Welcome to FHS!!!

ADMINISTRATIONMR. JOE GONZALEZ, PRINCIPAL

JOEG@FISD.ORG

MR. CHRIS WEIRICH, VICE PRINCIPAL

CHRISW@FISD.ORG

STUDENTS: A - L

MRS. SARAH SOUTHARD, VICE PRINCIPAL

SARAHS@FISD.ORG

STUDENTS: M - Z

COUNSELING CENTER

MR. LOGAN MINSHEW

STUDENTS: A - F

COLLEGE & CAREER

MRS. JENNY IMMEL

STUDENTS: G - O

MRS. KANDIS PYKA

STUDENTS: P - Z

DUAL CREDIT

MRS. BRANDY HOLEKAMP

SPECIAL PROGRAMS & TESTING

MRS. KATHRYN SHEPHERD, REGISTRAR

MRS. TINA REAVIS, SECRETARY

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COUNSELORS

WELCOME TO FHS

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MATCHMAKER:

• ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR

LIKES AND DISLIKES TO FIND

CAREERS THAT MATCH UP WITH

YOUR INTERESTS.

LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY:

• LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR

ABILITIES AND SEE HOW YOUR

ABILITIES COMPARE TO THOSE USED

IN CAREERS THAT INTEREST YOU.

CAREERS / SCHOOLS / MAJORS:

CAREERS:

• SEARCH SPECIFIC CAREERS AND

LEARN GET MORE

INFORMATION ON THEM.

SCHOOLS:

• SEARCH SCHOOLS IN THE USA BY

STATE OR MAJOR.

MAJORS:

• SEARCH SPECIFIC MAJORS

METHOD TEST PREP: 20-week program to better prepare oneself for the SAT / ACT.

• Includes an initial evaluation / lessons / vocabulary builder / full length exams / resources / more…

PREPARING FOR HIGH SCHOOL:

SELECT COURSES FOR

9TH

GRADE:

1. STUDENTS WILL SELECT THE

COURSES THEY WOULD LIKE TO

TAKE.

2. USE XELLO TO SELECT COURSES

AND LOOK AT COURSES

SELECTED.

3. THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT

COUNSELORS WILL TRY TO USE

TO CREATE THE STUDENTS

SCHEDULE.

SELECT AN ENDORSEMENT

FOR GRADUATION:

1. HOUSE BILL 5 REQUIRES

STUDENTS TO SELECT AND

WORK TOWARDS EARNING AN

ENDORSEMENT.

2. AN ENDORSEMENT IS A CAREER

STUDY.

3. THE STUDENT WILL TAKE

COURSES TO LEARN MORE

ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR

CAREER.

MEETINGS TO PROVIDE

INFORMATION:

1. STUDENTS MEET WITH

COUNSELOR TO SELECT

COURSES IN XELLO.

2. ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH

PARENT(S), STUDENT, AND

COUNSELOR REQUIRED: WEEK

OF FEBRUARY 17 – 21.

3. MARCH 30, 2020 IS THE

DEADLINE FOR ALL PAPERWORK.

ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS:

• FHS SCHOOL COUNSELORS WILL MEET WITH PARENT(S) AND STUDENT(S) TO

DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

• STUDENT SCHEDULE FOR 9TH

GRADE YEAR

• 4-YEAR PLAN IN XELLO

• ENDORSEMENT * PROGRAM OF STUDY

FEBRUARY 17 * 18 * 19 * 20 * 21

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SCHEDULE CHANGES•THE MASTER SCHEDULE IS BUILT IN JUNE BASED ON STUDENT REQUESTS.

•AFTER THAT TIME, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT A SCHEDULE CHANGE

MAY OCCUR.

•IF YOU NEED A COUNSELOR TO LOOK AT A SCHEDULE CHANGE DUE TO AN

UNFORESEEN EVEN, THESE MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF DURING STUDENT

REGISTRATION…THEY MAY NOT REQUEST SCHEDULE CHANGES ONCE

SCHOOL HAS BEGUN!

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

COURSEWORK:

FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM –

22 CREDITS

* THIS MUST BE DETERMINED BY AN

INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE BASED ON

SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS

FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM

WITH ENDORSEMENT – 26

CREDITS

TESTING:

5 STAAR TESTS MUST BE

PASSED:

• ALGEBRA 1

• BIOLOGY

• ENGLISH 1

• READING

• WRITING

• ENGLISH 2

• READING

• WRITING

• US HISTORY

MISCELLANEOUS:

ABSENCES / TARDIES:

STATE LAW REQUIRES A STUDENT ATTEND

EACH CLASS 90% OF THE TIME TO EARN

THE CREDIT.

FAILING GRADES:

STUDENTS MUST MAINTAIN A 70+

AVERAGE IN EACH COURSE TO EARN

CREDIT.

HOUSE BILL 5: HB5FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

26 COURSE CREDITS

• 4 CREDITS WITHIN AN ENDORSEMENT

AREA AND MUST BE IN A COHERENT

SEQUENCE

PERFORMANCE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

NOTES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

HIGHER PERFORMANCE CATEGORY:

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF

ACHIEVEMENT

5 ENDORSEMENT OPTIONS

• ARTS & HUMANITIES

• BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

• MULTIDISCIPLINARY

• PUBLIC SERVICE

• STEM

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT

A STUDENT MAY EARN THIS LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT BY

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING:

• 4 CREDITS IN MATHEMATICS, WHICH MUST INCLUDE ALGEBRA 2

• 4 CREDITS IN SCIENCE

• REMAINING 26 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS FOR AT LEAST ONE ENDORSEMENT

PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

A STUDENT MAY EARN A PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

(REQUIREMENTS TBD BY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION):

• OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

• IN A DUAL CREDIT COURSE

• IN BILINGUALISM AND BILITERACY

• ON AN AP TEST (SCORE OF 3, 4, OR 5) OR IB EXAM (WE DO NOT OFFER AT FHS)

• ON THE PSAT, THE ACT-PLAN, THE SAT, OR THE ACT

• FOR EARNING A NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BUSINESS OR

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE

PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DUAL CREDIT COURSES:

• AT LEAST 12 HOURS OF COLLEGE

ACADEMIC COURSES WITH A GRADE

OF 3.0 OR HIGHER ON A 4.0 SCALE

• AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE WHILE IN HIGH

SCHOOL

AP OR IB EXAM:

• A SCORE OF 3 OR ABOVE ON A

COLLEGE BOARD AP EXAM; OR

• A SCORE OF 4 OR ABOVE ON AN IB

EXAM.

PSAT / SAT / ACT / ACT-PLAN:

• PSAT: QUALIFYING SCORE FOR

RECOGNITION BY COLLEGE BOARD

AND NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP;

OR

• SAT: COMBINED CRITICAL READING

AND MATH SCORE OF AT LEAST 1250;

OR

• ACT: COMPOSITE SCORE OF 28

(EXCLUDING THE WRITING SUBSCORE);

OR

• ACT-PLAN: COLLEGE READINESS

BENCHMARK SCORE ON AT LEAST 2

SUBJECT TESTS ON THE ACT-PLAN.

More information next slide..........

PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

BILINGUALISM / BILITERACY:

• COMPLETE ALL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GPA OF

80 ON A SCALE; AND

• SATISFY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• COMPLETE MINIMUM OF 3 CREDITS IN LA OTHER THAN

ENGLISH WITH A MIN. GPA 80 ON A SCALE OF 100

• PROFICIENCY IN A LEVEL IV LANGUAGE OTHER THAN

ENGLISH WITH A MIN. GPA OF 80 ON A SCALE OF 100; OR

• COMPLETE AT LEAST 3 CREDITS IN FOUNDATION SUBJECT

AREA IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH WITH A

MINIMUM GPA OF 80 ON A SCALE OF 100; OR

• PROFICIENCY IN ONE OR MORE LANGUAGES OTHER

THAN ENGLISH BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A SCORE OF

3 OR HIGHER ON AP EXAM; A SCORE OF 4 OR HIGHER

ON IB EXAM; PERFORMANCE OF AT LEAST INTERMEDIATE

HIGH OR EQUIVALENT ON A NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

• IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING 1 & 2, AN

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER MUST ALSO HAVE:

• PARTICIPATED IN AND MET THE CXIT CRITERIA

FOR A BILINGUAL OR ESL PROGRAM; AND

• SCORED AT THE ADVANCED HIGH LEVEL ON

TELPAS

More information next slide..........

BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY

CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE :

• PERFORMANCE ON AN EXAMINATIOR OR SERIES OF

EXAMINATIONS SUFFICIENT TO OBTAIN A NATIONAL

OR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BUSINESS OR

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION.

• PERFORMANCE ON AN EXAMINATION SUFFICIENT TO

OBTAIN A GOVERNMENT REQUIRED CREDENTIAL TO

PRACTICE A PROFESSION.

HB5 W/ENDORSEMENT

CORE SUBJECTS:

• ENGLISH: 4 CREDITS

• MATH: 4 CREDITS

• 2 CREDITS MUST CONSIST OF ALGEBRA AND

GEOMETRY

• SCIENCE: 4 CREDITS

• 1 CREDIT MUST CONSIST OF BIOLOGY

• 1 CREDIT MUST BE IPC, CHEMISTRY, OR PHYSICS

• SOCIAL STUDIES: 3 CREDITS

• WORLD GEOGRAPHY OR WORLD HISTORY

• US HISTORY

• ECONOMICS (½) / GOVERNMENT (½)

OTHER REQUIRED CREDITS :

• LOTE: 2 CREDITS

• P.E.: 1 CREDIT

• FINE ARTS: 1 CREDIT

• SPEECH: ½ CREDIT

• ENDORSEMENT: 4 CREDITS

• COURSES MUST BE TAKEN IN A COHERENT

SEQUENCE AS DESIGNATED BY FHS

• ELECTIVES: 2.5 CREDITS

LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH [LOTE]: 2 CREDITS

•FHS CURRENTLY OFFERS THE

FOLLOWING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO

SATISFY THE LOTE REQUIREMENT:

• SPANISH

• SPANISH I – IV

• GERMAN

• GERMAN 1 – 1V

• FRENCH

• FRENCH I – IV

PHYSICAL EDUCATION [P.E.]: 1 CREDIT

• ATHLETICS

• BASEBALL / SOFTBALL

• CROSS COUNTRY

• FOOTBALL

• GOLF

• POWERLIFTING

• SOCCER

• SWIMMING

• TENNIS

• TRACK

• VOLLEYBALL

• CHEER

•MARCHING BAND

• P. E.

• N.J.R.O.T.C.

FHS currently offers the following credits to

satisfy the P.E. requirement:

FINE ARTS: 1 CREDIT

• FHS CURRENTLY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING

COURSES TO SATISFY THE FINE ARTS

REQUIREMENT:

• ART – DRAWING

• ART 3 AT FMS WILL COUNT AS 1.0 CREDIT FOR ART 1

AT FHS.

• BAND – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

• CHOIR – SINGING

• DANCE – RED HOTTS (TRY-OUTS

• FLORAL DESIGN – CREATING DESIGNS USING

FLOWERS

• THEATER – ACTING / STAGE DESIGNFREDERICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

ENDORSEMENTS

Courses in:

Engineering

Math

Science

Programs of Study

within the following

Endorsements:

STEM

Business & Industry

Public Services

Arts & Humanities

Courses in:

Education & Training

Health Science

Human Services

Law Enforcement

Government & Public

Administration

Courses in:

Social Studies

Languages Other Than

English

Dance

Art

Music

Theater

STEM Business & Industry

Multidisciplinary

Studies

(All-inclusive Plan)

Public Services Arts & Humanities

Courses in:

Agriculture, Food &

Natural Resources

Architecture &

Construction

Business Management &

Administration

Hospitality & Tourism

Information Technology

Journalism

Manufacturing

Transportation

GRADE POINT AVERAGE [G.P.A.]

TIER 1:

PAP / AP / Dual Credit … 5.0 scale

TIER 2:

All regular coursework…4.0 scale

TIER 3:

Modified coursework…3.0 scale

Student Classifications:

0.0 – 5.5 credits Freshman

6.0 – 11.5 credits Sophomore

12.0 – 17.5 credits Junior

18.0 + credits Senior

* Includes state and local credits

What does this mean?

Grade Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

105 5.5 4.5 3.5

100 5.0 4.0 3.0

95 4.5 3.5 2.5

90 4.0 3.0 2.0

85 3.5 2.5 1.5

80 3.0 2.0 1.0

75 2.5 1.5 0.5

70 2.0 1.0 0.0

65 1.5 0.5

TIER 1 COURSES (5.0 SCALE):

• PAP ENGLISH 1 / 2

• PAP W. GEOGRAPHY

• PAP GEOMETRY

• PAP ALGEBRA 2

• PAP PRE-CALCULUS

• PAP BIOLOGY

• PAP CHEMISTRY

• AP ENGLISH 3 / 4

• AP WORLD HISTORY

• AP US HISTORY

• AP GOVERNMENT

• AP EUROPEAN HISTORY

• AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

• AP PSYCHOLOGY

• AP STATISTICS

• AP CALCULUS

• AP BIOLOGY

• AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• ONRAMPS CHEMISTRY

• ONRAMPS PHYSICS 1

• AP MUSIC THEORY (TEACHER APPROVAL)

• AP STUDIO ART (TEACHER APPROVAL)

• ANY APPROVED CORE DUAL CREDIT COURSE

GRADE POINT AVERAGE [G.P.A.]

GRADE POINT AVERAGE [G.P.A.]

Students enrolled in an

Advanced Placement (AP)

class may earn an additional

0.5 points by taking the AP Exam and scoring a 3, 4, or 5.

AP Exams are typically

scheduled the first two

weeks in May. We

usually receive the

students scores toward

the end of July.

AP Exams are

organized through

College Board… you

may learn more at

collegeboard.org

• AP exam scores will only be factored

into the GPA Calculator during the

junior year and prior. This is due to

the issue FHS does not receive scores

until July and final senior transcripts

are run in June to be distributed to

the students specific college.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS:

• COURSES TAKEN OUTSIDE THE NORMAL FHS ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS COLLEGE

COURSES NOT FUNDED BY FISD, CREDIT BY EXAM, CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, OR

MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSES WILL NOT BE FACTORED INTO GPA OR USED TO

DETERMINE CLASS RANK.

• IF A TRANSFER STUDENT MOVES IN WITH COURSES DESIGNATED AS ADVANCED IN

THEIR PREVIOUS SCHOOL, ONLY THOSE WHICH MATCH THE FHS ADVANCED

COURSES WILL BE PLACED IN TIER 1 FOR RANKING PURPOSES.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE [G.P.A.]

RANKING INFORMATION

• RANKING:

• STUDENTS ARE PLACED IN QUARTILES

• 5.0 GPA (LEFT SIDE)…FHS USES THIS FOR RANKING

• 4.0 GPA (RIGHT SIDE)…CALCULATED AS COLLEGES DO

• TRANSCRIPTS:

• FHS COUNSELING CENTER FOR A TRANSCRIPT

REQUEST FORM

RANKINGS WILL BE COMPLETED 3

TIMES EACH SCHOOL YEAR:

• FEBRUARY

• JUNE

• AUGUST

STUDENT RANKING

Secretary: Mrs. Tina Reavis

830.997.7551

P - ZMrs. Kandis Pykakandisp@fisd.org

G - OMrs. Jenny Immel

jennyi@fisd.org

Special Programs(504/SPED/LEP)

Mrs. Brandy Holekampbrandyh@fisd.org

A - FMr. Logan Minshew

loganm@fisd.org

Registrar: Mrs. Kathryn Shepherd

830.997.7551

FHS SCHOOL SCHEDULE

1ST

PERIOD 8:30 – 9:15 45 MIN.

2ND

PERIOD 9:19 – 10:11 52 MIN.

3RD

PERIOD 10:15 – 11:00 45 MIN.

4TH

PERIOD 11:04 – 11:49 45 MIN

5TH

PERIOD:

A LUNCH / 5TH

: 11:49 – 12:34 / 12:38 – 1:23 45 MIN.

5TH

/ B LUNCH: 11:53 – 12:38 / 12:38 – 1:23 45 MIN.

6TH

PERIOD 1:27 – 2:12 45 MIN.

7TH

PERIOD 2:16 – 3:01 45 MIN.

8TH

PERIOD 3:05 – 3:50 45 MIN.

2 TERMS * 2 SEMESTERS

4 – 9 WEEK GRADING PERIODS

FALL TERM:

1st 9 Wks: August 17 –

October 9

2nd 9 Wks: October 13 –

December 18

Midterms: Last week in Dec.

SPRING TERM:

3rd 9 wks: January 4 –

March 12

4th 9 wks: March 22 –

May 27

Finals: Last week in May

DUAL CREDIT COURSES:• DUAL CREDIT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29

TH, 2020 FROM

5:30 – 7:00 IN THE FHS LIBRARY.

• FHS CURRENTLY HAS AGREEMENTS WITH ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL

TEXAS COLLEGE FOR DUAL CREDIT COURSES.

• GENERAL COURSES

• ECON 2301 / 2302

• ENGL 1301 / 1302

• ENGL 2322 / 2323

• GOVT 2305 / 2306

• HIST 1301 / 1302

• Math 1314

• Math 2412

• PSYC 2301

• SPCH 1314

Thank you for meeting with us this

evening!

We look forward to getting to know

you and your student better in the

coming months.