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ELCO HIGH SCHOOL

2018-2019 COURSE SELECTION

Course Selection Guide

The 2018-2019 “Course Selection Guide” is available for download on the ELCO High School webpage under the “For Students” tab. The Guide outlines the scheduling process, credit values for each course, course descriptions, and prerequisites in addition to various resources to help students through the process.

Schedule Overview

• Core subject area courses (English, Math, Social Studies,

Science, World Language) are year-long courses (1 credit).

• Non-core subject area courses are semester (half-year)

courses (0.5 credit).

• Class periods are 52 minutes in length.
• A flex period of 32 minutes is built into the day and is paired

with the student’s lunch period and a regular period class.

• Band and chorus are held during the flex period and therefore

do not conflict with other courses.

• Flex provides an opportunity for Keystone remediation and to

seek additional help from teachers.

Yearly Schedule

• Students enroll in 6 credits per year. (Band and

chorus are additional credits.)

• Combination of year-long (1 credit) and semester (0.5

credit) courses.

• If students take one course in each of the core subject

areas, for a total of 4 credits, the remaining 2 credits will be comprised of courses of choice and Wellness requirements.

Sample 9th Grade Schedule

Period 1

7:30 a.m. - 8:28 a.m.

U.S. History III Period 2

8:32 a.m. - 9:24 a.m.

Intro to Ag General Business Period 3

9:28 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Lit, Analysis, & Comp I Period 4

10:24 a.m. - 10:56 a.m.

Flex Flex Period 5

11:00 a.m. - 11:32 a.m.

Lunch Lunch Period 6

11:36 a.m. - 12:28 p.m.

Pre-Algebra Period 7

12:32 p.m. - 1:24 p.m.

Biology Period 8

1:28 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

Phys Ed/Freshmen Seminar

Intro to Tech

Sample 9th Grade Schedule with Band and Chorus

Period 1

7:30 a.m. - 8:28 a.m.

Biology Period 2

8:32 a.m. - 9:24 a.m.

Lit, Analysis, & Comp I Period 3

9:28 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

U.S. History III Period 4

10:24 a.m. - 10:56 a.m.

Band & Chorus (during flex period) Period 5

11:00 a.m. - 11:52 a.m.

Algebra I Period 6

11:56 a.m. - 12:28 p.m.

Lunch Lunch Period 7

12:32 p.m. - 1:24 p.m.

• Phys. Ed./Freshmen

Seminar

Art I Period 8

1:28 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

Spanish I

Graduation Requirements

Chapter 4 Requirements

Recent legislation put an additional moratorium on the Keystone Exam requirement for graduation as outlined in Chapter 4 of the PA School Code:

▸ Currently, students in the Classes of 2018 and 2019 must complete

the Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The student’s performance level must be reported on student transcripts.

▸ Students in the Class of 2020 and beyond must demonstrate

Proficiency in each tested Keystone Exam area in order to fulfill graduation requirements outlined in Chapter 4. Proficiency is demonstrated by scoring at the Proficient or Advanced levels on the Keystone Exams in each subject area. This state graduation requirement is in addition to the required credits earned through courses.

Four-Year Course Planning

Promotion Requirements

Weighted GPA/Class Rank

GPA weighting will be assigned based on the level of the course and the student’s earned percentage grade.

Weighted GPA/Class Rank

COURSE

PERCENT GRADE

CREDITS

WEIGHTED FACTOR QUALITY POINTS WEIGHTED GPA CALCULATION Lit, Analysis, and Comp II - Honors

87

1.0 1.06 92.22

CP Chemistry I

93

1.0 1.03 95.79

CP Algebra II

95

1.0 1.03 97.85

U.S. Government - Applied

82

1.0 1.00 82

Spanish II

91

1.0 1.03 93.73

Web Design I

85

0.5 1.00 42.5

Home Repair and Construction

78

0.5 1.00 39 543.09/6.0

TOTALS

6.0 543.09 90.515

CTC Program Offerings

• Auto Body Technology I & II
• Automotive Technology I & II
• Carpentry/Residential Construction I & II
• Computer Repair Technology I & II
• Diesel Truck Technology I & II
• Electrical Technology I & II
• Electromechanical Technology I & II
• Industrial Machine Technology I & II

• Law Enforcement and Security I & II
• Masonry I & II
• Medical Assistant I & II
• Network Technology I & II
• Plumbing/Heating/Air Conditioning I & II
• Welding Technology I & II

Half-Day Two Year Programs (JUNIORS AND SENIORS)

CTC Program Offerings

Full-Day Programs (SENIORS)

• Commercial Art and Design
• Culinary Arts
• Dental Assistant
• Landscape Technology
• Health Careers Technology
• Pastry Arts
• Sports Therapy Sciences
• Media Communications Technology

Half-Day JUNIOR AND Full-Day SENIOR Program

• Cosmetology I and II – Half-Day Junior Year, Full Day Senior Year

Advanced Placement Offerings

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus
• AP Capstone (AP Seminar & AP

Research)

• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP English Language and

Composition

• AP Environmental Science
• AP French Language and

Culture

• AP Music Theory
• AP Spanish Literature and

Culture

• AP Statistics
• AP U.S. Government
• AP U.S. History
• AP World History

Dual Enrollment Opportunities

• Dual Enrollment - Students concurrently enroll in college courses

and earn both High School and college credit. Open to juniors or seniors who meet eligibility requirements as established by the post-secondary institution.

• Lebanon Valley College
• Penn State Berks
• Harrisburg Area Community College
• “College in the High School” - ELCO courses designated as CIHS

through HACC. Students pay an enrollment fee to HACC and earn college credit by successfully completing the course at ELCO.

CAREER CLUSTERS ▸ Career clusters are intended to help guide students with

course selections that reflect their skills, abilities, and interests.

▸ Career clusters align with the National Career Clusters

and reflect PDE’s Career Education and Work Standards.

▸ A multitude of resources are available to help students

further explore the career clusters of interest to them.

CAREER CLUSTERS

▸

Arts and Communications

▸

Business, Finance, and Information Technology

▸

Engineering and Industrial Technology

▸

Human Services

▸

Science and Health

CAREER CLUSTERS

SAMPLE CAREER CLUSTER - ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER

Each Career Cluster asks students to consider their interests and skills...

CAREER CLUSTERS

… and then provides a listing of courses offered within that Career Cluster.

DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATIONS

Agricultural Science

• Mr. Sandoe

Courses Offered

• Intro to Ag

– Only course for 9th graders

• Companion Animals

– 2019-2020

• Intro to Horticulture

– 2019-2020

Courses Offered

• Ag Mechanics

– 2018-2019

• Wildlife and Forestry

Management

– 2018-2019

• FFA & Leadership

– Recommended for FFA officers

• Production Agriculture

– 2018-2019

ELCO FFA

• Competitions - Win money!
• Develop your interests in Ag
• Develop Leadership Skills
• Meet people with similar interests
• Travel
• Have fun

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High School
 
 Art
 
 Electives

Art 1

Color Theory Variety of media and skills

Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Design

Art History, art criticism, aesthetics

Art 1 projects

Art 2

Advanced understanding of design principles More original designs Experimenting further with variety of materials Building art vocabulary and theories

Art 2 projects

Art 3

Finding and creating meaning in art Advanced technical skills Building upon strengths More complex art vocabulary in discussion

Art 3 Projects

Portfolio Art

Senior art honor students intending to pursue art in college Senior art honor students who wish to continue his/her artistic development and build an art portfolio Self-guided, open-ended ideas Self-reflection and class critiques

Portfolio Projects

Independent Art

Individual artistic development Self-guided ideas and creative problem-solving Unique and meaningful personal work Developing a personalized style and artistic voice

Independent Art Projects

Pottery 1

Must complete Art 1 as a prerequisite with a passing (A

• r B) grade

Focus on hand-building with clay One project on the wheel Introduction to ceramics processes

Pottery 2 and Independent Pottery

NAHS

Good academic and behavior standing Participate in extracurricular art activities and events

Business and Computer Technology

Freshmen Course Offerings

Freshmen Seminar (.25 credit paired with Physical Education for one semester) Animation Computer Applications Computer Graphics (Prerequisite - Computer Applications 80%) Digital Video General Business Web Design I

Sophomore Course Offerings

Accounting IA (Prerequisite: General Business recommended) Accounting IB (Prerequisite: Accounting IA - 80% or higher)

Accounting II (Prerequisite: Accounting IA & IB - 80% or higher)

Animation Computer Applications Computer Graphics (Prerequisite: Computer Applications - 80% or higher) Digital Video Entrepreneurship (Prerequisite: Accounting I recommended) General Business Marketing (Prerequisite: General Business recommended) Web Design I Web Design II (Prerequisite: Web Design - 80% or higher)

11th & 12th Grade Course Offerings

Accounting IA (Prerequisite: General Business recommended) Accounting IB (Prerequisite: 
 Accounting I - 80% or higher) Accounting II (Prerequisite: 
 Accounting IA & IB - 80% or higher) Accounting III (Prerequisite: Accounting II - 80% or higher) Animation Business Math Career Seminar Computer Applications Computer Graphics (Prerequisite: Computer Applications - 80% or higher) Cooperative Work Experience 
 (12th Grade Only) Digital Video Entrepreneurship (Prerequisite: Accounting I recommended) Marketing (Prerequisite: 
 General Business recommended) Personal Finance Technology Exploration (Prerequisites: Web Design I & II, Computer Applications, Computer Graphics) Web Design I Web Design II (Prerequisite: Web Design I - 80% or higher) AP Computer Science Principles

FBLA Community Service Regional and State Leadership Workshops Regional and State Competitions Business and Marketing Events

Future Business Leaders

• f America

English

• 9th Grade

Literature, Analysis, and Composition I

• Full Year
• Writing Intensive
• Topical Emphasis on

American Literature

• 10th Grade

Literature, Analysis, and Composition II

• Full Year
• Writing Intensive
• Topical Emphasis on

British Literature

English - 11th Grade

• Literature, Analysis,

and Composition III

• 1/2 year
• Writing

Intensive

• English Core Elective
• AP Language and

Composition OR

• AP Seminar
• Full Year
• College credit or

advanced standing for successful score on AP Exam

OR AND

English - 12th Grade

• TWO English Core

Electives

• Each Core Elective

will be one semester

• AP Language and

Composition OR

• AP Seminar
• Full Year
• College credit or

advanced standing for successful score

• n AP Exam

OR

English Core Electives

• Composition for the

College Bound

• Creative Writing
• Delving into Disaster
• Drama in Literature

and Performance

• Great Books
• Literary Analysis and

Cinematic Elements


• Literature, Society, and

Self

• Methods of Research
• Poetry
• Science Fiction
• Yearbook Management
• Introduction to

Literature*

* “College in the High School” Credit

English Open Electives

• Yearbook / Journalism

I

• Yearbook / Journalism

II

• Yearbook Management

(may also count as a senior core elective)

• Television Production I
• Television Production II
• Television Management

Summer Reading

• All Literature, Analysis, and Composition (LAC)

courses have a required summer reading component.

• Intro to Literature and AP English Language and

Composition also have required summer assignments.

• Specific assignment information pertaining to summer

reading will be linked from the ELCO High School webpage in May.

• All summer reading assignments will be due on the

first day of school.

YEARBOOK JOURNALISM

• Photography
• Graphic

Design

• Writing

YEARBOOK JOURNALISM

• Interviews
• Make the

next ELCO Sigma!

TV PRODUCTION

AND MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Family and Consumer Sciences

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Family and Consumer Sciences

There are a plethora of course offerings for the Family and Consumer Sciences Department! If you like hands-on projects and activities and self discovery, then Family and Consumer Sciences, often referred to as FCS, is for you.

Course Offerings

9th - 12th Grade Offerings: Cooking Light and Easy (HS750) Culinary Café (HS751) Living On Your Own (HS756) Fashion, Textiles and Apparel (HS753) 10th - 12th Grade Offerings: Global Cuisine (HS754) Nutrition and Food Science (HS757)

Child Development Course Offerings

Human Development (HS763)

• Recommend students complete prior to Preschool Courses

Preschool : Age 3 (HS760) Preschool: Ages 4-5 (HS761) Available Only to Grades 11 and 12: Child Development Independent Study (HS765) Education Seminar (HS762)

Wrapping up FCS

“ Family and consumer sciences education empowers individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse, global society.”

MATHEMATICS

ELCO High School Music Courses

✴Band and Chorus ✴Concert Choir ✴Wind Ensemble ✴American Musical Theater ✴Music Recording and Production ✴Music Perspectives ✴Music Creation ✴Music Stage Production ✴Advanced Music Stage Production ✴AP Music Theory

ELCO Raider Band and Chorus

• Year Long
• Share the same period of the day
• Will NOT count towards an elective choice
• Do NOT conflict with any other courses

ONLINE FORM

Band Band (w/chorus) Chorus Chorus (w/band)

Half-Year Music Electives

Wind Ensemble

• Open to all band students
• No auditions
• Improve musicianship
• Small group and individualized instruction

Concert Choir

• Open to all chorus members
• Audition required
• Improve musicianship
• More difficult repertoire

Half-Year Music Electives

American Musical Theater

• Open to all students 9-12
• History of Musical Theater
• Impacts on culture and society

Music Perspectives

• Open to all students 9-12
• Survey history of Western Music
• Create music in different styles and genres
• Create intelligent listeners of music

Half-Year Music Electives

Music Creation

• Open to all students 9-12
• Music Theory
• Piano Instruction
• Create music with different types of technology

Music Recording and Production

• Open to all students 9-12
• Basics for recording all types of instruments
• Learn how to edit, mix, and produce music

using myriad of software and apps

Half-Year Music Electives

Stage Production

• Open to all students 9-12
• Theater tech basics
• Help to construct sets for performances

Advanced Stage Production

• Open to all students 10-12
• Pre-requisite: Music Stage Production
• Focus more on design of sets and advanced

technical theater practices

Science Sequence

9th - Biology (Bio. Keystone exam administered)

• r Principles of Scientific Inquiry

10th - Chemistry or Applied Biology (Bio. Keystone exam administered) 11th and 12th - options - Ecology, HAP, Honors Chem. II, Forensics, Principles of Physical Science, various Physics courses, AP Bio or AP Envi. Sci. (alternating years)

Social Studies Requirements for Graduation

• United States History III
• United States Government
• World History

(May be fulfilled with AP Courses in each subject)

Advanced Placement Courses

• AP United States Government
• AP World History
• AP United States History

Electives offered in the Social Studies

• Current Issues
• American Pop Culture
• World Cultures
• Psychology (alternates years)
• Sociology (alternates years)

Electives are semester courses (.5 credits) and do not fulfill graduation requirements for Social Studies.

Suggested Course Selection in the Social Studies

Electives may be taken after a student has completed U.S. History III and U.S. Government during the junior and senior year.

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

• Mr. Ken Miller

• HS550 Introduction to Technology

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

9th Grade Course Selection

page 76

• HS553 Mechanical & Architectural Drawing
• HS554 Metal Manufacturing I
• HS563 Woodworking I
• HS561 Visual Communications
• HS557 Power Technology I
• HS562 Welding & Industrial Machining

(offered through the Ag Department)

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

Future Options

• HS552 Home Repair and Construction
• HS564 Woodworking II
• HS555 Metal Manufacturing II
• HS558 Power Technology II
• HS590 Tech. Ed. Independent Study

Fitness and Wellness Options

9th Grade Requirement

Physical Education (HS801) .25 credits

• Required for

graduation

• MUST BE COMPLETED

before taking any

• ther elective

physical education course

• Emphasizes physical

fitness and small team games

10th Grade Requirements

Health (HS810)-.25 credits

• Required for graduation
• Examine mental,

emotional, physiological and social health issues Driver Education & Safety (HS811)-.25 credits

• Required for graduation
• Prepares students to

become responsible drivers

• Comprehensive study of

the PA Driver’s Manual

Physical Education Options for Grades 10, 11 & 12

Students must successfully complete two of the following course options in order to fulfill graduation requirements…

• Adventure Activity
• Net Results-Racquet Attack
• TAG-Team Aerobic Games
• Strength Training
• Optimal Performance
• Creative Movement I & II

Adventure Activity

Course activities include…

• Orienteering
• Team building

challenges

• Trust activities
• Walking
• Frisbee golf
• Shuffleboard

NET RESULTS- RACQUET ATTACK

Course activities include..

• Tennis
• Pickleball
• Ping Pong
• Volleyball
• Team handball
• Badminton

TEAM AEROBIC GAMES (TAG)

Designed for students who seek…

• an experience with an

intense game environment

• rigorous activities in a

competitive environment Course activities include…

• Football
• Soccer
• Softball
• Floor hockey
• Basketball
• Stx ball
• Volleyball
• Handball
• Gatorball
• Speedball

STRENGTH TRAINING

Focuses solely on strength training (does not include games/recreational activities) Students will participate in…

• Intense strength training
• Aerobic training
• Producing strength gains
• Improving their overall

health and well-being

OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE

Prerequisites: 90% or higher in Strength Training

• r approval from any PE

teacher Designed for any student who enjoyed and excelled in Strength Training. Course activities include…

• Olympic lifting
• Endurance training
• SAQ (Speed, Agility and

Quickness)

• Metabolic Conditioning

CREATIVE MOVEMENT I

Designed for students to experience alternative forms of fitness activities. Course activities include…

• Pilates
• Kick boxing
• Step aerobics
• “Core” exercises
• Yoga
• Circuit training
• Dance choreography

CREATIVE MOVEMENT II

Available to 11th & 12th grade. Course activities include…

• Historical dance

forms

• Ethnic dance forms
• Interpretive dance

forms

• More in depth

dance choreography

WORLD LANGUAGES

FRENCH- LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3; ADVANCED FRENCH COMPOSITION/ ADVANCED FRENCH CONVERSATION INDEPENDENT STUDY SPANISH- LEVELS 1 THROUGH 4; AP SPANISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE

ACTFL STANDARDS

COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS COMPARISONS CULTURES COMMUNITIES

Standards from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

WORLD LANGUAGE… OBJECTIVES

• Communicate in the target language
• Interpretive
• Interpersonal
• Presentational
• Connect with other disciplines for 


academic and career-related success

• Compare, investigate, and explain 


language and cultural similarities and 
 differences

• Interact culturally for deeper understanding and appreciation
• Create communities for interaction and enrichment in our globalized world

WORLD LANGUAGE… OPPORTUNITIES

• Cross-cultural understanding
• Academic achievement
• Cognitive benefits
• Higher academic achievement on standardized tests and

SATs.

• Improved reading abilities
• Employment prospects

WORLD LANGUAGE… ORGANIZATIONS

• French Club
• French Honor

Society

• Spanish Club
• Spanish Honor

Society

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS

▸ Online course request process. ▸ The system will open on Thursday, March 1st. ▸ Students will log in to their PowerSchool account to submit their

course requests.

▸ Use the PowerSchool website at:

https://powerschool.elcosd.org/public

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS

WHEN SELECTING COURSES...

▸ Follow the instructions. ▸ Review the “Course Selection Guide.” ▸ The selection screen will indicate which courses are required and

how many courses to select in each section.

▸ Prerequisites are identified online. Students will not be able to select

a course for which they do not meet the prerequisite. Students should select “counselor help requested” if they believe they do qualify to take a course for which they do not meet the prerequisite.

▸ Be sure to click through all of the pages that display course options,

especially for the courses of choice.

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS

IMPORTANCE OF COURSE SELECTIONS

▸ Master schedule is student-driven, meaning the schedule

is built each year on student course requests.

▸ Students must carefully consider their interests, future

goals and plans, skills, abilities, prerequisites, and teacher recommendations when selecting courses.

▸ After the master schedule is developed, schedule changes

will only be made for extenuating circumstances. (See the “Course Selection Guide” for the schedule change guidelines.)

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS

COUNSELOR MEETINGS

▸ After students submit course requests online, Ms. Fulton will meet with

the student for an individual conference to review the student’s course requests in relation to the student’s future plans and academic history.

▸ Recommended placement in academic courses will be determined

through a combination of teacher recommendations, current course and grade, PVAAS projections, and most recent PSSA score.

▸ Student will receive a printed copy of his/her course requests, which is

taken home, signed by parent/guardian, and returned to the counseling offjce. This signed form represents the student’s final course requests.

▸ Recommendation form is needed for all courses in which the student

does not fulfill the prerequisites.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT!