8th Grade Parent Information Night

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8th GradeParent Information Night

• Groton Dunstable Regional
• High School

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Administrative Team

• Shelley Marcus Cohen, Principal
• John Gould, Dean of Students
• Christopher Jones, Assistant Principal

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Why have your student attend GDRHS?

• Strong Academic Program
• Student support
• Academic Personal
• Two Fully Staffed Learning Centers
• Extra Co-Curricular Programs
• Outstanding Athletic Program
• Award winning Fine Performing Arts department

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ACADEMIC RESULTS

• MCAS 2008
• Math 95 Advanced Proficient
• English 94 Advanced Proficient
• Science 84 Advanced Proficient (new exam)
• AP Exams
• 33 of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
  students taking these exams earn a perfect score
  of 5.
• 35 of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
  students taking these exams earn a score of 4.
• 23 of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
  students taking these exams earn a score of 3.
• 91 of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
  students taking Advanced Placement
• exams earn a score of 3 or better.

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Academics (continued)

• Nine National Merit Commended Scholars in 2008
• 59 Adams Scholarship winners
• Where do our students attend college?
• UCLA Vassar
• Harvard University Tufts University
• Boston University New York University
• Boston College Rensselaer Polytechnic Bentley
  College Cornell University
• Swarthmore Guilford

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TECHNOLGY AT GDRHS

• LCD Projector Systems in Classrooms
• Teacher Laptops
• Converting to PCs
• Digital Language Labs
• Photography Lab
• Videography Lab - T.V. Studio
• Technology Education Lab
• Extensive Technology Training
• Fabrication Lab

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PERFORMING ARTS SUITE

• Black Box Theatre
• Chorus/ Band Room
• Ensemble Rooms
• Practice Rooms
• Drama classroom and dressing rooms

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Athletics

• JV Volleyball  Girls Soccer
• Golf Boys / Girls
• Cross CountryGirls Cross CountryFootball
• Field HockeyCheerleading  
• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball Boys Skiing

• Girls Skiing Cheerleading
• Hockey
• Baseball SoftballBoys Tennis
• Girls Tennis
• Boys Track Field
• Girls Track Field Boys Lacrosse
• Girls Lacrosse

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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

• High School Leadership Team
• Student Council
• Student Activities Council
• Student Reps to School Committee/School Council
• 36 Athletic Teams
• Peer Leaders/Peer Mediators
• 35 Clubs and Organization

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COLLEGE CAREER
The Guidance Department prides itself on having a
close working relationship with all GD students
and their parents.

• The College planning process begins in
• Grade 9
• 9th, Career Exploration Class For All Students
• 11th, PSATs, SATs, Define College Selection,
  Visits, Interviews, Financial Aid, etc
• 12th, SATs, Refine/Implement plan prior to 12/1

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GraduationRequirements

• English 4 Credits
• Math 3 Credits
• Social Studies 3 Credits
• Science 3 Credits
• Foreign Language 2 Credits
• Physical/ Behavior Health 2 Credits
• Fine Arts 1 Credit
• Computer Applications .5 Credit
• Senior Project 1 Credit
• or
• Senior Internship

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GDRHS CURRICULUM

• Accelerated Block Schedule
• 32 Credits - 27 to Graduate
• Senior Project
• Senior Internship
• Independent Study
• Dual Enrollment

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CURRICULUM TEAM

• Shelley Marcus Cohen
• Principal 448-6362
• Guidance x1380
• Lisa Hunt, Special Education X
• Christopher Jones x1175
• Kelly Cook, English x2020
• Ellen Barkhuff, Science x1090
• Leslie Rounsaville, Math x1012
• Keith Woods, Social Studies x2050

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GUIDANCE

• Freshmen Guidance Assignments
• A-F Mr. Jim OLoughlin
• G-R Ms. Nancy Charbonneau
• S-Z Mr. Mark Hennelly

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PROGRAM OF STUDIESCourse offerings include

• Film Studies Videography Journalism
• Sociology Psychology Public Speaking
• Statistics Calculus SAT
• The Short Story World Literature Real Life
  Stories
• Photography 3D Design Collage
• Engineering Digital Imaging Web Page
• Marketing Conditioning Aerobics
• Astronomy AP Statistics AP Biology
• AP Chemistry AP Physics AP History
• AP Calculus AP Spanish AP Environmental
  Science

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Math Courses Offered

• Course Grade
• MCAS MATH 9
• Math 9 9
• Basic Algebra I 10
• Algebra I A 9, 10
• Algebra I B 9, 10
• Basic Geometry 11
• Geometry 10
• Geometry Honors 9
• Basic Algebra II 12
• Algebra II 10, 11
• Algebra II Honors 10
• Algebra III Honors 10

• Course Grade
• Discrete Math 11, 12
• Statistics 11, 12
• AP Statistics 11, 12
• Advance Algebra / Trig 11, 12
• Pre Calculus 11
• Java 9-12
• Survey of Calc 12
• Calculus AB 12AP
• Calculus BC 12AP
• Calculus AB
• Seminar 12AP
• Calculus Seminar 12

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Science Courses Offered

• Integrated Science 9
• Biology 9 10
• Chemistry 10 11
• Chemistry II 10, 11, 12
• Molecular Biology
• Anatomy Physiology
• Physics Conceptual Physics
• Environmental Science
• Astronomy AP
• Biology AP
• Chemistry AP
• Physics AP
• AP Environmental Science

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GDRHS

• Dedicated to meeting the needs of ALL students.
• Dedicated to working with parents.
• Dedicated to continuing to develop programs that
  meet the emerging needs of high school students
  in a global environment.

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Readiness Grouping

• College Prep 2
• (formerly Standard Level)
• College Prep 1
• (formerly Advanced Level)
• Honors Level
• Course Level Determinations are made by
• Teacher Recommendations

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Course Change Requests

• Grade 8 teachers recommend the course level
  appropriate for each student.
• Should parents wish to override this
  recommendation they will have a window in which
  to do this.
• Course change requests will be honored through
  March 31st.
• All requests for a change in course and/or level
  will be logged in at the Guidance Office as they
  are received.

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Course Change Requests

• Parents and students who have been granted a
  course level change from College Prep 2, or
  College Prep 1 to Honors Level understand that it
  may not be feasible to move their student back to
  a lower level should the need arise.
• It then becomes the responsibility of the student
  and parent to access academic support or
  assistance in or out of school.

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Promotion Policy

• 10th Grade - Seven (7) credits earned
• 11th Grade - Fourteen (14) credits
• earned
• 12th Grade - Twenty and one-half
  credits (21.5) credits
• earned
• Graduation
• Twenty-seven (27) credits earned

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Block Schedule
Several years ago, GD instituted the extended
period (double block), semester schedule. The
reasons for this change were many

• Extended Blocks allow for more in-depth
  instruction
• Extended Blocks allow for additional
  student-teacher interaction
• Extended Blocks allow for a better understanding
  of the material
• Extended Blocks allow for the opportunity to
  accelerate in a subject area
• Semester (18 weeks) and Term (9 weeks) classes
  allow for a wider range of electives
• Extended Blocks allow students to participate in
  the Internship Program

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2009 - 2010 CourseSelection Timeline

• Mid to Late February Math/ELA/FL Assessments
• Late February / Program of Studies
  distributed
• Early March
• March 19th Curriculum Open House
• Mid-March Teachers conference
  w/students
• March 31 Selection sheet signed by parent/
• Course Override period closes
• April Master Schedule built
• May Confirm schedules with students

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Sample Schedule
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Sample Schedule
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COMMUNICATION

• Web Site
• Newsletter
• E-mail
• Connect-Ed
• Program of Studies
• Handbooks acknowledgement forms
• Parent notifications

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On behalf of the faculty administration of
GDRHS

• Thank you for attending
• this evening!