Monterey High School

Welcome to the 2024 -2025 School Year!

We hope your school year is off to a fantastic start! In this newsletter you will find important information regarding upcoming dates, reminders, and other important information about high school.

Counselors will meet with freshmen this fall in small groups in English classrooms to present High School 101 which will cover important high school information. Information counselors will cover will include:

• Graduation Requirements
• Transcripts
• GPA
• Credits & Grades
• Dual Credit vs AP
• Endorsement Pathways
• College & Career Readiness

Counselors will present to Freshmen September 19th and 20th.

Counselors will meet with sopohmores in the fall to complete scheduling. Counselors will meet with alpha groups through their English 2 classrooms. We will fill out choice sheets for the 25-26 school year and discuss information regarding junior year.

Counselors will meet with Sophomores November 18th-20th and December 2nd-3rd.

GRADES and ATTENDANCE matter! Your grades and attendance earn your credits. You must pass your classes with an overall average of 70 or higher for the year and be present at least 90% of the semester to earn your credit. If you miss more than 10 days with excused or unexcused absences, your credit can be denied for attendance. The 90% rule also applies with tardies: you must be present 90% of the class period. If you are more than 10 minutes late, you are counted absent.

Lubbock ISD defaults all students to the distinguished graduation plan which requires a minimum of 26 credits including an endorsement to graduate. The 26 credits are broken down into subject requirements.

GPA stands for grade point average. GPA is the sum of all your course grades throughout your high school career divided by the total number of semester grades. GPA is calculated using your semester grades. GPA determines your class rank. The higher your GPA, the higher your class rank. The lower your GPA, the lower your class rank. Class rank will not be released until your junior year.

-GPA for freshmen is released in January

-GPA for sophomores is released in September and January.

*AP, Pre-AP, Honors, dual credit, and On Ramps courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies have the potential to carry weight if they are in your top 16 courses.

PSAT: Each year in Mid-October, Monterey offers the PSAT 8/9 to all 9th and 10th graders. This test is free for LISD 9th and 10th grade students, and students are automatically registered. More information regarding the PSAT is linked below.

ASVAB: The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a standardized test that helps determine a person's suitability for military service and job training. It measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success. It's given to students in grades 10–12 and to applicants joining the U.S. Air Force, Army, and National Guard. The ASVAB assesses a person's abilities in four domains: verbal, math, science and technical, and spatial. It covers ten subject areas, including general sciences, arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, and paragraph comprehension. The test also evaluates a person's ability to learn different subject areas and their propensity to succeed in certain careers. It is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school and post-secondary students.

Monterey High School will offer the ASVAB on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 during 1st-4th periods. Students will be excused from their classes to participate in this exam. Students can register on the testing page of the MHS website or using the link below.

MHS has the best counseling team in town! Please feel free to reach out to your alpha counselor with questions. The MHS counselor website is full of valuable information for students and parents. Please continue to visit the website throughout the school year as we keep it up-to-date with the latest information. The website is linked below.