8th to 9th Grade
Brent Riessen - Principal Raine Mollenbeck - Associate Principal Tron England - Student Support Specialist Abbey Moomaw- School Counselor (2019-2020 8 th Grade) Kayla Selby - School Counselor (2019-2020 9 th Grade)
Dental Screening I owa law requires that any student entering kindergarten or ninth grade must provide the school with proof of a dental check-up. The certificate of dental screening form will be sent home in the spring with the registration packets, and should be returned to the School Nurse next school year. The dental screening must have been within the previous 12 months of entering the ninth grade. If you have questions or need help getting a dental check-up for your child, please contact the school nurse Whitney Overton.
Changes from 8th to 9th Grade Blocked classes (English and Science) ○ Will meet every other day for 88 minutes ○ Science, English, Industrial Technology and Family & Consumer Science
Schedule Example A Day B Day Freshman English Physical Science Freshman English Physical Science PRIDE Time/FIRE Time PRIDE Time/FIRE Time PE Study Hall Topics of History Topics of History Algebra I Algebra 1 Woodworking Woodworking Spanish II Spanish II Band Band
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Why the Policy on No Schedule Changes? ● ● ●
8th to 9th Grade Registration Process
Graduation Requirements Department/Course (* Courses you will take as Number of Credits Required for Graduations part of 9th grade) (Equivalent to:) *English 4.0 Credits (8 Semesters) *Mathematics 3.0 Credits (6 Semesters) *Science 3.0 Credits (6 Semesters) *Social Studies 3.5 Credits (7 Semesters) *P.E. 1.0 Credit (8 Semesters) Health 0.5 Credit (1 Semester) Financial Literacy 0.5 Credit (1 Semester) *Elective 8.5 Credits Total Credits Required for Graduation 24 Credits
English ● 4 Credits required for graduation ● All 9 th graders take Freshman English or Advanced Freshman English ● Highly motivated 8th graders who have strong foundations as writers and are independent thinkers should consider Advanced Freshman English
Science ● 3 Credits required for graduation ● All 9 th graders take Earth Science and Physical Science or Chemistry ● Students currently taking 8th Grade Science will take Earth and Physical Science while Accelerated Science students will take Chemistry.
Social Studies ● 3.5 Credits required for graduation ● All 9 th graders take Topics of History for 1 semester PE ● 1 Credit required for graduation ● Each semester of PE is worth .125 credits
World Language ● World Language options for 9th graders are French I, French II, Spanish I and Spanish II ● There is no graduation requirement for World Language but most colleges will require at least two years for admission
9th Grade Electives ● Elective descriptions are here- ● Astronomy https://docs.google.com/document/ ● Life Skills, Culinary Arts d/1YhkT1sZNxpM-cLcu51U2TqqR ● Band, Choir, Chamber Choir 9UBLB-lZc8rZRaxkTww/edit (audition only) ● Intro to Business, Business ● ELP (application only) Applications, Business Publishing, ● Woodworking, Small Engines, Applied Technologies Graphic Communication, ● Art, Drawing Introduction to Engineering ● Journalism, Creative Writing
Electives ● One semester electives are .5 credits and year-long electives are 1 credit ● Most students will take roughly 2.5 credits of electives during 9th grade ● 8.5 credits of electives are required to graduate from JHS
ELP ● Students need to apply and be data reviewed to be in Extended Learning Program classes ● Parents may fill out a recommendation form found on the JCSD website under “ELP Identification and Services” ● Please contact Molly McConnell (molly.mcconnell@johnston.k12.ia.us) or Kathy Paul (kpaul@johnston.k12.ia.us) for more information about ELP
Registration Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pWf_EC7o4LLaBkTeEF1Gg7DM4youyf Xlychkaoajk6M/edit?ts=5c40a336#
Parent To Do 1. Work with your student on his/her registration worksheet 2. Approve course selection on Infinite Campus by February 11th.
Contact Information Counselor Kayla Selby (515) 278-1544 kayla.selby@johnston.k12.ia.us
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