About the Class
The STAE 10th grade focus centers on deepening college readiness by refining academic skills like writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to prepare for challenging college entrance exams and applications. Students explore potential college and career pathways, analyze complex texts, develop advanced writing skills, and begin narrowing down their post-secondary interests to match their personal goals. The core values of grit/resiliency, self-advocacy, and collaboration are emphasized, fostering students' ability to navigate obstacles and advocate for their futures. See Hoggard's STAE page for more details.
What should a 10th grader be doing to get themselves college and career ready?
STAE Days: Monday and Wednesdays (and occasional Fridays)
What we will be doing this year in the 10th grade?
-working on soft skills you will need for college and the professional world such as
-time management
-communication
-organization
-goal setting w/ a growh mindset
-studying
-writing
-reading
-introspection
-collaboration
-practicing altruism/volunteerism
-ACT test prep
-and many more!
What do STAE teachers push their students to do?
1) take ownership of their behavior
2) advocate for themselves
3) step outside of their bubble/box/comfort zone
4) abide by the terms of the STAE contract
5) be involved (in class, in school and in the community)
6) set goals and create a game plan to accomplish those goals
7) reflect periodically
8) come to them when they need help with anything at school (and sometimes outside of school)
Testing
One piece of the pie to college admissions is the national tests that all students take to get into college. These are the ACT and the SAT. These can sometimes be dealbreakers when it comes to the competition of college admissions to dream schools. We will do some test prep this year to gear up for both of these tests which take place junior year. We will work on vocabulary and reading and try to maintain good grades in all of our tested subjects such as Math, Science and English. We HIGHLY encourage our 10th graders to sign up and take the P-SAT AND to take the Pre-ACT (which all 10th graders take) seriously.
Giving Back to our School and Community
Another aspect of the whole person that colleges really take into consideration is how involved students are in their school and/or community. As a STAE sophomore it is the expectation that all students should "volunteer" up to 10 hours of their time this year. We understand that many of you do not have the means to drive or are limited on time due to other involvement but this is something that we should all do as good citizens but also reflects well on a college application or to a scholarhip committee. We will have one or two opportunities this year as a STAE class to do this but ultimately it is up to you to accomplish this by the end of May. Below is a directory of local places to consider. Try to find one to be involved in and stick with it. You are not limited to the ones on this list. If you are unable to make it to STAE provided activities consider helping a neighbor or family member (for example, yard work, storm clean up, child care, etc). Each student will be provided one copy of this form to be completed as they get the hours. This log will be kept at school in our STAE binder. If lost it is the student's responsibility to print another copy.
Staying on Top of Graduation Requirements: (28 Course Credits for the Class of 2028)
For graduation each student must complete the appropriate number of courses listed below.
4 Units in English: English I, II, III, IV
4 Units in Mathematics: Math I, II, III, and a fourth math higher than Math III
3 Units in Science: Earth/Environmental, Biology, & a physical science
4 Units in Social Studies: Civics, Economics and Personal Finance, American History, &
World History
1 Unit Health and Physical Education
12 Elective credits
Students are required to successfully complete CPR instruction to meet Healthful Living Essential Standards as a requirement for high school graduation.