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Kirkwood High School
CHOOSING 9th GRADE CLASSES
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Kirkwood High School CHOOSING 9 th GRADE CLASSES Infinite Campus Portal: http://tinyurl.com/KSDPortal Kirkwood High School Trivia What are the Kirkwood High School colors? RED & WHITE Kirkwood High School Trivia Who is the head
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Kirkwood High School Trivia
Who is the head principal?
- Dr. Havener
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Kirkwood High School Trivia
How many credits must you earn to graduate?
24
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Kirkwood High School Trivia
Who is the 9th grade principal for the class of 2024?
- Mr. Townsend
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Kirkwood High School Trivia
What does G.P.A. stand for? Grade Point Average
*It starts now!!!!
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Kirkwood High School Trivia
How much credit do you earn for passing a one semester class? .5 credit
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Graduation Requirements
- English
4 credits
- Math
3 credits
- Science
3 credits
- Social Studies
3 credits
- Fine Arts
1 credit
- PE
1 credit
- Health
.5 credit
- Practical Art s
.5 credit
- Personal Finance
.5 credit
- Plus 7.5 ADDITIONAL elective credits
CORE CLASSES ELECTIVE CLASSES 24 TOTAL CREDITS
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Choosing Elective Classes
○ Fine Art: Art / Choir / Band / Orchestra / Drama ○ Practical Art: Business / FACS / Engineering ○ P.E. ○ Health: Required to graduate ○ Personal Finance: Required to graduate ○ Other Electives: World Languages*(most colleges require 2 years) /
Journalism
○ Academic Support: No credit – study hall
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- Take a rigorous but balanced course load
throughout your four years of high school
- Honors Courses can be taken in English and Math;
Accelerated Physics is an option for Science;
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a variety of data is looked at for recommendation - see your middle school counselor with questions
- Read the Course Description Book (on your KHS device)
- Note the Schedule Change Policy (page 4)
- If you drop down a level during 2nd or 4th quarter, you receive an F
- Explore course descriptions
- Have you met the prerequisite to be in the class
Course Selection - Key Topics
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Course Selection - Key Topics
- Athletes / Choir / Band / Orchestra
○ Must have SIX classes (3 credits) in your schedule to participate; ○ You can have one Academic Support each semester.
- ESY / Summer School – The month of June
■ Credit Enhancement: Health, PE or Personal Finance ■ Form available online in February 2020
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Course Selection Example
Charlie Brown
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Online Course Registration
- 1. Complete Course Selection Sheet
▸ Parent Signatures are needed ▸ Turn in completed forms to your Counseling department
- 2. Complete Course Registration online
Instructions are located on the KHS Counseling website.
▸ Must have 14/14 Scheduling Units for a full schedule.
▸ Fill in Alternate Course selections (at least 3)
▸ Online registration will close on
January 24, 2020
Thank You!