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IT’S ALREADY THAT TIME! GETTING EDUCATED ABOUT SENIOR YEAR

WHO IS YOUR COUNSELOR? • Mrs. Ludlow: Select Students Mrs. Coker: A-Er • Mrs. Hernandez: Es-La • Mrs. Little: Le-Ra • Mrs. Miller: Re-Z • Mrs. Bradshaw: College, • Career, Dual Credit, AP

• Graduation Requirements • Top 10% • Endorsements AGENDA • Current year progress • Course Requests • Are you ready for college, career, or military?

• 26 credits GRADUATION • 5 STAAR EOC exams REQUIREMENTS • 90% attendance

TOP 10% Student is eligible for automatic admission to a state-level college or university as an undergraduate student if the applicant earned a GPA in the top 10% of the student’s high school graduating class. Student must be on the Distinguished Level of Achievement grad plan. (UT Austin admits the top 6%) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

ENDORSEMENTS 4 or more credits in 3 or more classes in a specific pathway. Business and Industry • • Arts and Humanities Public Service • STEM • Multidisciplinary • *Classes at HCTC will require an enrollment form (1 st timers). https://www.emsisd.com/Page/38505 #courseenroll

DUAL CREDIT COURSES AT HCTC • Welding • Auto • Audio/Video • Culinary • Networking *Mrs. Bradshaw will have applications available.

COURSE REQUESTS FOR TRUE 11 TH GRADERS SCIENCE 4 MATH 4 (ALG 2, ENGLISH 4 (TOO MANY TO GOV’T & ECON AQR OR PRECAL) TYPE) LANGUAGE ELECTIVES PE/ATH FINE ART (IF YOU HAVEN’T (UP TO 3 (IF YOU HAVEN’T (IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED YOUR 2 DEPENDING ON FULFILLED) FULFILLED) CREDITS) THE ABOVE)

• ON-LEVEL • AP (SUMMER READING, MORE RIGOROUS, AP TEST IN MAY $) • AP CAPSTONE SEMINAR OR RESEARCH (RESEARCH, ENGLISH PRESENTATIONS, GROUP WORK $$) • DUAL CREDIT (TCC APP, PASS TSI, PAY FOR COURSE AND BOOKS $$$)

ON-LEVEL • PRE-AP (more rigorous) • ON-RAMPS (more rigorous self- • instruction, possible dual credit $$$$) MATH IF IN ALGEBRAIC REASONING NOW , CHOOSE ALG 2 IF IN ALG 2 NOW , CHOOSE PRECAL OR AQR

SCIENCE ON-LEVEL • AP • ON RAMPS CHEMISTRY (more • rigorous self-instruction, possible dual credit $$$$) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HAD CHEM OR PHYSICS, BOTH IF DOING STEM

ON-LEVEL • GOV’T ECON AP (MORE RIGOROUS, AP TEST ($) • DUAL CREDIT (TCC APP, PASS TSI, • $$$)

1 PE/ATHLETIC REQUIRED 1 FINE ART ELECTIVES 2 YEARS OF THE SAME LANGUAGE

2 YEARS OF MARCHING BAND • 2 YEARS OF DANCE TEAM • PHYSICAL 1 YEAR OF DANCE 1 • EDUCATION PE (BOYS, GIRLS, MIXED, • OUTDOOR ED) ATHLETICS • This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

FINE ARTS • ART • THEATRE ARTS • TECHNICAL THEATER • DANCE • BAND • CHOIR • FLORAL DESIGN

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

THINGS TO CONSIDER SELECT ALL 7 CLASSES, NOT RELEASE OR AIDE RELEASE AND OFFICE/LIBRARY AIDE APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER PASS/FAIL CAN BE DONE FOR UP TO 1 ELECTIVE CREDIT PER SEMESTER DUAL CREDIT APPLICATION PACKETS DUE TO MRS. BRADSHAW NO LATER THAN FEB 4!

HOW IS YOUR YEAR GOING? Grades an issue? Talk Both semesters to teacher; go to Utilize your resources: average, so don’t give tutorials; make parents, teachers, up! corrections; counselor, assistant Attendance credit COMMUNICATION IS principal denials won’t avg. KEY!

WHAT ABOUT NEXT YEAR? • Choose 7 (seven) classes. • Make sure your requirements are met. • Verify you have the correct prerequisites and endorsement path. • Consult your parents. • ASK FOR HELP!

YOU CAN ENTER YOUR COURSE REQUESTS IN SKYWARD • Open Skyward • Click on Career Plan • Click on Maintain • Add without the template • Add 7 credits of classes under 12 th grade.

ARE YOU READY FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, OR MILITARY? • Are your entry test scores high enough? Consider a test-prep class. • ACT • SAT • TSI • ASVAB • Are you taking AP classes and passing the AP exams? • Are you taking dual credit courses? • Are you taking a certification test in a CTE/HCTC class? • Are you enlisting in the military by end of summer after graduation?

QUESTIONS?

THAT’S ALL, FOLKS! SEE YOU IN THE LIBRARY FEBRUARY 10-25 WITH ENGLISH 3