Freshmen Presentation Course Selection February 7-18 2018
Things Freshmen need to know. . . You should currently have between 3 and 3.5 credits—check report ○ cards By the end of this year, you should have 6 credits or be considering ○ summer school National Honor Society: Invited to apply Junior year if you have a 3.7 ○ GPA (also need 2 school activities each year, 20 community service hrs each year) Summer School (COD Youth Education, eLo) ○ Driver Education ○ Registration in Main Office (Now-May 1/$250) ○ Must be 15 before June 11, 2018 ○
Graduation Requirements Subject ___ Credit Subject Credit English 4.5 Consumer Education 0.5 Freshman Eng (1.0) Sophomore Eng (1.0) Physical Education 4.0 Junior Eng (1.0) Health (.5) Speech (.5) RTE (.5) English Electives (1.0) Driver Ed may be Mathematics 3.0 substituted one semester Science 3.0 Technology 1.0 Social Studies 3.0 Fine Arts 1.0 U.S. History (1.0) American Government (.5) Social Studies Elective (1.5) Electives 4.0 Total Credits Needed for Graduation: 24
Sophomore Template ○ Sophomore English ○ Math ○ Chemistry ○ US History ○ Elective ○ Elective ○ Health & Soph PE or Driver’s Ed
Guide for Current Freshmen Subject Course/Level Course/Level 1 Sophomore English 2 Math (next in sequence) 3 Chemistry 4 U.S. History 5 Soph PE/Health/Dr Ed 6 Elective 7 Elective 8 Access
English Options Sophomore English I or A *preassigned-must complete “Level Change” form Speech Options Acting or Communication Studies I or A (These may also be taken Junior or Senior year. You may also choose to take Argumentation to fulfill that speech requirement once you are a Junior.)
Math Options *preassigned-must complete “Level Change” form Algebra Geometry I/A Algebra w/ Support Topics in Geom/Geom Geometry A Algebra 2 and Trig I/A Algebra 2 and Trig I/A Precalculus I/A
Science Courses *preassigned-must complete “Level Change” form ● Chemistry I ● Chemistry A (If you took Chemistry this year you should sign up for Physics A next year. You may take other courses concurrently, ask counselor or science teacher)
Social Studies Course Options * preassigned-must complete “Level Change” form AP US History US History I
Physical Education and Wellness Classes Health Sophomore PE Driver’s Education (You can sign up for Dr. Ed but you might get Soph PE instead if there are older students who want it as well. If you don’t get Dr. Ed you can sign up to take it over the summer.) .
If you fail a required course. . . You will be required to make up the course ○ Summer School ○ 2 of the same subjects in the same semester (e.g., Soph PE and RTE; Soph English and Jr English) This will affect your graduation status.
Foreign Language Options Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, or AP Spanish Spanish for Heritage Speakers 1 or 2 (for bi-lingual students) French 1, 2, 3 or 4 German 1, 2 or 3
Electives Art and Design ▪ Ceramics ▪ A Commercial Art* ▪ R Drawing ▪ Jewelry ▪ T Painting ▪ Photo* ▪ * may be used for Fine Art or Tech credit
Electives JV Women’s Chorale ▪ Men’s Chorale ▪ Concert Choir ▪ M Varsity Women’s Chorale ▪ Chamber Choir ▪ Concert Band ▪ U Symphonic Band ▪ Wind Ensemble ▪ S Percussion Ensemble and Studies ▪ Concert Orchestra ▪ I Chamber Orchestra ▪ Sinfonia ▪ Music Keyboarding* ▪ C Music Technology* ▪ History of Rock & Roll ▪
Electives Computer Literacy ▪ Business Management ▪ Sports & Entertainment Marketing ▪ Introduction to Business ▪ T Accounting ▪ Info Tech 1 and 2 ▪ E Web Page Design 1 and 2* ▪ Multimedia* ▪ C Career Internship* ▪ Architectural Drafting 1 and 2* ▪ H CAD 1 and 2* ▪ Architectural Construction ▪ Architectural Seminar* ▪ Mobile Makers (full year) ▪
Electives Culinary Arts 1 and 2 ▪ F Baking and Pastry^ ▪ International Cuisine^ ▪ A Interior Design* ▪ C Contemporary Broadcasting ▪ (full year)* S Fashion Merchandising* ▪ Child Development 1 and 2 ▪ TCD* ▪
Course Selection ○ Worksheet and Directions for using StudentVUE are located on the homepage of the Counseling Center ○ Need help entering courses on the computer? Come in during your Access ○ Questions about classes? ○ Make an appointment to see your counselor before Feb 14
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