High School and College Stepping Stones

High School and College Stepping Stones

High School and College
Stepping Stones
Basalt Middle School to Basalt High School
BHS Mission
Every student will be equipped with the knowledge,
skills, habits of mind and the personal qualities to
achieve success in the 21st century world and create
choices for his or her futures
Philosophy to Guide the College Process
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Choice: every student can
continue their education!
Best Fit: financial, social, and
academic.
Get educated: what do you want
for your child, what does your
child wants. Myth vs reality
College Worthy Experiences:
rigor, extra curricular,
enrichment.
Open Mind: Post-secondary
choices are very personal, and
individualized.
Elección: ¡Cada estudiante!
Elección: (financiera, social y
académicamente)
Estar seguro de a educación que usted
quiere para su estudiante. Lo que su
estudiante quiere. el concepto de lo que
esto significa para usted mismo.
A su completo juicio (La Universidad es
muy personal difícil de calcular)
Listos para la Universidad.. actividades de
enriquecimiento: se formará un mejor ser
humano.(todos queremos esto).
Conversations with Children are what drives
success
Las conversaciones con nuestros estudiantes son las que impulsan al éxito.
● Have conversations
about the importance of
college with career.
● Talk about learning vs.
achievement.
● Engagement starts at
home.
● Hacer hincapié de la
importancia de una
carrera universitaria
● Mantener una
conversación con su
estudiante acercas del
aprendizaje
● El compromiso empieza
en casa
Middle School Tips - Activities
Consejos de Middle School - Actividades
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Get involved in a variety of
activities
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Opportunities for risk and
learning from setbacks - safe
place to make mistakes
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Growth mindset language
LINK TO WEBPAGE
Participar en la variedad de
actividades que ofrece la
escuela
Oportunidades de riesgo, para
aprender de los contratiempos aprender de los errores
sintiéndose seguro en el lugar
Usar el lenguaje de mentalidad
de crecimiento
Puede visitar nuestro enlace en
nuestro sitio de Internet
Academics at middle school set
students up for high school success
● Ideally, don’t wait until high
school to figure out essential
learning strategies
● Study habits
● Time management
● Homework completion
● Self-advocacy & questioning
● Teachers want to help - feel
free to contact them with
questions
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Lo ideal sería que no espere
hasta la escuela preparatoria
para averiguar las estrategias
esenciales de aprendizaje
Hábitos de estudio
Cumplir con las tareas
Auto-recomendación y las
preguntas
Los maestros estan dispuestos
para ayudar, no dude en llamar
para cualquier pregunta que
usted tenga
Habits of a Scholar Relates to College and Career
Hábitos que un estudiante Universitario necesita tener durante su carrera
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Perseverance (grit) index is a
better predictor of success for
college completion than test
scores
GPA is a better predictor than test
scores because they are reliant on
academic habits
Executive Skills predict success
better than IQ tests
Enthusiasm is the key component
to landing and keeping and job
94% of Fortune 1000 executives
rated working in teams as very
important or essential
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Perseverancia es el mejor predictor de
éxito para terminar la universidad, más
que las puntuaciones obtenidas en los
exámenes
GPA es el mejor predictor más que los
resultados de los exámenes ya que
depende de los hábitos académicos
Habilidades Directivas predicen el éxito
mejor que los tests de inteligencia IQ
El entusiasmo es la clave de un
componente muy importante para
mantener el enfoque en los estudios y
trabajos
De 1000 ejecutivos se obtuvo un 94% que
el trabajo en equipo es muy importante y
escencial
Question and Answer on College Process...
Preguntas?
Planning for High School
Planificación para la Preparatoria
Core subjects, skills and
Habits are emphasized in
early grades.
Materias básicas, habilidades y
hábitos se destacaron en los
primeros grados.
Flexibility increases in later
grades, and we have a lot
of rigorous and engaging
offerings.
La flexibilidad aumenta en los grados
posteriores, y ofrecemos una
cantidad rigurosa de materias que
pueden considerarse atractivas
Habits of a Scholar
Hábitos de un estudioso
Executive Skills: Plan, organize and manage behaviors and
responsibilities. Habilidades Directivas: Planificar, organizar y gestionar las conductas y
responsabilidades.
Perseverance: Persist through challenges. Perseverancia: persiste a
través de los desafíos
Enthusiasm: Pursue passions and show a love of learning.
Entusiasmo: Persigue pasiones y muestra amor por el aprendizaje
Compassion: Be considerate and respectful of self, others
and the world around us. Compasión: Es considerado y respetuoso de sí mismo, de
los demás y el mundo que le rodea
Teamwork: Work with others to achieve a common goal.
Trabaja en equipo: Trabaja con otros para lograr un objetivo común.
9th Grade Requirements
English 1
Math 1 or 2 (teacher recommendation)
Earth Science
US History
3 Electives
Examples of 9th Grade Courses
American History
English 1
Earth Science
Math 1
Spanish 1
Physical Education
Concert Choir
American History
English 1
Earth Science
Math 2
Health/Business
Art 1
Student Leadership
More elective choices may be found in our Course Catalog
11th and 12th Grade: More Options
Continue taking rigorous,
challenging and interesting
classes. The best
preparation for college is
rigorous coursework
throughout high school.
In development: Capstone.*
Siga tomando clases
rigurosas, desafiantes e
interesantes. La mejor
preparación para la
universidad son tomando
cursos rigurosos en la
preparatoria
Examples of 11th Grade Courses
History
AP English Language
Math 3
Chemistry
Spanish 3
Concert Choir
Discovery/Psychology
AP History
English 3
Chemistry
Precalculus
Spanish 2
Student Leadership
Design-Build
Health/Discovery
Examples of 12th Grade Courses
Social Studies elective
AP English Literature
Physics
Statistics
AP Spanish
Concert Choir
CMC Concurrent
(Capstone)
AP History
AP English Language
Physics
AP Calculus
Spanish 3
Student Leadership
Design-Build
(Capstone)
8th Grade Open House at BHS
Wednesday, 2/25
5:00 to 8:00
Mandatory for 8th graders
Dinner is provided
Sessions:
Student registration
Counseling services
Clubs and activities
Questions about the transition to BHS
David Schmid, Principal
(970) 384-5951, [email protected]
Jamie Hozack, Assistant Principal
(970) 920-7670, [email protected]
Elizabeth Penzel, College Counselor
(970) 384-5953, [email protected]
Upper Level Core Course Offerings
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English
○ AP Literature
○ AP Language
○ English 3 & 4
○ Creative Writing
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Math
○ Math 3
○ Pre-Calculus
○ AP Calculus
○ Statistics
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Science
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○ Physics
○ Chemistry
○ AP Biology
○ Riverwatch
○ Environmental
science
○ Ecology
○ Anatomy/Physiology
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Foreign Language
○ Spanish 3 & 4
○ AP Spanish
Social Science
○ Gov’t/Econ
○ AP American
History
○ AP World History
○ Psychology
○ Street Law
○ World Religion
○ Philosophy
Upper Level Elective Course Offerings
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Art
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CAREER SKILLS
Art 2
AP Art History
3D Art
Jewelry
Photography
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BHS Offerings
(co)studio – Design/Build
Fundamentals of Business,
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Journalism/Newspaper
Introduction to Woodworking
Student Leadership Council
Music
○ Advanced Guitar YouthEntity Offerings
○ Chamber Choir YouthEntity Design Team
○ Band
YouthChefs Baking and
Pastry
Write On! Intro to Journalism
and New Media Writing
Physical Education
○ Competitive
Games
○ Strength/Condition
CMC Concurrent
Enrollment
○ Math
○ Psychology
○ Business
○ French
○ English