JUNIOR HIGH

Welcome to Fremont Academy!

Mascot: Bulldog

School Color: Green & Yellow

Junior High Course Offerings:

Schedule Change Request Policies (click to view)

Students can request a schedule change:

by visiting your counselor before school, during break, lunch, and after school

OR

by emailing your counselor (preferred)

PLEASE CLICK ON THE HEADINGS BELOW FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.

.....Understanding: SEMESTER & GRADES

ACADEMIC YEAR: Each academic year has 2 semesters:

- 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

Fail/Non-passing Grade: F

CREDITS: Although students may see CREDITS issued on their transcripts, credits are not being considered for 8th-grade promotion.

.....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)
A	4
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

8th GRADE PROMOTION CRITERIA

8th-Grade Promotion Contract:

click to view detailed criteria for the 8th-grade promotion ceremony

CAREER/COLLEGE EXPLORATION -guided lessons

The Holland's Theory: Six Personality Types

Use the following career website to complete your career search lessons. Counselors will help you interpret your results.

- - - - Interest Assessment
        
        Explore Careers
        
        Career Videos
        
        Compare Salaries
        
        CareerOneStop Worksheet

Job search engines often suggest the number of years of education you must pursue and the degrees or certificates you must obtain. The DEGREE PYRAMID below will help you understand what type of colleges you will need in order to obtain said degrees or certificates.

STUDY SKILLS - guided lessons

Lesson: "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: