8th and 9th grade honor class and CE requirements
SCMS HONORS APPLICATION PROCESS
To qualify for 8th grade Honors classes, students must meet the following criteria:
- Academic and Effort grades need to be a “B” or higher for Honors Language Arts and Honors U.S. History
- Academic and Effort grades need to be an “A” for Honors Math
- Must have good attendance
To qualify for Honors Language Arts 9 or Honors Geography, students must meet the following criteria:
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To qualify for Honors Language Arts 9 or Honors Geography, students must meet the following criteria:
- Maintain grades of B or higher in US History 8 and Language Arts 8.
- Pass all of your 8th grade classes.
Prospective 9th Grade honors language arts students are required to make a BentoBook Project.
What is your favorite book of all time? Pick a book to turn into a BentoBook project. Keep in mind that your choice of book should reflect your desire to take a 9th grade, honors-level course. Your book selection will be a direct representation of your academic ability and commitment, so pick wisely. The project can be submitted HERE. Projects are due no later than the first Friday in May.
- Students will also be required to read two novels during the 9th grade school year:
More information on reading requirements and literature logs:
To qualify for Honors Secondary Mathematics 1 students must meet the following criteria:
- 8th grade Mathematics students must maintain an A- or higher for 3 out of the 4 quarters.
- 8th grade Math Honors students must maintain a B- or higher for all 4 quarters.
- Must have current math teacher recommendation for both 8th grade and Honors math students.
- Receive an Initial Knowledge check score of 250 topics or higher on ALEKS.
- Placement subject to review after Initial Knowledge check assessment given the first of their 9th grade school year.
- Have acceptable behavior and attendance
To qualify for Honors Biology students must meet the following criteria:
- Must have maintained a B+ or higher in 8th Grade science.
- Must meet all requirements for Honors Secondary Math 1
- Students must also be enrolled in Honors Secondary Math 1 in order to be successful in the Snow Canyon honors science track.
To remain in the Honors program during the 9th grade year students must meet the following criteria.
- Maintain a grade of “B” or better in the Honors class
- Maintain acceptable behavior
- Maintain “H’s” or “S’s” for citizenship grades
- Maintain acceptable attendance
- No administrative referrals for discipline
To qualify for a Concurrent Enrollment (CE) course students need to meet the following requirements:
- 3.5 overall GPA
- Good Attendance
- Grades B or higher in content area
- Example – For CE Business Office Specialist students need B or higher in Business Digital Literacy during 8th grade.