WELCOME CLASS OF 2011!

Welcome to BEHS!

Requirements for a High School Diploma

State High School Diploma - total of 24 units.

Academic Honors Medallion - total of 28 units.

KNOW THE REQUIREMENTS NOW!!

Classification of Students

Requirements for promotion:

Sophomore

5 credits

1 Math

1 English

Attendance counts

GPA and Class Rank

GPA begins in this year!

It follows you FOREVER!

Class Rank is computed by using your GPA.

EVERYONE STARTS WITH

AN A in EVERY COURSE...

It's up to YOU to keep it!!

Career Planning

BEGIN NOW!!

Explore career choices

Cope Area Career Center

Visit your Career Specialist

BEHS Career Majors

Science & Math

Medical Science and Research

Business Management

Engineering & Technology

Family & Community Services

Personal Care Services

Visual Arts

Support Services

Performing Arts

Auto Vehicle Service & Maintenance

Welding

Individual Graduation Plan

Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) is a road map that guides students toward their education, career or employment goals.

Revisited each year (9-12)with parental input

With the rise of globalization and the low number of higher wage jobs, two gaps have developed in South Carolina

Another gap exists

between the

knowledge and skills

our workforce

possesses and the

requirements of

available jobs in the

future.

GPA

Class Rank

SAT/ACT scores

Course rigor

Community Service activities

Well roundedness (Extra curricular activities)

Recommendations by teachers, counselors, and principals

Celebration of Learning

English I, Physical Science, and Algebra I. (20% of final grade).

Spring of 10^th grade - must pass to receive a High School Diploma.

9^th & 10^th graders (Assesses deficiencies)

Progress Reports & Open House

Sent home 4 times a year:

September 25^th

December 4^th

February 26^th

May 6^th

OPEN HOUSE from 5-7pm on

September 25^th

March 4^th

TIPS FOR SUCCESS YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR

Use your time wisely - the more activities you are involved in, the better your time management skills will be!

Develop effective study habits.

Take GOOD notes.

Be prepared daily.

Set high goals for yourself.

"When I was growing up, my parents used to say to me, ‘Tom, finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.'

Today I tell my girls, ‘Finish your homework. People in China and India are starving for your jobs.'"

-Thomas L. Friedman, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century

For more information...

Guidance Counselors

Available in the Guidance Department

NO SCHEDULE CHANGES tonight

Available Friday until 2pm

Your future begins now -
SET HIGH GOALS FOR YOURSELF!!

BEHS wants YOU to SUCCEED!