JUNIOR HIGH INFORMATION
Welcome to Fremont Academy!
Mascot: Bulldog
School Color: Green & Yellow
- Junior High Course Offerings:
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7th Grade
Courses
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8th Grade
Courses
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Honor Level
Available:
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| Language Arts 7 | Language Arts 8 | Yes |
| 7th Common Core Math | 8th Common Core Math | Yes |
| 7th Integrated Science | 8th Integrated Science | Yes |
| Medieval Times | U.S. History 8 | Yes |
| PE 7 | PE 8 | No |
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Elective:
--AVID 7
--ELD 1, 2, or 3^
--CTE Lab 7-8
--PLTW Engineering I
--Yearbook*
--Beginning Guitar
--Beginning Brass
--Adv. Band*
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Elective:
--AVID 8
--ELD 1, 2, or 3^
--CTE Lab 7-8
--PLTW Engineering II
--Yearbook*
--Beginning Guitar
--Beginning Brass
--Adv. Band*
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No
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Key:
^assigned based on ELPAC score *requires teacher approval
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Key:
^assigned based on ELPAC score
*requires teacher approval
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Note: Honor-level course is assigned based on State & District standardized test scores
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- Schedule Change Request Policies click to view
Students can request a schedule change by:
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- visiting your counselor before school, during break, lunch, and after school
- emailing your counselor (preferred)
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PLEASE CLICK ON THE HEADINGS BELOW FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.
.....Understanding: SEMESTER & GRADES
ACADEMIC YEAR: Each academic year has 2 semesters:
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- Semester 1/Fall Semester: from August - December
- Semester 2/Spring Semester: from January - May
CLASSES: Students receive at least six (6) classes per semester:
Example:
GRADES: At the end of each semester, students earn a LETTER grade for each course.
Example:
| Percentages | Letter Grade |
| 90-100% | A |
| 80-89% | B |
| 70-79% | C |
| 60-69% | D |
| 0-50% | F |
Passing Grades: A, B, C
Barely Passing Grade: D
Fail/Non-passing Grade: F
CREDITS: Although students may see CREDITS issued on their transcripts, credits are not being considered for junior high promotion purposes.
.....Understanding: Junior High GPA
What is GPA?
It is often difficult to determine how well students did overall by just looking at a series of grades. Hence, all grades are converted and averaged to one numeric figure called GPA.
Grade Point Average (GPA) = a numeric score used to evaluate a student's overall academic performance.
Unweighted GPA: All Junior High courses are calculated on a 4.00 scale as shown below:
| GRADE |
Point
(4.0 Scale)
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| A |
4
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| B | 3 |
| C | 2 |
| D | 1 |
| F | 0 |
On PUSD Transcript:
Term GPA /Semester GPA = GPA for a given semester
Cumulative/Overall GPA = GPA for the entire Junior High years
---"Zero Impact": How missing assignments can impact your GRADES and GPA
Youtube Video: "Zero Impact"
Students often stated that when they don't finish an assignment, they won't turn it in. This results in "zero impact". After watching this video, you will realize that it is better to turn in unfinished work for partial points/credits than to earn a zero. Click on the video below to view:
Note: The video is fast-paced. You can pause or view it several times if necessary.
8th GRADE PROMOTION CRITERIA
- 8th-Grade Promotion Contract: click to view detailed criteria for the 8th-grade promotion ceremony