GETTING READY F

OR

HIGH SCHOOL

WELCOME CLASS OF 2020

TODAY’S AGENDA What to expect in high school Graduation Requirements & Diploma

Types The freshman schedule Selecting your classes for next year Extracurricular activities

WHAT TO

EXPECT IN

HIGH SCHOOLEverything “counts”Permanent recordPost-secondary planningAutonomyOpportunitiesFreedom

ReadStudyGet organized

Do your work & turn it in—all the time, every time!

Pay attention to timelines & deadlinesCommunicate with your teachersTake Responsibility

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL:

GRADUATION

REQUIREMENTS &

DIPLOMA TY

PES

PROGRAM OF STUDIES FOR 2016-2017

Description of all our classesGraduation requirementsSOL requirementsSpecial programs and opportunities

Can be found on the BWHS website under theSchool Counseling link

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

There are two types of diplomas you can earn:

Standard Diploma

Advanced Studies Diploma

Standard DiplomaAcademic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits

English 4 2

Social Studies 3 1

Mathematics 3 1

Science 3 1

Health/Physical Education 2

Foreign Language, Fine Arts, or Career & Technical Education

2

Economics and Personal Finance 1

Electives 4

Student Selected Verified Credit 1

Total 22 6

Advanced Studies DiplomaAcademic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits

English 4 2

Social Studies 4 2

Mathematics 4 2

Science 4 2

Foreign Language 3

Health/Physical Education 2

Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education 1

Economics and Personal Finance 1

Electives 3

Student Selected Verified Credit 1

Total 26 9

DIPLOMAS – REVIEW

STANDARD DIPLOMA22 credits and 6 SOL’s

Core subjects = 3 required in each subject

No specific foreign language requirement

2 credits in fine arts, CTE, or foreign language

ADVANCED STUDIES26 credits and 9 SOL’s

Core subjects = 4 required in each subject

Foreign language requirement: 3 year of one language: or 2 years of 2 different languages

1 credit in fine arts or CTE

THE FR

ESHMAN

SCHEDULE

EVERY FRESHMAN WILL TAKE:1. English 9: Honors or Academic2. World History: Pre-AP/Honors or

Academic3. Science: Reseach/Honors or Academic4. Math: Next class in sequence5. Health & Physical Education 96. Elective: Usually a foreign language7. Elective: Your choice

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HONORS AND ACADEMICAcademic

Honors

Freshmen tell us that:Academic classes have about 1.5 hours of homework/studying

per weekHonors classes have about 2.5 to 3.5 hours of

homework/studying per week

ENGLISH & SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSESEnglish Academic Honors

World History Academic Pre-Advanced Placement/Honors

FRESHMAN SCIENCEEarth Science – ninth grade science Research/Honors Academic

Biology – tenth grade science Research/Honors

FRESHMAN SCIENCEEarth Science Honors vs. Biology Honors

Biology is a tenth grade course. A small percentage of freshmen opt to take this course.

Honors Biology has a research component which is covered in Earth Science Honors

Students who “skip” the freshman Earth Science will miss important science content

Skipping Earth Science is not recommended by LCPS or BWHS for any student

AOS students receive Earth Science instruction and take the Earth Science SOL

Students need three different sciences for the Advanced Studies

MATH CLASSES – FOLLOW THE PROGRESSION1. Algebra 1

2. Geometry

3. Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 w/ Trig

4. Advanced Algebra/Pre-calculus or Math Analysis

“A”   “B” Period 1 9:00 – 10:32

 Spanish

 

  

 Period 5 9:00 – 10:32 

Geometry 

 Period 2 10:38 – 12:07 

Study Hall 

  

 Period 6 10:38 – 12:07 

Health & PE  

 Period 3 12:13 – 2:13 

Earth Science 

  

 Period 7 12:13 – 2:13 

English 

 Period 4 2:19 – 3:48 

World History 

  

 Period 8 2:19- 3:48 

Tech Ed 

 

VIRTUAL LOUDOUN (VL) CLASSESOnline classes provided by Loudoun County Public

SchoolsThese are the ONLY online credits we acceptOffered three times/year: Summer, Fall, Spring

Students take VL for a variety of reasons: To take less classes during the school day To “catch-up” or “get ahead” Due to an illness/they can’t attend school To make room for another class

SELECTING YO

UR

CLASSES FOR

NEXT YEAR

CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR

Today you will see which core classes your current teacher’s recommended you for

You will select two periods of electives

Your parents will have access to your requests and can make changes

The deadline to make changes is June 10th

YOUR COURSE SELECTIONSEnglish 9: Teacher recommendationWorld History: Teacher recommendation

Science: Teacher recommendationMath: Teacher recommendationHealth & PE 9: Automatically enrolledElective: Usually a foreign languageElective: Your choice

LOG INTO STUDENTVUE1. Go to the Eagle Ridge website2. Follow the link for ParentVUE3. Click on the access link: https://portal.lcps.org 4. Click “accept”5. Follow the link for “I am a student”6. Enter your school User Name (school ID) and Password (the one you

use at school)7. Click on Course Request on the menu8. You will see your core courses and HPE99. To add electives, click on “Click here to change course requests”10.Use the “Search Courses” function to look for the electives

SELECTING YOUR ELECTIVESYou will select two periods of electives

You can pick two year-long electivesYou can pick one year-long elective, and two

semester (half-year) electivesYou can pick four semester (half-year) electives

One elective is usually a foreign language for most students!

All students must pick at least one alternate elective – or we will pick one for you!!!

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIE

S

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESFall Sports:

CheerleadingCross Country

FootballGolf

Volleyball

Spring Sports:SoftballSoccerLacrosseTennisTrackBaseball

Winter Sports:BasketballGymnasticsSwimmingWrestlingCheerleading

STARTING DATES FOR FALL ACTIVITIES:Marching Band begins on August 1, 2016

Fall sports begin on August 1, 2016

There will be a parent sports meeting later this year

Music teachers will come to Eagle Ridge for auditions this spring.

Literary Arts Magazine Anime Club Outdoorsmen Club Hockey Club Keep Loudoun Beautiful Recycling Club Bible Club Peer Tutoring Key Club Habitat for Humanity Dance Team Debate Academic Competition Team

Battle of the Books Library Club Student Council Association International Club Spanish Club Latin Club French Club German Club National Honor Society Future Educators FBLA DECA Art Club

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER

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What questions do you have about:

AcademicsBriar Woods High School

ActivitiesWhat else???