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Lakota East High School

REGISTRATION SHOWCASE

 Colleges look at rigor of coursework  The transcript that gets sent to colleges is the

• ne at the end of your junior year!

 Next two years are critically important to

your future! Are you ready?

 Fall of 2017 – Practice SAT (PSAT)  Fall of 2018 – Practice ACT  Spring of 2018 – Statewide ACT for ALL Jrs.  Other opportunities to practice

 Taking the Statewide ACT (2nd semester)  Consider taking SAT  Maintaining rigorous class work  Building the transcript

BIG academic year

 Start solidifying plans for after graduation

 Deciding what to do after HS

• Four year college
• Two year college
• Military
• Work

 ACT/SAT in the fall if necessary  College Application Process

• (by Thanksgiving)

 Picking the school

 Colleges look at rigor and

coursework in all years

 Mid-year transcripts for seniors are

sent

 Acceptance letters have been

retracted

• Don’t let it happen to you!

1st Period 8:05 – 9:00 55 minutes 2nd Period 9:05 – 9:55 50 minutes 3rd Period 10:00 – 10:50 50 minutes 4th Period 10:55 – 12:50 115 minutes A Lunch 10:55 – 11:25 30 minutes B Lunch 11:20 – 11:50 30 minutes C Lunch 11:55 – 12:25 30 minutes D Lunch 12:20 – 12:50 30 minutes 5th Period 12:55 – 1:45 50 minutes 6th Period 1:50 – 2:40 50 minutes

MONDAY/ TUESDAY/ FRIDAY

1st Period/2nd Period 8:05 – 9:40 95 minutes XH Bell 9:50 – 10:40 50 minutes 3rd Period/4th Period 10:45 – 12:55 130 minutes A Lunch 10:45 – 11:15 30 minutes CLASS 11:20 – 11:50 30 minutes B Lunch 11:50 – 12:20 30 minutes C Lunch 12:25 – 12:55 30 minutes 5th Period/6th Period 1:05 – 2:40 95 minutes

WEDNESDAY/ THURSDAY

 Register for six periods  Make sure you include alternates for

any elective courses

Per OHSSA guidelines, students who are participating in and/or plan to participate in interscholastic athletics must be passing a minimum of five “solids” at all times. It is the student and parents responsibility to ensure these criteria are met to ensure eligibility

• requirements. We strongly encourage student

athletes to enroll in more than five solids.

 Implement Physical Education Waiver

• State provides this option for completing 2 full

seasons of Interscholastic Athletics, Marching Band or Cheerleading

• The waiver increases course options for students
• Creates opportunities to customize their own

academic plan

• Not Retroactive

 Senior “Flex” Time

• Students classified as Seniors have the option to

attend school for only the courses needed

• Allows customization of individual student

academic plan

• Develop written “Individual Graduation Plan” for

all seniors – Spring of 2017

 Consider the following CAREFULLY:

• Athletes must have 5 periods for eligibility
• What does your transcript look like for college

applications?

• What are your alternative options?
• Your only senior year of high school
• Morning or Afternoon?
• Insurance

 Opportunity again this year for Zero Period

Lottery

Provide seventh bell option for sophomores and

juniors only

Applications available starting TONIGHT Completed applications turned in to Guidance

Secretary no later than TUESDAY, MARCH 1 @ 3:00 pm

Placement is NOT on a first-come, first-served basis Lottery will be held and individuals selected notified

ASAP

 10th Grade Options

• CP US History
• AP US History

 11th Grade Options

• CP English 11

▪ Historical Survey of American Literature ▪ Focus on the American Novel

• Honors English 11

To Graduate from Lakota East High School Students MUST:

 Earn the Board Approved MINIMUM number of Credits

(currently 20) AND

 Complete one of three options:

• Accumulate a minimum of 18 points on end-of-

course exams (with a few exceptions)

• Earn a college readiness score on the ACT/SAT
• Industry certification and a work-readiness score on

WorkKeys

Lakota has selected the ACT Option and it will be given to all Juniors on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

 20 Credits are now required for Graduation

• 4 Credits of English
• 4 Credits of Math
• 3 Credits of Science
• 3 Credits of Social Studies
• .5 Credit of Health
• .5 Credit of Physical Education **
• 1 Credit of Fine Arts
• 4 Credits of Electives

** If no Physical Education Waiver

 Page 6 of Program of Studies Booklet  Types of Honors Diplomas:

• Academic
• International Baccalaureate
• Career Tech
• STEM
• Arts
• Social Science & Civic Engagment

 Multiple options available

Sessions Tonight – Café 5:30/7:30

 Information Session TONIGHT 6:30

• Replaces PSEO
• Replaces dual enrollment

 Opportunity to earn college credit while

still in high school

Materials you need:

 Program of Studies Book (Online)  Transcript

Timeline:

 Transcript Review  Student Registration Assemblies  Registration Showcase –TONIGHT  Online Registration through HAC

• Opens January 27th
• Closes February 6th
• Verification Meetings to solidify choices

 Use your Transcript to help make sure you stay

• n track

 Place VALUE in the Teacher Recommendation  Double check to make sure you are knocking

down your graduation requirements

 Choose electives with the future in mind

 We have very limited ability to make course

changes for students. Changes will be made for:

*Missing a graduation requirement *Took a course over the summer and passed *Athletes needing 5 solids *Obvious error on our part

 Business – Page 11

• Financial Literacy and Planning
• Sports and Entertainment Marketing

 Computer Science – Page 12

• Introduction to Computer

Science/Programming

• NEW for 2017-2018: Web Design
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Computer Science A
• Extremely aggressive curriculum.
• TechOlympics Champions multiple years!
• Opportunities for Internships for high achieving

students

 Band – Page 13

• All students interested will register for Band

(7500) and placements into specific ensembles will be made based on auditions by directors.

• There is a concert expectation with these courses
• Symphonic Winds have performed all over the

region.

 Choir – Page 13

• All students interested will register for Choir

(7710) and placements into specific ensembles will be made based on auditions by director.

• There is a concert expectation with these courses
• Choirs consistently perform around the

community for a variety of special events.

 Acting – Page 13

• Acting I/II/III are year long courses offered at the

Main Campus only.

• Prepares students to audition/participate in the

Theater Productions

• Theater Arts (7840) is a semester long course with

a backstage focus including set design, audio, lighting

 Visual Arts – pages 14 - 15

• Semester long visual arts offerings create more
• pportunities and flexibility for students
• All Visual Arts courses are one semester long

except for AP Studio Art which is year long

• Fine Art I is a pre-requisite for all Visual Arts

Courses

• NEW for 2017-2018: Ceramics IV
• NEW for 2017-2018: Metals IV

 English – pages 16 - 19

• Honors and CP Level English Courses offered for

Grades 10 and 11

• NEW for 2017-2018: Two CP English 11 Offerings

▪ Historical Survey of American Literature ▪ Focus on the American Novel

• AP English Language and Composition – Grade 11
• AP English Literature and Composition – Grade 12
• Several additional options for English Credits in Grade

12

• Honors Advanced Composition is a CCP Course and

students MUST successfully complete the full CCP process to qualify

 English – pages 16 - 19

• English Electives: DO NOT COUNT AS REQUIRED

ENGLISH CREDITS

▪ Creative Publications – One Semester ▪ Creative Writing – One Semester ▪ Journalism I/II/Honors – Award Winning SPARK –Year long ▪ Reading Workshop – year long ▪ Speech – One Semester

 Family and Consumer Sciences – page 21

• Exciting Courses offered through Butler Tech on-

site at East.

• Semester Electives

▪ Career and College Readiness – Grades 9 - 12 ▪ Culinary Fundamentals – Grades 9 - 12 ▪ Human Growth & Development – Grades 10-12 ▪ Personal Wellness – Grade 9 ONLY

• Yearlong Elective – New for 2017-18

▪ Contemporary Cuisine – Grades 10-12

 Foreign Languages pages 22 - 23

• Extensive Yearlong Foreign Language Offerings in

Levels I – IV/AP

▪ American Sign Language (Levels I – III) ▪ French (Levels I – AP) ▪ Latin (Levels I – AP) ▪ Spanish (Levels I – AP)

• Colleges looking for 3 years of one foreign

language OR 2 years each of 2 different foreign languages

 Health – page 24

• Semester Long Electives either of which fulfill

Health Graduation Requirement:

▪ Human Sexuality ▪ Personal Health

 Mathematics – page 25 - 26

• All students MUST have credits in Algebra I,

Geometry and Algebra II to graduate.

• Multiple Honors and AP Level Courses available -

which are very rigorous

• Utilize your teacher recommendation as well as the

chart on Page 25 to help guide your decisions

• Honors Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry is available

as a CCP Course. In order to qualify, students MUST successfully complete the full CCP process.

 Physical Education – page 27 - 28

• Lifetime Fitness OR Fitness and Sports required

for Graduation UNLESS utilizing PE Waiver

• All PE Courses are one semester long and count

for .25 credits

• Recreation Physical Education I/II DOES NOT

fulfill Graduation Requirements

• PE COURSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED “SOLIDS”

FOR OHSAA STUDENT ATHLETES ELIGIBILITY

 Science – pages 29 - 30

• Several Honors and AP Level Courses that are

highly rigorous

• Internship Opportunities at P&G/West Chester

Hospital/Ethicon for high achieving science students via application

• Utilize teacher recommendations and the charts
• n page 28 to help with your course decisions
• Honors Anatomy and Physiology is a CCP

Course and students MUST successfully complete the full CCP process to qualify

 Social Studies – pages 31 - 32

• Sophomores - CP American History or AP United

States History

• Juniors take Government and Economics.

▪ Community Service Requirement for Government Class

• Several AP Level Courses that are highly rigorous
• NEW for 2017-2018: American Law and Criminal

Justice – Semester Elective

 STEAM2 – page 33 - 34

• Continue to “grow” the STEAM2Programs
• Year long Elective Courses
• All courses offered on-site at Lakota East

 STEAM2 – ENGINEERING Page 33 - 34:

• Introduction to Engineering Design – Grades 9-12
• Principles of Engineering – Grades 10 - 12 (pre-

req: Intro to Engineering Design)

• Aerospace Engineering – Grade 11 (pre-req:

Principles of Engineering)

• Digital Electronics – Grade 12 (pre-req: Aerospace

Engineering)

 STEAM2 –BIOMEDICAL Page 34

• Principles of Biomedical Sciences – Grades 9 – 12
• Human Body Systems – Grades 10 - 12 (pre-req:

Principles of Biomedical Sciences)

• Medical Interventions – Grade 11 (pre-req: Human

Body Systems)

• Biomedical Innovations – Grade 12 (pre-req:

Medical Interventions)

 Sports Medicine/Exercise Science – page 35

• Exciting Courses offered through Butler Tech on-

site at East

• Hands on experience in a classroom/lab setting for

students interested in health careers

 Sports Medicine/Exercise Science – page 35

• Athletic Injury and Prevention– 10th/11th grade.

Students may be concurrently enrolled in Sports Exercise and Psychology.

• Sports Exercise and Psychology– 11th grade. Pre-

req: Athletic Injury and Prevention (or concurrently enrolled in Athletic Injury and Prevention)

 Sports Medicine/Exercise Science – page 36

• Exercise and Athletic Training – 12th grade.

Students must be concurrently enrolled in Fitness Evaluation and Assessment. Pre-req: Athletic Injury and

Prevention and Sports Exercise and Psychology

• Fitness Evaluation and Assessment– 12th grade.

Students must be concurrently enrolled in Exercise and Athletic Training. Pre-req: Athletic Injury

and Prevention and Sports Exercise and Psychology

 This is a TWO BELL/TWO CREDIT Experience

during the Senior Year

 Your Graduation Credit Report/Transcript  www.EastHigh.lakotaonline.com

• Guidance
• Guidance Overview
• Course Registration

 Program of Studies Book  HAC Registration Directions

• Know Your HAC Username and Password
• Can use either Student or Parent Account
• Get registered if you are not
• Contact your Student Services Office for Lost

Passwords and Account Info

1 – Select the Requests tab on the Classes Page 2 - Teacher Recommendations appear as blue hyperlinks by the Department. 3 - To remove a recommended course or select additional courses, click the Edit button for the Department’s courses you want to request

4 - Click the Request box for the course(s) you want 5 - Click Save

1 - Click in the Request box next to the alternate course 2 - Use the dropdown list in the Alternate column to select Alternate to Any Course 3 - Click Save

1 - Click the Edit button for the Department of the course you want to delete 2 - Uncheck the appropriate course (at the top of the list) 3 -Click Save

1 - Click the + button for Graduation Subject Area Requirements at the bottom of the Requests page. 2 – Required, completed, in-progress and requested credits show

 HAC opens on January 27th  HAC closes on February 6th  Verification Meetings

• Final approval of registration
• Parent Signature
• “Contract” signed

 Student Schedules available in August

 Continue to offer full menu of options  Decisions about what is offered based on:

• Student interest (registration process)
• Academic requirements / balanced curriculum
• Staffing

 No opportunity for making changes

Remember: if you have questions it is best to ask!