The Future Is Yours

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The Future Is Yours

• Sophomore Year Registration
• Make it Count

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GRADUATION

• The goal is to graduate
• To participate you must have 24 credits
• Completed all required courses
• Been in attendance for 8 semesters

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Do You Have What It Takes?

• Communication Arts 4.0 credits
• Social Studies 3.0 credits
• Math 3.0 credits
• Science 3.0 credits
• Fine Arts 1.0 credit
• Practical Arts 1.0 credit
• Physical Education 1.0 credit
• Health .5 credit
• Personal Finance .5 credit
• Electives 7.0 credits

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Sophomore Requirements

• Required
• Math2nd year
• English2nd year
• Science2nd year
• Social Studies2nd year

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Special Programs

• Yearbook application Ms. Dunaway D118
• Newspaper application Ms. Dunaway D118
• Some courses require prerequisites. READ your
  COURSE CATALOG CAREFULLY.

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A Program

• A pays for two free years at any public
  community college or technical school in the
  state of Missouri.
• Students must complete 50 hours of tutoring.
• Three A tutor trainings each year but you attend
  only one. Students can sign up to complete their
  50 tutoring hours as soon as November of
  sophomore year.
• Training Meetings
• August-Complete hours semester one
• November-Complete hours semester two
• April-Complete hours over the summer

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A Eligibility Requirements

• You do NOT need straight As just a cumulative
  unweighted GPA of 2.5 upon graduation
• 95 attendance
• No major discipline
• Score Proficient or Advanced on the Algebra I EOC
  ( You can sign up to retake this)
• See the A Website for complete details on A
  requirements

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Academic and Special Awards

• Missouri College Preparatory Studies Certificate
• Presidents Award for Educational Excellence
• Standard of Academic Accomplishment Award
• Refer to enrollment guide for
• qualifications

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Cum Laude

• Recognized at graduation.
• 4.2 and above summa cum laude
• 4.0-4.19 magna cum laude
• 3.8-3.99 cum laude
• 27 credits earned
• Completed 4 units in each of core areas
• Earned a minimum of a proficient on all but one
  End of Course exams taken over high school level
  coursework
• 27 on ACT or a combined 1220 on 2 of 3 sections
  on SAT
• Attended at least one year at Francis Howell High
  School

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Responsibility

• Accumulation of credit is your responsibility as
  a student
• If you need summer school or a correspondence
  course, it is your responsibility to complete the
  course or courses

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Activities--Eligibility

• Students must be enrolled in 3.0 credits Students
  must have earned 3.0 credits the preceding
  semester
• Students must maintain a minimum of
• 1.5 GPA

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College Options

• Begin to Explore Opportunities
• College Representatives
• Websites
• Collegeboard.com
• Collegenavigator.ed.gov
• Eureka.org

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Lets Get Started

• Read the course description guide.
• Select appropriate courses.
• Make the most of your selection when preparing
  for life after high school.

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Registration

• Review course information with your parents
• Complete your course request formboth sides!!!
• Return your form to your Physical Science Teacher
• All forms due December 6