Eighth Grade Parent Meeting

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Welcome to Berea High School
8th Grade Parent Meeting AgendaJanuary 21, 2009

• Welcome Introductions
• Mr. Vincenzo Ruggiero, Principal
• Modified Block Schedule/Freshmen Mentoring
• Mr. Michael Draves, Asst. Principal
• Scheduling Process
• - Mrs. Susan Kelley, Guidance Curriculum
  Leader
• General Questions
• Mrs. Susan Kelley, Guidance Curriculum Leader
• Mr. Michael Draves, Asst. Principal
• Mr. Vincenzo Ruggiero, Principal

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BEREA HIGH SCHOOL Student/Principal Assignment
Principal Mr. Ruggiero Gr. 11
and A-G of Gr. 12
Mr. Korey
Ext. 5808 Gr. 10 and P-Z of Gr. 12
Mr. Mucha
Ext. 5424 Gr. 9 and H-O of
Gr. 12 Mr.
Draves Ext.
5835
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BEREA HIGH SCHOOL Student/Counselor Assignment
Grades 9-11 A-G Mrs. May Ext.
5819 H-O Miss Kolis Ext. 5826 P-Z
Mr. Schuff Ext. 5812 Gr. 12 Mrs.
Kelley Ext. 5829
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Berea High School
Alternative Block Schedule
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BELL SCHEDULE 2008-2009
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BELL SCHEDULE 2008-2009
SIP A / Lunch A 1042 1125 SIP B / Lunch
B 1130 1212 SIP C / Lunch C 1217 1255
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BELL SCHEDULE 2008-2009
Lunch A 1042 1120 Lunch B 1130 12
08 Lunch C 1217 1255
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Wednesday S.I.P. Activities

• Freshman Mentoring Program
• Learning centers for help in major subject areas
• Ohio Graduation Test Preparation
• Library and computer labs open
• Group projects
• Intramurals
• Special group meetings
• Make-up tests, quizzes, etc.

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Note

• There will be NO BLOCK SCHEDULE days during a
  week with three or fewer days
• School Opening week
• Thanksgiving week
• Possible snow day weeks

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Berea High School Freshman Mentoring
Program 2008-2009 School Year Purpose The
Freshman Mentoring Program was designed to
provide freshmen with upper-class mentors to
assist freshmen with the social and educational
transition from middle school to high school.
During the first semester, freshmen will
participate in various activities each week to
encourage their success at the high school level.
These activities will be led by the mentors.
Freshmen attendance is mandatory. When The
Freshman Mentoring Program will take place on
Wednesdays during the SIP block. All freshmen
and mentors will meet in the auditorium.
Students will then be dismissed to their
individual classroom with their mentoring group.
Each group will consist of 10-12 freshmen and two
mentors. Below are a few topics that have been
covered during Freshman Mentoring Getting to
Know Your Freshmen Mentoring Group Berea High
School Scavenger Hunt Be A History Maker/Coat of
Arms Getting Involved at Berea High School-BHS
Activities Under the Influence Transitions Part
1 / Guest Speaker - F. Christopher
Reynolds Making High School Count National
Presentation Transitions Part 2/ Guest
Speaker - F. Christopher Reynolds Celebration
End of the first quarter Grades, Transcript,
etc. Respecting Differences/ Guest Speaker -
Mr. Hairston Time Management Activity Preparing
for Exams Activity What is Excellence? Guest
Speaker Mr. Derran Wimer What motivates you?
Guest Speaker - Mr. Matt Deevers End of First
Semester Activity
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Berea High SchoolSchedule Planner2009-2010
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BEREA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS

FOUR YEAR PLAN
TOTAL

GRADE NINE GRADE TEN
GRADE ELEVEN GRADE TWELVE
REQUIRED
Credit is earned (.50 per semester) for
successful completion of Algebra 1, World
Language and CPE at the eighth-grade level. These
credits are not part of the students high
school grade point average. District standards
require students to earn 22 credits to graduate.
These standards require four English credits,
three Science credits, three Math credits, and
three Social Studies credits. Additionally,
several courses listed below meet the graduation
requirement in Business/Technology/Fine
Arts/World Languages Art Department All
Courses English Department Drama
Performance Music All Courses World
Languages All Courses Business Education All
Courses Technology Education All
Courses Computer Information Science All
Courses Ford (PAS) Building
Foundations Managing and Marketing with
Data Internship in Business
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ATHLETIC AND INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY ELIGIBILITY
Participants in interscholastic sports and
activities must enroll in and pass a minimum of
2.5 credits per semester (excluding MVP and RSVP)
and have a 1.5 or higher grade point average in
the 9 weeks grading period preceding the sport to
be eligible to compete. Students who do not pass
2.5 credits are ineligible for the entire next
grading period. If the age of 19 is attained on
or after August 1, the athlete is eligible to
participate through the school year. An athlete
has only eight semesters of eligibility, counting
ninth grade, regardless of whether he/she has
participated in athletics. Summer school credits
do not pertain to athletic eligibility.
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COLLEGE RECOMMENDATIONS
It should be noted that the minimum requirements
for a high school diploma do not necessarily meet
the entrance requirements for post high school
education. The following are the Ohio Board of
Regents recommendations of college preparatory
programs for unconditional acceptance at Ohio
private and public college and universities 4
units of English, with emphasis on composition 3
units of Social Studies 3 units of Mathematics
(beginning with Algebra 1) 3 units of Science 2
units of World Language (same language) 1 unit
of Fine Arts
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Honors DiplomaClass of 2011 and beyond

• 1. THE STUDENT WHO COMPLETES THE COLLEGE
  PREPARATORY CURRICULUM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL SHALL
  MEET AT LEAST SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING EIGHT
  CRITERIA
• Earn four united of English
• Earn four units of mathematics, including Algebra
  1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and another higher level
  math course.
• Earn four units of science, including physics and
  chemistry.
• Earn four units of social studies.
• Earn three units of one world language or two
  units each of two world languages.
• Earn one unit of fine arts.
• Maintain an overall grade point average of at
  least 3.5 or a 4.0 scale, through the first
  semester of the senior year.
• Obtain a composite score of 27 on the American
  College Test (ACT) or a total score of 1210 on
  the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) based on
  critical reading and math.

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Honors DiplomaClass of 2011 and beyond

• THE STUDENT WHO COMPLETES AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF
  AN INTENSIVE VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL EDUCATION
  CURRICULUM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL SHALL MEET AT LEAST
  SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING EIGHT CRITERIA
• A. Earn four units of English.
• B. Earn four units of mathematics, including
  Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and another
  higher level math course.
• C. Earn four units of science, including physics
  and chemistry.
• D. Earn four units of social studies.
• E. Earn a minimum of four units of
  Career-Technical Instruction.
• F. Maintain an overall grade point average of at
  least 3.5 or a 4.0 scale, through the first
  semester of the senior year.
• G. Obtain a composite score of 27 on the
  American College Test (ACT) or a total score of
  1210 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) based
  on critical reading and math.
• H. Achieve proficiency benchmark established for
  Ohio Career-Technical Competency Assessment or
  equivalent.

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Honors DiplomaClass of 2011 and beyond

• 1. All students who pass French 1, Spanish 1,
  German 1, Latin 1, Algebra 1, or CPE at the
  middle school level will earn credit(s), which
  can count toward the requirement for the earning
  of the Diploma with Honors. Such credit earned
  at the middle school level will not be considered
  in the high school grade point average (GPA), but
  will be counted towards the twenty-two required
  for graduation.
• 2. A middle school student who enrolls in a high
  school course not offered at the middle school
  level will have the opportunity to earn a high
  school credit for the course and will have the
  course count in their high school GPA and as a
  credit toward their high school graduation
  requirement. If applicable, this credit will
  also count in the credits earned toward the
  Diploma with Honors.
• 3. A middle school student who takes French 1,
  Spanish 1, German 1, Latin 1, Algebra 1, or CPE
  at the middle school level, and who enrolls again
  in the same course at the high school level
  cannot use the middle school credit toward the
  Diploma with Honors.
• 4. Post-secondary option courses or math and
  science courses that are part of an integrated
  curriculum may count towards the honors diploma.

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NCAA DIVISION I/II COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY RULES
Students who wish to participate in Division I/II
intercollegiate athletics as freshmen or receive
athletic grant-in-aid scholarships must meet
specific criteria. The requirements are intended
to ensure that entering student-athletes are
prepared and motivated adequately to handle
college-level course work. Courses that meet
these requirements are identified in this planner
by the following (NCAA course). Courses taken
in the 8th grade that are high school courses may
not be used to satisfy NCAA core course
requirements. Student-athletes should consult
with their coaches, the web site
(www.ncaaclearinghouse.net) and/or Berea High
Schools Athletic Director for copies of NCAA
Freshman Eligibility requirements. The NCAA
requires all high school students to be
registered with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility
Clearinghouse after the completion of their
junior year if they intend to play sports at a
Division I/II college. Official college entrance
test scores (ACT and SAT) must be submitted from
the testing company to the NCAA Clearinghouse.
Students may request this action by properly
coding the test registration data forms. Please
see your counselor or Athletic Director for
details.
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Special Programs

• Post-Secondary Enrollment Options The Ohio
  Legislature has established a program that awards
  high school and college credit to high school
  students. Students enrolled in college courses
  for high school credit under this plan will not
  be charged for tuition, textbooks, materials, or
  other fees directly related to the course.
• Seniors to Sophomores a State of Ohio
  Initiative to increase the opportunity to attend
  high education in Ohio for high school seniors.
  Seniors to Sophomores well enable academically
  qualified high school seniors to earn a years
  worth of high school and college credit.
• Teaching Professions The Teaching Professions
  class is a year long, single period class open to
  all 11th and 12th grade students who have a keen
  interest in becoming a teacher. This class will
  run at each high school as part of the regular
  school day. Students who successfully complete
  this class will be able to apply for
  undergraduate credit through Baldwin-Wallace
  Colleges Education Program.

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SCHEDULE PLANNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
Students who are identified as having special
educational needs should meet with their IEP
chairperson to select appropriate classes.
Parents may also contact the IEP chairperson
during the early class selection process if there
are questions. Names of IEP chair-persons may be
obtained by contacting the special education
department at Berea High School [phone]
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STATE TESTING
Students will be required to take the Ohio
Graduation Test (OGT) and pass the writing,
reading, math, social studies and science
portions in order to receive a diploma. If after
five attempts students are unsuccessful in
passing all five portions of the OGT, there is an
alternative for students to receive a diploma.
Students may graduate and receive a diploma
without passing all five tests of the OGT if they
meet the following requirements -pass
four of the five tests and have missed passing
the fifth test by no more than 10
points -have had a 97 percent attendance rate
through all four years of high
school and must not have had an expulsion in high
school -have a grade point average of 2.5 out
of 4.0 in the subject area missed
and have completed the curriculum requirement in
the subject area missed -have
participated in any intervention programs offered
by the school and must have had a 97
percent attendance rate in any program offered
outside the normal school day
and -obtain letters recommending graduation
from each teacher in the subject
area not passed and from the high school
principal.
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A FINAL WORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN COURSE SELECTIONS
The remainder of this brochure lists and
describes the course offerings at Berea and
Midpark High Schools. Each course has a title
and course number. The last digit in the
hyphenated course number indicates what grade
level of students may register for the course.
0 9th Graders 1 9th 10th Graders 2
9th 12th Graders 3 10th Graders 4
10th 11th Graders 5 10th 12th Graders 6
11th Graders 7 11th 12th Graders 8
12th Graders Example 102 - 2 Art
Exploration The 2 indicates that the course is
open to ninth through twelfth graders. Some
classes may be offered in a double period
format. In order to begin the actual process of
selecting courses for next year you should first
read the course descriptions. The descriptions
are divided into departments in alphabetical
order, beginning with Art and ending with World
Languages.
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Scheduling Time9th graders will select

• Electives
• Computer
• Music
• Art
• Family ConsumerScience
• Phys. Ed. Electives
• Languages
• ISDA
• Business
• Technology
• P.L.T.W.

Required Classes English Math Science Social
Studies P.E.
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Due dates for course selection sheets

• Ford Middle School on February 2, 2009

• Roehm Middle School on February 2, 2009

-Parents need to sign the selection
sheets. -Parents will receive a verification
letter of selected courses in the spring.
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CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
A. F. S. ACADEMIC CHALLENGE ACADEMIC
DECATHLON ATHLETIC TRAINER BAND THE
BLURR BOWLING TEAM CAMP MI-BRO-BE CHESS
CLUB CLASS OFFICERS DANCE TEAM DRAMA
CLUB ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB FLAG LINE FOCUS STUDENT
NEWSPAPER FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUBS FUTURE EDUCATORS
OF AMERICA J. S. A. (JUNIOR STATE OF
AMERICA) KEY CLUB MODEL U. N. NATIONAL HONOR
SOCIETY PHYSICS CLUB
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CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
ORCHESTRA PAS (PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCED
STUDIES) PEER MEDIATION PROJECT SUPPORT RECYCLING
CLUB (A. P. E. S.) ROBOTICS TEAM R.S.V.P.
(RESPONSIVE STUDENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM) S. A. D.
D. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD SERC (STUDENT EQUAL RIGHTS
COALITION) SKI CLUB SPARKERS SPEECH AND
DEBATE STUDENT COUNCIL T-CAD (TEENS COPING AFTER
DEATH) UNIIQUE YET UNITED (U.Y.U.) YEARBOOK
THE BEREAN V-TEAM VOCAL MUSIC VOLLEYBALL-BOYS

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INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
FALL SPORTS Cheerleading Cross country, Boys and
Girls Football, Varsity, JV Girls Tennis, Varsity
and JV Golf Boys Team/Girls Team Soccer Boys
Team/Girls Team, Varsity and JV Volleyball -
Girls, Varsity, JV, and Freshman WINTER
SPORTS Basketball Boys Teams/Girls Teams,
Varsity, JV, and Freshman Cheerleading Swimming
and Diving Boys/Girls Wrestling SPRING
SPORTS Athletic Trainers Baseball, Varsity, JV,
Freshman Boys Tennis, Varsity and JV Softball,
Varsity, JV, Freshman Track Boys/Girls
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Parochial School Visitation

• Friday, February 20, 2009
• Parochial students shadow with host student from
• 730am 1145am
• lunch will be provided
• Parent Meeting
• 1100am 1145am
• Please RSVP to Mr. Bob Schuff at 440-234-5418
  x5812