• Freshmen

    Have a wonderful summer! The counseling office is now closed and will re-open for Bear Down Days July 8th. Please look at the main website July 8th for details!

    The most common thing that freshmen do that leads to a rough year is they don't keep up on the HW. Do your HW, come to school daily, and all should be great in your world!

    Please don't wait until you are feeling lost before you reach out. You should look at your grades every Wednesday in Infinite Campus. If you see a discrepancy, talk to your teacher immediately. Every Friday we want you to feel safe with the grade you are earning and viewing in IC.

    Get involved and be your best you this year! It is a great time to be a bear!

    Can't get into IC?

    Information for resetting passwords was sent through Parent Square. Infinite Campus password must be reset before you are able to access gmail, etc.

     

    Below are instructions. Please read in its entirety.

     

    7th-12th (and 6th grade at AJHS, ACPMS, and Basha Middle School)

    Pattern: Birthdate (MMDDYY format) first initial (lowercase) + last initial (lowercase)

    Example: sophomore Ani Smith whose birthday is October 3, 2007 will have their password reset to 100307as

    7-12 students will be forced to change their password after it is reset

     

    Students can change their Microsoft password by either:

    All 2nd-12th grade students must change their Microsoft default password before accessing Infinite Campus.

     

     

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    Information that remains constant

    Infinite Campus Portal

    Parents can view their schedule in the Infinite Campus portal and students were sent an email giving them a temporary ID. Number and password in the event they have forgotten the one they changed it to last year. We strongly recommend parents print off grades every Wednesday to share with their student and then again on Friday to ensure any missing work was made up.

    Username: S+IDnumber

    pw: s+IDnumber!

     
    Helpful Hints
     
    Summer school is a great way to replace a failing grade or do grade improvement.  Students may also wish to take physical education or comprehensive health to open up their schedule for more elective opportunities.  Counseling strongly recommends retaking Algebra 1 for any advanced 8th graders that are not earning a solid A with out retakes so they have a smooth transition into Honors Geometry.  Counseling also recommends taking 1.0 credit of physical education for students who want to participate in more than two electives their freshman year.  Counseling also recommends taking comprehensive health in summer school so during the sophomore year this does not get in the way of full year elective choices.  Summer school costs approximately $181 per semester with a 2 semester limit for courses.
     
    Neat Backpack!
    Neat bedroom!
    Complete all HW--the number one problem Freshmen experience is low grades due to HW!
    Be present! Attendance is the number one key to your success.
    Be on time! Your tardiness interrupts the learning of others, so please remember to be kind.
    If you are absent have a parent call Attendance at 480-224-2103, request missing work from teachers the next day you are present, and make up all missing work within the allotted time frame.  For every consecutive day of an excused absence you have one day to make up all missing work. 
    Go to sleep before 10 PM daily!
    Get involved!
    Do not post anything on social media that you cannot tell your parent about or that could hurt your chances of employment.  For your generation social media is a permanent timestamp.  Do not text or email anything you would not say in person.  Always remember texts and emails have no tone of voice so be cautious how others may perceive what you are writing.  Avoid Freshmen drama!
     
    Student Grade Access
     
    How to check your student's grades:
     
    All students need to reset their Infinite Campus portal access code each year. 
    Step 1:  enter user ID, S123456 (s and their personal student ID number)
    Step 2:  enter password, s123456! (! after their ID number and s must be lower case)
    --Criteria for password is 8 letters with number(s).  Please choose a password student will remember.
    Also, register on Inifinite Campus so that students may reset their own passwords if needed.
     
    Graduation Criteria 
     
    (this criteria is for high school graduation only)
    4 English credits
    4 Math credits
    3 Lab Science credits
    3 required Social Studies credits
    1 PE credit--3 semesters of marching band, 3 semesters of ROTC, 2 semesters of dance also meet criteria 
    .5 Comprehensive Health class
    1 Fine Art credit or 1 CTE credit
    5.5 Elective credits
    Civics Exam passing score required (Click here to learn more)
     
    Graduation Honors
     
    Cum Laude--meaning "with praise".  To qualify a student must achieve a 3.75-4.24 GPA
    Magna Cum Laude--meaning "with great praise".  To qualify a student must achieve a 4.25-4.49 GPA
    Summa Cum Laude--meaning "with the highest praise".  To qualify a student must achieve a 4.5-5.0 GPA
     
    AZ Public University Admission Criteria 
     
    4 English credits
    4 Math credits (Math 4 must be higher than Algebra 2)
    3 Lab Science credits
    2 required Social Studies credits (1 credit must be American Arizona History)
    1 Fine Art credit or 1 CTE credit  (AZ criteria only, other public universities may require Fine Art exclusively)
    2 Foreign Language credits (AZ criteria only and only for certain AZ universities, other public and private universities may request 3 Foreign Language credits)