Personal Responsibility - Summerville High School

Summerville High
School
Welcome Greenwave Class of
2015!

SHS Freshmen Academy
Leadership Team
• Buddy Chapel – SHS Principal
• Shana White – 9 th Grade Counselor
• Blake Edwards – 9 th Grade Counselor
• Will Wilson – Asst. Principal, 9 th Grade
• Brion Rutherford – Asst. Principal, 9 th
Grade
• Michelle Leviner, Lynne Watson, Lessie
Penn, Brooks Harlow, Valerie Blunt,
Steven Steele – AP’s 10 - 12

Our Information
• Summerville High School
• Enrollment - > 2700
• Ninth Grade Academy
• Geographically Located for Convenience
between Classes and Lockers
• Team Approach
• High Standards for Learning
• Personal Responsibility

Differences between High
School and Middle School
• Personal Responsibility
• On Time
• Ready to Learn
• Completing assignments on time—deadlines matter!
• Attendance matters! 10+ days absent can = no credit
• Preparation for the World
• College or University
• Technical or Trade School
• The Military
• Work Force
• The Streets
• Your Time with us is Limited
• For the most part, you have 4 years to graduate
• If you are already overage – you have no time to waste

What to expect……
• Homework every night
• To be Challenged
• To have to say “NO!”
• Communication with Parents
How to Prepare……
• Minimum of 1 hour of secluded,
supervised time for Studying and HW
• Conversation about School and Friends

Easy Pitfalls to AVOID
• Leave Cell Phones/ MP3’s at Home
• Read and Follow the Dress Code
• Sleeping in Class is Never Okay
• Write Down Your Homework/
Assignments
• PLAN AHEAD!!!!!
• Keep up with the current level of work
• Read Ahead, Study Ahead, Stay Ahead!

Minimum Requirements to
Progress toward Graduation
• English
• Math
• Additional
1 unit
1 unit
3 units
• Total
5 units
• Note: Minimum, not recommended progress
• High School Summer School is $275.00,
transportation is not provided

Individual Graduation
Plans
• Developed with each student beginning in
Middle School
• Review of post secondary goals, career
interests and course selections yearly
• Plans revised yearly based on changes in
career interests or academic progress
• Review and interpretation of pertinent
assessments
• Focus toward Career Major

Student Expectations
• Learn, Learn, Learn
• 5 to 15 Hours of Homework per week
• Personal Responsibility for Knowledge &
Achievement
• Student Code of Conduct
• Earn 7 Credits toward Graduation

Beginning of School Timeline
• August 15 th – First day of School
• If you are absent you will lose your schedule!
• September 12 th -16 th – Interim Reports
• If you don’t receive any info, contact me.
• If your son/ daughter is failing, they should be
assigned a Student Improvement Plan.
• October 17 th – End of 1 st Quarter
• Report Cards to follow by October 26 th
• If you don’t receive one, contact me.

This is a BIIIIIIIG Place!
• Get Involved – GET NOTICED!
• For something positive – Band,
Chorus, Athletics, Dance, Theater,
High Academic Achievement,
Attendance, Orchestra, Clubs,
Academic Teams
• Not something negative – Skipping class, leaving
campus, poor interpersonal skills, bad grades

Arriving to School
Bus Riders vs. Car Riders
Breakfast & The Cafeteria
Hallways
Get to Class!
Go to Homeroom the first
day.

Traveling the Halls &
Using your Locker
Right Side, Bright Side
Talk with Friends on Your Way to
Class
Plan Your Locker Trips
6 Minutes goes by FAST!
Use the Exterior Exits &
Sidewalks
Tardies Count!!

Lunch Time – Rush Hour
Follow the Signs
Have Your ID On!
Vacate the Academic Hallways
Quickly
Enjoy the Many Choices!

Leaving – After 8 th Period
Summerville High School’s campus is CLOSED
Plan for your Night at Home
Bus Rider vs. Car Rider
Vacate the Building Unless…..

Parting Shots:
• Please follow the materials list. If
teachers inadvertently ask for more,
please contact us.
• School maps are available in the lobby.
Please drop them off for use tomorrow if
possible.
• We are unable at this time to re-print
schedules and no schedule corrections
were able to be made today.