Ninth-grade registration set
Warren County High School principal James Bennett will lead a team from the high school that will provide information and assistance to this year?s eighth-graders and their parents in pre-registering for the ninth grade.
The sessions are all held at the WCHS auditorium.
Students, and their parents, with the assistance of the eighth-grade counselors, will use information provided by high school personnel to register for not only the ninth grade, but fill out a plan of study for the entire four years of education at Warren County High School.
The Education Reform Act of 1993 requires parents be part of the team that completes the four-year focus of study before the student enters ninth grade. Additionally, students will be required to fill out a plan for the two years following high school.
This combined with the four-year focus of study at WCHS completes the state-mandated six-year plan. The six-year plan becomes part of the transcript for graduating seniors.
An in-depth explanation of the new Gateway standards for graduation will be presented. The upcoming ninth-graders are required to pass Gateway Exams for algebra I, biology I, and English II in order to graduate with a regular diploma. In addition all ninth-grade students for the 2006-2007 school year will be required to earn a credit in geometry to meet minimum graduation requirements.
Advanced placement, articulation agreements, and dual enrollment will be discussed. Warren County High School has articulation agreements with Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville, Motlow State Community College, Nashville Tech, and various other post-secondary institutions in several vocational specialties.
Articulation agreements provide post-secondary credit to vocational classes in much the same manner as passing AP exams provide post-secondary credit for academic classes.
Representatives from the high school will be available after the formal presentation to answer questions on WCHS policies not discussed during the meeting and to clarify points that were covered in the presentation. WCHS clubs will provide guided tours of the building after the program in the auditorium. Parents/guardians of all rising ninth-graders are strongly encouraged to attend.