Rock Hill High School

Home of the BEARCATS

Mr. Ozzie Ahl – Principal

Mr. Beau Modla – Asst. Prin. 9th gradeMr. Steven Knight– Asst. Prin. 10th gradeMr. Kia Frasier– Asst. Prin. 11th gradeMr. Buddy King – Asst. Prin. 12th grade

Mr. Warren-Athletic Director

Rock Hill High School Administrators

School Counseling

DepartmentMs. Blake (A-Ce)Ms. Jackson (Ch-Gl)Ms. Daigle, Dept. Chair (Go-K)Ms. Lee (L-O)Mr. Elias (P-Sp)Ms. Neely (St-Z)Ms. Starcher, Career Counselor

Ms. Young, Admin. Asst.

School counselors at RHHS assist students with academic, career and personal/social development.Students are assigned to counselors by last name and students will be assigned to the same counselor from 9th-12th grade.

Counselors are available before, during and after school to assist students and parents.  Please call 981-1338 to contact your student's counselor and schedule an appointment.

Counselors

RHHS Health Room• Nurse-Angie Jackson

• Medication Rules

• Common Concerns/Questions

• Located in A-Building Office Hall Area

9th Grade is a BIG

year! Academics Awareness Accomplishment Activities

How many classes?

All 9th grade students take 8 classes per school year.

-When school starts, students have 4 blocks for 90 minutes everyday for 1st semester.

-Students schedules changes in January and they have 4 new classes for 90 minutes everyday for 2nd semester, with the exception of some courses that run yearlong A/B day.

Orientation in Late Summer:-Schedule (resolve errors)-Books, ID, Emergency Cards, Lockers (if desired)-Purchase Yearbook (less expensive then)

First Day:-Car riders dropped off out front; Bus riders dropped off on bus loop on side of E Building-All students move to Advisory at 8:20 bell, there by 8:30-Move through schedule-All will report to 3rd blk first for lunch explanation-Plan to wear ID from start-Ask questions—we are here to help!

What to Expect

A day at RHHS…

Bell at 8:20am to move to class1st block 8:30am-10:00am2nd block 10:06-11:31amBearcat Time and Advisory 11:37am-12:02pm3rd block and Lunches 12:02pm-2:08pm4th block 2:14pm-3:39pm

Course selection

At your 8th grade IGP, you are picking ALL 8 classes for the whole 15-16 school year of your 9th grade year.

Choose carefully! You can make changes up to March 30th.

You are not allowed to make preference changes after March 30th.

Remember, if you are in Eng 1 and/or Alg 1 in 8th grade—you must have a final grade of 85 OR an approval appeal from your middle school principal to move on to Honors coursework in 9th grade—due June 12th.

Students pursuing all Honors academic courses in 9th grade should sign up for Accelerated Foreign Language in 9th grade.

GPA…it all starts here!

Your overall Grade Point Average (GPA) begins in 9th grade (or middle school if you take Eng 1, Alg 1 or Foreign Language for high school credit).

EVERY class you take for high school credit counts toward your overall GPA.

This is the number that you will write on college applications during your senior year.

Remember, there are state scholarships (HOPE, LIFE, and Palmetto Fellows) that are tied to strong overall GPA. Having an overall 3.0 at graduation is the minimum for HOPE and LIFE scholarship.

READ YOUR HANDBOOK!!! Most frequent 9th grade referrals:

Not having your ID Tardies Phone violations Disrupting class Dress code Cutting class

Advisory/RTI Time

Expectations

Attendance

• Seat Time• Tardiness• FA’s--Failure due to Attendance• MUST sign in/sign out in Attendance Office

or will be considered cutting class• No leaving for lunch • Ms. Brumfield is the contact for make up

time/make up school questions

To move from 9th to 10th Grade

Promotion is Credit-Based:

To move from 9th to 10th grade after your first year of high school, you must earn (at minimum):

1 English Credit1 Math Credit2 Other Credits (ANY other credits)

*We expect you to pass ALL 8 classes every year!

Credit & Content

RecoveryCredit Recovery

Students who earn a final grade of 60 - 69 in a core class may enroll in Credit Recovery in order to recover assigned units.  The cost is $50.00 and upon completion the student's failing grade will be changed to 70 (passing).  Extended Credit Recovery for students who earn a final grade below 60 is offered during the summer and the cost is $150.00.

Content Recovery

Students who fail a unit test in a core academic class may enroll in Content Recovery in order to retake a test or complete additional work as assigned by their teacher.  There is no charge for Content Recovery.

What classes can 9th graders take at ATC?

Health Science 1 Digital Art and Design 1: Design Foundations Drafting 1: Introduction to Drafting and Pre-

engineering Greenhouse and Garden Center Management Introduction to Transportation Logistics and Distribution I

Applied Technology Center

Activities

National Honor Society, National Beta Club, Volleyball, Air Force Junior ROTC, Future Business Leaders of America, Wrestling, Environmental Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mentoring Groups, Football, International Club, Junior Civitans, Baseball, Red Cross Club, Softball, Student Council, Track, Basketball, School Newspaper, Tennis, Band, Golf, Chorus, Cheerleading, Springfire Magazine, Orchestra, Yearbook Staff, Swim Team, Drama Productions, Soccer, School Improvement Council, Cross Country, Ring Committee, More…

Recognition

Bearcat Bucks!

9th Grade Garnet, Black & Gold CardCeremony in spring semester fromAcademic BoosterAssociation.

Good Luck to the Class of 2020!

Once a Bearcat, Always A Bearcat

Academic Booster Association-

Auditorium Lobby Athletics/Football-Media Center Athletic Student Trainers-Media

Center Bearcat Backers-Auditorium

Lobby Beta Club-Media Center Business-D210 Career Center-A109 English-A205 Exceptional Education Services-

A221 Foreign Language-E111

Girls United for Success-Media Center

JAG-Media Center Math-D207 Media Specialist-Media Center Science-E201 Social Studies-A201 Student Government

Association-Media Center Theater-D103 Visual Arts-E108

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