Personal Responsibility - Summerville High School
Personal Responsibility - Summerville High School
Personal Responsibility - Summerville High School
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<strong>Summerville</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
Welcome Greenwave Class of<br />
2015!
SHS Freshmen Academy<br />
Leadership Team<br />
• Buddy Chapel – SHS Principal<br />
• Shana White – 9 th Grade Counselor<br />
• Blake Edwards – 9 th Grade Counselor<br />
• Will Wilson – Asst. Principal, 9 th Grade<br />
• Brion Rutherford – Asst. Principal, 9 th<br />
Grade<br />
• Michelle Leviner, Lynne Watson, Lessie<br />
Penn, Brooks Harlow, Valerie Blunt,<br />
Steven Steele – AP’s 10 - 12
Our Information<br />
• <strong>Summerville</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
• Enrollment - > 2700<br />
• Ninth Grade Academy<br />
• Geographically Located for Convenience<br />
between Classes and Lockers<br />
• Team Approach<br />
• <strong>High</strong> Standards for Learning<br />
• <strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Responsibility</strong>
Differences between <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> and Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
• <strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Responsibility</strong><br />
• On Time<br />
• Ready to Learn<br />
• Completing assignments on time—deadlines matter!<br />
• Attendance matters! 10+ days absent can = no credit<br />
• Preparation for the World<br />
• College or University<br />
• Technical or Trade <strong>School</strong><br />
• The Military<br />
• Work Force<br />
• The Streets<br />
• Your Time with us is Limited<br />
• For the most part, you have 4 years to graduate<br />
• If you are already overage – you have no time to waste
What to expect……<br />
• Homework every night<br />
• To be Challenged<br />
• To have to say “NO!”<br />
• Communication with Parents<br />
How to Prepare……<br />
• Minimum of 1 hour of secluded,<br />
supervised time for Studying and HW<br />
• Conversation about <strong>School</strong> and Friends
Easy Pitfalls to AVOID<br />
• Leave Cell Phones/ MP3’s at Home<br />
• Read and Follow the Dress Code<br />
• Sleeping in Class is Never Okay<br />
• Write Down Your Homework/<br />
Assignments<br />
• PLAN AHEAD!!!!!<br />
• Keep up with the current level of work<br />
• Read Ahead, Study Ahead, Stay Ahead!
Minimum Requirements to<br />
Progress toward Graduation<br />
• English<br />
• Math<br />
• Additional<br />
1 unit<br />
1 unit<br />
3 units<br />
• Total<br />
5 units<br />
• Note: Minimum, not recommended progress<br />
• <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Summer <strong>School</strong> is $275.00,<br />
transportation is not provided
Individual Graduation<br />
Plans<br />
• Developed with each student beginning in<br />
Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
• Review of post secondary goals, career<br />
interests and course selections yearly<br />
• Plans revised yearly based on changes in<br />
career interests or academic progress<br />
• Review and interpretation of pertinent<br />
assessments<br />
• Focus toward Career Major
Student Expectations<br />
• Learn, Learn, Learn<br />
• 5 to 15 Hours of Homework per week<br />
• <strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Responsibility</strong> for Knowledge &<br />
Achievement<br />
• Student Code of Conduct<br />
• Earn 7 Credits toward Graduation
Beginning of <strong>School</strong> Timeline<br />
• August 15 th – First day of <strong>School</strong><br />
• If you are absent you will lose your schedule!<br />
• September 12 th -16 th – Interim Reports<br />
• If you don’t receive any info, contact me.<br />
• If your son/ daughter is failing, they should be<br />
assigned a Student Improvement Plan.<br />
• October 17 th – End of 1 st Quarter<br />
• Report Cards to follow by October 26 th<br />
• If you don’t receive one, contact me.
This is a BIIIIIIIG Place!<br />
• Get Involved – GET NOTICED!<br />
• For something positive – Band,<br />
Chorus, Athletics, Dance, Theater,<br />
<strong>High</strong> Academic Achievement,<br />
Attendance, Orchestra, Clubs,<br />
Academic Teams<br />
• Not something negative – Skipping class, leaving<br />
campus, poor interpersonal skills, bad grades
Arriving to <strong>School</strong><br />
Bus Riders vs. Car Riders<br />
Breakfast & The Cafeteria<br />
Hallways<br />
Get to Class!<br />
Go to Homeroom the first<br />
day.
Traveling the Halls &<br />
Using your Locker<br />
Right Side, Bright Side<br />
Talk with Friends on Your Way to<br />
Class<br />
Plan Your Locker Trips<br />
6 Minutes goes by FAST!<br />
Use the Exterior Exits &<br />
Sidewalks<br />
Tardies Count!!
Lunch Time – Rush Hour<br />
Follow the Signs<br />
Have Your ID On!<br />
Vacate the Academic Hallways<br />
Quickly<br />
Enjoy the Many Choices!
Leaving – After 8 th Period<br />
<strong>Summerville</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s campus is CLOSED<br />
Plan for your Night at Home<br />
Bus Rider vs. Car Rider<br />
Vacate the Building Unless…..
Parting Shots:<br />
• Please follow the materials list. If<br />
teachers inadvertently ask for more,<br />
please contact us.<br />
• <strong>School</strong> maps are available in the lobby.<br />
Please drop them off for use tomorrow if<br />
possible.<br />
• We are unable at this time to re-print<br />
schedules and no schedule corrections<br />
were able to be made today.