Credits
To earn a credit in a class, you need to make at least a grade of ______ for the semester.
70
You need _____ math classes, ______English classes, and _______science classes to graduate?
4, 4, 4
What three EOC's do you need to take your 9th grade year?
English 1, Biology, and Algebra
I and my __________ will have to come to school for a meeting with the Truancy Prevention Facilitator if I have more than 3 unexcused absences, or too many excused absences in a four week period.
Parents
True or False: If I failed a class, but passed the grade, I do not have to recover my failed class.
False. You have to recover your failed core classes: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish.
Working hard, being respectful to my teachers and peers, getting work experience, and getting involved in JHS student organizations improves my chances of earning ________________ at the end of my senior year.
Scholarships
The school counselor for the class of 2029 is __________.
Mr. Alvarez
To be considered a sophomore you need to have ______ credits. To be considered a Junior you need to have ________ credits. And to be considered a senior you need to have ______credits.
6, 12, 18.
How many Social Studies classes do you need to graduate?
3
You have to take the _________ EOC in 10th grade
English II
I will have to attend __________ to make up days if I miss more than 9 days of school in a semester.
Saturday School
True or False: I can earn initial credit in the Grad Lab.
False. You can take classes in the Grad Lab only if you have already completed, but failed a class.
You can start applying to colleges during the
a. Summer before 12th grade
b. Fall of 12th grade
c. Spring of 12th grade
d. Summer after 12th grade.
Summer before 12th grade.
________ is our College and Career Advisor.
Mrs. Sarah Stephens
True or False: I can fail the grade but still compete in UIL athletics, academic, or extracurricular competitions, the following year.
False:
2nd year students need 5 credits to be eligible. 3rd year students needs 10 credits to be eligible. 4th year students needs 15 credits to be eligible.
Your team will forfeit any wins if it is discovered that an ineligible student played in the game.
How many foreign language credits do you need to graduate?
2
You have to take the ___________EOC in the 11th grade.
If I owe hours/days for Saturday school, but don't attend Saturday school, I will lose _________.
Credit.
True of False: I can work on Credit Recovery at home.
False. You can only access the Grad Lab at JHS in the Grad Lab.
In 11th grade you can have up to _______ college visit day(s), and in 12th grade you can have up to _______ college visit day(s).
1, 2. These absences do not count against you in any way.
The 9th Grade assistant principal is_________
Mrs. Swedoski
For each class that you pass, you earn __________credits each semester.
.5
You need _________fine arts credit(s) and _______ PE credit(s) to graduate.
1, 1
How many EOCs do you have to pass to graduate?
5
If you miss more than 10 days in a class, a complaint will be filled again you, and you will be referred to the___________.
court
True or False: I can attend Grad Lab after school and in the summer.
True. The Grad Lab is open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 3:50 to 5:50.
Graduation usually takes place on which Friday of May?
Third. You will (probably) graduate on May 18, 2029. That's in 1,366 days.
Who at JHS should you speak to first, if you are having trouble in a class?
Your teacher.
True or False. The Empowerment Program is open to anybody who would like to graduate early.
False. To be considered a good candidate for the Empowerment Program you need to meet at least 4 of the following criteria:
1. completed at least 2 years of high school
2. Earned at least 10 credits.
3. Passed at least 2 EOC's
4. Have a history of good attendance
5. Have an extenuating circumstance that makes being at JHS physically impossible.
How many elective credits do you need to graduate?
7
True or False: I only get one chance to pass an EOC Exam.
False. You will each EOCE until you pass it.
You will have a to pay a fine of up to ____________ if the court finds you guilty of truancy.
$500
It usually takes ______________ to complete one course in the Grad Lab
30 hours
You can get help to pay for college by filling out the _____________.
FASFA: This stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. To graduate, you must fill out the FASFA or sign a waiver.
True or False: If I don't like a class, a teacher, or a student in a class, all I have to do is let Mr. Alvarez know, and he will change my schedule?
False.
1. Have a private and respectful conversation with the teacher to discuss the issue and possible solution.
2. If the solutions don't work, parents, teacher, and student will need to have a meeting to discuss issue and solutions.
3. If those solutions don't work, then an administrator and counselor can meet with teacher, parent, and student.
True or False: If I graduate through the Empowerment program, I still get to walk the stage at the Tomato Bowl with the rest of my classmates
False. Empowerment graduates have a separate ceremony the day following JHS graduation ceremonies.
I need a total of _______ credits to graduate.
26
If I don't pass the EOC in the spring, I can retake it in the _____________ and in ________________.
Summer, december
You will have to go to Saturday school if you have more than _____________ absences.
9
True or False: Division 1 schools will accept credits earned in credit recovery.
False: If you are a prospective D1 athlete, if you fail a class in HS, you will need to sit for that class again to recover credit. D1 schools will not accept credits earned in credit recovery.
Student in the top ________ % of the graduating class are automatically admitted to any state college.
10%
Who has the most control over your educational success at JHS?
You.