This paper describes a plan to help high school freshmen with their spelling, vocabulary, and sentence structure. The first part of the plan used the students' familiar spelling words as roots. Prefixes and suffixes were then added to these words to increase vocabulary. Finally, the words were placed into sentences and the sentences were examined…

A program for high school freshman at Manchester High School in Indiana combines a vocational information course taught by a counselor with a computer literacy course taught by an agricultural instructor. The assignments for the computer course relate to the search for vocational information. (CH)

Describes a study skills program designed and implemented by high school counselors within the freshmen English curriculum at St. Mary's Academy in Portland. In addition to helping students improve study skills, the program increased counselor visibility and improved counselor-teacher interaction. (JAC)

Explored how students choose careers, their attitudes toward vocational education, and whether they would consider enrolling in nontraditional vocational education program. Findings from 5,937 ninth graders, and an analysis of the continuing disproportionate enrollments by sex in vocational programs, suggest that nontraditional vocational…

Career recommendations were made based on aptitude scores of 335 high school freshmen. Artificial neural networks were used to map recommendations to 12 occupational clusters. Overall accuracy of neural networks (.80) approached that of discriminant function analysis (.84). The two methods had different strengths and weaknesses. (SK)

This article describes an action research at an alternative high school which explores drop-out prevention strategies with first-year students. Student retention is extremely challenging for alternative schools. Because their mission is to provide a second chance to students who could not succeed in a regular setting, those schools regularly must…

In this article, the author describes how Amy Corvino, an English teacher, implements the social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum to increase her students' interest and engagement in English literatures. SEL is the process by which people develop the skills to recognize and manage emotions, form positive relationships, solve problems that…

This booklet is addressed to high school teachers, discussing what many researchers consider the most important year of high school, perhaps the most important year of school so far. Freshman year will set the stage for whether a student graduates and whether he or she will be ready for college. Citing years of study, the Consortium on Chicago…

This report describes various methods for computing graduation and completion rates, and how they compare.

Tested parameters of social stress model in two urban high school samples (N=124) of Black, White, and Hispanic young adolescents. Pre- and posttests measured influence of stress, social networks, social competencies, and community resources on levels of students' substance use. Model parameters indicated that pathway from family characteristics…

Attempted to replicate study determining relationship between appropriateness of career choices and career maturity test scores in rural ninth grade students (N=112) using Goal Selection scale of Career Maturity Inventory Competence Test and American College Testing Program Career Planning Program. Found two career maturity measures correlated…

Explains how school counselor can play major role in helping high school freshman students realize the importance of making at least tentative general career plans and describes group career counseling approach referred to as a career-preparation unit. Describes four-day unit. Appendices contain teacher-contact sheet, project overview, research…

Investigated effects of early family experiences on mediating role of parents for grandparent-grandchild relationship. Findings from parents' and ninth graders' reports regarding 1,138 grandparents revealed that recalled nonoptimal parent-child relationships between parents and grandparents negatively affected the contemporary parent-grandparent…

This booklet is addressed to beginning high school students, discussing what many researchers consider the most important year of high school, perhaps the most important year of school so far. Freshman year will set the stage for whether a student graduates and whether he or she will be ready for college. Citing years of study, the Consortium on…

This document presents a guide to help students, who are entering the ninth grade, and their parents prepare for the transition from middle school to high school. The booklet is organized around a series of questions that students might ask themselves as they begin to plan for their high school careers. Each question is considered and discussed to…