Welcome to Annandale

HS!

Annandale HS
Rising 9th Graders
Class of 2020

http://annandalehsstudentservices.weebly.com/
Todays
powerpoint
presentation
Course
Description
Catalog

 Discuss graduation (requirements)

Provide information to prepare for upcoming
course selection
Discuss differences between Middle School
and High School
Learn a little about Annandale High School

 Depend on diploma type

Standard or Advanced diploma
International Baccalaureate diploma

Must take and pass certain classes & SOLs

CLASSES
4 years of English

2 years of Health & PE

4 years of Social Studies

Economics & Personal Finance

3 4 years of Math

Electives

3 4 years of Science

(World Languages)

 Handout
Course Offering Catalog
8th Grade Curriculum Night at AHS
+ Wed., 1/13
+ AHS
+ 7:00 pm

DESCRIPTION OF
CLASSES
bell schedule
policies and procedures

what former Freshmen

want you to know to be
prepared

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English
Social Studies
Science
Math
Health & PE 9
World Language or Elective
Elective

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English
Social Studies
Science
Math
Health & PE 9
World Language or Elective

if fail Reading
SOL in 8th grade

7.Elective
7.Reading Remediation

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English
Social Studies
Science
Math
Health & PE 9
World Language or Elective

if fail Math 8 or
SOL in 8th grade

7.Elective
7.Math Remediation

 Math
determined by current Math teacher

English, Social Studies, Science

Honors or Standard
+ Refer to hand-out
+ Do NOT sign up for Honors course next year just because
youre in it this year
+ Consider:
teacher recommendation
your work/study habits
your current academic achievement
time management skills

BUSINESS & INFO. TECHNOLOGY

PERFORMING ARTS

Information Systems

Band

Advanced Information Systems

Orchestra

Programming

Chorus

Design, Multimedia & Web

Technologies

Guitar 1

Accounting

Theater Arts 1

Web Page Development

MARKETING
Introduction to Marketing

PE
Sports Medicine

ENGLISH

TRADE & INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

Journalism 1

Electronics 1

Creative Writing 1

Design & Technology

Speech Communication

Basic Technical Drawing

Photo Journalism 1

Auto Technology 1

ART

Studio Art & Design 1

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES

Fitness & Food / Introduction to

Photography 1

Interior & Fashion Design

Computer Graphics 1

Life Planning

GENERAL
AVID

LANGUAGES

Arabic
French
Latin
Spanish
Spanish for Fluent Speakers
* need to take
placement exam

If you have a D or below in

a language this year, you
will need to repeat this class
in 9th grade
If you want to go to college,
the goal is not to rush
through World Language
classes and do poorly but to
get good grades and
increase your GPA
If you repeat course, be
sure to expunge it from your
transcript

can put you ahead

impacts GPA
still time to improve grade if doing poorly now
can erase from record

pre-requisites
current academic achievement
your study habits
your time management skills
additional commitments
activities, sports, home responsibilities, job

ALL of your grades will count in your GPA, so

dont risk over-loading yourself and hurting your
grades/GPA

 parents
middle school teachers
counselor
AHS teachers
+ Wed., 1/13 at AHS

friends

 Be thoughtful about choices

Schedule change policy
+ Deadline 1 June 17
+ Deadline 2 Aug. 26

Material is covered faster

More work
Need to have good study habits
Teachers expect you to be independent
+ need to advocate for self / ask for help
+ attendance

LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES
+ classes, clubs, activities, events, etc.

 Must pass class to move on to next level

Must pass SOLs to graduate
Must pass

classes to be a 10th grader

Must pass 5 classes to play a sport

Study
for
tests!

 Do your homework

freshmen

 Benefits vs. challenges

Majority of students are more successful when
involved in school activities/sports/events

COUNSELOR

ALPHABET

PHONE NUMBER

EMAIL

Mani Deneke

A Bh

703 642 4375

MDeneke@fcps.edu

Nancy Templer

Bi Dn

703 642 4125

NWTempler@fcps.edu

Cheryl An

Do Ha

703 642 4130

CBAn@fcps.edu

Lisa Foliaco

He Lee

703 642 4133

lgfoliaco@fcps.edu

Carrie Schaefer

Lef Ngo

703 642 4132

CESchaefer@fcps.edu

Marcelo Valencia

Ngu Re

703 642 4127

LMValencia@fcps.edu

Kelly Gerstenberg

Rh Tam

703 642 4221

KRGerstenberSLShaffer@fcps.edu

Rebecca Lockard

Tan Z

703 642 4131

RLLockard@fcps.edu

S.A.M. Students

703 642 4129

SLShaffer@fcps.edu

Stacie Shaffer

@AtomsStuServ

 Pay attention to
+ Habits youll need to be successful at AHS
+ Things you can do now to prepare