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IT’S ALREADY THAT TIME! GETTING EDUCATED ABOUT JUNIOR 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% • New Courses • Endorsements AGENDA • Course Requests • Four Year Plans • Current year progress • Where will you be next year?

• 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. 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 10 TH GRADERS MATH 3 SCIENCE 3 (ALGEBRAIC ENGLISH 3 (TOO MANY TO US HISTORY REASONING, ALG TYPE) 2, OR PRECAL) 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 ENGLISH (RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS, GROUP WORK) • DUAL CREDIT (TCC APP, PASS TSI, PAY FOR COURSE AND BOOKS)

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

SCIENCE • ON-LEVEL • PRE-AP • AP IF IN BIOLOGY NOW , W/ IPC IN 9 TH , CHOOSE CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS

• ON-LEVEL US HISTORY • 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 ATHLETICS- KNOW THE COACH’S EXPECTATIONS FINE ARTS-POSSIBLE EXTRA PRACTICE HCTC CLASSES-COMMITMENT REQUIRED! ONCE YOU ARE IN, YOU STAY.

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

YOU CAN ENTER YOUR COURSE REQUESTS IN SKYWARD • Open Skyward • Click on Career Plan • Click on Maintain • Add 7 credits of course requests under 11 th grade. • You can fill in 12 th grade classes too.

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

THAT’S ALL, FOLKS! BRING YOUR FOUR YEAR PLANNING TOOLS TO THE COMPUTER LAB. SEE THIS SITE FOR MORE HELP: HTTPS://WWW .EMSISD.COM/PAGE/47377