九年级学生有机会探索自己的激情
在关键科目上表现出色
学生将开始建立学术技能
will be measured on college admissions tests during their sophomore, junior, and
高级年.
In math, reading, and writing, there is a foundation being built now that will
在高中以后会有很大的不同. 作为新生，所有的学生都应该如此
taking classes in the following areas: 英语, math, science, 社会科学,
外语. 大多数学生会选择代数1或几何来学习数学，
Biology or Chemistry for science, and World or United States History as their
社会科学.
时间管理将开始变得至关重要.
学与学之间，出与出
school work, clubs, sports, and recreation, there is a lot more going on starting
九年级时. 学生们必须做出明智的选择，否则他们最终会
不知所措，疲惫不堪. 在此期间，学生将有机会
to start/continue to explore their interests and passions, which will ultimately
告知有关大学和职业的决定.
成长机会
一个学生
Freshmen that have demonstrated content mastery to this point in time must
continue their past academic performance while considering the wider array of
skills that will be necessary for later high school and collegiate success.
Previous academic achievement will reflect itself in the academic track on
which these students begin in high school, but not in the Grade Point Average
最终提交给大学. 大一的第一天，
每个人都是从一张白纸开始的.
As freshmen receiving top marks are on a track towards the most-rigorous possible
courses later in high school, such as 跳级 classes, it is important
now to develop the types of study habits and time management skills that will
允许更平滑地过渡到增加的工作负载. 重要的是……
increase the quality of one’s study time before the quantity of work increases.
It is also important for these students to begin to enrich their college
学术成就以外的应用. 参与课外活动
activities such as sports, music, student government, and/or volunteering will
allow high-achieving academic students to stand out from the many other high-performing
申请竞争最激烈的大学的学生. 参与…
this early point in high school also allows for the building of leadership skills
and the opportunity to lead these organizations later in high school, which are
在评估申请时，他们都得到了大学的高度评价.
B的学生
Freshmen who have demonstrated the content knowledge to receive B grades, but
not A’s, to this point in their academic careers must work to identify and develop
areas of skill weakness that are separating them from the extra points needed to
获得最高分. 如果一个学生能把他们的成绩从B提高到a
this moment, then only these higher marks will be reflected in the Grade Point Average
当他或她大四的时候，大学就会看到.
This is also essential at this point in a student’s academic career as, in most
cases, students who receive A’s during 9th grade will begin to position themselves
to take honors classes as sophomores, which will later funnel them into Advanced
三年级和四年级的安置班. 在考试中获得尽可能高的分数
the most competitive courses is the best argument students can make for why a college
应该接受他们.
A significant part of this push to the top of the grade scale will be fostering a
growth mindset – the student’s belief in his or her own ability to overcome whatever
challenges have previously held him or her back from becoming an “A student.”
C或C以下学生
Freshmen who are receiving predominantly C grades or below still have time to build
the skill mastery and content knowledge to improve their academic performance. 作为大学
only will only view grades starting 九年级时, if a student can evaluate their grades
at this point in time, there will be no evidence of their history at a “C Student” beyond
他或她作为大一新生被安排参加的课程.
Considering this academic track is particularly important, as students that can raise
their grades as freshman still have the time to begin ascending into the honors classes
that will later allow them to enroll in and succeed in the most rigorous classes such as
跳级.
Not only will this skill building allow for higher grades and the potential to take
more rigorous classes later in high school, it will also prepare students for the
standardized assessments that they will take during sophomore, junior, and 高级年.
ACT考试的大部分内容® ,坐® 和九年级的数学，写作，
阅读能力. It is also necessary that students at this grade level develop a mindset that allows them
相信他们能在学业上取得成就. 许多学生开始认清自己的地位
as a “C student” as a permanent condition, and not one that can be changed with the
适当的个体化支持. 培养学生的成长心态
now is essential, as at no other time in high school will they have a blank slate in
regards to their Grade Point Average and their ability to enrich their application
课外活动.
