Class of 2022 Administrative Team Principal Daniel Sullivan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WELCOME TO SOUTH WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2022

Administrative Team  Principal  Daniel Sullivan  Associate Principals  Tera Harlow – Grade 9  Frank Rizzuto – Grade 10  Melissa Morgan-Hostetler – Grade 11 and 12  Athletic Director  David Sytulek

WELCOME  Large Comprehensive High School 1317 students  Big Step – Class of 2022  Whole Child

Academic Success AP 2009 – 98 AP Students 124 AP Exams 2016 – 342 AP Students 600 AP Exams 60 AP Scholars (3x3) 6 National Scholars (4x8)

Academic Success SATS  New SAT has begun  Our bottom 25% of test takers are getting mean scores that will allow them access to all 4 state universities (WCSU, ECSU, SCSU, and CCSU)  We have a “College Going” culture at SWHS and we are focused on improving the academic skills of all levels of students!

Student Life  Very involved student body  40 clubs  Academic Teams  Multi-sport athletes  Service oriented

SWHS Moving Forward • Career Pathways • Increased Use of Technology • Expanded Course Offerings • Capstone

Agenda  School Counseling Donna Shea  Physical Education and Health David Sytulek  Athletics David Sytulek  English Candice Irwin  Math Robyn Ongley  Science Arnica Sullivan  Social Studies Gregory Frank  World Languages Karen Stoj  Special Services Maureen Pearson  Career & Technical Education Steve Albrecht  Visual Art Nicholas Canova  Music Jereme Martineau  Students Seniors

School Counseling Department

School Counseling Department Donna Shea School Counseling Coordinator 9 th Grade Counselors Dina Keleher & Donna Shea Mike Bombara School Counselors – Grades 10 - 12 Michele Brown-Quinn (students divided alphabetically) Robert LaRochelle Daniel Peters Julie Wlodarczyk Benjamin Wry Heather Brindisi School Social Worker Bonnie Jones & Jennifer Robinson School Psychologists Eileen Adler Part-Time Y&FS Social Worker Laurie Carty Career Center Margie Smith & Kathy Rizzo Secretaries

School Counseling  Program delivery is based on National and State Standards  Naviance - electronic delivery/storage system (student, teacher, counselor and parent portals)  Parent Programs at each grade level  Social/Emotional Focus – student advocacy, decision making, personalization of high school education Grade 9 Focus: Grade 10 Focus: Transition to high school School success, goal setting, optimizing options and PSAT Grade 11 Focus: Grade 12 Focus: Exploration of post secondary Application and transition to options; PSAT/SAT post secondary education/ world of work

Graduation Requirements 25 Credits • Literacy English/Language Arts 4 credits • Mathematics 4 credits • Science 3 credits Social Studies 3 credits • • Physical Education 1 credit • Health .5 credit • Career/Life Skills 2 credits • World Language 2 credits Fine Arts 1 credit • • Humanities Elective 1 credit • STEM Elective 1 credit • Capstone 1 credit • Electives 1.5 credits

Advanced Offerings at SWHS  Teachers, Counselors, Parents, and Students aim to challenge, but not frustrate students  Honors Courses (H) are available in all 5 academic disciplines, at every grade level  17 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses  Dual Enrollment programs with UConn and MCC.

Physical Education One full credit of Physical Education is required for • graduation • Traditionally students take one semester of Physical Education (.5 credit) as a Freshman and one semester (.5 credit) as a Sophomore, which includes exposure to CPR/AED training. • Students are introduced to a variety of activities which include, but are not limited to: volleyball, fitness, badminton, table tennis, flag football, archery, speedball, pickle ball team handball and Ultimate Frisbee. There are currently four electives in Physical Education once • the one credit requirement is met: (1) Racquet Sports (2) Fitness & Nutrition (3) Dance and (4) Unified Sports

Health Education • One-semester, ½ credit class taken during Grade 10 • Covers contemporary health issues, including:  Wellness  Nutrition  Mental Health & Stress  Substances Abuse & Addiction  Human Growth and Development • Five one-semester, ½ credit Health electives are also offered to Juniors and Seniors:  Basic Life Support for Health-Care Providers  Future Parenting  Senior Seminar  Sports Medicine  Disease Prevention

Athletics FALL WINTER SPRING  Cheerleading  Cheerleading  Girls Softball  Soccer (G & B)  Basketball (G & B)  Lacrosse (G & B)  Cross Country (G & B)  Indoor Track (G & B)  Outdoor Track (G & B)  Girls Field Hockey  Competitive Dance  Tennis (G & B)  Girls Volleyball  Boys Ice Hockey  Boys Baseball  Girls Swimming/Diving  Girls Co-op Ice Hockey  Boys Golf  Football  Wrestling  Boys Volleyball  Boys Swimming/Diving  Girls Gymnastics

SWHS English Language Arts

SWHS English Program ● Common core, Honors, and AP courses available ● Literary and informational reading and analysis ● Expository, narrative and argumentative writing ● Vocabulary and grammar development ● Collaborative, speaking and listening skills: presentations and class discussions Integration of 21 st century tools and skills ● ● Increasing emphasis placed on pleasure reading and writing ● Writing lab for one-on-one writing tutorials

English Grades 10, 11 and 12 First Year English • Continued alignment of Honors and College Prep classes in • American Literature (10 th ), World curriculum to Common Literature (11 th ) and Senior English Core State Standards • AP Language and Composition (11) • Honors and College Prep • Senior Honors: MCC English 101 (12) • Reading and Writing AP Literature and Composition (12) • interventions • Senior classes/Electives include: • Specific Co-Taught Creative Writing Conflict o o classes Rhetoric, Resolution o Language and Alternate Voices o • Interdisciplinary Culture Poetry o Female/Male Science Fiction o o opportunity Perspectives and Fantasy Art of Storytelling o Activities include: Drama Club, Book Club, Literary Magazine, Yearbook, and School Newspaper

Math

SWHS Math Program ● College Prep, Honors, and AP courses available every year ● Varied course offerings to meet the needs of all students ● 3 AP courses: Calculus, Statistics, Mobile CSP ● 4 math credits required for graduation; required courses: ● Algebra I ● Geometry ● Algebra II or Statistics ● Focus on standards for Mathematical Practice to develop the processes and proficiencies for all students. ● Intervention program for students in grades 9-12 to provide additional support as needed

SWHS Math Course Sequence Algebra Geometry Electives Algebra II • Trigonometry • Statistics • Advanced Pre-Calculus Mathematical Decision Making • Discrete Math Calculus (CP Statistics • Financial Math • College Math or AP) (AP) • Mobile CSP (AP)

Science

9 th Grade - Physical Science  Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards  Inquiry based instruction centered around student questioning and investigation  Units include: • Forces and Interactions- Getting to Mars • Energy , Electricity & Magnetism- Communicating with Mars • Earth’s Resources • Earth’s Systems - My Place on Earth • Human Sustainability • Climate Change • Science Fair- end of year culminating activity  Technology use embedded in daily lessons and lab experiments Extra Curricular Activities: Science Olympiad , Environmental Club & Envirothon Competition Team

Science Full Year Elective Courses Semester Elective Courses Introduction to Allied Health Astronomy Consumer Chemistry Introduction to Zoology Science Olympiad Freshwater Environments Environmental Science Forensics Marine Science Geology Anatomy & Physiology Meteorology AP/Advanced Offerings  Biology College Credit /Incentive Opportunities:  Chemistry o Physics MCC credit  Physics – I o Early College Experience:  Physics – C Environmental Science, Marine  Environmental Science Science, and Physics  Marine Science

Social Studies

Social Studies: 3 Credit Requirement 9 th Grade Modern World History: CP or Honors 1.0 10 th Grade U.S. History CP, Honors, or A.P. U.S. History 1.0 11 th Grade Civics/American Government .5 or A.P. Government 1.0 A.P. Offerings Electives (Juniors and Seniors) Ancient World History AP U.S. History---10, 11, 12  Economics AP American Govt. + Politics---- 11, 12  Law & Criminal Justice  AP European History---11, 12 Local Government + Law Enforcement*  AP Psychology---11, 12 Middle Ages + Renaissance  AP Economics---11, 12 Model United Nations  Modern World Issues  National Government + Intelligence Studies*  Psychology  Sociology  Myth, Movies & History  World Regional Studies 

Social Studies Extra Curricular : Model U.N. Mock Trial club Debate Club