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welcome Zionsville Middle students and Zionsville West Middle School student to the 8th grade academic transition meeting as you prepare to enter Zionsville Community High School as part of the eagle family will be helping all change to continue toward our mission to customize 21st century experience that ensures maximum student growth leading to a productive citizenship in the world community along that journey and this is more short-term goal he will be focusing on developing a four-year for fan to prepare for graduation during this program will be learning about four key parts of your transition we will introduce you to some of the keys people who will help you through the process transition to the high school primarily focusing on your academic transition in this program will also be touching on the social transition and building transition will be experiencing over the next four years show me highlights of the scheduling process for the upcoming school year in key timelines you'll need to meet in order to be prepared and finally we'll be talking about diploma options and course planning selecting those courses that will help you to meet your your middle school and high school counselors will be the main folks to help you with the nuts and bolts of the scheduling process along with your counselors designs will Community High School in Mentor also stand ready to assist you through this process on the next slide and throughout this program you'll be meeting the administrative process through your time at Zionsville Community High School you will maintain the same counselor throughout your for your experience counselors or signed by the first letters of your last name to see the list of counselors here on this slide through out the presentation you will hear from each of these counselors as they share some of the options and choices you will have as you build your 4-year plan hi this is assistant principal Matt Walter as your 9th grade students May transition to high school we know that their social connections to their peers and of the school Community are very important and we know that students can enhance their High School experience and personal growth by being engaged with extracurricular activities your zchs we're committed to offer a wide variety of Student Activities and organization they give the kids a chance to connect with one another around common interest students had the opportunity for leadership community service and to develop important life skills while also having a lot of fun when school resumes in the be on the lookout for more information about our annual club and activity fair and feel free to check out our website for more information at any time as we enter the course selection process one thing always a begin with the end in mind there was so many decisions and so many choices is easy to get lost having a specific goal for the high school experience and help simplify things a bit if University study is where your child sees themselves additional academic plan may be appropriate if your child is passionate about exploring military world of work or after high school we have over 2,000 students their own Pathway to success what is right for once dude maybe the wrong road for another we encourage you to learn from each others experiences but also the car at a road you need to your child the primary purpose of this presentation is to help you and your child courses for next year we're here you'll hear about processes line Seneca High School in a wide number of choices we have materials posted on our website to help you in this process and encourage you to download our handouts on 440 in the core selection process Partners as EMS and zwms have already started the high school scheduling process for next year's freshman 8th grade graduation requirements soon they will be guided through the course to the election process during this process parents are encouraged to speak with their students about their long-term and short-term plans and what horses May system in meeting our goals working alongside of their middle school counselor students will enter their request in PowerSchool high school and middle school counselors collaborate closely during the enrollment process we will be closing enrollment on February 10th all enrollment should be including PowerSchool by that date official schedule will be released at back-to-school days in the fall High School curriculum is designed to help all students experience rigorous preparation for post-secondary Success Indiana offers three diploma designation core 40 or 40 with academic honors and core 40 with technical honor the Indiana diploma options provide academic foundations all students need to succeed in college technical school junior college apprenticeship military Wake Forest the Indiana diploma credit reference sheet it's helpful to use while selecting courses this resource identifies the types of classes required for each diploma designation all three diploma designations requires a complete course in subjects of math English science social studies physical education Health as well as electives the core 40 diploma is the standard Indiana High students must complete 40 credits across or academics this is a college preparatory diploma and does not have a specific cumulative GPA requirement some Indiana college do you require 2 years of foreign language as well as one to two semesters of precalculus for admissions the academic honors designation indicates the student has met all of the requirements for core 40 diploma with additional coursework in math will link and Fine Arts students will also need to complete Advanced course work such as advanced placement along with the AP exam or a total of six dual-credit students must earn 50 - are higher in the coursework the Technical Honors designation indicates the student has met all requirements for 4:40 diploma with additional coursework in Career and Technical education Credit in a specific pathway student been at the academic honors and Technical Honors designee will earn at least 47 credit and a b average cumulative GPA of 3.0 all three diploma designation the core 40 the academic honors and the Technical Honors prepare students for all post-secondary options hi I'm Kristen Pash in the next few slides we will review information about the J Everett light career center AP dual-credit and honors designations you might hear us refer to j e l often j e l stands for J Everett light christened her it's a vocational and Technical program that is located at North Central High School students from Zionsville can attend as a junior or senior for part of the day most programs offer certifications and dual-credit step count for graduation pathways A P stands for advanced placement AP it's about my college board and students can earn college credits based on their end-of-year exams course dchs offers 25 AP courses AP courses are honors courses as well dual credit courses are does the offer both high school and college credits zchs partners with Indiana University Butler and Ivy Tech most dual credit courses are also consider honors courses honors courses are more rigorous and nature and are not require today academic honors diploma you can actually get an honors diploma without ever taking an honors class not all honors courses are AP and not all honors courses are dual-credit hi I'm broke O'Mara and I'm going to walk you through our English course offerings for incoming Freshmen before we get started on the courses that your student intake during the school year I want to highlight a resource that we recommend that your student use during this process this is a photo of our course planning sheet can be found on the home bchs website this course planning sheet has a place that your student can write down all seven classes that they hope to take including their first semester and their second semester some of the classes that we cover will be 1 classes so they should be written on both the left side and the right side other classes maybe semester-long and they can be matched with other semester-long course has we recommend that your student write down each class that they plan to take as we go through subject of this presentation each of our diploma types require that students take 8 credits of English which means that students will take a year of required English classes during all four years of their High School career are English. required classes and elective classes that students can choose to take 9th grade students have the following options for the required English courses they can take a full year of English 9 one semester of English nine and one semester of Journalism in either order that they prefer or they can take a full year of English 9 Advanced curriculum English 9 Advanced curriculum is the class that was formerly known as English 9 honors students will automatically be enrolled in the course if they made the automatic enrollment qualifications such as students who earn a c or better and both semesters of high-ability English 8 students who do not qualifications can choose to enroll in this course if they wish students tend to be most successful in English 9 Advanced curriculum when they are enthusiastic about English typically receive grades of b or higher in English classes are self-motivated and understand that the curriculum is more advanced and moved at a quicker Pace than the English 9 course elective English classes can be taken in addition to the required courses incoming freshmen can take creative writing digital media studies journalism student media newspaper and student media yearbook the student media classes have some prerequisite courses that need to be taken before people can take student media if your student wants to take newspaper or yearbook as a freshman they will need to take one of the prerequisites in the fall semester and they can take the student media class in the spring these two student media classes can also count as a Fine Arts Credit for anyone who's hoping to attend the core 40 with academic honors diploma the prerequisites for each of these classes and all other courses can be found on the zchs course planning website with we will walk he threw how to access later in this presentation hi I'm Greg geimer and on the next few slides we will talk about your math options for next school year next we're going to talk about your math options for your freshman year your options for math next year will include Algebra 1 geometry geometry honors and Algebra 2 honors any incoming freshman who has not completed outro one will be enrolled in Algebra 1 Austin's who have successfully completed algebra one will take geometry as a freshman there are two ways to call but if you are interested in taking honors geometry automatic or reviewed qualification all students who are successful and Algebra 1 honors in 8th grade will automatically qualify for geometry honors students who do not meet the crew for automatic qualification but do meet the criteria listed on this slide will be notified by his or her counselor and can enroll in Geometry honors unless a parent request otherwise you have questions about this process please speak with you read counselor any students who have completed geometry prior to their freshman year will be enrolled in Algebra 2 honors hi my name is Cassie Petrucelli and on the next side or kind of talking about science let's talk about scheduling choices for science the science course sequence is as follows icphd for integrated chemistry and physics biology chemistry and physics an upper-level electives the default science class for freshman students is ICP this class Play Strong. personal knowledge and experience for advanced chemistry and physics application some students choose to double up in science freshman with strong interest in science who has completed a 1 or will be enrolled in Algebra 1 during their freshman year may take both ICP and II how do you say bike there is an early placement science qualification process for entering freshmen but demonstrated Advanced skill in math and science students meeting early placement qualifications May opt to take biology only or biology concurrently with either chemistry or physics hello my name is Greg Kirkham school counselor at Zionsville Community High School I have had the Good Fortune of having both of my sons graduate from Zionsville and I'm very fortunate to work here I enjoy running and sports and I'm also a basketball official in the next few slides you will learn about still studies at this time we will look at Social Studies options your options for social studies in your freshman or sophomore year are listed on this slide please keep in mind that in order to earn the core 40 or core 40 with academic honors diploma you need to have geography world history or AP World History these are both full-year classes you do not have to take both but you need at least one and the elective option you would be AP Human Geography which is just a one-semester course up next is the art Department the two choices for electives in art are two-dimensional and 3D art you can take either of these classes either semester and they will serve as prerequisites for future our classes hi I'm Ellen shirts are going to counselor at Zionsville Community High School I look forward to meeting you in the fall and having the opportunity to work with you over the next four years I'm going to share with you a little bit about our pltw and computer science classes in our music classes I'm going to walk you through it engineering and computer science courses offered at Zionsville High School ninth-graders have the option to take our introduction to engineering design class introduction to engineering design is an introductory course which developed student problem solving skills using the design process the course is part of the pltw engineering curriculum and is a prerequisite for other engineering classes these classes also provide students with the Aberdeen dual-credit other options in this curriculum include to AP Computer Science classes are introduction engineering design class is not a prerequisite for these now let's take a look at the classes offered through our business department there are so many options for students within our business department as a 9th grader you can take or introduction to this class for one or two semesters we also offer preparing for college and careers digital applications and responsibilities or interactive media these three classes are all one semester these classes count for your elective credit and serve as a prerequisite for many other higher level business classes finally I'm going to walk you through our music classes if you participated in choir orchestra or band at one of the Zionsville Middle Schools you probably know which of these classes you would take we also have descriptions of all the classes on the counseling website concert band is a concert band and sambal in which all 9th grade students are enrolled in advanced concert Band percussion is a performance and Samba open to ninth grade percussionist that participate in marching band dance choreography parkour specifically for students in a color guard they're two horses for a 9th graders interested in taking choir the beginning of choir Tanner is a non Edition choir for all freshmen and beginner tenor and bass singers the begin choir Alto is a non audition choir for all freshmen and beginner soprano and alto singers if you have questions about which of these classes you would take please review the course description on our website or consult with your incoming freshman start in our concert Orchestra and audition for placement the concert Orchestra will perform several times per year including all orchestra concert Orchestra festivals finally there for additional music classes that count toward your Fine Arts Credit electronic music 1 and 2 modern band song riding in jazz band the level of previous Music Experience varies among these courses so please check with the corset how to see if you meet the requirements jazz band does require an audition is so students should contact the high school band director if they are interested in this class hi there my name is Kayla and I'm also the school counselor on the next few slides we will be learning about physical education courses World languages as well as a very helpful resource to help you review all of the details of every course offered at Zionsville Community High School our physical education department includes both required courses and elective options in order to graduate from high school all students must complete P1 P2 and one semester of fun and peace you must both be completed prior to enrolling in any elective PE courses freshman may choose to take PT to over the summer through Indiana online PE one in the fall at cths in an elective PE course such as Cisco auditioning in the spring at cchs next up is our world language Department the core 40 with academic honors diploma require students to complete three years of high school credit and one language or two years of high school Reddit in two different languages level one of the language taken in middle school does not count for high school credit and levels may not be taken out of order while taking a world language is not a requirement of the court for a diploma or the 442 technical honor Savannah some colleges and universities may recommend or require up to 2 years of a world language in order to keep all of your options open it's a great idea to explore taking a world language in high school as a c h i we offer French Spanish and Chinese if you are currently taking one of these languages and want to continue taking the same language as a freshman you will select the next level of that language we've shared a lot of detailed I'm with you today and there are even more resources on our website that you can refer to you if you have additional questions or want to learn more about our scheduling process and courses from the Zionsville Community High School website under the counseling tab click on academics and scheduling this will bring you to our virtual course planning guide this guide is organized by department and provides detailed descriptions of every horse available at least ghs including prerequisite requirement GPA waiting and course such as one semester or full year this course planning guide is an amazing resource so please check it out thank you mrs. Miller parents and Guardians you should now have a strong idea of what courses are available. outside of our curriculum many of the questions we receive our about summer school zchs does not offer Summer School courses on campus instead we partner with Indiana online to offer these online experiences for our students we're frequently Asked does my child need to take summer school the best answer to this is begin with the end in mind if your son or daughter has a specific goal of accelerating through course requirements would help him a summer school may be appropriate but sometimes parents and students feel pressured to take summer school course work because other students are doing so we want to assure you students have ample opportunity to explore the zchs curriculum any post-secondary goals without taking summer school course Twitter important things to remember about online coursework first there is a proliferation of content providers now available to families some of quality others less so the outside course work aside from Indiana online must be approved by zchs in order to receive high school credit second students May transfer a total of 8 credits during their four years with us family should plan any not as easy a chess experience appropriately sometimes parents your iced up or I'll earn as a requirement for graduation this used to be true but is no longer the case instead the state requires students to demonstrate postsecondary Readiness through a set of requirements called graduation pathways graduation Pathways require students to demonstrate Readiness in three ways first students must accrue enough credits to earn a standard core 40 academic honors or Technical Honors. second students must demonstrate employability skills all zchs students will meet this requirement through project-based learning opportunities in both biology and US History third students must demonstrate postsecondary readiness for further information a graduation Pathways video is available on our website preparing for the high school experience can be a bit overwhelming at first if you have questions will host open noon session with its councillors and administration are open Zoom calendar may be found on the main page of these bchs website also you may email your child's middle school counselor or next to high school counselor we are excited to have a new group of students join the eagle family if you have any questions the zchs and middle school teams are here to help thank you for watching

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