8th Grade Academic Information

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8th Grade Academic Information

• What do your students need to know?

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How Do I Register?

• Go to www.trionschools.org
• Click on the parent portal link at the top of the
  page.
• Login using your childs parent portal login and
  password
• Click the course registration icon at the top of
  the page

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Resources

• Use your childs Individualized Graduation Plan
  on GACollege411.com to sign up for the correct
  classes.

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General Information

• There is only one diploma.
• Students take the same basic curriculum.
• Students earn Carnegie units or credits by
  passing a class. 1 class 1 Carnegie unit.
• Students at Trion High School can earn up to 8
  Carnegie units per year.

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General Information

• Students do not pass for the year as they have
  done for the previous nine years of their school
  careers.
• Students must pass particular classes and earn a
  certain number of credits to graduate high
  school.

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General Information

• Students must earn
• 4 english credits
• 4 math credits
• 4 science credits
• 3 social studies credits
• 3 credits in either CTAE, Fine Arts, or Foreign
  Language
• .5 in Health
• .5 in Physical Education

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General Information

• At Trion High School, students must meet the
  state mandated credits and earn a total of 28
  credits to graduate.
• To be considered a
• Sophomore you must earn 7 credits
• Junior you must earn 14 credits
• Senior you must earn 21 credits

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Mandatory Classes for 9th Graders

• 9th grade Literature
• Coordinate Algebra
• Physical Science
• Citizenship
• Health and Personal Fitness

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Honors Classes

• If students have an aptitude or interest in a
• particular subject area, encourage them to sign
  up for one or more honors classes. We will
  determine placement in honors classes based on
  grades, test scores, and teacher recommendation.

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Electives

• There are five mandatory 9th grade classes. Thus
  there are three classes a student can choose to
  take. These classes come from one of the
  following subject areas
• Physical Education
• Fine Arts
• CTAE

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Electives

• CTAE offerings
• Come in pathways
• Students will choose a pathway based on their
  interests when they complete the Individualized
  Career Plan
• Most pathways consist of three courses
• There is an end of pathway assessment the student
  must pass after completing the course work.

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CTAE Pathways

• Administrative and Information Support
• Accounting
• Early Childhood Education
• Food and Nutrition
• Agriculture Mechanics
• Engineering and Technology

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CTAE Beginning Courses

• Information Support
• Accounting
• Food and Nutrition
• Early Childhood Ed
• Agriculture Mechanics

• Computer Applications I
• Food, Nutrition, and Wellness
• Introduction to Early Childhood Ed
• Basic Agriculture Science

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CTAE Beginning Courses

• Engineering and Technology

• Foundations of Engineering and Technology

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Fine Arts

• Drama I
• Band I
• Visual Arts I

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Physical Education

• Advanced Physical Fitness
• For students who want to lift weights
• Recreational Sports
• - For students who want to have a PE but not
  lift weights

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Registration Deadline

• Students should complete the registration the
  registration process by Friday, April 27th.