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SOPHOMORE REGISTRATION

High School 101

• 9th Grade Check-in
• GPA, Transcripts, Eligibility
• State Requirements & New

Opportunities for the Class of 2018

• NAHS Requirements
• 10th Grade Curriculum Options
• Registration Timeline

COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

Offices located in E wing

• Mrs. Jill Cuthbert A-G
• Mrs. Margie Thompson H-O
• Mrs. Julie Horning P-Z

College Counselor

• Mr. Jeff Stahlman

School Counselors help with . . .

Academic Social-Emotional Career Counseling

Choosing classes Crisis counseling Career assessments Study skills Friendship Issues Career Center information Getting along with teachers Family concerns Finding out about careers Test anxiety Grief –loss of a loved one Identify Post Secondary Programs Goal setting Bullying 4 Year Planning Referring a friend Balancing school & a job

Tell us about 9th grade!

What has surprised you this year? How is high school different than middle school? What advice would you give 8th graders?

How’s yours?

98-100 A+ 4.0 Honors 1.1 AP 1.2 95-97 A 4.0 92-94 A- 3.67 9-91 B+ 3.33 86-88 B 3.0 83-85 B- 2.67 80-82 C+ 2.33 77-79 C 2.0 74-76 C- 1.67 71-73 D+ 1.33 68-70 D 1.0 65-67 D- .67 64-0 F .00

Grade Point Average

Calculated @ the end of the year

• Qtr. GPA for Athletics

Your High School Transcript

Only semester & final grades are reported.

Senior year courses are listed. GPA by year shows achievement trend.

Failed REQUIREMENTS must be repeated

• Students are responsible for meeting all graduation requirements.
• Students must retake a failed requirement until credit is earned
• Humanities must be repeated in summer school
• Summer School Brochures will be available in the spring

High School Eligibility

determined by the quarter before the sport ALL student athletes must be PASSING five courses (not included PE or Wellness) NAHS Student Athlete GPA Requirements: 9th Grade 1.5 10th Grade 1.75 11th Grade 2.0

The Ohio Department

• f Education made

NEW REQUIREMENTS

just for you!

Ohio’s Options for a High School Diploma

• Graduation Options for Class of 2018

NEW STATE REQUIREMENTS

Ohio Graduation Test

Must be Proficient

• r higher in all 5

categories.

• Reading
• Writing
• Math
• Science
• Social

Studies

CLASS of 2018+

3 Options Take and accumulate 18 points on 7 End of Course Exams

– Must accumulate 18 pts with minimums in 3 categories

• English 1 & English 2
• Algebra 1 & Geometry
• Physical Science, American

History, American Gov’t.

“Remediation Free” score on ACT Industry recognized credential or state issued license

1 2 3

OPTION 1: End of Course Exams

Students will earn 1-5 points per exam Subject Area Assessments

Total Min Points Per Subject Area

ENGLISH English I English II 4 points MATH Algebra I Geometry 4 points SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES Physical Science* American History* American Gov’t* 6 points Any of the 3 above Any of the 7 above 4 points *or AP test in AP Physics, AP American History and/or AP Government

18 points total

OPTION 2: “Remediation-Free” score on

College Admissions Exam

• This will be free.
• The state has not yet announced what the

cut-off “remediation-free” score will be.

OPTION 3: Credential or License

ODE-approved, industry-recognized credential

OR

State issued license for practice in a career

AND

A score that demonstrates workforce readiness and employability on a job skills assessment

COLLEGE CREDIT+

Students can earn 15-30 College Credits while in High School OPTIONS for 10th Graders Dual Enrollment KAP Courses Pathways

DUAL ENROLLMENT

credit hours earned when a high school student is taking a college course for both high school and college credit, during the high school day, on the high school campus, taught by a qualified high school instructor.

DUAL ENROLLMENT examples

Engineering Mathematics Introduction to Public Affairs World Civilization 1 & 2

KAP CLASSES

Kenyon Academic Partnership

• Kenyon Curriculum
• NAHS Teacher
• Application Required

KAP Examples at NAHS Art History American Humanities Intro to Ethics 2-D Art Philosophy & the Law: The Quest for Justice

PATHWAYS

HANDS ON – IN DEPTH – PREPARATION FOR CREDENTIAL providing students an opportunity to further study a subject area they find interesting.

NAHS PATHWAYS for 2015-2016

Health Pathway: Biomedical Science 1st Course: Honors Bio with Bio-Medical Science Engineering Pathway: Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics 1st Course: Intro to Engineering Design

REGISTRATION RESOURCES

• Registration Timeline –given to you in House
• Program of Studies –online, brief descriptions
• f all NAHS courses
• Your transcript –documents your high school

academic achievement and credits to date

• 2015-2016 Registration Sheet –list of all

courses offered

Registering for Classes

process & procedures

1. Know and understand graduation requirements. 2. Make a 4 year plan with “wants” and “needs” 3. Research courses available to 10th graders. 4. Talk with teachers about recommendations. 5. Discuss your course options with parents. 6. Create a list of your selections. 7. Review list weighing pro’s/con’s, work load, etc. 8. Make final list 9. Confirm with family. 10. Commit to your course selections. 11. Register your choices on PowerSchool.

Credit Requirements for Graduation

4 English 4 Social Studies (including US history, gov’t) 3 Science (including life & physical) 4 Math (including algebra II) .5 Health .5 PE or PE waiver* .5 Business/Technology .5 Fine Art 1 Senior Seminar 3 Electives *3.5 credits if using PE waiver 21 credits total + 1 Year of Fine Arts (grades 6-12) .5 required high school credit counts towards this state requirement Financial Literacy

• embedded in Gov’t/Econ, AP Gov’t & KAP Law or Personal Finance

PE

WAIVER

PE WAIVER POLICY

Students may be excused from all PE course requirements by participating in District- sponsored interscholastic athletics, marching band, or cheerleading for at least two full seasons while enrolled in high school and prior to entering their 12th grade year of school.

PE WAIVER PROCEDURE

Students participating in the PE waiver must complete one- half unit (.50 credit) in another course

• Prior to the season the student must submit a PE Waiver Form

to the Counseling Office.

• Once the season is completed the forms will be verified by the

athletic director or band director & returned to the Counseling Office to be processed.

• After completion of the second full season, the PE Waiver is

added to the student’s official transcript.

Forms will be available in the Counseling Office or from the district website.

YOUR 10TH GRADE SCHEDULE!

things to consider

• When will I complete my fine art, business/tech, PE and other requirements?
• Can I build rigor each year with my senior year being the most challenging?
• When & how can I begin earning my college credits?
• Upon graduation, how will my transcript show my unique passions & gifts?
• What courses demonstrate my interests?
• Which classes illustrate my strengths?

Required 10th Grade Courses

1. ENGLISH

• 2. WORLD HISTORY
• 3. SCIENCE*
• 4. MATH*
• 5. Elective (Global Language?)
• 6. Elective (often fine art, tech/business or PE)
• 7. Study Center or Elective

*Courses vary based on current placement/course

ENGLISH

Current teachers will provide students recommendations. Required all 4 years. Electives available

• English 10
• Honors English 10 (Blended available)
• Honors Western Humanities (ENG)

SOCIAL STUDIES

Current teachers will provide recommendations & information Required all 4 years Electives available

• World History
• Honors Western Humanities (SS)
• AP European History
• World Civilization I & II (DC)

SCIENCE

Science follows a sequence for the first 2 credits.

MOST TRADITIONAL COLLEGE PREP SCIENCE SEQUENCE 1 Physical Science 2 Biology, Honors Biology, Honors Biology w/BioMedSci 3 *Chemistry, H Chemistry, Environmental Science/Chem 4 *Physics or AP Physics

*Specific courses NOT required to graduate. Talk to your teacher and/or counselor for individual recommendations.

MATH

Math courses follow a sequence. Teachers will provide recommendations.

Algebra Geometry, Honors Geometry Algebra 2 College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, or Honors Pre-Calculus Calculus, AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Other Math Options: PSD, AP Statistics, Engineering Math

GLOBAL LANGUAGE

Not REQUIRED to graduate from high school. Most colleges typically require level 2 and prefer 3 or higher. A LIMITED number of colleges won’t require any.

OPTIONS for 10th Grade

• begin a language
• continue your current language
• begin a new language
• take an elective
• replace language with an additional core

course or Honors/AP elective

ELECTIVES

Electives show who you are as an individual learner. Building upon electives to advanced levels can be rewarding and strengthen the transcript.

Departments Offering 10th Grade Electives Visual Arts & Performing Arts* Math Technology/Business* English Global Language Wellness Science Social Studies

*.5 required

A full list of electives, descriptions, and prerequisites is available in the Program of Studies.

• Colleges don’t count it against you.
• Extra time to do your best work.
• Writing Lab, Math Lab, Science Lab
• Sometimes your brain just needs a break.
• Practice after school?

It’s great to have time during the school day to keep up with classes.

• Students with one study center every year can still earn all their

graduation & college requirements

College Prep, Honors, AP, KAP, Oh My!

Top 10 things to consider when deciding your level of rigor.

1. Teacher Recommendation 2. Interest in subject 3. Time commitment 4. Summer work 5. Stress level 6. Pressure to get A’s

7. Balance with other courses, activities, etc.

8. Grade in current class 9. Future course work 10. Current work ethic

HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE Program of Studies

A list of all high school courses, flow charts, and high school information

http://www.napls.us

Registration Timeline

Date Grade Event Location

February 2-6 9th Registration & Curriculum Presentation Humanities February 9, 10, 13, 20, 23

9th & 10th

Counselors in the library to help with

• nline registration

Library February 12-26 9th Register for classes in PowerSchool Anywhere! March 16-27 9th View & Adjust your child’s selections through my NAPLS account as needed View Online May 2015 9th Collect information on Summer Assignments Teacher’s Classrooms August 2015 10th Back to school day, receive a copy of YOUR schedule. High School

Tips for POWERSCHOOL Registration

Schedule for a minimum

• f 6 classes/semester

equaling 5.75+. Make a list of ALTERNATES for your electives Include: English, Social Studies, Math & Science Choose electives wisely Consider teacher recommendations for AP & Honors

In March, you will have the

• pportunity to make minor

adjustments to your selections. NO Summer Requests for ANY changes (AP/H included)

Do NOT base course selection on teachers

Requests for Schedule Changes

Unlike past years when students could make many changes after registration, we will not have that type of flexibility in the future.

We want you to have a great sophomore year, SO . . . PLEASE take the time to make wise, well thought out choices NOW.

NO Requests for Schedule Changes . . .

with a few exceptions! AFTER March 27th, we will take requests from a very small number of students based

• n the list of exceptions.

See the full list in your Curriculum Week packet or Counseling Web Site.

Any Questions?

We are here to help!