Rising 9th Grade
Registration
Information
Classes are
much harder
“Students should know that high school is the beginning of
advanced study. Students should come prepared to be in charge
of their success and /or failure. Students need to know that the
expectations in high school are much higher than they are at the
middle school level.”
– Anonymous high school teacher
No
more
walking
in
lines
“High
No
more
teams
school is about becoming more self-sufficient and Independent.”
Take notes
“Taking good notes is critical. They give you something to look
back on when you are doing your homework or studying for a test
or quiz.”
Keep yourself organized
“I guess I would say I have seen a lot of students who don’t
know how to keep their notebooks and folders organized.
That is, if they even have a notebook or folder.”
Study… really study
“…before a test, they shouldn’t just look over their notes, but actually work
out questions again off homework and notes.”
• NO CELL PHONES OUT IN THE
BUILDING DURING THE
INSTRUCTIONAL DAY!
• Once you enter the building, all
cell phones/multimedia must be
put away until you exit the
building at 3pm.
• Laptops are a privilege—not a
right. Please adhere to the
guidelines to ensure we take
care of our equipment.
• high school students must attend
each class for a minimum of 82 of
90 days per semester
• All absences, including excused,
unexcused, and out-of-school
suspensions, in excess of 8 per
class will result in loss of academic
course credit for that class unless
the excessive absences are made
up in SLHS Administratively
Approved After School Program.
• Students that are absent for 7 or
more days in any class, including
excused, unexcused, and out-ofschool suspensions, will not be
allowed to attend a field trip if the
trip will cause the student to miss
any other classes.
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Credits
Electives
Alternate
Prerequisites
Concentration
Transcript
GPA / Class Rank
 A credit is given when you successfully
complete the requirements for any class in
which you are enrolled.
 1 class is worth 1 credit and a two block
class is worth 2 credits
• Any class which is not a core course. (Core classes
are English, Math, Science, and Social Studies).
Example: Intro to Culinary, or Art.
A course that can be used if one of the student’s top
8 cannot be scheduled.
This is a class that you have to take and successfully pass before
you can take the next class in an area.
*Example: Spanish I before you can take Spanish II
4 courses in one area CTE, Arts Ed., JROTC, or one subject area
*Examples:
 Microsoft Word, Animal Science, Foods I, Foods II
 Art I, Art II, Art III, & Painting and Drawing
 AP Psychology, AP Government, AP European, & Western
Civilization I
• A permanent document started in the ninth grade that
shows the courses taken, grades, attendance, and your
standardized test scores .
• Your eighth grade EOG scores appear on your high
school transcript! Including any high school courses
taken in middle school. This includes Algebra I,
Geometry and English.
• Employers and colleges will ask to see your transcript
when you apply for a job or for College admission.
• Your GPA is the mathematical
average of your final course
grades. You divide the number of
points earned by the number of
classes taken.
• Honors Courses are given one
additional point.
• AP Courses are given 2
additional points.
• AOHT courses receive ½ credit
• Your GPA is reported in both
weighted and unweighted terms.
On a 4.0 scale:
• A = 4.0
• B = 3.0
• C = 2.0
• D = 1.0
• F = 0.0
• Class rank is determined by
the weighted GPA
 Year 1 – Promotion from 8th grade ( Pass Math,
Language Arts, Science or Social Studies and
Pass math and Reading EOGs)
 Year 2 – Pass 5 Credits & Attendance Requirements
 Year 3 – Pass 12 Credits & Attendance Requirements
 Year 4 – Pass 20 Credits including English I, II, & III
 In Order to Graduate You Must Have 28 Credits
Future Ready = 28 Credits
• 4 English
• 4 Math
• 3 Science
• 4 Social Studies
• 1 Health/PE
• 2 Electives in CTE, Arts, or World Language
• 4 Courses in Concentration
CTE, ROTC, Arts, or Subject Area
• 6 Electives any area
Students must complete all local and
state requirements for graduation and
have an overall four-year unweighted
grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
4 credits in English
4 credits in Mathematics and a higher
level Math
3 credits Science (EE Sci., Biology, and
Chemistry or Physics)
4 credits Social Science (World History,
Civics/Econ., US History)
2 credits Language other than English
(same foreign language)
1 credit in health and physical education
4 credits constituting a concentration
(CTE, JROTC, Arts Education, Foreign
Language, other subject area)
3-5 credits in advanced courses (Honors,
AP, college level, CTE)
Athletes must:
• Pass a minimum of 3 courses the previous
semester
• Rising 8th graders must pass 5 of 6 classes in
their 8th grade year to participate
• Be in attendance at least 85 % of the previous
semester
• Meet high school requirements for NCHSAA
eligibility standards in college
Classes are offered often
for students who will be 15
within a six month period
of the class.
Registration is online at
http://lee.schoolwires.net
/driverseducation
Students must pass 3 out
of 4 classes each semester
to be eligible to hold a NC
Driver’s License or Permit
• Block or 4 X 4 Schedule
• Two 90 Day Semesters ( Fall & Spring)
• Four 90 Minute Instructional Periods each
day
• Students will take 4 classes in Fall semester &
4 different classes in Spring semester
• Students earn 1 credit for each class; having
the potential of earning 8 credits each year.
• A student receives a course that they already
passed.
• A student wants to move up to Honors Level .
• If a student has not met the prerequisite.
Counselors office
“A student who fails to return a Registration Card
or register online with Course Planner will
forfeit any right to a schedule change”.
At Southern Lee
High School
we
want
YOU to
If you are interested in AVID at SLHS, please let
Guidance or Mrs. Layton at West and Ms. Bok at
SanLee get you an application. APPLICATIONS
ARE DUE APRIL 1st, and interviews are that same
week!
You can call SLHS and ask for Mrs. Joanna Perkins
or Mrs. Heather Harvey and we will assist you. Visit
www.avid.org for more info!