High School Vocabulary
CreditsA unit of measure for completion of academic requirements for graduation.
Required ClassesCourses designated by the West Virginia Board of Education as the minimum requirements for high school graduation. These include four credits in English, social studies, and mathematics; three or four credits in science and one credit in physical education, health, and fine arts.
ElectivesCourses where students can study areas of interest in addition to courses required for graduation.
Career & Technical Classes Specialized elective classes that focus on skills that can lead to a job or additional specialized training.
ConcentrationFour elective courses in the same career area.
CompleterA student who had successfully passed four or more specified courses in a Career & Technical Field.
TranscriptA record of a student’s grades, attendance, health, and work based experience that is provided to a student, employers or post secondary schools
Work Based Experience All students are required to participate in work-based experience prior to graduation. There are many activities that can serve as work-based experience. This may include job shadowing and computer simulations that detail work-based experience. The school will do its part to provide the work-based experience, but many activities can be student initiated. Any work-based experience must be connected to the student’s career choice. The following is a list of some activities that can be arranged for students: field trips, guest speakers, job shadowing, mentorships, internships, school-based enterprises, and school-site experiences such as service learning through clubs, classes, and organizations.
GraduationThe ceremony conducted by the Marshall County Board of Education for students who have completed the courses required by the West Virginia Department of Education and Marshall County Schools.
FreshmanA student enrolled at JohnMarshallHigh School who has completed less than five credits by August 1 of the previous school year.
Sophomore A student enrolled at JohnMarshallHigh School who has completed at least five credits but less than eleven credits by August 1 of the previous school year.
JuniorA student enrolled at JohnMarshallHigh School who has completed at least eleven credits but less than eighteen credits by August 1 of the previous school year.
SeniorA student enrolled at JohnMarshallHigh School who has completed at least eighteen credits and Algebra I by August 1 of the previous school year.
Honors ClassesClasses where a student is enrolled in a challenging advanced academic course. Successful completion may qualify the student to enroll in AP and Dual Credit classes in the future.
EDGE CreditCollege credit that can be obtained by taking vocational, technical, computers and business classes at little or no cost.
Advanced PlacementClasses where a student is enrolled in a specialized, and challenging advanced academic course where the student may also pay to take a test supervised by the College Board at the end of the year that may qualify them for not only high school but also college credit.
Dual Credit Classes where a student is enrolled in a specialized, and challenging advanced academic course where the student may receive not only high school but also college credit.