How to be Successful in High School

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How to be Successful in High School
Redlands East Valley High School

• And how to help your student along the way

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Study, study, study

• High school students have homework every night.
• Even though something may not be due the next
  day, most classes have ongoing work that
  translates into culminating projects.
• More long term assignments.
• Daily exposure is essential.
• At least read and review notes.

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Ask questions!

• Be involved in your childs education. Even is
  he/she doesnt want you to.
• Ask questions when you dont understand!
• Use office hours for extra help, makeups
• Office hours every block day (Wed/Thurs)
• From 715-745
• Many teachers are in their
• classrooms each morning
• to help students.

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Get involved!

• Encourage your student to listen to the daily
  bulletin for ways to become involved in school.
• Go to our website rev.redlandsusd.net
• For bulletins, activities calendars, bell
  schedules, Principals blog, link to teachers
  e-mails, etc.

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Get your student to school on time every day

• Poor attendance is the fastest way to fail a
  class!
• Valuable instruction is lost every time your
  student is absent. Plan family outings,
  vacations, etc on non-school days.
• If your student says, Were not doing anything
  today, he/shes probably misinformed or being
  disingenuous ?!

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Encourage you student to be a good citizen

• Seek help/advice with peer problems (teachers,
  counselor, Security, administrators, etc.).
• Review the right things to do with your
  student. High schoolers need moral/value
  guidance as well.
• Emphasize that high school requires a higher
  level of maturity.
• Emphasize Poor gradeslost unitslost
  opportunities/choices.

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Come to someone when there is a problem

• Teachers-classroom issues.
• Counselors-scheduling/grades/class concerns.
• Administrators-discipline/attendance/teacher
  concerns.
• Our doors are always open to students and
  parents.
• If your student tells you
• something of concern,
• report it. Confidentiality will
• be ensured.

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Find reasons to be here

• Open House
• CAHSEE parent night
• Career Center Open House
• Concerts, plays
• Athletic contests
• PTSA meetings
• Booster clubs
• Volunteer!! Yes, even in high school

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Parent pointers

• Summer mailer (middle of July)-go through it in
  detail!
• Agenda-help your student learn to use it or some
  sort of calendar!!
• Read and keep the Curriculum Papers that come
  home the first week of school.
• Use our website rev.redlandsusd.net
• E-mail the teachers.
• john_doe_at_redlands.k12.ca.us
• Use Aeries ABI-Parent Portal.
• Call us with concerns or questions!!

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Looking Ahead to 2008-2009

• JulyPacket mailed home
• AugustPick up schedule/Tour campus
• October 10End of 1st Qtr.
• December 19End of 1st Semester
• March 13End of 3rd Quarter
• April/MaySTAR Testing
• June 11End of 1st Semester

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• Questions???
• Thank you for attending this evening!!