JUNIOR HIGH

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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.

7th: 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.

7th: 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

Check your "PULSE" weekly:

8th: Understanding High School Credits - Introduction

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 1:

GRADES: At the end of each semester, students earn a LETTER grade for each course.

Example 2:

CREDITS: Each grade will then be converted to credits

GRADE - CREDIT CONVERSION CHART:

NOTE: "F" grade must be repeated.

A period 7 or summer school will be added to your high school plan.

Exercise 1: Go to your "PULSE": assume the grades are your final grades. Determine how many credits do you have right now.

Example: This student has 25 credits.

8th: Understanding HIGH SCHOOL Course Levels & Placement

Note: Your course placement is determined by the following factors:

Grades

GPA

Standardized test scores

Teacher recommendations

ACADEMIC LEVELS:

Non-College-Prep: basic high school standard for all non-"A-G" subjects

College-Prep (CP): basic college-preparatory standard level for all "A-G" subjects

Honors (H): rigorous standard preparing students for Advanced Placement Level courses

Advanced Placement (AP): college-level standard; AP exams are given every May. Students will earn high school credits upon successful completion of the course; students may also earn college units if they pass the AP exams with scores of 3, 4, or 5.

Dual Enrollment (DE): actual college course taught on a high school campus. Students will earn high school credits AND college units upon successful completion of the course.

- - - Fremont's dual enrollment courses are offered by either Mt. SAC or Cal Poly Pomona

8th: Understanding High School GPA - Introduction

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: GPA calculated on a 4.00 scale as shown below:

GRADE	Point (4.0 Scale)
A	4
B	3
C	2
D	1
F	0

Weighted GPA: Certain courses such as Honors or Advanced Placement courses are considered more difficult and hence are given extra points. Weighted GPA is measured using a 5.00 scale:

GRADE	Point (5.0 Scale)
A	5
B	4
C	3
D	1
F	0

Note: "D" and "F" grades DO NOT earn an extra point

On PUSD Transcript:

Term GPA /Semester GPA: an average of grades a student received in a given semester.

Cumulative/Overall GPA: an average of grades a student received in all semesters in high school.

Exercise 2: (advanced level) Look at your 7th-grade transcript. Assume these are your 9th-grade classes; all courses are considered Honors. Calculate your new "overall cumulative weighted GPA".

Example: 7th grade GPA was: 3.83

New weighted GPA: 4.83

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: