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Thursday, October 4, 2012

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STONEWALL JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
150 STONEWALL LANE
QUICKSBURG, VIRGINIA 22847
 
 
Main Office Phone:  (540) 477-2732         Fax:  (540) 477-2098
Guidance Office Phone:  (540) 477-2664       Fax:   (540) 477-9045
  
Administration:                 Dr. Jeremy Raley – Division Superintendent
                                                Mr. Mike Dorman – Principal
                                                Mr. Scott Schlentner – Assistant Principal
 
Counselors:                   Mrs. Aimee Miller (11th & 12th ) 
Ms. Susan Schuckman (9th & 10th )
Mrs. Charity Finks, Secretary/Registrar
 
Office Hours:     8:00 AM – 3:30 PM          CEEB-ACT CODE NUMBER:  471-480
 
Ø  Our school operates on a 4x4 Block Schedule.
 
Ø  Approximately 83% of the senior class is planning to attend a four or two-year college/university, technical school or enlist in the military.
 
Ø  Grade Point Averages are calculated on a weighted 4.2 scale.
 
Ø  Students will receive one (1) additional grade point for the successful completion of any Advanced Placement (AP) course. Students will receive one-half of an additional grade point for the successful completion of Calculus, Biology II, Biology II/Ecology, Biology II/Anatomy & Physiology II, Chemistry II, Earth Science II—Advanced Survey and/or Physics.
 
Ø  Honors courses are offered in most disciplines in grades 9-12 and are marked on the transcript by an H or Honors.
 
Ø  At our high school, AP classes are available in the following subject areas:
 
o   AP Biology
o   AP Calculus
o   AP Chemistry
o   AP English Language
o   AP English Literature     
o   AP European History
o   AP Spanish
o   AP U.S. Government
o   AP U.S. History

Ø  Additional AP classes are available online through Virtual Virginia, and are denoted on the transcript by a “Y” (yearlong course) or “Z” (semester course) after the course number. Dual Enrollment classes are also available and are denoted on the transcript by a “D” after the course number.

 Ø  A select group of students are chosen each year to attend the Massanutten Regional Governor’s Sc ool for Environmental Science and Technology during their Junior and Senior years.  Courses taken at the Governor’s School are marked by a “G” after the course number on the transcript.