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Welcome to Freshman Year!

Freshman year all about transitioning. You go from being the oldest students at a school you attended for several years to the youngest students at a new, bigger school. High school teachers have different expectations than middle school teachers, and you'll need to learn those and figure out how to meet them. Overall, you'll spend a lot of this year just figuring things out, and that's okay!

Our Main Goal

Throughout your Freshman year, our goal is to introduce you to lots of topics that will be important for you to understand throughout high school and into college. These topics include A-G requirements and 4-year plans, money for college, managing time, and starting to think about a direction for your future job or career. We'll also discuss skills you'll need to be successful in school and life, including some basic money items, typing and writing skills, and how to prepare for final exams. Each topic is covered briefly and will help you be successful this year and feel more prepared next year.

We also want you to consider your life's purpose as you explore and learn about yourself. The hope is that over the next few years and throughout your twenties, you can discover something that you both love and are good at that can also help the world.

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Note

Whenever you see the image below, that means that it's a great time to take a break. There is so much information in this course that we want to make sure your brain doesn't get overloaded.

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Click Next for a guide on how to use this Canvas Course as Freshmen.