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ITS 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,

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IT’S ALREADY THAT TIME!

GETTING EDUCATED ABOUT JUNIOR YEAR

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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

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AGENDA

Graduation Requirements
Top 10%
New Courses
Endorsements
Course Requests
Four Year Plans
Current year progress
Where will you be next year?

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

26 credits
5 STAAR EOC exams
90% attendance

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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%)

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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

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DUAL CREDIT COURSES AT HCTC

Welding
Auto
Audio/Video
Culinary
Networking

*Mrs. Bradshaw will have applications available.

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COURSE REQUESTS FOR TRUE 10TH GRADERS

ENGLISH 3 MATH 3 (ALGEBRAIC REASONING, ALG 2, OR PRECAL) SCIENCE 3 (TOO MANY TO TYPE) US HISTORY LANGUAGE (IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED YOUR 2 CREDITS) PE/ATH (IF YOU HAVEN’T FULFILLED) FINE ART (IF YOU HAVEN’T FULFILLED) ELECTIVES (UP TO 3 DEPENDING ON THE ABOVE)

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ENGLISH

ON-LEVEL
AP (SUMMER READING, MORE

RIGOROUS, AP TEST IN MAY ($$)

AP CAPSTONE SEMINAR

(RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS, GROUP WORK)

DUAL CREDIT (TCC APP, PASS

TSI, PAY FOR COURSE AND BOOKS)

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MATH

ON-LEVEL
PRE-AP (more rigorous)
ON-RAMPS (more rigorous, possible

dual credit) IF IN GEOMETRY NOW , CHOOSE ALGEBRAIC REASONING OR ALG 2 IF IN ALG 2 NOW , CHOOSE PRECAL

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SCIENCE

ON-LEVEL
PRE-AP
AP

IF IN BIOLOGY NOW , W/ IPC IN 9TH, CHOOSE CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS

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US HISTORY

ON-LEVEL
AP (MORE RIGOROUS, AP TEST ($$)
DUAL CREDIT (TCC APP, PASS TSI, $$)

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REQUIRED ELECTIVES

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

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2 YEARS OF MARCHING BAND
2 YEARS OF DANCE TEAM
1 YEAR OF DANCE 1
PE (BOYS, GIRLS, MIXED,

OUTDOOR ED)

ATHLETICS

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FINE ARTS

ART
THEATRE ARTS
TECHNICAL THEATER
DANCE
BAND
CHOIR
FLORAL DESIGN

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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THINGS TO CONSIDER

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

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HOW IS YOUR YEAR GOING?

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

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YOU CAN ENTER YOUR COURSE REQUESTS IN SKYWARD

Open Skyward
Click on Career Plan
Click on Maintain
Add 7 credits of course requests under 11th grade.
You can fill in 12th grade classes too.

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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!

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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