Welcome to R. B. Hayes High School

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Welcome to R. B. Hayes High School
Scheduling Curriculum Night for Incoming
Freshmen
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Principal

• Mr. Ric Stranges

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Assistant Principals

• Mr. Rex Reeder Mr. Dan Bartha

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9th Grade Counselor

• Mrs. Jessica Scott
• Freshman Counselor

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Grades 10-12 Counselors
Mr. Matt Brown (A-G)
Mrs. Jennifer Pollard (H-O)
Miss Megan Burwinkel (P-Z)
Mrs. Leigh Conant College and Career
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Class of 2019 - Parents and Students!

• Welcome Dempsey parents and students
• Welcome St. Marys parents and students
• Please pick up a packet on stage that includes a
  curriculum handbook, course selection sheet, etc.

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How Parents Might Feel
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How Students Might Feel
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Or Maybe
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From a Students Perspective

• Advice
• Myths
• Who to Ask

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Our Vision

• The Delaware City Schools will promote a culture
  of excellence that engages and empowers students
  and staff to embrace the challenges of our global
  society. We will build on our traditions, respect
  our diversity and partner for a strong community.

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A Day at Hayes

• 7 Class Periods
• Lunch
• Academic Options
• School Hours are 725 230

Period Time Minutes
1st 725-815 50
2nd 819-905 46
3rd 909-955 46
4th 959-1045 46
5th Lunch 1050-1121 31
6th Academic Options 1127-1158 31
7th 1204-1250 46
8th 1254-140 46
9th 144-230 46
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Academic Options

• What is Academic Options?
• Homeroom atmosphere but in middle of day after
  lunch
• Presentations, Announcements, Grade Checks
• Flex vs. Advisory Grades can determine placement

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Graduation Core Requirements

• English 4 credits
• Social Studies 3 credits
• Math 4 credits Must complete Alg 2
• Science 3 credits
• Health ½ credit
• Physical Educ. ½ credit (Two ¼ credits or
  waivers)
• Fine Arts 1 credit
• Electives 5 credits or
• 5.5 credits if PE waivers used
• An elective credit can include additional core
  credits.

21 Total
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Graduation Requirements

• New Generation Assessments
• Earn a cumulative passing score on seven
  end-of-course exams
• English 9, English 10, Algebra 1, Geometry,
  Biology, U.S. History, Government
• Exams will be taken in February and March
  (Performance Based), April and May (End of
  Course)
• Students in Algebra 1, Geometry or Physical
  Science at Dempsey will take these end of course
  exams
• A student who earned high school credit in any of
  the above courses before July 1, 2014,
  automatically will receive a score of three
  points per course exam toward the total points
  needed for graduation. 

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Diploma with Honors(Honors level courses are
not required to qualify)

• In addition to the required graduation
  requirements, the following must be met
• English 4 credits
• Math 4 credits (Algebra I, Algebra II,
  Geometry, 1 college prep course)
• Science 4 credits (Chemistry Physics 1)
• Social Studies 4 credits
• (World Studies, US Studies, Govt./Econ, 1
  elective)
• Foreign Language 3 or 4 credits (3 of the
  same or 2 of two different)
• Fine Arts 1 credit (Art or music)
• 3.5 unweighted GPA through all 4 years
• Score of 27 on ACT or 1210 on SAT
• Only one of these categories may be dropped.

21 Total
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Physical Education Waiver

• Two COMPLETED Seasons of
• OHSAA Sponsored Sport
• Or
• Two COMPLETED Years of
• Marching Band or AFJROTC
• You may NOT combine one PE course and one waiver.
• Sports may be combined or years skipped.
• Waivers will be automatically added to
  transcripts.

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Study Hall

• Students may choose to take a traditional Study
  Hall.
• There is no credit value awarded to a Study Hall.
• Students are encouraged to take a Study Hall in
  addition to Academic Options if they are involved
  in extra-curricular activities or have little
  time after school to study

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Course Selection

• 4 CORE
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

3 ELECTIVES (Example)

Semester Semester
Year Long-- ------------gt
Semester Semester
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Drop Policy

• Students will now only be able to drop courses
  ONE time during their high school career without
  penalty after the first two weeks of the start of
  a course. A W indicating Withdrawal from the
  course will be entered on the transcript. This
  does not affect the GPA.
• All courses dropped after this option is used,
  will result in an F for the final grade. This
  will be entered on the transcript and will affect
  the GPA.

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Introduction to Art Exemption

• 8th grade students who completed Art at Dempsey
  will be eligible for exemption from the
  requirement to take Intro to Art
• This will be based on recommendation from Dempsey
  art teacher
• Student may then advance to upper level art
  courses
• No credit for Intro to Art is earned

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Hybrid Courses

• Hybrid courses are taught partly online and
  partly in the classroom. Students may not be
  required to report to the course daily but will
  have coursework to complete on their own on that
  day.
• Hybrid Courses offered to 9th grade students
• Health
• Fitness/PE
• Leaders of Tomorrow

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Communication is KEY!

• Email
• Phone
• Conferences
• Website
• Planned Events
• Email List
• Auto Call
• Appointments

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Website Access

• www.dcs.k12.oh.us/hayeshs

Information Grades Newsletters Upcoming
events Join our Listserv Make appointments
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Counselor Phone E-mail

• Mrs. Jessica Scott
• (last name recently changed)
• darcyje_at_delawarecityschools.net
• May change to scottje_at_....
• 740-833-1023

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Appointments with the Counselor

• I want to ensure that I have the availability to
  meet with you, so appointments are strongly
  encouraged and are appreciated.
• Appointments can be made on our website or by
  calling the Counseling Office at 740-833-1028.
• Thank you for helping me better serve you!

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Scheduling Online
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Scheduling Online
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Scheduling Online
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Dates to Remember

• Course request forms are due January 30th to Mrs.
  Nicely!
• Mrs. Scott will be at Dempsey on February 2nd
  -12th to schedule in social studies classes.
• Please bring applications to your scheduled date.
  If you forget, they are due at the latest
  February 12th to Mrs. Nicely! Students will NOT
  be added to courses requiring applications
  without a completed application being submitted.

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Dates to Remember

• Any requests to change course selections must be
  submitted to your school counselor by June 5th.
• Students may only make ONE request to change
  their schedule. (Multiple changes can be made in
  this one request.)
• Students will only be able to change course
  requests to the alternate courses that are
  originally submitted to the counselor.

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Overview of Steps

• Students received packets during Mrs. Scotts
  visit on Jan. 18th
• Extra handouts available tonight
• Extra course guides are online, available for
  downloading
• Fill out Scheduling Request form
• Go to Power School account to add requests
• Fill out any applications you need
• Students will meet with me in the first two weeks
  of Feb. to finalize schedule! Bring applications
  and request form!

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Schedules

• Will be available on PowerSchool in August
• Back to School Days will also be in August
• Students will able to have school pictures taken,
  pay fees and pick up a paper copy of their
  schedule

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Freshman Orientation

• Will be in August
• Students will have the opportunity to spend more
  time at Hayes before school begins
• More information to come!

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Questions
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Thank you for coming!
GO PACERS!