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VOCABULARY FOR ENROLLMENT

• Block:

ck: Meets ts every ot

• the

her day

• Seme

mester: er: Meet ets eith ther er 1st st or 2nd d semest semester er

• Year long:

g: Meets ts entire tire year ar

• Advisor

sory: y: Manda dator

• ry or requi

uired red cour urse se with th brief ef lessons sons and study udy time me

• Prereq

requisi uisite: : A c A cour urse se or grade de neede eeded d before re you can take e anoth ther cour urse se. .

BASIC INFORMATION

• All fre

reshme hmen in CPS take e four r core re class sses, es, a mandat dator

• ry Adviso

visory y class ss, a semest ester er of health th and a semest ester er of PE, and two ot

• ther

er class sses. es.

• Core classes are: Physics 1, English 9, Math, and Government
• Advisory is not for credit
• Your other courses should be selected with graduation credits in mind
• Freshmen

hmen can earn a maxim imum um of 7 credits ts.

BASIC INFORMATION

• The select

ectio ions ns you make e now are re for r the full year: r: PLE LEASE E CHO HOOS OSE E WISEL ELY

• Your course

se reques quest form m is due Januar uary 25 to Socia cial Studie ies s (Smit itht hton)

• n) or

English ish (West) st) teache cher.

• Plan to atten

end the Curricul culum m Fair at Hickma man n on Januar ary 23, 5-7 pm.

SAMPLE BLOCK SCHEDULE

Period A Day B Day 1 Government Physics 1 2 Band Algebra 1 3 English 9 Honors Advisory 4 German 1 Health (sem 1) PE (sem 2)

HOW TO READ COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HONORS AND AP COURSES

At Hi Hickman kman we p pride de ourse selv lves es on having ng stud udents nts who meet et high h expecta tati tions ns. When selecting your courses, please consider having a class that may be a “reach class” for you. A “reach class” is where you might have to stretch a little more or work a bit harder, but it will prepare are you bet etter er for your goals. When you sign n up for an honors and AP class ss we w want you to do so with th the int ntenti ntion n

• f stayi

ying ng in the course se. . Please know that t honors s and AP c classes ses are different rent from m survey secti tions ns of a course se. . ▪ You’ll likely read more challenging books in a “reach class” ▪ You may have less practice and on more standards (or topics) ▪ Time to complete assignments and projects may be less ▪ More reading, working, studying outside of class ▪ You will get the support of teachers and classmates

ENGLISH

R E G U L A R S E C T I O N S

Two opt ption ions:

• Eng

nglis ish h 9

• Stand alone class
• Civ

ivic ic Studi dies es

• English 9 paired with

Government

• You earn two credits

H O N O R S S E C T I O N S

Two opt ption ions:

• Engl

glis ish h 9 Honor

• rs
• Stand alone class
• Civ

ivic ic Studi dies s Honor

• rs
• English 9 Honors paired with

Government Honors

• You earn two credits

GOVERNMENT

R E G U L A R S E C T I O N S

Two opt ption ions:

• Governmen

ernment

• Stand alone class
• Civic

ic Studie ies

• Government paired with

English 9

• You earn two credits

H O N O R S S E C T I O N S

Two opt ption ions:

• Governmen

ernment t Honor

• rs
• Stand alone class
• Civic

ic Studie ies s Honors s

• English 9 Honors paired with

Government Honors

• You earn two credits

MATH Plea ease e talk k wit ith your r curre rent t math tea eache her r to det deter ermi mine e the e bes est fit it.

PHYSICS 1 You may choose

• ose bet

etwee een:

• Reg

egula lar r Phys ysics ics 1

• Hono

nors Ph Physics sics 1

ADVISORY

Al All freshm hmen en take e a manda ndator

• ry

y advise viseme ment nt class. ss. Advisor sory y will have e occas asional ional, , brief ef lesso sons ns as well ll as oppor

• rtunities

nities to study udy and recei ceive e help p in your classes ses. MSHSAA SAA accep epts ts this s cour urse se as a requi uire red d cour urse se . It coun unts ts for fresh shman man MSHSA SAA A eligibility ibility. . See ee cour urse se gui uide e for more re inform

• rmati

tion

• n about

ut this. .

Adv dvis isor

• ry
• Mandat

ator

• ry
• Brief

ief Less ssons ns + Stud tudy y Time me

• Non-Credit

Credit

• Freshm

eshmen en can take e both th and d still be eligible ible

Stu Study dy Hall

• Optional

ional

• All stud

udy y time me

• Non-credit

credit

ADVISORY COMPARED TO STUDY HALL

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS*

Studen dents s must have e 24 cred edits ts in spec ecif ific ic areas eas to gradu aduat ate. e.

• Engli

lish sh (EN): : 3

• Language

age Arts s (LA): : 1

• Soc
• cial

ial Studies: dies: 3

• Government (GV): 1, World History (WH): 1, US History (US): 1
• Math

h (MA): ): 3

• Scie

ience: 3

• Biology (BS): 1, Physical (PS): 1, Elective(BS or PS): 1
• Health

alth (HE): ): 0.5

• Fine

e Art (FA): ): 1

• Prac

actical tical Art: : 1

• Personal Finance (PF): 0.5, Practical Art (PA): 0.5
• Physical

ical Educatio ion: : 1

• Elec

ectiv ives: : 7.5

• Earned when other areas are complete or when code is EL

*Please note, these are basic requirements and may not reflect admission requirements to post-secondary training/education. Students must research options to select coursework that will fulfill any additional requirements.

9th

th

Grade de = 7 cred edit its s

(Ad Advis visor

• ry no credit)

dit)

10 10th

th

Grade de= 7 cred edit its

(Seminar inar no credit dit)

11 11th

th

Grade de= 8 or les ess 12 12th

th

Grade de= = 8 or les ess cred edit its HOW DO THE CREDIT NUMBERS WORK OUT? LET’S DO SOME MATH….

30 CREDIT

OPPORTUNITIES! NOT including Summer School!

COURSES OFTEN SELECTED FOR 9TH GRADE

• Physical

sical Ed Educ ucati tion

• n
• Health

th

• Fine

ne Ar Art

• Worl

rld d Lang nguage ge (some

• me college

eges s requi uire re or recom comme mend nd two

• level

els s

• f the

e same me language uage for r admis issi sion

• n)
• Practical

ical Ar Art

• AVID

ID

All stude dents ts en enroll l wit ith one n e number; ber; audi ditio ions s wil ill det deter ermi mine ne fin inal al pl plac acem ement. ent. Choir ir: : 8540F 40FAM AMV Band: d: 8310F 0FAMB AMB Orche hestra stra: : 8410F 0FAM AMO FOR CHOIR, BAND AND ORCHESTRA

BASIC PERSONAL INFORMATION

SECOND PLACE FOR NAME

Make sure to put your name on the side of the form. Also add the information about which teacher you return the form to.

WRITING IN YOUR COURSE REQUESTS

“I DIDN’T GET THE CLASS I WANTED!” SECOND CHOICES

• Studen

ents, ts, at times, es, do not

• t receiv

ive e their first t choice ce in class sses es

• Secon
• nd

d choices ces commun municat cate e your desired ed replacemen cement t courses ses

• It is imp

mporta tant nt that t you includ ude e second

• nd choices

ices that t are similar ar to your first t choice(s) ice(s)

• If you are requesting semester classes make sure you have at least two

semester alternatives.

• You will also need an alternate for year long choices
• If you do not
• t select

ect secon

• nd choice

ices, s, we may choose

• se for

r you if there re is a confl flict ict

• It is not
• t necess

essar ary to select ect second

• nd choices

ices for core class sses es

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• 1. Log

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• 2. Go to Classwor
• rk

3.

• 3. Sel

elec ect t Requests equests Tab 4.

• 4. Fi

Find nd t the e sub ubject ject ar area ea an and d clic ick k Edi dit 5.

• 5. Make

e sure e to save ea e each tim ime e you u ad add a d a ne new cour urse se request equest USING HOME ACCESS

MAKING YOUR REQUESTS OFFICIAL

Signa nature tures s from the following ng people le are necessa ssary: y:

• You!
• A p

parent/ nt/gua uardia dian

• Speci

cial Educ ucation ation case manager er, if applicabl able

• ELL case manager, if appli

licable le

• Specif

cific c Inform

• rmati

tion

• n about

t cour urse ses s for 2019-20 20

• Your

ur Famil mily y can hear r this s informa

• rmati

tion

• n at 4:30!

30!

• Genera

neral l inform

• rmati

tion

• n about

t your ur high h school hool

• Teacher

chers s available ble to discu cuss ss:

• What is expected in courses,
• Topics to be covered in courses, and
• Questions about Regular, Honors, and AP options
• CURRI

RRICUL CULUM UM FAIR IS S WEDNES DNESDAY Y JANU NUAR ARY Y 23, 5-7P 7PM M In the e Hickman ckman High gh Schoo chool l Commo mons ns

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND CURRICULUM FAIR!

TO REVIEW

• Plan

n to attend end the cur urric riculu ulum m fair r at Hickm kman an on n Wednesd esday, , Januar ary 23, 5-7 pm

• Enrollm
• llmen

ent t forms ms are DUE E Januar ary y 25

• Enr

nrollm

• llmen

ent t Forms ms are DU DUE to Social al Studies udies (Smi Smitht thton) n) or Engli lish sh (West st) teach cher er

• Enter

er course se request ests s throug

• ugh Home
• me Access

s by Januar ary y 25