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Welcome to Hayden High School

Learn how to calculate your GPA, understand graduation requirements, and choose the right courses at Hayden High School. Get involved in clubs and activities, and ensure success in your first year!

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Welcome to Hayden High School

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  1. Welcome to Hayden High School Home of the Wildcats

  2. HHS Administrators &Counselors Principal Mr. A. Hargett Assistant Principals Mr. B. Smith Mrs. B. Smith School Website http://blcshhs.ss19.sharpschool.com/ Counselors Ms. Standridge Mrs. Parker

  3. What should you know about being a 9th grader at Hayden High School ?

  4. Lets Talk Credits • Next August you will start earning credits towards your Alabama High School diploma! • At the end of each semester, you will receive .5 credit for each class you pass with a 60 or higher. Once final grades are posted for the semester, credit will be awarded and your GPA will be calculated. This happens at the end of each semester. • You will need 24 credits to receive your Alabama High School diploma. • Since you have the opportunity to earn 7 or more credits most students graduate with more than 24.

  5. How do I calculate my gpa? • Your GPA is calculated based on semester averages only, NOT report card grades. • Each grading period is 45% of your semester average and your semester exam is 10%.

  6. How do I calculate my gpa? The following explains how to calculate your GPA: • A= 4 Points • B= 3 Points • C= 2 Points • D= 1 Points • F= 0 point Add the points and divide by the number of classes you took that semester. • Students are eligible to graduate with honors based on their GPA. • Honors (3.5-3.7999) • High Honors (3.8-3.999) • Highest Honors (4.0) *** A student does NOT have to take honors, advanced, or AP classes to graduate with honors.***

  7. Considerations • Honors courses will be harder and more demanding. • ALL failures must be made up in credit recovery or summer school. (Both are done after school hours) • Once a student begins the year on an Honors course, he/she must complete the school year in that course. • It would be EXTREMEMLY difficult for a student to begin taking honors courses as a 10th, 11th, or 12th grader.

  8. What do I do if I fail a class? • If you fail a class (semester average below 60), see the counselor immediately. • The counselor will refer you to credit recovery. Credit recovery opportunities are after school and during the summer, each session costs $150.00

  9. What courses will you need to take next year at HHS?

  10. Required courses for all 9th graders: CORE CLASSES: English: (1.0 credit required) • English 9 with Reading • English 9 Honors with Public Speaking Math: (1.0 credit required) • Algebra 1 History: (1.0 credit required) • World History 9 Science 8: (1.0 credit required) • Biology ELECTIVES: • LIFE PE (or athletics) (1.0 credit required) • Career Preparedness A (.5 credit required) • Health (.5 credit required) *If you are in the marching band you must still take 1.0 credit of LIFE PE*

  11. Attendance • Remember we do period attendance at HHS. To get credit for all day you must be present all day. • Students are to come to the library on the day following ANY type of absence (all day, check-in, check-out). • If you check a student in they must still bring a note to the attendance table the next morning. • Any student that fails to bring a note or get an unexcused slip will be called to the office to write a behavior statement.

  12. Clubs/Extra-Curricular Activities • Announcements about activities will be made on the screen in the lunchroom and in the hallways. • They will also be posted to out website. • Please visit www.haydenhigh.net

  13. Thank you for coming and we’ll see you again (with your completed choice sheets)at HHS TOMORROW!!

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