Class of 2023
Sophomore Year!
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS
MRS. MILLER LAST NAMES A-Da [email protected]
MS. BAKER LAST NAMES Db-Ho [email protected]
MR. ARTHURS LAST NAMES Hp-M [email protected]
MRS. MATSCHULAT LAST NAMES N-R [email protected]
MR. TEAGUE LAST NAMES S-Z [email protected]
AGENDA
● PSAT RESULTS
● COLLEGE/CAREER PLANNING
● GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
● TRANSCRIPTS & GPA/CLASS RANK
● JUNIOR YEAR COURSE REQUESTS
● IMPORTANT DATES
PSAT Score
Report
Not shown on paper report:
AP Potential-AP courses you will likely do
well in and pass the test
Individual Strengths and Weaknesses
Subscores
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Academy for personalized free practice
Need Direction?
If you aren’t sure what interests you...
Take a career assessment- or several
College Board
O NET
Career Wise
Spend extra time researching jobs/colleges to see what high school electives can
benefit you next school year
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GRADUATE?
•PASS 5 STAAR END-OF-COURSE
EXAMS
•26 REQUIRED CREDITS
• ENDORSEMENT
EOC’S
5 EOC’S REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
ENGLISH 1
ALGEBRA 1
BIOLOGY
ENGLISH 2
US HISTORY
PASSING THE EOC TEST DOES NOT EARN CREDIT
STUDENTS MUST PASS ALL 5 EOCS AND PASS EACH
CLASS IN ORDER TO GRADUATE
GRADUATION PLANS
TWO GRADUATION PLANS FOR MOST STUDENTS
○ FOUNDATION WITH ENDORSEMENT
○ DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT
REQUIRED CREDITS-26 TOTAL
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT
4 MATH- INCLUDES ALG 2
CANNOT GRADUATE IN TOP 10% UNLESS
DISTINGUISHED
**ATTENDANCE MAY LEAD TO NON-CREDIT
NCAA Requirements
● If you plan to play ANY sport in COLLEGE you must make sure you are fulfilling all NCAA requirements.
● NCAA approved core courses for RHS can be found at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
ENDORSEMENT OPTIONS
BISD Career &
Technology
Elective
Opportunities
GPA/CLASS RANK
● GPA = WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF ALL GRADES
○ INCLUDES COURSES TAKEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT EARNED HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT
● CLASS RANK - WHERE GPA FALLS IN NUMERICAL LIST AMONG ALL STUDENTS IN SAME GRADE
○ EX. #1 RANK HAS HIGHEST GPA IN FRESHMAN CLASS
○ VALEDICTORIAN- #1 RANK IN GRADUATING CLASS
○ SALUTATORIAN- #2 RANK IN GRADUATING CLASS
WEIGHTED GRADES
Level Multiplier Grade on Transcript Grade Calculated for
GPA
Regular Final Grade * 1.00 80 80
Pre-AP
Dual Credit
PLTW
Final Grade * 1.10 80 88
AP Final Grade * 1.15 80 92
Honors Final Grade * 1.05 80 84
TRANSCRIPT
SYMBOLS
P: AP COURSE
Q: PAP COURSE
A: ARTICULATED COURSE
J: TAKEN IN JUNIOR HIGH
L: LOCAL CREDIT
Z: ONLINE COURSE
+ : CREDIT RECOVERY
R: SUMMER SCHOOL
D: DUAL CREDIT
3: EARNED CREDIT OUT OF STATE
Build a Strong Foundation
● Utilize tutorials and advocate for yourself
● Take a strong academic load
● Volunteer and get involved
● Make smart decisions
● Set goals!
● It’s never too early to start planning for after high school graduation
Junior Course Requests
● Understand Graduation Plan Requirements
● View your Transcript in Skyward under the student performance tab
● Compare credits that you have (from transcript) with credits needed to graduate (grad plan
requirements)
● Review Course Offerings within the Counselor Connections Page
● Meet with your counselor individually to choose your courses for next year
● Review junior year course requests. Submit any changes between 2/26/21-3/12/21. More info will be
provided as it gets closer.
● Finalize all course requests by March 12, 2021
Dual Credit
Dual credit courses offered through TCC:
English 3 (Composition 1 & Composition 2)
US History
Dual credit courses offered through TWU: (Algebra 2 is a prerequisite)
College Algebra
Pre-Cal
Statistics
Calculus
*Let your counselor know if you are interested in taking dual credit classes next year!
Important Dates
February 2-Dual Credit Parent Night at 6pm
March 12--Deadline for Junior Year Course Requests
April 8--English 2 EOC