Counselors
Mr. Wallace 9th grade A-G
Mr. McPherson 9th grade H-O
Mrs. Smith 9th grade P-Z
Class visits begin Sept 24-Oct. 3
Freshman-Powerpoint-Class-visits-2012-2013.ppt
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) Scholarship
After each year of high school, KHEAA awards scholarship money for every student who maintains a 2.5 GPA (C Average) or higher. For each year of high school, students are eligible to earn scholarship money to help pay for college. The following chart can be used to estimate the award for each year.
GPA Scholarship Amount
2.5 $125 Freshman GPA ____=$____
2.6 $150 Sophomore GPA ____=$____
2.7 $175 Junior GPA ____=$____
2.75 $187 Senior GPA ____=$____
2.8 $200
2.9 $225
3.0 $250
3.1 $275
3.2 $300
3.25 $312
3.3 $325
3.4 $350
3.5 $375
3.6 $400
3.7 $425
3.75 $437
3.8 $450
3.9 $475
4.0 $500
What's a GPA??
Your GPA is your grade point average. To calculate your GPA you must total the number of points from your grades and then divide by the number of courses you were enrolled in for credit. For unweighted GPA, A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and U=0.
EXAMPLE:
You took five courses for credit in one grading period, earning 2 A's, 2 B's, and a C.
2 A's = 8 pts (2x4)
2 B's = 6 pts (2x3)
1 C = 2 pts (1x2)
Total = 16 pts (8+6+2) Now divide 16 by 5 (Number of courses for credit) to get a
GPA of 3.2
*Weighted Grades: Since Advanced Placement (AP) are nationally recognized and monitored AP grades will be weighted on a sliding 5.0 scale as follows:
Grade Quality Points
A......................................................5.00
B......................................................3.75
C......................................................2.50
D......................................................1.25
U...........................................................0
Both the weighted and the unweighted GPA’s will appear on the official transcript. In addition, while JCPS does not individually rank senior students we will rank by percentile for colleges and universities (e.g., top 10%). Any student earning a weighted cumulative high school GPA of 4.0 or greater qualifies for Valedictorian. This calculation includes weighted GPAs.
ILP Requirements
The Individual Learning Plan (ILP) is required to be completed each year of high school enrollment. This program is a wonderful tool for students to use in their college research, planning and gathering of information. As a matter of fact, the program will also help the students to create a resume which can be helpful in job interviews and searchs. The students must be at 100% in order to meet this requirement.
To log on follow the following steps:
1. Go to www.jcpsky.net
2. Go to Students
3. Go to JCPS online
4. Students logon using their school username and password
5. Select Career Cruising
State Testing Information
The state of Kentucky has mandated several tests for all students. Over the course of their high school career, each student who plans on graduating must take these exams.
**Computer Competency Assessment
**End of Course Exams (20 percent of the final term grade will come from the end-of course exam for English 2, Algebra 2, U.S. History, and Biology)
**ACT
Graduation Requirements
For the freshman class, the graduation requirements are listed below. Please be aware of what needs to be completed in order to graduate on time.
Jeffersontown-High-school-Scheduling-Information.doc
SCHEDULING-MANUAL.docm
Course-Catalog-with-Graduation-Requirements.doc