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  • We are proud to announce that Tates Creek High School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme school!
     
  • Fall 2008 ACE/Pre-IB and IB Diploma Programme picnic for students and their families:  August 16, 2008.  Click HERE for more details.
  • Any student applicant (ACE Pre-IB or IB Diploma) who lives outside the TCHS attendance area needs to do two things in addition to filling out the TCHS IB application form. 
    (1)  Complete an online FCPS Out-of-Area Request Form for 2008-2009, which is available on the FCPS website. 
    (2)  Complete the enrollment process (see Teri Harper for additional information).
     
  • All 8th grade students (this includes all upcoming ACE Pre-IB students) who will be enrolling in Advanced Geometry or higher for their 9th grade year are required to take the FCPS Math Placement Exam.  

    In March, high school math department chairs visited all FCPS middle schools to administer this test.   

    On Thursday, May 1st, private school and home school students took their placement exams at Tates Creek High School.

    If students (public, private, and home school) are not satisfied with their scores, they may retake the
    exam(s) at TCHS on Monday, August 4th at 9:00am.  Proof of summer tutoring is required.  Parents should contact Ms. Shannon Cole, TCHS Math Department Chair, if their child should wish to retest on that date.
Additional Student Information

 

  • Attention both ACE/Pre-IB and IB Diploma Programme students: 
    Click HERE for information on your 2008 Summer Reading assignments.
     

  • Start making plans now!  Come one, come all!  The ACE/Pre-IB and IB Diploma Programme fall picnic has been scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 6:00 to 9:00pm at Hartland Pool.  RSVP deadline is August 10th.  Click HERE for more information.
     

  • Click HERE for information on the IB Academic Monitoring Support System.

    This policy will change slightly beginning in the Fall of 2008.  This is for BOTH ACE/Pre-IB and IB Diploma Programme students.  Click HERE     for the new policy.
     

  • Click HERE for information on the 2008 IB Summer Academy, which is a no-cost enrichment program for students interested in pursuing an IB Diploma.  Please note:  For the Class of 2010 ... it is mandatory that any student completing Geometry during the 2007-2008 school year and taking IB Math Studies during the 2008-2009 school year participate in the Math #2 Summer Course. 
     

  • Click HERE for the ACE Pre-Diploma Intent to Participate Form for the 2008-2009 school year.
    Click HERE for the IB Diploma Programme Intent to Participate Form for the 2008-2009 school year.
     

  • Click HERE for information related to the IB Extended Essay (mentor selection, timeline, etc.)
     

  • Click HERE to view the Tates Creek High School Honor Code.  All students should be familiar with these rules regarding academic integrity.
     

  • Click HERE to view the Assessment Calendar for the IB Diploma Programme (DP) Class of 2009.

 

ACE Pre-Diploma Information:

ACE Pre-Diploma Shared Calendar Information/Directions

ACE Pre-Diploma Shared Calendar on Sharepoint

ACE Pre-Diploma Academic Monitoring Policy

ACE Pre-Diploma CAS Requirement

Click HERE to view the new GPA weightings for IB and AP classes.  These new weightings will be applied to the class of 2011 and subsequent classes only.  Classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 will remain with the current grade weightings.  The new grade weightings are for the purposes of class rank only.

2008-2009 ACE Intent to Participate Form

 

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