CONNECTING FRESHMEN FOR SUCCESS

AT BHS


BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL
COUNSELING & ADVISING DEPARTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL BY THE
NUMBERS
LATE START PRESENTATIONS
BULLDOG HOUR
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WHAT
THE NUMBERS SAY.
ACT 23.3 BATAVIA MEAN
90% OF OUR STUDENTS ENROLL IN COLLEGE
29 HONORS AND AP CLASSES OFFERED
LAST YEAR BATAVIA WON ITS FIRST STATE FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
BATAVIA HAS 21 EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS
26 CREDITS TOTAL TO GRADUATE
THE CLASS OF 2014 EARNED OVER $2,000,000 IN
SCHOLARSHIPS



HOW DO OUR STUDENTS DO?
ABOUT 50% OF FRESHMAN AT BHS TAKE AT
LEAST ONE HONORS COURSE
THE TOP HALF OF THE CLASS LAST YEAR HAD
CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.32 OR HIGHER
THE TOP 25% OF THE CLASS LAST YEAR HAD A
CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.65 OR HIGHER

GRADUATION/ COLLEGE
REQUIREMENTS
Graduation
3.5 credits English
.5 credit Speech
2 credits Science
3 credits Math
1 credit US/Am History
2.0 social studies
.5 credit Govt.
3.5 credits PE
.5 credit Health
.5 credit Cons. Ed
College
4 credits English
3 credits Science
Math through
Advanced Algebra
or a senior math
3 Credits social
studies
2 credits Foreign
Language (colleges
will recognize if 1
st

credit is earned in
Middle school)
HONORS AND AP COURSES
HONORS AND AP COURSES WILL GIVE
STUDENTS AN ADDITIONAL GRADE POINT
PER CLASS.
EX: IF YOU EARN A B, IT WOULD COUNT
FOR 4 POINTS INSTEAD OF 3.
CLASS RANK WILL BE CALCULATED ON THE
HIGHEST GPA OF 4.375
GRADES AND EARNING
CREDIT
TERM VS. SEMESTER CLASS
EARNING CREDIT
GRADING PERIODS
EVERY 9 WEEKS FOR TERM COURSES
EVERY 18 WEEK FOR SEMESTER
COURSES
GETTING HELP IN CLASSES

COURSE/GRADE
QUESTIONS
1. CONTACT TEACHER FIRST
2. CONTACT DIVISION
COORDINATORS
3. CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR
4. CONTACT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
OF CURRICULUM, LENNY
DEPASQUALE
LATE START
PRESENTATIONS
THURSDAYS 7:35 8:15AM
1. IN THE FALLMEETINGS WILL TAKE
PLACE WITH ALL FRESHMEN IN GROUPS
OF 50 COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS:
COURSE PLANNING, GPA, RIGOR, EXTRA-
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, GETTING
INVOLVED IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY,
AND HOW TO SEEK OUT ASSISTANCE.
2. PARENT PRESENTATION IN THE WINTER
THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED TO ADDRESS
REGISTRATION FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR.
BULLDOG HOUR
10:58-11:58 ON THURSDAYS

DURING BULLDOG HOUR HERE ARE SOME OF THE
OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS:
CAFETERIA
TESTING CENTER
LRC (QUIET STUDY)
PRESENTATIONS (WILL BE ANNOUNCED)
STUDY GROUPS
MEET WITH TEACHERS
COURTYARD
GYM/FIELD HOUSE
BULLDOG HOUR-COUNSELING
FOCUS
10:58-11:58 ON THURSDAYS

SMALL GROUPS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS:

1. STUDY SKILLS
2. ORGANIZATION
3. TIME MANAGEMENT
4. GOAL SETTING
5. FUTURE SCHEDULING QUESTIONS
GOAL SETTING & COURSE
PLANNING
GRADE 9 AND 10 ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER 6
TH


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