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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


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GETTING READY FOR YOUR JUNIOR YEAR!

Choices Made Today Will Impact Where You are Tomorrow

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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

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Mapping your road to success!

Apply to Butler Tech

Click here for application

Career Based Intervention Program (CBIP) Career Readiness Academy (CRA)

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Get to know your counselor!

How does this all begin?

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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

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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

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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!
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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

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New LWHS Homepage- find this presentation and registration info here

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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)

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Butler Tech Courses

(see Lakota Program of Studies for pre-requisites)

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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

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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!

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Finding HAC

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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

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Teacher Recommendations….

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Selecting courses……

 Click the Request box for the course(s) you want  Click Save

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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

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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

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Looking over your options?

Regardless of what path you are

taking, you should schedule a 6 bell schedule @ LWHS

 Your counselor will adjust

accordingly

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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.

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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!

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Questions????

FOLLOW US AT: @LWHSGuidance