New Freshman Academy Brochure
New Freshman Academy Brochure
New Freshman Academy Brochure
Parent Involvement
SHHS is committed to creating a
unique partnership with the home
Reco environment through our Parent
gnition and Portal. PP is web-based tool to
assist in daily communication and
Celebration!!! information maintenance of the
school. Parents can view their
Throughout the year, many types of
students academic grades as well
incentives will be used for self and
as their students areas of strength
group motivation within the
and need in order to participate in
Academy and throughout the
addressing their childs academic
school! There will be academic
progress. Students are also involved
subject awards, as well as awards
in their own continuous
for all students such as STAAR
improvement process. All students
(Students Taking Academic/Attitude
will maintain a portfolio 6 Rs
Responsibility), Student of the
Month and Most Improved.
demonstrating and charting Responsibility
improvement and mastery of skills
Celebrations will be scheduled to
required at the students particular
Respect
include parents, to recognize our
grade level. This portfolio becomes Rigor
students and teachers hard work.
Field trip celebrations are also
part of their Personal Learning Plan Relevance
(PLP) which is the result of parent,
planned as reward incentives for
student and teacher conferences.
Relationships
each semester.
The PLP established academic goals Results
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Learning
Smaller member at SHHS is assigned a
small group of freshmen in an
The Freshman Success course
is Project-Based and students
Learning advisor/advisee program as will complete the course with:
well.
Communities: A Personal Mission
An Academy All SHHS freshman take their
core classes with Freshman
Statement
A College/Career
Model Academy trained teachers who
will focus on teaming, building
Research Project
A Role Model Research
community and constant goal Project
Research demonstrates that setting in both academic and
the transition from middle personal areas.
school to high school is a key
time in a students academic All SHHS Freshmen will be
experience; excellence attained All students in the
enrolled in a Freshman Success Freshman Academy will
during this crucial time will course. The syllabus for this
provide the best results for receive a FREE copy of The
course will include: study skills,
college, career and beyond. organization, technology, 7 Habits of Highly
personal development, college Effective Teens by Sean
We have designed our and career research, personal Covey.
Freshman Academy to offer finance awareness, local and
supports on many levels: All global cultural awareness,
Southeast Halifax High School public speaking, critical
Freshmen will be a member of thinking and becoming an
the Freshman Academy, with engaged citizen of our
support from the Dean of community.
Students, a Guidance
Counselor and a core group of
teachers. Each freshman staff
each semester. The advisor will
PROGRAM also assist with determining an
academic plan for the students
remaining years of high school.
All freshmen are assigned a
The advisors will continue
teacher advisor who meets
meeting with their students
with the student at least 4
throughout high school to
times a year one-on-one to
assist with student academic
review academic progress and
needs.
general high school-transition,
in addition to meeting with the
parent/guardian at least once