Welcome to Eureka High School Home of the Wildcats
Mr. Brad Klages Assistant Principal Mrs. Sandy Kearney Guidance Dept. Chair
What to Expect at EHS An incredibly supportive staff Expectations will be high in most classes – not just for the sake of high expectations, but to get the most out of students and to prepare them for the next year and years ahead Struggling is not only ok, but also beneficial in the end – if it’s easy, it’s probably not worth it Don’t hesitate to communicate with me, guidance counselor, or, most importantly, teachers Please, please, please advocate for your child, but don’t be a snowplow Did I mention we have incredibly supportive staff at EHS?
Freedom and Responsibilities • ALL students have a clean slate. In some cases that’s good, some it’s not. • For many, the freedom of high school will be like a dog escaping out the front door of the house! With these new freedoms come some new expectations and responsibilities. • Catch 22: In most cases, there’s nobody to “hound” the student, but that means there’s nobody to “hound” the student.
Important Information for Athletics/Activities Activities Director: Gregg Cleveland clevelandgregg@rsdmo.org 636-733-3136 Follow scores and updates on Twitter at EHSActivityDir First day of fall tryouts is August 12, 2019, please contact individual coaches for questions about summer opportunities and additional tryout information. All students participating in any sport or activity MUST have a sports physical dated February 1, 2019 or later. Rockwood is coming up with a new paperless athletic/activity information page that will be introduced in late spring, early summer. Stay tuned for details.
Coaches 2018-2019 FALL Cross Country (Boys) Brad Demattei Cross Country (Girls) Darrell Lewis Field Hockey Melissa Menchella Football Jake Sumner Golf (Girls) Lauren Schoellhorn Softball Mark Mosely Soccer (Boys) Gary Schneider Swimming (Boys) TBD Tennis (Girls) Jason Conley Volleyball (Girls) Jodie Fowler WINTER Basketball (Girls) James Alsup Basketball (Boys) Austin Kirby Swimming (Girls) Mary Henke Wrestling Jesse Zeugin
SPRING Baseball Jim Daffron Golf (Boys) Austin Kirby Lacrosse (Girls) Melissa Menchella Soccer (Girls) Gary Schneider Tennis (Boys) Jason Conley Track (Boys) Brad Demattei Track (Girls) Darrell Lewis Volleyball (Boys) Jim Biggs Water Polo TBD ALL YEAR Dance Team Jessica Periera Cheerleaders (V) Brittany Rich Band John Arata Winter Guard Jason Bergman
Counselor Assignments A—De Molly Smith DI---HO Debbie Grimshaw HR---MON John Wunderlich MOO---SHE Kristie Raymond SHI---Z Sandy Kearney COLLEGE Jeff Buckman A+ Austin Kirby
From Left to Right: John Wunderlich Counselor Debbie Grimshaw Counselor Sandy Kearney Counselor Kristy Raymond Counselor Molly Smith Counselor Guidance Staff
Why students come to the Guidance Office Personal Issues Career Information Schedules/Course Information Students can make changes to the courses they want before the first day of the semester. Students cannot choose teachers, class periods, or lunch shifts.
High School Credit The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) requires students to earn 24 credits to graduate. Credits are issued by semester: ½ credit per class, per semester Study Hall is non-credit Students attending Rockwood high schools have the opportunity, over 4 years, to earn 28 credits. Must have earned 6 credits each semester to be eligible for any MSHSAA activity – sports, band, choir, orchestra, theater
Credits 24 Total Credits 4 English 3 Social Studies 3 Mathematics 3 Science 1 Fine Art 1 Career & Technical Education 1 Physical Education (.5 Personal Fitness & Wellness) .5 Health Education 7.5 Electives Other requirements Personal Finance Class & Proficiency Civics exam proficiency MO & US Constitution Tests
Honors or Not? Expect 3-4 hours of homework per week per honors class; + extracurricular(s) rigor with reason Trust teacher recommendations Accelerate in the areas of strength/interest Consider college choice Highly selective—Student needs the most competitive transcript the student is capable of producing: classes and grades. Selective—Student needs a competitive transcript. Liberal—Student needs to meet the college admissions requirements.
Wildwood and LaSalle Middle Schools Online Registration January 18-28 https://campus.rsdmo.org/campus/portal/roc kwood.jsp Forgot password: go to portalhelp@rsdmo.org
MOUSE, MICKEY All “Request STUDENT Number: 071050046 Grade: 09 Summary” pages Requested Courses : need to be filled out LA025S 09 Language Arts A LA026S 09 Language Arts B completely and SS046S US History A SS047S US History B signed by the MA003S Algebra I A 14 courses listed MA004S Algebra I B student and 16 ONLY if SC003B Biology A requesting SC004B Biology B parent/guardian. JAZZ BAND zero FL031S Spanish I A hour FL032S Spanish I B MU054S Mixed Choir This signed form is MU055S Mixed Choir PE025B Personal Fitness & Wellness to be turned in to the EL080B Freshman Seminar Middle School Alternate Courses : SP007S Public Speaking Minimum of 4 HE001S Health Education semester length FC020S Foods & Nutrition 1 alternatives. AR026S Art Fundamentals Mr. I. M. Mouse Mouse 01-25-18 Micke Mic key Mo Date Parent Signature Student Signature
Thank you! Welcome to Eureka! This presentation will be posted on the EHS website.
REGULAR VS. HONORS Regular Honors ● Slower Pacing ● Faster Pacing ● Less Homework ● More Independent Work ● More Practice of Skills ● Tougher Assessments Before Assessment ● More “Teacher as Coach” ● More Teacher Support ● More Student in Control of ● More Direct Instruction Own Learning ● For a Typical Student Who ● Greater Work Ethic Needed May Not Necessarily Excel ● For a Student Who Wants to in Subject be Challenged in This Subject
WEIGHTED GRADE COURSES ▪ What does weighted grade mean? ▪ The course is of considerable difficulty and will greatly challenge students who may have easily succeeded in MS Challenge Courses. ▪ EARNING an A is difficult but will result in a 5.0 GPA for that course on a 4.0 scale. ▪ EARNING a B will result in earning a 4.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. ▪ Note: Many colleges ask students to submit their unweighted GPA. ▪ Not all honors courses are weighted grade courses. ▪ Weighted Grade: ALAR/P I (Language Arts), Honors Geometry and Honors History are currently the only CORE WG courses for 9 th graders. Honors Biology & Honors Language Arts 9, though both rigorous courses that will prepare your child well, are not weighted grade.
REGULAR VS. HONORS (Math) Regular Honors ● Slower Pacing ● Faster Pacing ● Less Homework ● More Independent Work ● More Practice of Skills Before ● Tougher Assessments - No extra Assessment time ● More Teacher Support ● More “Teacher as Coach” ● More Direct Instruction ● More Student in Control of Own ● For a Typical Student Who May not Learning Excel in Subject ● For a Student Who Wants to be Challenged in This Subject
REGULAR VS. HONORS (Social Studies) Regular Honors ● Slower Pacing ● No worksheets or study guides ● Less Daily Homework, Less ● More analysis, application on Writing assessments ● More Practice of Skills ● Responsible to read text, Before Assessment complete note cards on own ● Greater independence, individual motivation ● Strength in writing, ELA ● Preparing for AP next year
REGULAR VS. HONORS (Science) Regular Honors Expectations Slower pacing ● ▪ Student chooses their success or failure More Homework ▪ Take initiative in one’s own learning ● More Practice of Skills ● ▪ Studying at home, even when no homework Before Assessment “assigned” More Teacher Support ▪ Limited scaffolding in class ● More Direct Instruction ● ▪ Fast pace, more in depth Benefits ▪ Preparation for AP courses & college ▪ Learning with motivated peers ▪ Deeper investigations into science topics ▪ Increased inquiry science labs and activities ▪ Leads to weighted courses and college credit
REGULAR VS. HONORS (Language Arts) Regular Honors ● Slower Pacing ● Faster Pacing - 100 ● Less Homework pages/week ● More Practice of Skills ● More Independent Work Before Assessment ● Tougher Assessments ● More Teacher Support ● More “Teacher as Coach” ● More Direct Instruction ● More Student in Control of Own Learning ● Greater Work Ethic Needed ● For a Student Who Wants to be Challenged in This Subject
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