GETTING READY FOR YOUR JUNIOR YEAR! Choices Made Today Will Impact - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
GETTING READY FOR YOUR JUNIOR YEAR! Choices Made Today Will Impact - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
GETTING READY FOR YOUR JUNIOR YEAR! Choices Made Today Will Impact Where You are Tomorrow Mapping your road to success! What route will you take 6 Bell Schedule- Firebird Full Day ! Zero Period Personalize your courses to fit
Mapping your road to success!
What route will you take…
6 Bell Schedule- Firebird Full Day!
Zero Period Personalize your courses to fit your future Click here: Course of Study
College Credit Plus (CCP) Credit Flexibility Lakota’s Secondary Summer School Program
Mapping your road to success!
Apply to Butler Tech
Click here for application
Career Based Intervention Program (CBIP) Career Readiness Academy (CRA)
Get to know your counselor!
How does this all begin?
Lakota West Guidance Staff
Guidance Secretaries:
- Mrs. Wainscott (A-Hi)
- Mrs. Smith (Hj-Z)
Effie Jata A - C David Klaserner D – Hi Bob Emig Hj-Mc Mike Anderson Md - Sc Andrea Bryant Sd - Z
Path to Graduation
English Math Science Social Studies Physical Ed Health Creative/
Performing Arts
Electives
4 credits (Eng9, Eng10, Eng11, Elective) 4 credits (must earn at least Alg II) 3 credits (Bio, Physical Sci, Elective Science) 3 credits (World History, US History, Government and Economics) ¼ credit + ¼ credit OR PE Waiver* 0.5 credit One full credit (Chorus, Band, Fine Art) At least 4 credits (Foreign Language, Business, Technology, Family/Consumer Science) *add 0.5 elective credit if utilizing PE Waiver
Diploma with Honors
Requirements…meet 7 of the 8 below:
4 English credits 4 Math credits 4 Science credits (including Chemistry and Physics) 4 Social Studies credits 1 Fine/Performing Art credit 3 credits of Same Foreign Language OR 2/2 credits of
different Foreign Languages.
3.5+ UNweighted GPA 27+ ACT OR 1210+(Reading & Math) SAT*
- *SAT requirement may change!
Be sure to think ahead--- make a 2 year plan now!
11th GRADE 12th GRADE CP Survey of American Literature/CP Focus on American Novels/Honors English 11/AP English Language World Lit and Comp./Advanced Composition/British Literature/AP English Language & Comp/ AP English Lit &
- Comp. / Honors Advanced Composition
Algebra II/Pre-Calculus
(Note: Junior Math doesn’t count as math credit)
Trig and Applied Algebra/CP Pre-Calculus/H. Pre- Calculus/CP Calculus/AP Calculus (AB or BC), AP Statistics Elective Science Elective Science – Chem. I, Chem. II, Biology II, H. Biology, H. Anatomy & Physiology, H. Zoology, AP Biology, AP Chem., H. Physics, CP Physics, AP Physics, Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science Economics and Government Psychology, Sociology, AP US History, AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP Government, AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Human Geography Elective (if you are planning to go to College you should be taking Foreign Language) Elective/Senior Flex Elective Elective
New LWHS Homepage- find this presentation and registration info here
New courses for 2017-18 @ LWHS
2 English options for 11th grade English:
CP Survey of American Literature (historical perspective) CP Focus on American Novels
New courses for 2017-18 @ LWHS
Information Technology (IT) Pathway:
Intro to Computer Science/Programming (offered next
year at 9th and 10th grade)
Web Design (next year at grade 10)
Sports Medicine Pathway added at Lakota West
New courses for 2017-18 @ LWHS
Contemporary Cuisine
Family and Consumer Science (year-long foods course)
Additional Offerings
Law and Criminal Justice (CP elective for 11/12 grade) “Creative Publications” (Name change from Creative
Writing)
Metals IV and Ceramics IV
Four Core Classes:
Set up a meeting with you counselor to review your
classes/transcript.
Your English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and
Foreign Language teachers will recommend the appropriate classes for you.
AP/Honors courses for next year? Please be
aware of the entrance testing and/or summer work!
To override a teacher’s recommendation, see your
Guidance Counselor to begin the process.
Electives…..
Need to take two (2) elective classes to complete a 6 period
day
Electives are:
Band (Audition/Approval of Instructor required) Choir (Audition/Approval of Instructor required) Fine Arts (Acting I, Fine Art I and a number of courses that require
Fine Art as a prerequisite)
Computer Science (including a new AP Computer Science) Foreign Language Additional Health and PE courses STEAM2 courses New Butler Tech Programs/courses Business courses (Financial Literacy & Planning, Sports/Ent.
Marketing)
Family and Consumer Science (multiple courses)
Butler Tech Courses
(see Lakota Program of Studies for pre-requisites)
Athletes
If you are participating in a Lakota West Sport you MUST have 5
solid classes:
Solid classes are any class other than PE. Solid classes are semester classes earning .5 credit.
Eligibility
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN AND
PASSED 5 SOLID CLASSES THE PRECEDING GRADING PERIOD AND BE PASSING 5 SOLID CLASSES DURING THE CURRENT QUARTER/
- SEMESTER. IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU MAINTAIN 5 SOLID CLASSES
THE ENTIRE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. SOLIDS ARE HALF CREDIT (.5) EARNING SEMESTER COURSES – ONE PE CLASS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SOLID. ****Talk to your guidance counselor for clarification.
It is advised to have 5 solids the entire school year (6 solids is preferred).
NCAA eligibility center
If you anticipate participating in college sports you should be registering
with the NCAA. ****Talk to your guidance counselor
How to register!
All registration will be completed through the student’s
account in Home Access Center (HAC).
Registration will begin
- Jan. 27th – Feb. 6th .
Teachers will be making recommendation beginning
- Jan. 17th. Students should speak with their current
teachers.
You need to know your HAC log-in ID and password,
please contact the guidance office.
If you do not select your classes, someone will select
them for you. Signed verification sheet due by February 24th back to Guidance Office!
Finding HAC
Course requests in HAC
Select Course Requests from the menu Teacher Recommendations appear as blue
hyperlinks above the Department. Teachers are making recommendations Jan. 17th - 25th.
The recommendations may be kept or deleted. To remove a recommended course or select
additional courses, click the Edit icon for the Department’s courses you want to request
Teacher Recommendations….
Selecting courses……
Click the Request box for the course(s) you want Click Save
You can choose an Alternate Course...
Click in the Request box next to the alternate course Use the dropdown list in the Alternate column to select Alternate to this
Course
Click Save
Deleting a request…..
Click the Add/Edit icon for the Department of the
course you want to delete
Uncheck the appropriate course (at the top of the
list)
Click Save
Looking over your options?
Regardless of what path you are
taking, you should schedule a 6 bell schedule @ LWHS
Your counselor will adjust
accordingly
What should YOU be doing now?!?!
Prepare for scheduling
Talk to your teachers, counselor and parents. Your teachers are making recommendations for
you NOW! Talk to them about what class you should be taking next year!
Complete your registration through Home Access
Center (HAC). (January 27- February 6)
If you don’t know your HAC log-in ID and
password, see the Guidance secretaries.
You will be getting your verification sheet
- n Feb 22nd
You will take them home and review your choices with your parents SIGNED Verification Sheets must be returned to the Guidance Department by Feb 24th
VERIFICATION SHEETS!
Questions????
FOLLOW US AT: @LWHSGuidance