Incoming 9th Grade Parent Night Mission San Jose High School

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Incoming 9th Grade Parent NightMission San Jose
High School

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DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

• WHAT WE OFFER...

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Call if you have more questions

• English Jean Dotson Jennifer Moore 37055 /
  37156
• For Lang Valerie Hodin 37094
• Visual Performing Arts Jill Wegner 37129
• Math Jan Frydendahl 37004
• PE Pete Vaz 37066
• Science Jim Payette 37041
• Social Science Barbara Carroll 37084
• Vocational Ed Carolyn Lincoln 37086
• Special Ed Larry Polon 37021

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H.S. Credit Breakdown

• 5 credits per class of grade D or higher (a
  grade of F receives no credit)
• 6 classes per semester 2 semesters per year
• 60 credits per year
• In 4 years, students will have 240 credits
  possible.
• Students need to complete 230 credits to graduate.

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Graduation Requirements 2012

• English
  40 units
• Mathematics ( one year Algebra) 30 units
• Science
  20 units
• Social Science 30
  units
• Physical Ed. 20
  units
• Health
  5 units
• Computer skills (Geography) 5 units
• Art/Foreign Language 10 units
• Electives
  70 units
• CAHSEE (beginning in 10th grade)
• Service Learning (must begin after entering 9th
  grade) 40 hours

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Service Learning Requirement

• Each student must have 40 hours of documented
  service by the end of the third quarter of their
  senior year to graduate (cannot begin before
  September 2008).
• Criteria for hours is as follows
• Your service must benefit the community at large
• Your must do your service with a non-profit
  organization
• Your service cannot promote a religion
• The supervisor of service cannot be a parent
• If you are tutoring you must be supervised by a
  teacher or administrator

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D earns High School Credits

• C or better to meet College Entrance
  Requirements
• An F will require the student to repeat the
  class

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9th Grade Courses

• English 9 or Honors- teacher recommends
• Math teacher recommends
• Integrated Science, Biology or Honors Biology
  9-teacher recommends
• P.E.
• Health/Geography(includes Computer req.)
• Electives (Band will automatically enroll student
  into 7th period Marching Band in the Fall
  Semester)
• Also optional is a 7th period elective (only
  Scenic Design, Computer Animation)

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• 8th 9th
• Alg One Geometry
• Honors Alg One Honors Alg Two
• Honors Alg Two Honors Geometry
• Need a C or above to continue to next course

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Foreign Language Elective

• B in Foreign Language to take the next level
  class in the 9th grade.
• Chinese level testing will be held on Monday,
  February 25 and Monday, March 3 at 245 in room
  N2 at Mission High School.
• Ohlone American Sign Language (101 series) counts
  in California. Please note that space in Ohlone
  classes is limited. Registering for an Ohlone
  class does not guarantee placement.

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Electives

• Art 1
• Band 1
• Choir
• Drama
• Orchestra
• French 1, 2 or 3
• Spanish 1,2 or 3
• Chinese 1,2 or 3
• Japanese 1, 2, 3 and AP 4
• Wood
• Leadership
• ROP classes offered at Mission site
• Scenic Design (7th period optional)
• Computer Animation (7th period optional)

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Regional Occupation Program (ROP) Electives

• Biotech UC/CSU A-G list
• Culinary Arts
• Forensic Science
• Law Enforcement
• Marketing/DECA 1
• Computer Animation (7th period class)

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Health Class Options

• Option 1
• One semester 9th grade health course requirements
  include the following six units
• mental and emotional health
• Use and Misuse of Chemical Substances
• Nutrition, Fitness and Personal Health
• First Aid and Emergency Care
• Diseases and Disorders
• Family Health (reproduction, STD, AIDS)

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Option 2

• A parent can choose to have their student
  alternate health instruction during the unit 6,
  family health which includes human reproduction,
  sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.

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Option 3 Your student will not receive health
instruct- ion from FUSD, as per Education Code
51240 because this course conflicts with your
religious training and beliefs. (If only unit
6 Is in conflict, please refer to option 2).
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Choice 4 In unique circumstances, your
student may have the option to take Health
instruction from an accredited institution such
as a community college, U.C. extension or on-line
classes. Students need prior written approval
from their school site administrator before
enrolling in an alternate Health course.
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11th or 12th GradeHonors/Advance Placement
Classes

• Advance Placement
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Psychology
• U.S. History
• World History
• Calculus AB or BC
• Statistics
• English 12AP
• French
• Spanish
• Chinese Lang/Culture
• Japanese
• Studio Art
• Music Theory

• Honors
• Accelerated Biology
• Accelerated Chemistry
• Honors English 9th, 10th, 11th grades
• Honors Math 2nd, 3rd, 4th years

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Career Center

• University Information
• catalogues
• tours on video tapes
• scholarship applications
• speakers
• Vocational Technical School Information
• Four year Guidance Activities
• Military Options

• Summer Opportunities
• Job information
• volunteer listing
• academic pursuits
• Choices
• interest inventories
• career facts

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• Summer School
• recommended for
• students not earning a C or better in Math
  English
• Or scores at basic or below basic level in Verbal
  or Math California Standards Tests
• Current 8th grade students may only enroll in Jr.
  High Summer School (offered at Hopkins this
  summer)
• This years summer school does not receive high
  school credit.

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Tuesday, February 26th

• Students need to turn these papers in to their
  math teacher!
• 1. Course selection page with teacher
  recommendations and parent signature!
• 2. One proof of residency
• 3. 9th grade Health form

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GET INVOLVED!

• CLUBS
• SPORTS
• LEADERSHIP
• Involvement is an adventure with many rewards
  including new friends, new experiences and a
  chance to stand out from the crowd.

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SPORTS

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ELIGIBILTY

• GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.0 WITH NO FS (Fall
  eligibility is based upon the second semester
  grades at Hopkins)

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Suggestions for Parents to Support Your High
School Student

• Understand how overload affects stress
• Cultivate connections with your kids
• Provide unconditional love
• Have family meals together
• 10 minutes of hanging out together
• Just listen
• Promote health and well-being
• Debunk college myths
• Adolescents need parents as much or more than
  younger kids
• Dont ask how their test was and if the homework
  is done

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Mission High School

• School starts September 3, 2008
• MSJHS day 740-232
• Maze Day week before school starts
• Fall sports practices 2 weeks before school
  starts-get a physical!

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On line district information

• www.msjhs.org
• www.fremont.k12.ca.us

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Counselors656-3500

• Leslie Rothbach ext. 38107
• Mark Banez ext. 38106 (Mon-Wed)
• MSJHS 657-3600 ext.37248 (Thurs, Fri)

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• Its the individual, not the institution, that
  inspires success.

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NEW TO DISTRICT

• COME ON DOWN !