croissant but it might be a little flaky.
In high school this official document keeps a record of all your courses, grades, and credits.
What is a transcript?
This club is open to anyone who wants to sing pop music without instruments. They perform at choir concerts and Fine Arts Week.
What is the A Cappella Club?
To earn a high school diploma, you must accumulate a certain number of these, which are earned by successfully completing courses.
What are Credits?
22 MMSD Credits in specific subjects are needed for graduation.
East HS has a specific online platform where students can explore careers, colleges, and other post-high school options.
What is Xello?
This teacher plays bass in multiple bands. You can see them rocking out after school or on the weekends.
Who is Mr. Kunkle (English Teacher)? - Catching their class is bass-ically music to your ears.
Mr. Kunkle's Bands
You need to enroll in this if you've failed a required course that you need to graduate.
What is Credit Recovery or Summer School?
This club is dedicated to making East High School a safe environment for LGBTQ+ students and staff, aiming to cultivate acceptance and eliminate discrimination.
What is GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance)?
Found in Infinite Campus. This is one of the ways you can monitor your credits to ensure you are on track to graduate on time.
What is an Unofficial Transcript?
You may always schedule an appointment with your counselor to go over credits, as well.
This type of tool, in physical form, is a system used to track homework, meetings and due dates. It helps ensure you don't forget deadlines or important events.
What is a Planner?
This teacher played college softball at Edgewood College, where they hold the impressive record of being the second-ranked pitcher in the program's history for total strikeouts (Pitching).
Who is Rachel DeJongh (Math)? - Head to this Algebra 1 class...you don't want to get caught looking!
If you have an _____ in a Core Skill it is essential that you work with your teacher ASAP to resolve it!
Insufficient Evidence - IE
Any IE's in a Core Skill need to be resolved ASAP or your grade will become an I for Incomplete. Make up missing summatives and connect with your teacher or a trusted adult ASAP to work on resolving any IE's.
A club open to all students with an emphasis on those wanting to connect with other clubs and advocate for our world.
What is the Humanitarian Club?
For the Classes of 2028 and beyond, these two specific courses can satisfy the .5 credit Financial Literacy requirement.
What is Personal Finance or Independent Living?
East High School has its own media program that produces episodes and can be a source of information for students.
What is Tower TV?
This 9th grade teacher is no stranger to having talent. Whether it's playing piano in the classroom, making Chewbacca noises, singing the Ewok celebration song or being able to make fresh tamales are only a few of the many talents this teacher possesses.
Mr. Appel (Social Studies & Multilingual Education) - You'll be singing the right key in this class.
Your GPA continues to build over all four years of high school. The term for this is what?
What is cumulative?
This student organization, founded in 2010, consists of leading minority students promoting change, fostering development through diversity, academics, and social services, and sharing elements of the African and African American experience.
What is the Black Student Union (BSU)?
While 22 credits is the standard, this specific student situation might result in a different number of credits needed for an MMSD diploma.
What is transferring from another school district or having and Individual Education Plan (IEP).
An important communication method of exchanging digital messages between people using electronic devices over a computer network, primarily the Internet. It can include text, files, images, and other attachments.
What is an Email?
This teacher debated their way to state 3 years in a row.
Jeremy Buehl (Social Studies) - You cannot refute the argument about going to their class.