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January 2019 WHS School Counseling Team Website: www.whscounselingcenter.com Twitter: @WHSCollegeReady

Timeline for Scheduling

January 24 Deadline to add your course requests in Power School

• Jan. 28-Feb.8

Counselors will meet with you individually to go over course requests Late April Schedules are distributed May Schedule changes may be made with a Schedule Change Form signed by a parent May 20:

Schedule Change

• Deadline. After this date,

changes made per the WHS Schedule Change Policy

Key Things to Remember as You Build Your Schedule

Select 15 credits plus 2 alternate credits All Juniors must take English, Math, and US History

Prepare yourself for college: schedule a rigorous schedule and plan ahead for your Senior Year Mentoring and College Entrance Prep are Courses that can ONLY be Taken in Junior Year While not required for all diploma tracks, many colleges require at least two years of the same World Language for admission

Use Your Transcript to Help Plan

• Diploma

Track

• Graduation

Requirements

• Total Credits
• GPA
• Grade Trends

Use your transcript to review:

• Some courses

cannot be taken twice… be sure you’re not signing up for a class that you have already taken!

• Some exceptions

to this are… retaking a class for a higher grade or Elective PE classes

Diploma Tracks at Westfield High School Core 40

Core 40 with Technical Honors Core 40 with Academic Honors

All student will graduate with one or more of these State of Indiana Diplomas

AP Capstone Diploma

WHS students may graduate with the AP Capstone diploma, in addition to any Indiana Diploma

Core 40 Diploma Requirements

42 Credits Required

 English

8 Credits

 Sign up for English: On-level or Honors English 11 or

AP Lang and Comp/AP Seminar

 Math

6 Credits in grades 9-12

 Sign up for the next level of math: On-level, Honors or 3-Tri

Algebra I Geometry Algebra II PreCalc, AP Stats or College Algebra

 Science

6 Credits

Biology—2 credits Physical Science— 2 credits ICP, Chemistry or Physics Any 2 additional science credits

Core 40 Diploma Requirements

 Social Studies

6 Credits

 2 Credits of US History

US History I, II or III (Choose any 2 credits)

ACP US History I & II (2 credits) AP US History (3 credits)

 Physical Education 4 Credits

PE I and Health in 9th Grade PE II in 10th Grade Advanced Health OR Elective PE

ISTEP Exams

ISTEP is the state Graduation Qualifying Exam

• Students must take and pass the ISTEP English and

Math exams in order to graduate

• Students will also take the ISTEP Biology exam, if they

have not already done so

• ISTEPs will be taken in two parts:
• Part 1 in March
• Part 2 after Spring Break

ISTEPs are very important exams. Do Your Best!!

Academic Honors Diploma

 47 Total Credits Required  Complete all Core 40 Requirements, plus:

 A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at graduation  No Grade Below a C- in any class required for either Core

40 or AHD

 Two college-level courses through AP or Dual Credit/ACP

classes, or specific SAT/ACT scores prior to graduation

6-8 World Language Credits (3 years of one language

• r 2 years of two

different languages) 2 Additional Credits in Math beyond Algebra II 2 Credits in Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theater, Interior Design or Yearbook)

• Team Project and Presentation
• Research-based Essay and Presentation
• Written Exam
• Counts as 2 AP courses/AP Exams

AP Seminar taken in 11th grade with AP Language and Composition

• Academic Thesis
• Public Presentation and Defense

AP Research taken in 12th grade Counts as required English 12 credits

• AP Exam 1
• AP Exam 2
• AP Exam 3

3 Additional AP Courses taken anytime throughout High School and passing scores on all exams

AP Capstone Diploma

AP Classes

 College Board curriculum is

widely recognized by colleges and universities

 Possible college credit,

depending on the AP exam score.

 Public colleges in Indiana are

required to award college credit for scores of 3, 4, or 5

 Fees - $94 for the exam, $142 for

Seminar & Research; will be included in book fees

ACP and Other Dual Credit Classes

 Both high school and college

credit may be awarded

 College curriculum—a

variety of colleges and universities offer dual credit

 Credit is based on the grade

earned in the class and may be transferrable to other universities

 Fees – vary depending on the

program, but are greatly reduced

AP, ACP and Dual Credit Webinar online at www.whscounselingcenter.com/course-book/

Your AP Potential: Located in Your College Board Account

Your PSAT scores can help determine which AP classes might be a good fit for you Letters will be sent out to students who have a 60% or higher potential

• f passing an AP

exam Your counselor can also talk with you about AP Potential Discuss the possibility of AP classes with your teachers this year

Graduation Requirements: Technical Honors Diploma

 47 Total Credits Required  Complete all Core 40 Requirements, plus:

 A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at graduation  No Grade Below a C- in any class required for either Core

40 or THD

 Two college-level courses through AP or Dual Credit/ACP

classes, or specific SAT/ACT or Accuplacer scores

Earn 6 HS credits in a CTE college and career prep pathway Earn 6 college credits from dual credit courses in CTE pathway OR Earn a state- approved, industry based certification

• r credential

Ways to Earn the Technical Honors Diploma at WHS

• 4-Year Engineering

Pathway

• 4-Year BioMedical

Sciences Pathway

Project Lead the Way

Ways to Earn the Technical Honors Diploma at WHS

Business, Marketing and Computer Science

• J. Everett Light Career

Center Adv Tech Education Through Ivy Tech

• 6 or more high school

credits in related course-work

AND

• 6 dual college credits

OR industry-based certification

Tourism and Hospitality

Construction, Manufacturing & Technology

Off-site Career and Technical Education: JEL and Ivy Tech

 Classes meet from 12:00-3:00 PM. Students take classes at

WHS during Periods 1, 2 and 3

 Classes are yearlong and are worth 6 of your 15 credits  Transportation provided by WHS, but some JEL courses

do require students to have their own transportation

 A contract and application are required to take JEL/Ivy

Tech courses; both are available from your counselor

 Classes are available for college credit and students may

receive industry-based certifications

 See Course Book for complete list of classes and

descriptions

2019-2020 Course Book

• Course Book and Course Offerings List available online at

www.whscounselingcenter.com

What to Look for in the Course Book

CHEMISTRY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT (L) (1-2-3)

 This is a BYOT class  Prerequisite: Successful completion of Chemistry I (1-2) and successful completion of Algebra II (3-4)  Recommendation: “A” in Honors Chemistry I (1-2) and “B” or better in Algebra II (3-4)  A course for grades 11 and 12  Course is at least 25% laboratory  A three credit course  A Core 40 and AHD course The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. This course will follow the AP College Board curriculum for Chemistry, which reviews topics from Chemistry I in much greater depth and covers additional content not introduced in first year chemistry. Students who take an AP Chemistry course will develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. Students in this class should plan on spending a minimum of 1 hour per night on class work. A comprehensive description of this course can be found on the College Board AP Central Course Description web page at: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/

Title

BYOT, Pre-Reqs, Credits, etc.

Description

New Classes for 2019-2020

• Advanced Technical Theatre
• AP Spanish Literature &

Culture

• CCR Bridge, Literacy Ready
• CCR Bridge, Math Ready
• Computer Science III–

Cybersecurity

• Computer Science III-Software

Development

• CVS Pharmacy Tech Externship
• Developmental Reading
• EMS
• Film Literature
• Genres in Literature: Science

Fiction & Adventure

• Industrial Technical

Maintenance

• Information Technology

Support

• Innovation by Design
• Intro to 3D Art
• Intro to Housing & Interior

Design

• Jurassic Paleontology
• Medical Spanish I and II
• Peer Tutoring: English Learners
• Poetry

Mentoring and Leadership

• The course will examine effective leadership strategies and skills, as

well as the habits of effective leaders.

• This class trains students choosing to serve as mentors in the

Freshmen Mentor Program during their Senior Year.

• Requirements to be a Mentor:
• Be in good behavioral and academic standing at WHS, with a minimum 2.5 GPA
• Attend Freshman Orientation
• Teach the Freshman Mentor Program curriculum during PlusTime every other week

throughout the school year

• Connect with your individual mentee at least every two weeks (lunch, after school,

Period 6, extracurricular activities)

Please note: when you are signing up for this class, it is listed in the Multi-Disciplinary section of Power School and is called Mentoring.

Summer School through Indiana Online

 Students may take up to 2 credits online over the summer  $50 Technology Fee per Credit  Students must register online for courses in April and May

at www.indianaonline.org. Detailed information will be emailed home this spring.

 Counselors then approve course requests upon registration  Possible courses include PE, Health & Wellness, Social

Studies and elective credits

 Counselors typically don’t approve English, Math,

Science or World Language credits unless students are retaking for a higher grade

Your Cumulative GPA: Not happy with it? Now is the time to turn it around!

• Colleges favorably view the “turn-around”
• Junior year grades are generally the last grades that

are shown on your transcript as you apply to college

• The closer you get to graduation, the more difficult

it is to change your GPA substantially

College and Careers: Start Planning Now!

 Visit College Campuses

 Two excused absences per school year in 11th and 12th  Utilize your breaks!

 Shamrock College Rep Day

 March 13th in the WHS Main Gym, 3rd Period

 Greater Indianapolis Northside College Fair

 March 13th at The Grand Park Event Center 6:30-8:00 pm

 College Presentations at WHS—see Naviance for

Schedule and sign up in PlusTime Utilize your Naviance Account! You can learn more about thousands of careers and colleges there!

Planning Ahead for the SAT and ACT

• SAT and ACT are standardized exams that are

necessary for most college applications and college admission

• Colleges will accept either test score, and will often

take the higher score between the two.

• College-bound students should take BOTH exams at

least one time, starting in the winter/spring of Junior Year, and again in the fall of Senior Year.

Preparing for your SAT and ACT

 College Entrance Preparation Class

 Can only be taken in Grade 11  Emphasizes SAT preparation  Found in either the English Electives or Math Section in PS

 Khan Academy

 Links to your College Board account and your PSAT results

 Offers personalized practice recommendations  https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

 Both College Board and ACT have free test prep on their

websites

 Sample test questions and short quizzes  Full practice tests  Question-of-the-Day: posted on their websites, Twitter and apps

Putting Your Course Requests in PowerSchool

The red exclamation point means you need to complete the section.

New this year: All students must enter a possible Career Pathway when choosing their courses.

Check the Pre-Requisite Notes to be Sure That You Have Met the Requirements

Trouble Shooting when You Get an Error Message

If you see an error, check the course number to determine why it is not allowing you to sign up. You may not have met a course pre-requisite, or maybe you didn’t sign up for all required trimesters of the course.

Selecting Your Two Alternate Credits

Scroll all the way to the bottom to select your two alternate credits

Hit Submit and Review Your Course Requests for Accuracy

Click here to see a list of all your course requests Check to see that you have all your selected courses and 2 Alternate Hours Requested

Print your course requests for your records.

Important Reminders

Have your course requests in PowerSchool by January 24

Choose 15 credits and 2 alternates

Counselors start meeting with students

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January 28

Schedules distributed in April. Schedule Change Deadline: May 20