Welcome Scheduling for High School
Introductions Curt Pacholke: Principal Jessica Ebner: Counselor Last Names A-L Mike Shomion: Counselor Last Names M-Z
Academic & Career Plan (ACP)
Course Selection Resources
16 Career Clusters
Introducing the Warrior Center for Digital Fabrication and Design ● Fab Lab courses are for the inventors, tinkerers, graphic designers, builders, engineers, entrepreneurs, budding programmers, and prop makers ● Remodeled room in north hallway to serve as an extension to current science and technology classroom spaces ● Equipped with multiple 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC mills, vinyl cutters, microprocessors, 3D scanners,and other programmable electronics ● Students can learn to operate equipment for use in projects in related to STEAM course work
To Engage with the Fab Lab ● Courses offered as a set of guided independent engineering and design challenges ● Any interested student should take Principles of Engineering with Digital Fabrication and Design ● Students interested in 2 or 4 year engineering, design, or technology career pathways should also take Advanced Engineering with Digital Fabrication and Design ● Independent Study in Engineering and Digital Technology allows students to design their own projects for academic credit
During Independent Study Fab Lab Projects: ● Build a robot ● Tinker with underwater rovers ● Send a helium balloon to outer space ● Engineer practical solutions to common problems ● Create props for the next great play ● Hack a remote control car ● Design your own voltmeter ● Learn to make circuit boards ● Program microprocessors ● Patent the next greatest invention ● Earn Laude Points
Questions Regarding the Fab Lab Courses ● Contact Mr. Jeremy “Pete” Peterson ● petersonje@ricelake.k12.wi.us ● 715-234-9007 x5458
RLHS Laude Honor System ● Replaced class rank as it is a measure not controlled by the student ● Calculation: GPA x Honor Points = Laude Score ● Career Planning and Course Description Guide
Our Day: Welcome to the RLHS Block ● Term and Block ● Blocks are 82 minutes in length ● 4 blocks in a day ● Resource/Homeroom period ● 4 terms in a year ● Most courses meet everyday for a term ● Most courses are worth ½ credit
Our Day: Welcome to the RLHS Block ● Students may sign up for 16 courses ○ 4 blocks per term times 4 terms ○ 2 study hall maximum - study halls have no credit value ● A student may earn 2 credits/term ○ 4 blocks @ ½ credit each ● A student may earn 8 credits/year ○ 4 terms @ 2 credits per term
Our Day: Welcome to the RLHS Block Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Period 1 English 9 English 9 Algebra 1 Foods and Finance Period 2 CAD 1 Intro to Art Spanish 1 Plants, Animals & You Period 3 Freshmen Freshmen Spanish 1 IPS Laws of Chemistry Success/PE Success/PE Homeroom/Resource Period 5 Algebra 1 American IPS Laws of Intro to Physics Manufacturing Citizenship 9
Our Day: Welcome to the RLHS Block ● Freshmen Success and Phy Ed 9 alternate ● Anyone in Band or Choir will have an alternating day schedule ○ Affects ONLY the 3rd block ○ No change to Block 3 all four terms ● Credit is earned at the end of terms 2 and 4 (½ credit per class) ● Grades at the end of terms 1 and 3 are “progress” grades only in A/B day classes
Our Day: Welcome to the RLHS Block Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Period 1 Algebra 1 Foods and iPS Laws of American Chemistry Citizenship 9 Finance Period 2 Plants English 9 Spanish 1 Algebra 1 Animals & U Period 3 Freshmen Freshmen Phy Ed 9 Phy Ed 9 A day Success Success Period 3 Choir 9 Choir 9 Choir 9 Choir 9 B day Homeroom/Resource Period 5 English 9 IPS Laws of Intro to Art Spanish 1 Physics
Our Day: Welcome to the RLHS Block ● Attendance is important to success ● Be prepared for CHANGE ○ New classes each term ○ Different teachers likely each term ● Parent Teacher conferences are held each mid-term ● Get involved as students and parents ● Use Skyward to check grades and communicate with teachers
Graduation Requirements ● Earn 26 credits ○ 15.5 credits are required by subject areas ○ 10.5 credits are electives ○ Academic & Career Plan completed ○ Wisconsin Required Naturalization/Civics Exam ● All classes are awarded credit except for study hall ● A student can: ○ Earn 8 credits each year (with no study halls) ○ 8 credits x 4 years = 32 credits
Requirements by Department ● 4 credits of English ○ English 9 (1 credit) and English 10 (1 credit) ○ 1 credit each in both grades 11 & 12 ● 3 credits of Social Studies ○ American Citizenship 9 (½ credit) ○ US History 10 (1 credit) ○ World History or AP European History (1 credit) ○ Economics (½ credit) ● 3 credits of Math
Requirements by Department ● 3 credits of Science ○ Option 1 ■ IPS Laws of Chemistry, IPS Laws of Physics, Biology Blue, Biology Gold (grades 9 & 10) ■ 1 additional credit of Science ○ Option 2 ■ Opt out of IPS Laws of Chemistry & IPS Laws of Physics ■ Biology Blue and Biology Gold (grade 9) ■ Conceptual Physics Blue and Gold and Chemistry (grades 10-12)
Requirements by Department ● 1 ½ credits of Physical Education ○ Phy Ed 9 & 10 (1 credit) ○ ½ credit of Phy Ed sometime during 11th or 12th grade ● ½ credit of Health ● ½ credit of Freshman Success
Course Selections Grade 9 ● Must make 16 selections including: ○ English 9 (2 lines) ○ Science (2 lines) ○ American Citizenship 9 ○ Phy Ed 9 ○ Math (2 lines) ○ Freshman Success
Course Selections Grade 9 ● The remaining course selections can be from: ○ Agriculture ○ Art ○ Business ○ Social Studies ○ World Languages ○ Family and Consumer Education ○ Music (2 lines for Band, 2 lines for Choir) ○ Technology Education ○ 3rd Science ○ Study Hall (two maximum)
Plan for AFTER High School ● Take courses that will compliment your post-secondary plan ○ Technical, Military, and University bound students should take more: ■ Math ● Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 ■ Science ● Two terms beyond the required ● Get involved in extra and co-curricular activities and organizations
Make the Most of High School ● Meet with your counselor ○ We can help you plan ● Explore your interests (careers) through your classes and activities ● Take more rigorous classes ○ Grades are important but so are the courses you take ● Master the basics ○ Strengthen your reading, writing, math, and vocabulary skills
What Can Be Expected ● Course selections at the Middle School (this week) and St. Joe’s (next week) ● Students and parents will get a Course Verification in February/March ● Corrections should be directed to the high school by the indicated deadline ● Final schedules will be available over the summer ● New Student/Parent Orientation in the fall ● Freshman Only First Day of School
Questions? Thank You!
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