Welcome Parents of Incoming 9 th Grade Students!!!

Welcome Parents of Incoming 9 th Grade Students!!!

Santa Monica High Principal

The Samo Experience

Samohi s Structure/House System All Four Years With The Same Advisor & House Principal 5 Houses Of About 600+ Students Done To Make The School Feel Smaller

What s New? Everything Counts! ALL GRADES COUNT! Workload & Teacher Expectations Increase Put to use your study skills, organization and initiative Time management Activities & Opportunities Increase Sports, Pep, Drama, Clubs, ASB, Band, Journalism, and more Career & College Counseling Begins Use of College & Career Center Continued use of NAVIANCE College Nights, College Fairs

Current Bell Schedule Standard Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Late Start Schedule Wednesday Period A Period 1 Homeroom Period 2 Break Period 3 Period 4 LUNCH Period 5 Period 6 7:12-8:06am 8:15-9:10am 9:19-9:27am 9:27-10:22am 10:22-10:24am 10:34-11:29am 11:38am-12:33pm 12:33-1:08pm 1:17-2:12pm 2:21-3:16pm Period A Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 LUNCH Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 8:45-9:29am 9:38-10:21am 10:30-11:13am 11:22-12:05pm 12:05-12:40pm 12:49pm-1:32pm 1:41-2:24pm 2:33-3:16pm

Samohi Orchestra

Your Student s Schedule Five Classes predetermined A. English B. Biology C. Math D. P.E.- All students take P.E. unless they are in a Sport or Marching Band (tryout required), or ISPE (Student must apply for approval) E. Freshman Seminar F. Elective (i.e., Language, Visual/Performing Art, Engineering)

Freshman Seminar (Get Focused, Stay Focused) In the GFSF program, all incoming freshmen take FRESHMAN SEMINAR where students develop an online 10-year career and education plan, focused on exploring interests. This comprehensive guidance course is as applicable for the highest functioning students as it is for at-risk students. After the freshman transition course, students continue in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades updating their 10-year Plans in English class and expanding their career and educational options using the three GFSF Follow Up Modules.

Samohi College Prep Math Pathways All pathways fulfill math requirements for graduation and 4 year colleges/universities Grade Pathway A Pathway B Pathway C Pathway D 9th Algebra P Geometry P Geometry HP Algebra II HP 10th Geometry P Algebra II P 11th Algebra II P Pre-Calculus / Trigonometry P 12th Pre-Calculus / Trigonometry P Statistics P Statistics AP Intro to Data Science P Calculus A/B AP Statistics P Statistics AP Algebra II HP Pre-Calculus/ Calc A HP Pre-Calculus/ Calc A HP Calculus A/B AP Calculus B/C AP Statistics P Statistics AP Calculus B/C AP Statistics P Statistics AP Multivariable Calculus

9 th Grade Elective Course Offerings Foreign Languages French Japanese Latin Spanish Chinese Music Band Orchestra Choir Art Drawing Painting Ceramics Acting Digital Design **Project Lead the Way (PLTW): Intro to Engineering Design application required

Samohi Choir

Music Program Band Auditions: May Orchestra Auditions: Lincoln- Monday, April 22 nd and Wednesday, April 24 th JAMS- Tuesday, April 23 rd SMASH- Tuesday, April 23 rd Choir Auditions: All students go to Beginning Choir Opportunities for every student, no prior experience is necessary to participate. Band info: komckeown@smmusd.org Orchestra info: jswenson@smmusd.org or jaiello @smmusd.org Choir info: jhuls@smmusd.org

9 th Grade Course Request Form Friday, February 1, 2019: Lincoln MS Visit Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019: SMASH visit Friday, February 8, 2019: JAMS Course request forms due one week after our visit. Turn in to teacher

Quality participation and commitment in one or more activities is the key: Service to the community volunteering, internships Involvement in a club/organization Participation in an athletic team Employment (College & Career Center B115) Hobbies *Always have a balance between academics & activities

Athletic Information STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A PRELIMINARY CLEARANCE (PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM ) IN ORDER TO TRY OUT OR PRACTICE. NO EXCEPTIONS!! All sports require a try out on the day prescribed by the coach. Actual tryout dates will be posted at http://www.samohi.smmusd.org/athletics/index.html There are many advantages to joining a sport: being a member of team and thus feel a part of Samohi, demonstrates commitment to colleges as well as possible scholarships, and an incentive to maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average.

Samohi Dance

Summer Options Scholastic Opportunities Samohi Get Ahead/ Credit Recovery Outside Public and Private School Community Colleges University Summer Programs Online Course Options For summer GET AHEAD options not on the campus of SAMO or SMC please fill out the request at: https://tinyurl.com/8thgradeconcurrentrequest *NOTE: All must be approved IN ADVANCE Internships Community Service Jobs Study Abroad Extracurricular Opportunities

Theater

Next Steps Break Out Room Honors vs. College Prep PLTW (Project Lead The Way) Samo Experience Fair (Student Cafeteria) You may also fill out a questions form on the Samohi website and an Advisor will get back to you! http://www.samohi.smmusd.org/advisors/incoming9th.html For additional information about SAMOHI: http://www.samohi.smmusd.org/advisors/pdf/samo- IncomingParent.pdf At 7:15 PM in the History Building Special Education Meeting Athletics Meeting

The Team!!!