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WELCOME SLHS CLASS OF 2024

COUNSELING STAFF

9th Grade Counselors

Denise Ward A-L Mary Castellucci M-Z

A SUCCESSFUL SPARTAN

• Does their best at all times.
• Reviews their notes each night and STUDIES!
• Gets involved in school activities.
• Tries out for a team, joins a club, completes volunteer service hours.
• Is proud to be a SLHS Spartan and respects SLHS traditions and

rules!

• Gets to know their teachers, counselors, and principals.

SEVEN GOOD HABITS OF ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL SPARTANS

• Goes to class on time
• Does their homework
• Goes to tutorials
• Listens in class
• Takes good notes
• Asks for help
• Always retests

A SUCCESSFUL KAP STUDENT

• Professes interest in subject selected
• Maintains excellent study habits
• Plans ahead on long term projects
• Asks questions and participates in class
• Perseveres when faced with challenging material.
• Refuses to give up when the “going gets tough.”
• Balances academic load with outside commitments

SEMESTER GRADES

• All daily grades, quizzes, and test grades will be recorded

in the gradebook.

• The three 6-weeks grades count for 85% of the semester

average.

• The final exam grade counts as 15% of the semester

average.

• The semester averages are recorded on the transcript.
• GPA is calculated using semester averages.
• Credits are earned at semester.

ENDORSEMENTS

• It is very important that an endorsement is chosen.
• Refer to page 9 of your course catalog for endorsement options.

STEM Business and Industry Public Services Arts and Humanities Multidisciplinary Studies

COURSE COMMITMENT FOR KAP/AP COURSES

• If any KAP/AP courses are selected on the course

selection worksheet, both student and parent signatures are required as confirmation that the KAP/AP Course Commitment has been reviewed and agreed to.

• The Course Commitment is located on the back of

the course selection worksheet.

EXIT GUIDELINES FOR KAP/AP COURSES

• The petition for exit may or may not be granted by the
• campus. Granting the petition is based on input from the

teacher, student performance in the course, availability of space in other courses.

• Students experiencing success (able to maintain a C or

better) in the course should remain in the course for the semester.

ENGLISH 1

0101 English 1 0141 English 1 KAP 0143 English 1 KAP/GT

MATH

0211 Algebra I 0223 Geometry 0251 Geometry KAP 0252 Geometry KAP/GT 0261 Algebra II 0253 Algebra II KAP 0254 Algebra II KAP/GT

KAP GEOMETRY RECOMMENDATIONS

• Recommended minimum 8th grade Algebra grade
• f a 90
• A good work ethic
• Ability to apply concepts on tests and quizzes which

require higher level thinking

• Should enjoy math or be interested in math
• Learns math concepts quickly

SCIENCE

0411 Biology 0471 Biology KAP 0472 Biology KAP/GT

KAP BIOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS

• 85 or above in all junior high science classes
• Highly recommended to have taken Algebra I in 8th

grade

• Recommendation from 8th grade science teacher
• Organized and self-motivated learner with good

study habits

• Know that this is a time-intensive course that

requires studying

SOCIAL STUDIES

0341 World Geography 0353 World Geography KAP 0347 AP Human Geography 0348 AP Human Geography GT

• Exits from AP Human Geo course into the lower level course

can only be done during the first six weeks. If students do not drop by the end of the first six weeks, they will be required to stay in the course until the end of the first semester.

SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS FOR INCOMING 9TH GRADE STUDENTS

• Academic World Geography
• also offered in summer school
• KAP World Geo
• also offered in summer school
• AP Human Geography and AP Human Geography GT
• not available to incoming 9th graders in summer school

**If Academic or KAP World Geo is taken in the summer there will be no social studies course to take during the 9th grade year**

Student must indicate “ss” on course selection sheet so that your counselor is aware that you are planning on taking the course in summer school.

GIFTED & TALENTED SOCIAL STUDIES

• The GT course option for World Geo credit is AP/GT Human
• Geography. There is no KAP/GT World Geo. Students

identified as GT in social studies who choose not to enroll in the GT course option will be exited from GT social studies.

• GT students who choose to take KAP World Geo in summer

school will be exited from GT social studies. NOTE:

• Students who take Academic or KAP World Geography

CANNOT also take the yearlong AP Human Geography course.

STUDY HALL

• NO credit
• Course number 0020

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

6110 French 1 6710 American Sign Language (ASL 1) 6810 Chinese 6210 German 1 6310 Spanish 1 6320 Spanish 2 6361 SpSpSp 1* (1st sem. =1 credit) 6362 SpSpSp 2* (2nd sem. =1 credit) *Native speaker class

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Foreign Language credit may also be earned through Credit by Exam. See the 8th grade Counselor for an application and spring/summer testing days and times.

ATHLETICS

Football Basketball Track Diving Soccer Cross Country Volleyball Wrestling Softball Swimming Golf Trainer Tennis Baseball

ALTERNATE ELECTIVES

• Choose 3 alternate courses in case a

course selected is unavailable.

• Choose wisely as staffing is determined

by the course selections.

• Students will be held responsible for

their course selections.

COURSE AVAILABILITY IS DETERMINED BY STUDENTS’ COURSE SELECTIONS. FOLLOWING VERIFICATION OF COURSE SELECTIONS, CHANGES FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY IN THE FOLLOWING CASES:

1. Error in scheduling by the school (data entry error); 2. Student has not met course prerequisites; 3. Change in program (athletics, fine arts, etc.); 4. Level changes as recommended by the teacher/counselor, with parental knowledge 5. Student did not meet standard on the STAAR/EOC Exam. *Please make selections carefully. NO elective changes will be honored after course verification sheets have been turned in.

JUNIOR HIGH COURSE SELECTION

• You will receive a Course Selection Sheet and a Course Request

Worksheet.

• Both must be completed and returned by the due date.
• The Course Catalogue is available online on the Katy ISD Website.
• Follow the QR code on your Course Selection Sheet.
• Do not forget to write in an endorsement on the Course Request

Worksheet and Course Selection Sheet.

• If an AP/KAP course is chosen, you and your parents must sign the

AP/KAP course commitment on the back of the course selection sheet.

• It is recommended that you make your course selections in pencil.

Return the following items completed and signed:

• 1. Course Selection Sheet
• 2. Course Worksheet
• 3. AP/KAP Commitment
• 4. Parent and Curriculum Night- Tuesday, January 21st

http://www.katyisd.org/dept/campusadmin/Documents/Course_Catalog_2020-2021.pdf#search=2020

2020-2021 Course Catalogue is available online:

Thank you!