Moving On High School Transitional Planning Guide Class of 2016
W. Mack Lyon Middle School Slide 2 ARE YOU READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The decisions YOU make in the next four years will either open or
close doors of opportunity for you in the future. Slide 3 AS YOU
THINK ABOUT THE DIRECTION YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO TAKE AND THE GOALS
YOU WANT TO REACH, ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: Where am I
right now? Where do I want to go? How do I get there? Slide 4 What
are my skills? What are my interests? What have I learned? What are
my strengths? What are my weaknesses? Where am I right now? Slide 5
Career Clusters: o Arts/Communications o Business o Health o Human
Services o Natural Resources o Technologies Where do I want to go ?
Slide 6 Community/two-year college University/four-year college
Trade/technical/school Apprenticeship program Military service Work
and attend college/school How do I get there? Slide 7 MOVING ON
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITIONAL PLANNING GUIDE Table of Contents: Moving
On To High School Moving On To Magnet or Career and Technical
Academies Moving On After High School Slide 8 MOVING ON TO HIGH
SCHOOL Page 3 Opens doors to post-secondary education and workforce
opportunities. Meets Nevada System of Higher Education Core
Curriculum requirements. Prepares students for the Governor Guinn
Millennium Scholarship Core Curriculum Requirements. 21 st Century
Course of Study Expectations is not a diploma. 21 st Century Course
of Study Expectations Slide 9 STANDARD DIPLOMA AND ADVANCED DIPLOMA
Page 4 Slide 10 ADVANCED HONORS DIPLOMA Page 5 Slide 11 NEVADA HIGH
SCHOOL PROFICIENCY EXAMS To receive a diploma from a Nevada high
school, students must pass the Nevada High School Proficiency
Examination in addition to meeting course requirements. High School
Proficiency Exams WritingReadingMathScience Slide 12 HOW DO I EARN
CREDITS? o Every class counts as credit o Each semester class you
pass earns.5 credit o Stay on track for graduation o Attend school
regularly o Understand your transcript o Know what course of study
you need to follow. Slide 13 HOW DO I READ MY TRANSCRIPT? Pages 8-9
Slide 14 RECOMMENDED COURSE OF STUDY Page 10 Slide 15 ACADEMIC
PLAN: LOOKING AHEAD In high school, you have choices to make about
what you will study. By creating an academic plan, you are an
active participant in your future. Achieving your goals takes hard
work and planning. Page 13 eduplan.ccsd.net Slide 16 HIGH SCHOOL
OPTIONS Magnet Schools and Career and Technical Academics (CTA)
High School Program Themes (page 18) Students must complete an
application(s) Eligibility may be determined by factors such as
academic performance, test scores, attendance and conduct. College
of Southern Nevada High School Students take required classes with
CCSD teachers and elective classes with College of Southern Nevada
instructors. Students earn both high school and college credit for
classes. Virtual High School Provides students educational
opportunities through interactive online courses. Pages 18-21 Slide
17 NCIS: NEVADA CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM Page 27 Slide 18
EDUCATION PAYS Page 28 Slide 19 What is Post-Secondary Education?
Post-secondary education is the education and training one receives
after graduating from high school. CollegeTechnical /Trade
SchoolMilitaryApprenticeships Slide 20 POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN
NEVADA o University of Nevada, Las Vegas o University of Nevada,
Reno o Nevada State College o Colleges of Southern Nevada and
Northern Nevada o Sierra Nevada College in Lake Tahoe Slide 21 UNLV
AND UNR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 3.0
Weighted GPA in Core Classes: Elective courses, PE, etcdo not count
towards your core GPA for admission. English: 4 credits Math: 3
credits Social Science: 3 credits Natural Science: 3 credits
English: 4 credits Math: 3 credits Social Science: 3 credits
Natural Science: 3 credits Page 33 Slide 22 GOVERNOR GUINN
MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS Page 39 Be a Nevada resident
for at least two of your high school years. Graduate from a Nevada
high school with a 3.25 GPA or higher and the core curriculum. The
core curriculum includes (4 English, 4 Math including Algebra II, 3
Natural Science, 3 Social Science & History = 14 units) Pass
High School Proficiency Examinations. Go to www.nevadatreasurer.gov
for more information Slide 23 STEPS TO GET TO COLLEGE Page 39 Slide
24 FIND OUT MORE! Page 42 Slide 25 PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE!
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER BE INFORMED MAKE SMART DECISIONS GOOD LUCK IN
HIGH SCHOOL!!
