Holt High School
9th & 10th Grade
2/26/14 Parent Night
Main Campus
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People to know:
Principals:
Mr. Willard
Mrs. Coe
Mr. Billingslea
Mr. Johnson
Bob Bower – Counselor (last names A-G; Career Center)
John Conner – Counselor (last names H-O; Scholarships)
Kim Reichard – Counselor (last names P-Z; Testing)
Rebecca Fedrigo – Counselor (North Campus)
Lindsay Schaeff – Counseling Intern
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PROMOTING AN ACADEMIC CULTURE
OF SUCCESS
• Regular attendance is key! Those that miss more than
10% of classes are less successful (9 days a semester)
• Advocate for yourselves. Check Skyward regularly, ask
for help, take ownership of your learning, create goals for
yourself, and make connections with your learning
outside of class.
• Come to class with the attitude to learn and participate.
• Take rigorous courses that challenge you.
• Credits count toward graduation (must earn 22 credits
out of 24). 9th grade is the beginning of HS transcript.
• Students earn 3 credits per semester for a total of 6 per
year. Each class is .5 credit.
Academic Culture at HHS
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Extra Curricular Activities
High School Sports (must be passing 4 of 6
classes)
High School Theatre (Plays and musicals)
Clubs offered 9-12
Forensics
Debate
Science Olympiad
Animee
Student Council
Key Club
Tech Society
*** National Honor Society; apply as a sophomore 5
Holt Graduation Requirements:
Class of 2017 & 2018
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
P.E./Health
Fine Arts
Online experience
Modern Language
7 semesters
7 semesters
6 semesters
6 semesters
2 semesters (1 P.E. & 1 Health)
1 semester
1 semester
4 semesters (2 years)
= 34 semesters total out of 48 possible
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2016-2017-2018
22 CREDITS NEEDED FOR GRAD
1
2
Hist
Hist
E. Sc
E. Sc
Eng
11
10
9
1
2
12
1
2
1
Alg I
Alg I
Eng 11
Eng 11
M.R
W.H.
W.H.
Alg II
Alg II
Econ
Bio
Bio
Gov
Comp
Eng
Eng
Chem/Phys Chem/Phys
2
Eng Rel
Eng
Geom
Geom
PE
Health Art
Spanish I
Span II
Spanish I
If you do not take Chem/Phys your junior year, you must take it
your senior year. Need two years of a Language (2016 +)
holtguidanceandcounseling.weebly.com
Span II
9th Grade
Opportunity to have a grade/class within a wing of the
building.
National trend is to have a more focused and smaller
learning community for freshman.
Portfolio presentations in May.
All students will update their EDP and 4 year plan
(February).
Careercruising.com
PLAN test in March.
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9th Grade: Core Classes
U.S. History 1900-present
Geometry (Honors option)
English 9 (Honors option)
Earth Science
2 semesters
2 semesters
2 semesters
2 semesters
= 8 out of 12 possible in a year
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9
Grade Electives
One Semester
Dramatic Performance & Theatre
- English elective
Word Processing
- fulfills computer credit
Drawing
- fulfills fine art credit
Painting
- fulfills fine art credit
Lifetime Activities
- fulfills PE credit
Health
-graduation requirement
***as well as many other electives listed in Program Planning Manual
Multiple Semesters
Modern Language (German, Spanish, French) = Must take both
Concert Band = Must take both
Choir = Must take both
Technical Drawing A & B = must take both
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Mock Freshman Schedule
Core with all electives
Semester One
Semester Two
1st Hour
Geometry A
Geometry B
2nd Hour
English 9 A
English 9 B
3rd Hour
American History A
American History B
4th Hour
Earth Science A
Earth Science B
5th Hour
Word Processing
General Art
PE
Nutrition & Wellness
6th Hour
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Mock Freshman Schedule
Core with Band and Modern Language
Semester One
Semester Two
1st Hour
Geometry A
Geometry B
2nd Hour
English 9 A
English 9 B
3rd Hour
American History A
American History B
4th Hour
Earth Science A
Earth Science B
5th Hour
Spanish II A
Band A
Spanish II B
Band B
6th Hour
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Scheduling for next school
year: Class of 2018
All school presentation to students on March 18 &
counselors in Math classes on March 19.
Honors application for English (portfolio – due in
English class, summer reading). Talk to current English
teacher for more information.
Teacher recommendation and parent approval for
Honors Geometry; must sign course selection sheet.
Modern Language teacher initials approval to next
level (e.g. Spanish II).
Schedule request forms due to math teachers by
Tuesday, March 25.
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10th grade
PLAN test in March.
Opportunity to apply for Career Center.
Opportunity to apply for National Honor
Society in February (3.25 GPA & 20 hours
community service).
Opportunity to apply for Early College at
LCC (March).
Opportunity to take first Advanced
Placement course = A.P. World History.
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10th grade: Core Courses
World History (A.P. option) 2 semesters
Algebra I (Honors option) 2 semesters
English 10 (Honors option) 2 semesters
Biology
2 semesters
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= 8 out of 12 possible in the year
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Mock Sophomore schedule
Semester One
Semester Two
1st Hour
Algebra A
Algebra B
2nd Hour
Honors English 10
Honors English 10
3rd Hour
World History A
World History B
4th Hour
Speech
Psychology
5th Hour
Biology
Computer Applications
Biology
Team Sports
6th Hour
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Scheduling for next year: Class
of 2017
Overview of classes and electives presented 1st
hour and throughout the day on March 24.
Students will have a notes sheet.
Counselors at the 9th grade in Math classes March
25; schedule request forms due that day. A
confirmation letter will be sent home and must be
returned with parent signature.
Honors Algebra I requests should be made to
student’s current Math teacher.
Application process for Honors English 10.
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See schedule request form for
2014-15
2012 course request form.docx
2012 course request formexample.doc
C:\Users\kreichar\Desktop\Cou
nseling
Reichard\scheduling\class of
2017 request form.docx
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Support Systems:
NHS Tutor List
Geometry Math lab after school (Tuesday & Thursday) with
math teachers
Credit Recovery contracts
Mentor program (teachers)
Every student will create an Educational Development Plan
(EDP); www.careercruising.com username-holt; passwordrams
Portfolio Days first full week in May (9th grade)
Interventionists/Success Coordinators
Mrs. Abdullah
Mrs. Weil
Mr. Melville
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TIER
THREE
(Intensive,
Individualized
Interventions)
Pyramid of
Interventions
TIER TWO
(Targeted Group Interventions):
Grades/Behavior: Freshman Focus class, After
School Success Room, Math Help Room, After
School Academic Detention, parent letters to
failing students (3 times per trimester), credit
recovery contracts, attendance/truancy court,
community/teacher mentors, e2020 credit
recovery.
TIER ONE
(School-wide Foundation):
Effective classroom instruction, common curriculum and assessments
in core classes, continuous attendance and grade monitoring, use of
agenda.
Special Activities for all 9th Graders: Commitment to Graduation,
Whole School Writing activity, EDPs/Portfolios.
Literacy: R-MAZE reading comprehension assessment (3 times per
year), Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies in English 9 classes,
One-minute read, Content Area Literacy Strategies in Learning
Community classrooms.
Direct and consistent message to parents and students (student
orientation, back-to-school night, parent info. nights): Academic
achievement is the focus here. We expect each and every student to be
successful. Failure is not an option!
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What to do now:
Talk with your current teachers to discuss
what courses and levels to take.
Prepare questions for counselors visit to
classrooms.
Read the Program Planning Manual for a
complete description of courses:
www.holtguidanceandcounseling.weebly.com
**Make sure to turn in schedule request on
March 25! Otherwise, you may not get what you
want.
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