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Welcome

• to
• Algonac High School
• Home
• of the
• Muskrats!

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To Contact the Counselors

• Mrs. Karen Blair
• Freshman/Juniors
• [phone] ext. 1282
• kblair_at_algonac.k12.mi.us

• Mrs. Nicole Coss
• Sophomores/Seniors
• [phone] ext. 1281
• ncoss_at_algonac.k12.mi.us

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Counseling Services

• Crisis Intervention
• Academic Issues
• 504 plan Facilitators
• Credit Checks/ Graduation Audits
• Scheduling of Students
• Peer Mediation

• Career Counseling
• TEC Placement
• College Applications
• Financial Aide help
• Local/National Scholarship Coordinators
• Military Liasions
• And much more!

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To visit our counseling website

• Go to www.algonac.k12.mi.us
• Click on Algonac High School
• Click on Counseling Center
• To find information on colleges, financial
  aide, ACT/SAT information, credit recovery,
  crisis information, and much more

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Are they or arent they?

• Parents struggling with whether or not your
  student may be using drugs and/or alcohol, drug
  and alcohol tests are available to parents in the
  Assistant Principals Office.
• Cost is 4.00 per test.
• Tests can be administered in the privacy of your
  own home.
• Tests include alcohol, THC (marijuana),
  cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, and nicotine
• Single tests and multi-tests available
• See Mrs. Webster or Mr. Latosz if you are
  interested

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Class of 2010 Graduation Requirements23.5
Overall Credits Needed

• 4 English Credits
• 3 Social Studies Credits
• (Economics, Global Studies, US History, Federal
  Government, and State and Local Government)
• 4 Math Credits
• 4 Science Credits
• (Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology I,
  Biology II, Chemistry or Physics, and Senior
  Science)
• Opt out of 4th credit of Science if pass Science
  portion of MME

• ½ Physical Education Credit
• ½ Health Credit
• 1 Visual Performing/ Applied Arts Credit
• 7.5 Elective Credits

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Additional Credits Can Be Earned From

• Extra-Curricular Activities
• (.25 Credit Each)
• All Sports
• Student Council
• Quiz Bowl

• Drivers Training
• (.5 Credit)
• Must be taken at AHS
• Must complete Segments I II

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Grade Level Status

• Students are only promoted to the next grade
  level when they have attained the required number
  of credits.

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Credits Required for Sophomore, Junior, and
Senior Status

• ü  Sophomore Status 5 credits
• (to be on track - no credit recovery 5.5)
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• ü  Junior Status 11 credits
• (to be on track no credit recovery 11.5)
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• ü  Senior Status 16.5 credits
• (to be on track no credit recovery 17.5)

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Credit Recovery

• Night School - Compass Pointe
• Current session starts on October 1, 2007
• Classes held in New Baltimore (Anchor Bay
  Schools)
• Offerings include - Computers, Algebra, US
  History, English Literature, US. Government, and
  Science
• Cost is 120.00 per course and meet on MW or T
  TH (16 week courses)
• Summer School
• Offered through Algonac Community Schools, East
  China Schools, and Compass Pointe (Anchor Bay
  Schools)
• Cost ranges from 120.00 to 175.00 per course -
  depending on where you go.
• Information comes out in late spring.

• Michigan Virtual High School (on-line classes)
• Courses done on-line, at a students own pace
• A variety of different courses offered in the
  core subject areas.
• Cost is 275.00 per course.
• See your guidance counselor for more information
  on these options for credit recovery.

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Attendance

• Attending school on a regular basis is a key
  element to success in high school.Research shows
  that there is a direct relationship between good
  attendance and classroom success.
• AHS allows for nine (9) absences a semester.
• Any student exceeding nine (9) absences is placed
  on attendance contract and may lose credit.
• Once on contract, if the student misses any
  additional days that are unexcused the student
  will lose credit.
• Students who are on attendance contract may only
  earn credit G in class. They forfeit the letter
  grade. Credit is granted if the student doesnt
  violate the attendance contract for the remainder
  of the semester. If the student does violate the
  attendance contract no credit or an H will
  appear on the high school transcript.

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The High School Transcript

• Is a record of all the class taken and grades
  earned in high scool.
• Middle school grades are not reported on the high
  school transcript.
• The high school grade point average is
  cumulative, meaning that all grades are averaged
  together.
• The GPA is unweighted.
• 4-point scale
• A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, E 0

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Student Planner

• At the start of the 2007/08 school year, each
  student received a free student planner.
• Great for recording important dates and homework.
• If the planner is lost, students may purchase a
  new one from Mr. Latosz for 5.00
• Also contains AHS Student Handbook with all
  school policies and procedure including dress
  code information.

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PARENT CONNECT

• New 2006/07 school year, parents may view all
  student data online at at http//access.sccresa.or
  g
• Up-to-date attendance information.
• Current grades and missing assignments
• Classroom announcements and more!
• Get information on username and password from the
  AHS Main Office

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School News

• Wondering what is going on in school?
• You can receive the AHS Daily Announcements by
  getting on the Daily Announcements emailing list.
  
• Simply sign up in the main office or email
  Colleen Donaldson at cdonalds_at_algonac.k12.mi.us.

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Drivers Training

• Offered at AHS
• 275.00
• Must be 14 years 8 months to attend
• Two segments next one starts Sept 17 but is
  full. After that next one is January 08.
• Earn .5 high school credit
• 24 hrs classroom instruction or a minimum of
  three weeks. Classroom times and dates set by
  instructors.
• 6 hours behind the wheel
• 4 hours observation dual operated vehicle.
• More information and sign up in the AHS Main
  Office

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New AHS Ranking System

• AHS has put in place a new ranking system
• Suma Cum Laude 4.0 3.67
• Magna Cum Laude 3.69 3.3
• Cum Laude 3.29 3.0
• Ten Summa Cum Laude speakers will be selected to
  compete for the opportunity to speak at
  graduation. The rubric is as follows
• 1. Overall Grade Point Average
• 2. ACT Score
• 3. Class Selection Rigor
• These ten candidates will be invited to audition
  in front of a selection committee if they wish to
  be one of three speakers at graduation.

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Testing Out

• Students may elect to test out of any course
  except for Federal Government, Physical
  Education, Health, and AP courses.
• Applications are available in the Spring
• Students must receive a 78 or better on all
  required course work and the exam.
• Students will not receive transcript credit for
  the classes that they successfully test out of,
  but will be able to move on to the next course in
  that subject area.

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Distance Learning

• Courses are taught by an off-site instructor
• German I and II - PHN
• Lessons are taught/watched LIVE via the TV from a
  satellite

• Assignments are delivered and turned in via fax
  or mail
• Distance Learning classes are designed for
  independent, high motivated students
• Classes are year-long therefore students are only
  allowed to drop at semester.

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Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

• AHS offers 6 courses
• AP History
• AP Biology
• AP English
• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus
• AP Psychology
• Courses follow a rigorous nationally recognized
  curriculum which prepares them to take the
  subject area AP test.

• Students will receive college credit if they
  receive a qualifying score on the AP exam.
• Colleges and Universities want to see AP classes
  on their applicants transcripts.

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Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

• AP grades are not weighted any differently when
  figured into a students cumulative GPA. However
  in AP courses, an 85 is the cutoff for an A-,
  and the grade scale goes down from there.

• AP Grade Scale
• 100 - 85 A
• 84 - 75 B
• 74 - 65 C
• 64 - 55 D
• 54 or lower E

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More on AP Classes

• AP History is offered in 10th grade there is no
  prerequisite.
• AP Biology prerequisite is successful
  completion of Biology I II. Offered every
  other year after this school year. Being offered
  this year, then 09/10 (your students junior yr)
• AP Chemistry new 08/09 (next year) and will run
  again 10/11 (your students senior year).
  Prerequisite successful completion of Chemistry.
• AP English must have taken College Composition
  and to take College Composition, must have taken
  a literature class.
• AP Statistics may be taken concurrently with Core
  IV with instructor approval Ms. Burns.
• AP Calculus prerequisite successful completion
  of Core IV.
• AP Psychology no prerequisite (junior/senior
  class)

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DUAL ENROLLMENTAllows for students to attend
college courses while enrolled in high school.

• TO QUALIFY
• Student must have taken and passed all sections
  of the PLAN.
• Must have taken and passed highest level of
  course offered at high school.
• Must be on track to graduate.

• Students can only dual enroll in core subject
  areas.
• If a student qualifies, ACS will pay the cost of
  tuition and registration fees only. Books,
  school supplies, and travel expenses are the
  responsibility of the student and their family.

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Career Pathways

• Arts Communication
• Business, Management, Marketing, Technology
• Engineering/ Manufacturing and Industrial
  Technology
• Health Sciences
• Human Services
• Natural Resources and Agriscience

• AHS students receive career pathway training as
  part of our sophomore seminar curriculum.
• - EDPs
• - CareerScope
• - My Dream Explorer
• - Career Cruising

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Rotary Club Academic Awards

• Students must have a 3.5 GPA or better in the 4
  academic areas (English, math, science, and
  social studies).
• Ceremony held in early Spring.

• Freshman Certificate
• Sophomores Academic Letter
• Juniors Lamp of Learning Pin
• Seniors Gold Bar

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Post-Secondary Planning

• Sophomore students should start doing research on
  what schools they might be interested in
  attending. Some schools have high school classes
  that they require their applicants to have.
• Students need to work hard to keep their GPA up
  and get involved in extra-curricular activities.

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PSAT

• Why take it???
• It is the national qualifier for the National
  Merit Scholarship Competition when taken your
  junior year.
• Practice for SAT Reasoning Test
• Get feedback about critical academic skills
• Seek information from colleges
• Start the college planning process

• When Wednesday, October 17th
• Cost is 13.00
• 800 am until 1200 pm
• Registration deadline is September 21st. Checks
  need to be made out to AHS and turned into the
  counseling center.

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TEC Center

• of St. Clair County

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TEC Students

• Are eligible to attend their Junior/Senior year
• Attend AHS for three hours, attend TEC for three
  hours
• Are eligible to apply for TEC their sophomore
  year if
• - have all core requirements met
• - have good attendance
• - get application in on time
• A representative from St. Clair TEC has set up an
  information booth and is available for questions.

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The End

• Thanks for attending our second annual Parent
  Night
• We hope you found the format interesting and
  informative.
• Please fill out the survey and leave it on your
  table.
• Thanks again for coming!