• Tom Prohaska Principal
• Jon Creamer Assistant Principal
• Ashley Boggs 7-12th Grade Dean of Students
• Ronnie Dahn 9-12th Grade Counselor - A-G
• Maggie Zolides 9-12th Grade Counselor - H-O
• Kara Talbot 9-12th Grade Counselor - P-Z
• Carrie Long Testing Coordinator
• Eric Silverman Athletic Director
• Monique Lockett School Resource Officer
• Greg Hopkins School Resource Officer
• Kelley Dudelson Attendance Officer
• Devin Minges School Nurse

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Welcome 9th Grade Families

2025-2026

Class of 2029

School Counselors

• Miss Ronnie Dahn
• 9-12th Grade last names A-G
• Mrs. Maggie Zolides
• 9-12th Grade last names H-O
• Mrs. Kara Talbot
• 9-12th Grade last names P-Z
• Mrs. Carrie Long
• Testing Coordinator

House Keeping Items:

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• Chromebooks can be picked up in Hornet Time classrooms (6th Bell)

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• MORNING

Drop-OFF:

• The areas in highlight are the areas to pick-up your student after school. Please DO NOT BLOCK the top of the hill. If the pick-up area is full, head down to the Elementary area (#2).
• This is the same pick-up system we used last year.

Buses ONLY

ELEMENTARY is still in session at our dismissal time. DO NOT pick-up on the side or back of building

DO NOT BLOCK areas in RED

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AFTERNOON PICK-UP

GPA Scale

Monroe Local Schools District Grade Scale

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The Focus: Future Ready

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The Future is NOW!

• Set your goals!
• Credits: 23 required for graduation
• Grades matter
• Think about future plans- how will your decisions now affect your future??
• Stay on top of your studies
• Ask for help!
• Our staff is here to help you.
• Hornet Time is set up to help all our students (6th Bell)
• Most teachers have office hours for additional help after school
• Study Tables for high school will be implemented mid September

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MHS Study Tables

• What’s it for (Purpose)?
• Study tables is a resource being offered to students to help them catch up and stay on top of their academics. NHS peer tutors will be available to assist students who attend.
• For Who?
• Anyone who would like help with schoolwork
• Anyone who needs to carve out time to do schoolwork
• When?
• Day- Tuesdays and Thursdays (beginning Tuesday 8/26)
• Time-2:45-3:45
• Where? Room - E200

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High School Communication

Teacher Emails (individual & whole class)

Principal Emails

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@monroehighschool

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Final Forms: all forms online

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Counseling Office Google Classroom Code: nov2efi

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Student Expectations!

We need your help!!!!!

Cultivating a positive learning environment

• Cell phones
• Reading
• Lockers and Backpacks
• Wednesday lunch/activities

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Incentives!

• Weekly, Quarterly & Semester Incentives

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The Focus: Future Ready

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The Focus: Future Ready

• Get the passing grade! Pass ALL your classes!
• Cover Basics - earn 23 credits
• Check ProgressBook & Google Classroom for each student’s progress

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• Show Competency
• OST Alg I & ELA 2: 684

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• Seals: must earn 2 diploma seals

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• Prepare for “What’s Next”.
• Show Readiness
• Work Force
• College (higher education)
• Career Readiness (CTE)
• Military

So what are the graduation requirements???

• English & Communications (4 ½ courses) = 4 ½ credits
• Math (4 courses) = 4 credits
• Science (3 courses) = 3 credits
• Social Studies ( 3 courses) = 3 credits
• PE (2 courses (or 2 PE Waivers)) = ½ credit
• Health (1 course)- ½ credit
• Career & College Readiness (1 course) - ½ credit
• Financial Literacy (1 course)= ½ credit
• New for the Class of 2026
• Fine Art: 1 credit (You can get this credit by taking a combination of courses. Too many to list)
• This equals… 17 ½ CREDITS…

The Focus: Future Ready

Graduation Requirements...

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The Focus: Future Ready

Graduation Requirements...

So you will receive 17 ½ credits from required courses… However you must have 23 CREDITS to GRADUATE…

The remaining 5 ½ credits you will achieve through taking and passing elective courses.

Elective Course Examples...

Band...Chorale...Piano...Guitar...Expressive Art Journaling...Spanish...German … Journalism...Culinary Fundamentals… ..Creative Writing...Sociology …Psychology ...Visual Art...Form and Fire … Painting … Digital Design…Sports Medicine…Engineering ...Etc.

Every student will develop their own pathway to earning their Monroe High School Diploma based on their personal strengths, interests, and career goals.

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Each student will complete activities in SchooLinks and work with their counselor to plan their personal graduation pathway.

This information is available on the Monroe Counseling website along with the Class of 2029 Google Classroom.

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MHS Counseling Website

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Readiness Diploma Seals Information

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Google Classroom code = nov2efi

Schedule Example

Schedule Changes...

We want everyone to like their schedule for 9th grade… We have worked really hard to make sure you have some of the courses you have requested. There may be a few reasons why you might need something fixed in your schedule!

If you are:

• Missing a core subject
• Scheduled in same course twice
• You have an empty period in your schedule

Please email your counselor to let her know about one of these scheduling issues so that it can be corrected as soon as possible.

Elective Schedule Change Requests

• Students who would like to request to change an elective on their schedule, can email this request to his/her counselor by Monday 8/18.
• Monday, August 18th is last day to request any possible changes.
• Your counselor will be checking your course planner in Schoolinks that you filled out in January before any change is considered.
• Counselors will begin working on schedule change requests in the order that the requests were made.

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Core Subject & Foreign Language Schedule Change Requests

Students who want to change a core subject class (English, Math, Science, Social Studies) or Foreign Language, must have a parent/guardian email your counselor by Monday 8/18.

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Counselor Emails

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• Ronnie Dahn
• 9-12th Grade last names A-G

rdahn@monroelocalschools.com

• Maggie Zolides
• 9-12th Grade last names H-O

mzolides@monroelocalschools.com

• Kara Talbot
• 9-12th Grade last names P-Z

ktalbot@monroelocalschools.com

• Carrie Long
• Test Coordinator/Counselor

clong@monroelocalschools.com

Conference Nights

Conference Hours: 4:00 - 7:00 PM

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• Thursday, September 18th
• Thursday, February 5th
• Contact Teachers and Counselors if needed.

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Thank you for coming. Go Hornets!