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- “Where it is cool to Care”
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- You go to school to learn and to be part of safe place for everyone
there.
- We all have a part to play in making our school what we want it to be.
And that includes YOU.
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- Think of the following as a math problem.
- Ability X Opportunity X Motivation =
- SUCCESS
- What happens if any of these is zero?
- Which do you have the most control over?
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- Get involved
- Sports/Clubs/Electives/Boys & Girls Club
- Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, and Track
- Future Farmers of America (FFA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA), Student Government (SGA), National Honor Society (NHS)
- Agriculture, Art, Chorus, Band, and Physical Education, Yearbook,
Media Productions
- Hawk’s Nest (School store run completely by students)
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- Before Graduating to 9th Grade, Students must pass
- 3 Classes in each of the following subjects
- Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies (including a unit in
Civics, 8th Grade)
- Score at Level 2 or Higher on the SSS FCAT Reading or make an equivalent
score on another assessment
- Have one semester of Career Planning (this will be covered in Social
Studies classes.
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- A Student must have a Final Grade of “D” in order to pass a class
- Final Grades are calculated by taking the average of each of the four
nine weeks grades.
- Nine weeks grades are percentage grades
- Example: (1st – 85% (B), 2nd – 73% (C),
- 3rd – 88% (B), 4th – 68% (D); Final 78.5% (C)
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- How is Middle School different from Elementary School?
- Teams – What does this mean?
- How many classes will I have in one day?
- Homework – How often will I have it?
- Dress Code – What does this mean?
- Discipline – How is this different in MS?
- Promotion Policy – What do I need to pass to the next grade?
- Who can I talk to if I have any questions or need someone to talk to?
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- Why do you go to school?
- Ability X Opportunity X Motivation =
- SUCCESS
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