SECTION V: COUNSELING/ACADEMIC CONCERNS

This important service is available to any student at anytime. Students wishing to see a counselor should

sign up with their Academy Counselor. The following are some reasons for visiting your Counselor.

1. Discussing personal problems.

2. Academic difficulties in a class in which they are currently enrolled.

3. Making educational and career plans for your future.

4. Discussing scholarship and other financial aid opportunities.

5. Applying for admission to vocational schools, colleges and private schools.

6. Reviewing job opportunities.

7. Resolving conflicts with friends through Peer Mediation.

Class schedules will be developed through a pre-enrollment program. Students are encouraged to

consult with their parents, staff members and school counselors to determine the desired class schedule.

A course description catalog is available in the Counseling Center and within each Academy Office to

help students and parents to understand better the content of each class.

• To meet graduation requirements

• To match the student’s original course selections

• To remove a class for which the prerequisite is missing

• To remove a course the student has already taken

• To schedule Senior Release

• To schedule an internship

• To adjust for college classes

if the following conditions are met:

Students having academic difficulty in any class should visit with their teacher and a counselor to

investigate alternatives.

Because of the complex process of building a master schedule and scheduling students in a career

academy high school and the need to maintain balanced enrollment numbers in each of the freshman

teams, the following policies will be followed:

• The Freshman Success Academy will not honor requests for placement on a particular team.

• Changes from one team to another will be made only when based on the recommendations of the

sending team, and with the approval of the receiving teacher(s).

• Academy selection/placement occurs in the Spring of the preceding year

• Academy transfers will not be made during a school year.

1. Only students classified as juniors and seniors are eligible to be TA’s

3 A student who is dropped or removed from a class cannot replace that class with TA.

5. Students must have written teacher approval to be a T.A.

6. Exceptions to the above guidelines may only be approved by an administrator.

Students dropping a course after the sixth (6th) week of the semester will be given a WP (Withdrawn

Passing) if they have a passing grade or a WF (Withdrawn Failing) if they have a failing grade. WP will

not be counted towards GPA or credit WF will be treated as an F.

All students requesting to withdraw from JCHS less than ten (10) days before the end of the year (May

TBA) should present a copy of the parent’s military transfer orders or documentation of a civilian job

transfer to the building principal. These students will be issued final grades showing the status of school

work to date (as of the day of departure from school).

Students having academic difficulty in any class should consult their teacher and/or counselor. Sign

up in the counseling center for tutoring services. Tutoring in Math with math teachers will occur during

Seminar Period; consult your math teacher for details.

Seniors should make applications to colleges or vocational-technical schools during the first semester.

For assistance, see the senior counselor.

A student must earn a minimum of twenty-four (24) credits beyond the eighth grade. Sixteen and one-half

(16.5) of these credits must be in the areas specified. The additional seven and one half (7.5) minimum

units may be chosen from offerings in any curricular area.

In order to graduate from Junction City High School, a student must complete both a Service (35 hours)

and an Activity Participation (one full season) requirement. These requirements should be completed

by the end of the first semester of the student’s senior year. Exemptions from this requirement can only

be authorized by the principal or designee.

In order to receive credit, the student’s service must be volunteer, non-paid and outside of the instruction

day.

1. All academic requirements for graduation as stated by Board of Education policy by the seniors last

day of attendance prior to the graduation date set each school year.

2. Be in good standing with the school.

3. All financial obligations which includes book fees and other fines, library obligations, and the return

of all athletic/activity clothing and equipment.

*** Graduates will receive their diplomas after Commencement unless a student chooses not to

conform to the general guidelines on proper attire or appropriate behavior. If that becomes

the scenario, the student will then have to pick up his/her diploma from the Principal, the

Superintendent, or even may require attending a School Board meeting to explain or justify

their actions to the Board of Education before the diploma is granted.

In addition to earning credits during the regular school day and year, students may earn credits through

various other programs. These programs are:

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in addition to enrolling in their required courses at the high school.

Monday through Thursday, it allows students to make up credits needed for graduation. Students

enroll through counselors for a fee of $45. per course.

The awarding of dual credit (high school and college credits) for any college courses taken during the

regular school year will follow the KSHSAA policy.

The seven semester graduation rule was implemented in recognition that the four-year enrollment

requirement may not serve the best interests of some students. Board policy states that no student will

be allowed to graduate with less than seven (7) semesters satisfactorily completed.

Students who have completed the required number of units by the end of the seventh semester

may receive permission to graduate early. A written request from the parent will be reviewed by the

principal.

Students must make written request through the Academy Counselor and Administrator to schedule

attend a vocational training school or be enrolled in college classes.

Students receiving a grade point average of 4.0 or higher will be named to the Principal’s Honor Roll.

Students receiving a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 will qualify for the Blue Jay Honor Roll. Students

receiving a G.P.A. 3.0 to 3.49 will qualify for the Honor Roll.

To be eligible for any Honor Roll, a student must be enrolled in at least four credit classes; driver’s

education is not included in computing grade point averages. A student who receives one or more “F’s”

will not qualify for the Honor Roll in spite of his/her G.P.A.

Students maintaining exemplary Grade Point Averages will be awarded academic letters and/or bars at

or better cumulative GPA will earn a letter and the “lamp of learning” pin. Bars will be awarded for each

successive year in which 3.5 cumulative GPA is maintained.

The JCHS Valedictorian Award will honor the student in the Senior Class with the highest cumulative

grade point average. The JCHS Salutatorian Award will honor the student in the Senior Class with the

second highest cumulative grade point average. In the event of ties, more than one valedictorian and

more than one salutatorian will be honored.

Grades will be calculated every six (6) weeks. Grades will be distributed to students to take home on the following

Six week grades will NOT be changed. They are only progress reports. Deadline for changing semester

grades (incompletes) is three (3) weeks after the semester has ended.

The academy counselor can provide a progress report approximately three weeks into each six week

grading period. If more frequent progress reports are desired, the counselors can explain the use of the

student handbook/planner for this purpose. Teachers also have the software to e-mail progress reports

to you directly. For more information on this, contact your student’s teacher(s).

Parents are urged to contact their student’s classroom teacher(s) and/or counselor any time they have

a question or concern about their student’s academic progress.

Parents may obtain the school and district report cards via the school district’s website:

www.usd475.org. and /or acquire a copy through the high school principal’s office at 785 717-4220 or

StanDodds@usd475.org.

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Parents may request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom

teachers, including, at a minimum,

• whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject

areas in which the teacher provides instruction;

• whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State

qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;

• the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held

by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and

• whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

Information regarding teacher qualifications can be obtained by contacting:

Geary County USD475 Human Resource Services_

Mary E. Devin Center for Educational Support_

123 N. Eisenhower_

Junction City, KS. 66441_

(785) 717-4000

For information regarding other Title I issues, please contact:

Phyllis Boller, Coordinator of Title I_

Geary County USD 475_

123 N. Eisenhower_

Junction City, KS. 66441_

(785) 717-4000

Parent-Teacher Conferences are held at JCHS. In order to establish more timely conferences, the high

school is conducting four (4) sessions, (2) in the Fall and (2) in the Spring following the first, second

and fourth 6-week grading periods. Each conference period will run from 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the Shenk

This is an opportunity for parents to discuss their student’s progress with teachers. Of course, if the need

arises, conferences with teachers may be scheduled through the Counseling Center.

This is a program that utilizes trained student conflict managers to resolve disputes between students.

Disputes typically mediated Situations not handled:

•Gossip and rumors •Weapons/explosives

•Name-calling •Fighting

•Threats and intimidation •Sexual assault/harassment

•“Dirty looks” •Vandalism

•Misunderstandings •Alcohol/drugs

•Friendship problems •Extortion/ intimidation

•Boyfriend/girlfriend problems •Gang activities

•Lying

Students are encouraged to go to a teacher, hall monitor, nurse, counselor, administrator or any adult

in this building to seek assistance when faced with problems