WELCOME TO GRANGER CLASS OF 2021 WE BELIEVE

WELCOME TO GRANGER CLASS OF 2021! WE BELIEVE: OUR DIFFERENCES MAKE US STRONGER OUR SIMILARITIES MAKE US ONE WE ARE FAMILY LANCER IS MORE THAN A TITLE GRANGER IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL WE STAND UP STAND STRONG STAND TOGETHER WE ARE GRANGER!

TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL FROM JUNIOR HIGH

MAIN DIFFERENCES? 1. EARNING CREDITS FOR GRADUATION 2. MORE OPPORTUNITIES: CLUBS, SPORTS, ACTIVITIES, DANCES, SERVICE OPTIONS 3. OVERWHELMING-HOW TO GET HELP

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Progress Toward Graduation PTG Student Name and Number

Available in the Counseling Center – Make a 4 year plan!

HOW TO PASS YOUR CLASSES • COME TO CLASS! • TURN IN WORK • ASK FOR HELP • CHECK GRADES REGULARLY • ORGANIZE BINDER/BACKPACK • SET GOALS • ATTEND TUTORING WHERE POSSIBLE (SCIENCE AND MATH)

HOW TO MAKE UP FAILED CREDIT • IF YOU FAIL A CORE CLASS: ENGLISH, SCIENCE, MATH, GEOGRAPHY = CREDIT RECOVERY • PACKETS TO RECEIVE CREDIT- $10 NOT TO CHANGE YOUR GRADE OR GPA • ONLINE TO RECEIVE CREDIT-$25 NOT TO CHANGE YOUR GRADE OR CPA • SUMMER SCHOOL FOR CREDIT RECOVERY-SIGN UP IN MAY See your Counselor for all of these!!

HOW TO GET AHEAD • ONLINE CLASSES- $0 DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR • SUMMER SCHOOL FOR NEW CREDIT-SIGN UP IN MAY See your Counselor for all of these!!

GET PAID FOR GOOD GRADES See your Counselor if interested! • REGENT’S SCHOLARSHIP = • B OR HIGHER IN CORE CLASSES/ 3. 5 GPA/ 26 ON ACT = $6, 000 • C OR HIGHER IN CORE CLASSES/ 3. 0 GPA/ TAKE ACT = $1, 000 • TAKE 2 YEARS WORLD LANGUAGE (FOR REGENT’S AND COLLEGE, NOT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION) • 4 YEARS PROGRESSIVE MATH • 3 YEARS LAB-BASED SCIENCE

School Dances. Homecoming Sep. 22 nd! Spirit Weeks Athletic Games Club Rush = Sep. 25 -28 during both lunches Sign Up!

OVERWHELMED? • COUNSELORS HELP WITH CLASSES, GRADES, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL STRUGGLES, FUTURE PLANNING AND MORE! • COME TO THE COUNSELING CENTER FOR HELP OR EMAIL YOUR COUNSELOR • SCHOOL NURSE: JAMIE FERDINAND – IN THE COUNSELING CENTER • JOSH DEMOUX: FRESHMEN ADVOCATE – J 210 • FRESHMEN ACADEMY TEACHERS: ALL AWESOME! ASK FOR HELP • SOCIAL WORKER, ADMINISTRATORS, AND MORE • FOOD PANTRY – IN THE COUNSELING CENTER • WEBSITE = GRANGERCOUNSELINGCENTER. COM