8th Grade Parent Information Night

Noche de información para padres de 8vo grado

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Graduating Class of 2025

SHS Welcomes You!!!

¡SHS te da la bienvenida!

Chad Sickbert--Principal

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Greg Werner--Assistant Principal

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Jenny Fowler--School Counselor

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Amanda Pulley--School Counselor

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Rossina Sandoval -- Director, Community Outreach

Classes at SHS Clases a SHS

• SHS has two semesters.
• We have seven class periods a day.
• All students will have Impact.
• Most classes are two semesters long.
• Some only last one semester.

• SHS tiene dos semestres.
• Tenemos siete períodos de clase por día.
• Todos los estudiantes tendrán tiempo de aprendizaje personalizado (PLT)
• La mayoría de las clases duran dos semestres.
• Algunos solo duran un semestre.

How are

grades different?

¿Cómo son diferentes

las calificaciones?

• In high school, students EARN CREDITS.
• To earn a credit, students must pass a class with a D- (60%) or higher for the semester.
• Credits are earned at the end of each semester.
• Students earn one credit for passing one semester of a class.
• Students have specific classes they must pass. If they do not pass these classes, they retake them until they do.

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• En la escuela secundaria, los estudiantes GANAN CRÉDITOS.
• Para obtener un crédito, los estudiantes deben aprobar una clase con un D- (60%) o más para el semestre.
• Los créditos se obtienen al final de cada semestre.
• Los estudiantes obtienen un crédito por pasar un semestre de una clase.
• Los estudiantes tienen clases específicas que deben aprobar. Si no aprueban estas clases, las vuelven a tomar hasta que lo hagan.

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Graduation Requirements

Indiana Graduation Pathways

• Earn required high school credits.

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• Demonstrate employability skills.

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• Meet a postsecondary-ready competency.

Demonstrate employability skills.

• Learn employability skills standards in one of three ways:
• Project-Based Learning Experience OR
• Service-Based Learning Experience OR
• Work-Based Learning Experience

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This meaningful experience has to occur in high school.

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Examples of Experiences

Project-Based Service-Based Work-Based

4-H Friends of Rachel Having a Job

Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts National Honor Society Cooperative Ed.

Band & Choir Church Youth Group Internship

Athletics Student Council

BPA FCA

FFA Natural Helpers

Meet a postsecondary-ready competency.

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You must meet at least one of these:

• Earn an honors diploma.
• Take AP or Dual College Credit Classes.
• Must have C average in three classes.
• Industry Certification
• Can be earned in certain vocational programs.
• Get a good SAT or ACT score.
• Students take the SAT as a junior.
• Pass ASVAB with 31 or higher.
• Students take this as a sophomore.
• Complete a CTE concentrator.
• Must have C average in two advanced vocational classes.

All students will attempt the highlighted activities.

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Core 40 Diploma

• English
• 8 credits
• Students must pass an English class every year of high school.
• Math
• 6 credits (in grades 9-12)
• Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
• Math or Quantitative Reasoning during Senior Year

• Inglés
• 8 créditos
• Los estudiantes deben pasar una clase de inglés cada año de la escuela secundaria.
• Matematicas
• 6 créditos (en los grados 9-12)
• Álgebra I, Álgebra II y Geometría
• Matemáticas o razonamiento cuantitativo
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Core 40 Diploma

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• Science
• 6 credits
• ICP or Chemistry, Biology I, Another Science Class
• Social Studies
• 6 credits
• Geography or World History, U.S. History, Economics/Government

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• Ciencia
• 6 créditos
• ICP o Química, Biología I, Otra clase de Ciencias
• Ciencias Sociales
• 6 créditos
• Geografía / Historia del mundo, Historia de los EE. UU., Economía / Gobierno

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Core 40 Diploma

• Directed Electives
• 5 credits
• Preparing for College & Careers and Digital Applications
• Health/Physical Education
• 3 credits
• Health and P.E. in 8th grade
• Athletics, Marching Band, or high school P.E.

• Electivas Dirigidas
• 5 créditos
• Preparación para la universidad y carreras profesionales, aplicaciones digitales, responsabilidad personal y financiera
• Salud / Educación Física
• 3 créditos
• Atletismo o Banda de Marcha
• Educacion Fisica en el verano

Core 40 Diploma

• Electives
• 8 credits
• Students choose their electives from a variety of areas:
• Agriculture, Business, Career Preparation Programs, Fine Arts, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology, and World Languages
• Students need a minimum of 40 credits to graduate with a Core 40 Diploma.

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• Electivas
• 8 créditos
• Los estudiantes eligen sus optativas de una variedad de áreas:
• Agricultura, Negocios, Programas de Preparación Profesional, Bellas Artes, Educación Física, Ciencias, Estudios Sociales, Tecnología e Idiomas Mundiales
• Los estudiantes necesitan un mínimo de 40 créditos para graduarse con un Diploma Core 40.

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Core 40 with Academic Honors

Core 40 con honores académicos

• Two additional Math credits
• Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry, Finite Math, or AP Statistics
• World Language—6 to 8 credits
• Three years of one language
• Two years of Spanish plus two years of German
• Two Fine Arts credits
• No semester grade lower than a C-
• Grade point average must be 3.0 or higher
• Look at additional requirements under “Complete one of the following”

• Dos créditos matemáticos adicionales
• Precálculo / Trigonometría
• Lenguaje mundial-6 a 8 créditos
• Tres años de un idioma
• Dos años de español más dos años de alemán
• Dos créditos de Bellas Artes
• Sin calificación semestral inferior a C-
• El promedio de calificaciones debe ser de 3.0 o más
• Consulte los requisitos adicionales en "Complete uno de los siguientes"

Core 40 with

Technical Honors

Core 40 con

Honores Técnicos

• Students who earn this diploma must complete a career preparation program.
• No semester grade lower than C-
• Grade point average must be 3.0 or higher
• Look at additional requirements under “Complete one of the following”

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• Los estudiantes que obtienen este diploma deben completar un programa de preparación profesional.
• Sin calificación semestral inferior a C-
• El promedio de calificaciones debe ser de 3.0 o más
• Consulte los requisitos adicionales en "Complete uno de los siguientes"

Notes about the Registration Form

• Students will have seven classes on their schedules.
• Students are recommended for English 9 Honors and Biology I.
• Eighth graders taking Algebra I decide if they count that class toward their high school credits.
• Students who take Biology I as freshmen are on a path for more rigorous science courses early in high school. Freshmen in ICP can still take challenging courses later.
• Students choose when they are going to take Geography or World History.
• Students choose when and how they will earn their second P.E. credit.
• Students rank their electives from #1 to #5. We try to get students in their top choices, but cannot always do so.
• I will help them create a four-year graduation plan next year.

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Required Courses

for Freshmen

Cursos requeridos

para Freshman

• English 9 or English 9 Honors or ENL
• Algebra I or Geometry
• Integrated Chemistry-Physics or Biology I
• Geography or World History or Elective
• Digital Apps/Prep for College & Careers
• Physical Education or Elective
• Elective

• Inglés 9 o Inglés 9 Honores
• Álgebra I o Geometría
• Química Integrada-Física o Biología I
• Aplicaciones digitales/ Preparación para la universidad y carreras
• Educación física / Geografía
• Electiva
• Electiva

Electives for Freshmen

Electivos para Freshmen

• All options are subject to enrollment and availability:
• Principles of Agriculture
• Principles of Business
• Computer Science 1
• Introduction to 2D/3D Art
• Beginning Concert Band
• Mixed Choir
• Advanced Health/Current Health Issues
• Elective P.E. (must have 2 P.E. credits first)
• Prin of Biomedical Sciences (in Biology 1)
• Intro to Manufacturing & Logistics
• Introduction to Engineering Design
• German I
• Spanish I
• Developmental Reading (recommendation)
• Basic Skills Development (recommendation)

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• Todas las opciones están sujetas a inscripción y disponibilidad:
• Alemán I
• Español I
• Introducción al Arte 2D / 3D (típicamente no disponible hasta el 10 ° grado)
• Banda de conciertos principiantes
• Coro mixto
• Introducción a la construcción
• Introducción al diseño de ingeniería
• Introducción a la agricultura
• Ciencia Animal
• Ciencia de la horticultura
• Fabricación avanzada
• Estudios étnicos
• Eventos actuales
• Principios de Biomédica
• Salud Avanzada/Problemas de Salud Actual

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Thank you!

Gracias!