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KNOW
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MISSION AND VISION
MISSION: TO CREATE A CULTURE THAT ENGAGES ALL
STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS TO ESTABLISH A PREFERRED
COMMUNITY OF LIFELONG LEARNERS AND PRODUCTIVE
CITIZENS.
VISION: FOSTERING HUSTLIN TIGER PRIDE THROUGH
EMPOWERMENT, ENGAGEMENT, AND POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A GLOBAL
SOCIETY.
STAYING ON THE TIGER TRACK
TO BE ON TRACK YOU SHOULD EARN 9 CREDITS
YOU MUST EARN THESE CREDITS THIS YEAR:
ENGLISH 9
ALGEBRA 1 OR GEOMETRY ( IF YOU EARNED ALGEBRA 1 CREDIT IN 8TH GRADE)
WORLD HISTORY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
WELLNESS OR ROTC 1 AND ROTC2
DIRECTED STUDIES (HALF CREDIT EACH SEMESTER)
STAYING ON TRACK (CONTINUED)
YOU CAN ALSO EARN CREDITS IN THESE CLASSES TOO:
ROTC 2 OR 3 (DEPENDING ON ROTC)
FINE ART: MUSIC, BAND, CHOIR
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH AND FRENCH 1 OR SPANISH AND FRENCH 2
BIBLE HISTORY
DIGITAL ARTS
A/V PRODUCTION
PRINCIPLES OF COSMETOLOGY
HOW DO I
EARN MY
CREDITS?
YOU HAVE TO HUSTLE

TO EARN CREDITS YOU HAVE TO PASS YOUR CLASSES WITH AN A, B, C, OR D

YOU LEARN MORE, YOU EARN MORE.-YOU WILL NOT PASS THE CLASS IF YOU FAIL TO WORK
HARD AND EARN THE GRADE. TEACHERS WILL NOT GIVE YOU A PACKET TO PASS YOU, YOU HAVE TO WORK
HARD ALL SEMESTER BOTH SEMESTERS.
 AND HUSTLE HARD!
TO HUSTLE HARD YOU NEED A STRONG GPA, TO EARN A
HIGH GPA YOU WANT TO EARN AS MANY AS AS
POSSIBLE IN YOUR CLASSES.
4 POINT SCALE:
A= 93-100: 4 POINTS
B= 85-92: 3 POINTS
C= 75-84: 2 POINTS
D= 70-74: 1 POINT
F=69 AND BELOW: 0 POINTS
 HOW DO I
FIG URE O UT
MY GPA?
STEPS TO CALCULATE GPA:
1. CONVERT GRADES MADE IN CLASSES INTO POINTS
2. DIVIDE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALITY POINTS BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSES
TAKEN

TOTAL QUALITY POINTS = GPA

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSES TAKEN
EARNING YOUR STRIPES
IF YOU FAIL A CLASS YOU WILL NEED TO RETAKE IT SECOND SEMESTER
LOOKING AT YOUR FUTURE:
SOPHOMORES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 6 CREDITS
JUNIORS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 12 CREDITS
SENIORS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20 CREDITS
BUT IF YOURE ON TRACK YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE 27 CREDITS BY YOUR JUNIOR YEAR (9+9+9=27),
AND GRADUATE WITH 36 CREDITS!
 CONSIDER THIS
FINISH MOST OF YOUR CORE CLASSES BY FIRST SEMESTER OF YOUR
SENIOR YEAR
FOCUS ON DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS (EARNING BOTH HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDITS) AND INTERNSHIP IN CTE
CLASSES LIKE COSMETOLOGY OR ENGINEERING ETC.
WE ALSO WANT TO GET READY TO START TAKING THE ACT.
ACT OPPORTUNITIES:
SUMMER OF SOPHOMORE YEAR (10TH GRADE)
TWICE IN THE FALL AND ONCE IN THE SPRING JUNIOR YEAR (11TH
GRADE)
ONCE IN THE SUMMER AND ONCE IN THE FALL AND IF NEEDED
ONCE IN THE WINTER DURING SENIOR YEAR (12TH GRADE)
LETS HAVE A
GOOD
FRESHMEN
YEAR!