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 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)
How does this all begin ? Get to know your counselor!
Lakota West Guidance Staff Effie David Bob Mike Andrea Jata Klaserner Emig Anderson Bryant A - C D – Hi H j -Mc Md - Sc Sd - Z Guidance Secretaries: Mrs. Wainscott (A-Hi) Mrs. Smith (H j -Z)
Path to Graduation 4 credits (Eng9, Eng10, Eng11, Elective) English 4 credits (must earn at least Alg II) Math 3 credits (Bio, Physical Sci, Elective Science) Science 3 credits (World History, US History, Social Studies Government and Economics) Physical Ed ¼ credit + ¼ credit OR PE Waiver* Health 0.5 credit Creative/ One full credit (Chorus, Band, Fine Art) Performing Arts Electives 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! 11 th GRADE 12 th GRADE CP Survey of American Literature/CP World Lit and Comp./Advanced Composition/British Focus on American Novels/Honors Literature/AP English Language & Comp/ AP English Lit & English 11/AP English Language Comp. / Honors Advanced Composition Algebra II/Pre-Calculus Trig and Applied Algebra/CP Pre-Calculus/H. Pre- (Note: Junior Math doesn’t count as math Calculus/CP Calculus/AP Calculus (AB or BC), AP Statistics credit) 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 Elective/Senior Flex College you should be taking Foreign Language) Elective Elective
New LWHS Homepage- find this presentation and registration info here
New courses for 2017-18 @ LWHS 2 English options for 11 th 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 9 th and 10 th 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 STEAM 2 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). Jan. 27 th – Feb. 6 th . Registration will begin Teachers will be making recommendation beginning Jan. 17 th . 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 24 th 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. 17 th - 25 th . 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.
VERIFICATION SHEETS! You will be getting your verification sheet on Feb 22 nd 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
Questions???? FOLLOW US AT: @LWHSGuidance
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