Rutherford B. Hayes High School

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Rutherford B. Hayes High School
Curriculum Night for 2015-16
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Counselor Phone s E-mails
Grade 9 Mrs. Scott 833-1023 darcyje_at_delawarecityschools.net
Grades 10 - 12 A - G Mr. Brown 833-1025 brownma_at_delawarecityschools.net
Grades 10 - 12 H - O Mrs. Pollard 833-1026 pollarje_at_delawarecityschools.net
Grades 10 12 P - Z Ms. Burwinkel 833-1024 burwinme_at_delawarecityschools.net
College Career Counselor Mrs. Conant 833-1027 conantle_at_delawarecityschools.net
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Appointments with Counselors

• The Counselors want to ensure that they have the
  availability to meet with you, so appointments
  are strongly encouraged and are appreciated.
• Appointments can be made by emailing the
  counselor or by calling the Counseling Office at
  740-833-1028.
• Thank you for helping us better serve you!

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Graduation Requirements21 Credits

• English 4 Credits
• Social Studies 3 Credits (World St. / U.S. St./
  Govt Econ)
• Math 4 Credits (Must include Algebra 2)
• Science 3 Credits (1 Physical / 1 Bio / 1
  Elective)
• Health .5 Credit
• PE .5 Credit (.25 Credit ea. Or 2 PE Waivers)
• Music/Art or DACC Lab 1 Credit
• Electives 5 or 5.5 (if PE waiver used) Credits
• Class of 2016 2017 Must pass the Ohio
  Graduation Tests.
• Class of 2018 Must earn a cumulative passing
  score on the New
• Generation Tests

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HONORS DIPLOMAMust meet 7 of 8 criteria.
(Career-tech requirements are slightly different.)

• English 4 units
• Mathematics 4 units
• (including Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or
  equivalent and another higher level course)
• Science 4 units
• (including Physics Chemistry)
• Social Studies 4 units
• Foreign Language 3 units
• (including at least 2 units in each language
  studied)
• Fine Arts 1 unit
• Grade Point Average 3.5 on an unweighted 4.0
  scale
• ACT/SAT Score 27 ACT / 1210 SAT
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  (excludes scores from the
  writing sections)

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COURSE HANDBOOK

• It has been emailed to students school email
  accounts.
• If you need further descriptions of all the
  courses, you may access the course curriculum
  book on-line at
• http//www.dcs.k12.oh.us/hayeshs
• Counseling
• Course Scheduling Information
• 2015-2016 Course Handbook

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• College Credit Plus is an initiative by the Ohio
  Department
• of Education to allow high school students to
  attain college
• credit up to 30 semester hours per school year
  tuition free
• at Ohio public institutions by the 2015-16 school
  year. This
• initiative will replace the current dual
  enrollment and post
• secondary education option programs that are
  currently
• being utilized. Finalized rules will be released
  for the
• College Credit Plus program by the end of
  February 2015.

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College Credit Plus Offerings at Hayes
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College Credit Plus Offerings at Hayes
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College Credit Plus Resources

• Additional college courses may be taken at
  participating College Credit Plus institutions
  provided that the student meets the admission
  criteria of the institution. For a full listing
  of courses offered, please review the course
  catalog on the institutions website.
• The University of Toledo offers numerous courses
  that may be taken virtually or on campus. To
  learn more about their program, visit
  http//www.utoledo.edu/admission/dualcredit/index.
  html.
• For additional information on the College Credit
  Plus program, visit https//www.ohiohighered.org/c
  ollege_credit_plus.

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College Credit Plus Information Meetings
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College Credit Plus Information Meetings

• Marion Technical College and The Ohio State
  UniversityMarion will hold a joint College
  Credit Plus Information Session. Please save the
  dates of February 26 and March 11 from 600-800
  p.m. in the Marion Technical College Health
  Technology Center on the Marion Campus.

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College Admissions

• Current juniors, take ACT with writing or SAT
  this spring. Pick up practice tests in the
  Counseling Office. Register on-line ASAP.
• Include colleges on your registration many are
  now requiring official scores.
• Visit colleges between now and next fall.
• Apply by December 2015 or sooner!

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AP Course Offerings

• AP Language Composition
• AP Literature Composition
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental
• AP Physics 1
• AP Physics 2
• AP European History
• AP Psychology
• AP US History
• AP Government
• AP Art History
• AP Studio Art
• Applications can be found on the Counseling
  website.

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Valedictorian Salutatorian Status

• GPAs can be over 4.0
• For the Classes of 2016, 2017
• Valedictorian - all students who have a 4.1 GPA
  and 3 AP classes.
• Salutatorian - all students who have a 4.0 GPA
  and 2 AP classes.
• For the Class of 2018 Beyond
• Valedictorian the student with the highest GPA.
• Salutatorian the student with the second
  highest GPA.

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New for 2015-2016

• AP Physics 1
• Microbiology
• Anatomy Physiology
• Materials in Engineering Science
• Intro to Acting
• Acting Ensemble
• Excursions in Math
• English 10 Honors (can now be taken without AP US
  History)
• AP Psychology
• Finance Fundamentals
• Principles of Business
• Management Principles

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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 will be offered in
• Earth Science
• College Algebra
• Government Economics
• Health
• Fitness/PE
• Leaders of Tomorrow

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Study Hall Option Open Lunch

• MAJOR QUALIFICATIONS
• Study Hall Option is available to students in
  Grades 10 12 who want to arrive after 1st
  period or leave for last period.
• Students must take a course for college credit or
  an AP course to qualify.
• Open Lunch applications will be available next
  school year.

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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. This will be entered on the
  transcript and will affect the GPA.

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Dates to Remember

• All course selections and applications are due
  February 12th! Students will NOT be added to
  courses requiring applications without a
  completed application being submitted.
• Schedules will be released in August at Schedule
  Pick-up.
• Any requests to change course selections must be
  submitted to your school counselor by August
  11th. After this date, students will need to
  remain in their assigned classes for 3 days
  before making any changes.
• Students may only make ONE request to change
  their schedule. (Multiple changes can be made in
  this one request.)

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Remind

• The Counseling Dept will begin texting parents
  students with reminders.
• Sign up today!
• Text to 81010.
• _at_tracer (Class of 2016) current 11th
• _at_gopacers (Class of 2017) current 10th
• _at_pacerpride (Class of 2018) current 9th
• _at_hayes9 (Class of 2019) current 8th

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Thank you for your time!

• Teachers are available to discuss their
  curriculum and recommendations for your student.