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Welcom

e Parents

& Students

of the

Class of 2024

December 5, 2019

Thank youWHS Navy National Defense

Cadet Corps NNDCC

Presentation of ColorsPledge of Allegiance

Principal’s Welcome & Introductions

⦿ WHS Administration⦿ Rose Sirchio, Principal⦿ Kevin Davis, Assistant Principal⦿ Kristen Scott, Assistant Principal⦿ Katie Misa, Director of Guidance⦿ Tom Ridoux, Athletic Director

⦿ Extra Curricular Opportunities⦿ Block Scheduling⦿ Unit Lunch⦿ Graduation Requirements & Academic

Programs⦿ Class of 2024 Transition Website⦿ Student Panel⦿ Student Life Video

TONIGHT’S AGENDA

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CLUBS & ACTIVITIESClubs and Activities Website

ATHLETICSFall SportsCheer (G) Cross Country (B,G) Field Hockey (G)Football (B)Gymnastics (G)Soccer (B,G)Surf (B,G)Tennis (G)Volleyball (G) 

Winter SportsBasketball (B,G)Bowling (B,G) Chess (B,G)Competition Cheerleading (G)Ice Hockey (B)Swimming (B,G)Winter Track (B,G)Wrestling (B)

 

Spring SportsBaseball (B)Golf (B,G) Lacrosse (B,G)Softball (G)Tennis (B)Track (B,G)Volleyball (B)

⦿ Increase instructional time⦿ Provide flexibility for innovative

teaching strategies⦿ Improve school climate⦿ Reduce travel time⦿ Improve student attendance⦿ Allow for an extended Unit Lunch

AB BLOCK SCHEDULING

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ACADEMIC COURSE PLANNING

A Day B Day

1A- Modern World History CP 1B- Beginning Guitar

2A- Algebra 2 H 2B- Health/PE 9

UNIT LUNCH UNIT LUNCH

3A- TV Production 1 3B- English 9 CP

4A- Spanish 2 4B- Lab Biology H

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UNIT LUNCH⦿ 10:18 - 11:09 a.m.

⦿ Students can purchase food in the cafeteria, Aux. Gym, and outside the auditorium

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⦿ Students eat in various locations ◼ Cafeteria, Gym, Auditorium, Courtyard, Classrooms

UNIT LUNCH

UNIT LUNCH● Student Supports● Extra Help● Clubs & Activities Meeting

Time● Opportunities to meet

with School Counselors, CST, SAC, School Family Liaison

● Respects students by empowering them to make good choices

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS⦿ Students are required to earn a

minimum of 120 credits to receive a Wall High School Diploma.

⦿ Students will earn 5 credits for successfully completing a class for a full year and 2.5 credits for a semester class.

⦿ Each year, all students must carry a minimum of 40 credits (8 classes).

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS⦿ There are specific required courses that all 9th grade students must take:▪ English 9▪ Modern World History▪ Biology▪ Mathematics (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2)▪ World Language (French, Latin, Spanish)▪ Health/Physical Education▪ 2 Elective Courses

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS⦿ Academic Courses

◼ College Prep◼ Honors ◼ Advanced Placement◼ Option II Programs

Make it a great day to be a Knight!

Wall High School Academies

● Wall Business and Finance Academy● Pre-Engineering Academy● Service and Leadership Academy● Visual & Performing Arts Academy● Future Educators Academy

Make it a great day to be a Knight!

THE SCHEDULING PROCESS ● January 22, 2020-Academic Planning Night

● Placement Testing- February 2020○ Tuesday, 2/4 from 8:00-10:30 am ○ Make Up Date- Tuesday, 2/11 from 8:00-10:30 am○ Engineering Academy Applicants- Monday, 2/10

afterschool in cafeteria

● Scheduling for WHS- March 2020 Class of 2024 Transition Information

STUDENT PANELRiley AdamRyan BetzKayla Bowen Logan PetersNicholas VargasMia Ward

WHS STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

University of AlabamaAmerican UniversityBabson CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrown UniversityBucknell UniversityCarnegie Melon UniversityCatholic UniversityCollege of CharlestonClemson UniversityCornell UniversityUniv of Colorado, BoulderDavidson CollegeUniversity of DelawareDrexel UniverstiyEast Carolina UniversityElon UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aero UnivEmerson College

Fairfield UniversityFashion Institute of Tech. Flagler CollegeFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin & Marshall Full Sail UniversityGeorgetown UniverstiyGeorgia Inst of TechGettysburg CollegeHigh Point UniversityCollege of the Holy CrossJames Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityLafayette CollegeLehigh UniversityLife UniversityLoyola UniversityMarist CollegeUniv of Maryland

Monmouth UniversityMontclair State UniversityMoravian CollegeNJ Inst of TechnologyThe College of NJNew York UniversityNorth Carolina State UnivPenn State UnversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaPrinceton UniversityPurdue UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstRider UniversityRowan UniversityRutgers UniversitySavannah College of Art & DesignStanford UniversityStockton UniversityUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Virginia

SAVE THE DATE⦿ January 22, 2020-Academic Open House ▪ 6:30 pm in the Eva Applegate Theatre

Parents and 8th Grade students are invited Course Selection Overview Honors Classes and Placement Information Goal Setting & Four Year Planning

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It’s a Great Day to be a Knight!