Action Plan for Freshmen

The DHS Counseling Department supports our school-wide advisement program.  Freshmen should work with their advisors, parents, teachers, and counselor to follow the suggestions below for a successful freshman year.

• Students need to earn 24 units of credit to graduate from Darlington HS.

• To become a sophomore, you must have a total of six (6) units of credit including English and Math

• Take challenging classes like Honors courses.

• Study hard and get high grades.

• Work with your advisor to develop your 4-year plan towards graduation.

• Attend all classes regularly. Excellent attendance is a must!

• Build a support team: parents, teachers, advisors, counselors, and coaches.

• Take advantage of help available: communicate with your teachers, attend after-school tutoring (even if it’s not required!)

• Get involved – join sports, clubs and do community service.

• READ! Read as much as possible in your spare time: magazines, newspapers, novels, etc.

• Begin to think about your own abilities, interests and values.

• Make an appointment to meet your counselor.

• Consider taking Honors or DCIT courses next year – they are the single best predictor for success in college!

• DON’T LET YOUR FRIENDS BRING YOU DOWN! Avoid the temptation to leave academics behind to be a “slacker” – we want to see you graduate with your class in 4 years!