Welcome to Seven Lakes High School Home of the Spartans Class of 2023
HOW CAN YOU GET READY? • Plan appropriately • Know yourself • Which courses are for you? • Choose wisely
MATERIALS NEEDED • Course Catalog • 9 th Grade Course Request Sheet • Course Worksheet form • Electronic signature (parent/student) for endorsement • Note: It is recommended that you make your course selections in pencil.
ADOPT THE SEVEN HABITS OF SUPER SUCCESSFUL SPARTANS 1. Go to Class on time 2. Do all of your homework 3. Go to tutorials 4. Listen in class 5. Take good notes 6. Ask for help 7. Always retest
EARNING CREDITS Grades always count. When you pass a class, you earn a credit. You earn credits each semester. Your GPA & class rank are calculated for college application purpose from all semester averages It is posted your junior year – 2.5 years so….. What you do in 9 th grade DIRECTLY affects your opportunities for higher education following high school.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE • 1 st period Algebra 1 • 2 nd period World Geography Pre-AP • 3 rd period Elective • Lunch Lunch • 4 th period Biology • 5 th period Spanish 1 • 6 th period English 1 Pre-AP • 7 th period Football All classes are about 50 min with a 7 min passing period •
TAKING ALL PRE-AP CLASSES AND STRUGGLING WITH TIME MANAGEMENT VS. TAKING PRE-AP CLASSES YOU ARE STRONGEST IN AND ENJOY THE MOST: GPA is just as important to colleges as is whether a student takes Pre-AP/AP courses. • Sample 9 th grade schedule: • Sample 9 th grade schedule: Class Grade GP Class Grade GP • • Pre-AP English: 88 B 4.0 English: 95 A 4.0 AP Human Geo 83 B 4.0 AP Human Geo 90 A 5.0 Pre-AP Biology 85 B 4.0 Pre-AP Biology 93 A 5.0 Pre-AP Geometry 89 B 4.0 Pre-AP Geometry 90 A 5.0 AP Comp Sci (elective) 87 B 4.0 AP Comp Sci (elective) 90 A 5.0 Spanish 2 (elective) 93 A 4.0 Spanish 2 (elective) 93 A 4.0 Soccer (PE) 100 A 4.0 Soccer (PE) 100 A 4.0 9 th grade GPA 4.0 9 th grade GPA 4.57
FISH CAMP/SPARTAN SPECTACULAR Freshman Orientation (Fish Camp) will be in early August. Tour the campus Have fun Make friends Spartan Spectacular – pick up “unofficial schedule” attend pep rally
KNOW YOUR COUNSELOR Mr. Dedrick Linwood dedrickmlinwood@katyisd.org Counselor A-L Mrs. Mary Castellucci marycastellucci@katyisd.org Counselor M-Z
COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION The Foundation High School Program + Endorsement (FHSPE) Katy ISD Freshman Class of 2019 - 2020 Information for Students and Parents
THE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM: BASIC INFORMATION • All students must choose an endorsement in one of 5 areas at the time they enter 9 th grade. • Katy ISD students must select the endorsement along with their course selections. Student’s endorsement must have electronic parent signature. • The endorsement should be selected based on the student’s individual interests and goals. 2019-2020 Course Catalog, pages 11-14
THE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM: BASIC INFORMATION • Students will have the opportunity to change the endorsement if they so choose. Courses may or may not change. • The endorsement, and any changes, must be indicated in writing and signed by the parent through the electronic signature process. 2019-2020 Course Catalog, pages 11-14
GRADUATION CREDIT REQUIREMENTS 22 Foundation Credits + 4 Endorsement Credits = 26 Total Credits 2019-2020 Course Catalog, page 10
THE FHSP + ENDORSEMENT COURSE/CREDIT REQUIREMENTS English – 4 credits Physical Education – 1 credit English I, II, III, and an additional/advanced English • Health – . 5 credit (KISD Math – 3 credits requirement) • Algebra I, Geometry, and an additional/advanced Electives – 4.5 credits, including math Science – 3 credits • A communication skills component • Biology, and one course from IPC, or Chemistry, + Endorsement (4 additional or Physics, and one additional/advanced science Social Studies – 3 credits credits) • US History, .5 credit government, .5 credit Students are expected to earn an endorsement in economics, and either World History or World one of 5 areas. Each endorsement requires: Geography a 4 th math credit • LOTE – 2 credits a 4 th science credit • Credits must be in the same language • • 2 additional electives Fine Arts – 1 credit 2019-2020 Course Catalog, page 9
COURSE NOTES • PE substitutions – All students must earn one PE credit. The following are approved PE substitutions: – Athletics – Fall semesters of Marching Band I and Marching Band II – Fall semesters of Color Guard I and Color Guard II – Dance I – Dance Team Training I – Dance Team I, – Cheer – 1 st year (if PE credit has not already been earned), or – NJROTC – 1 st year.
COURSE NOTES • Health – Health is a Katy ISD-required course for all students. • Communication Skills – Students on the FHSPE must have a communication skills component. The communication skills component can be satisfied through any of the following courses: – Professional Communications, – Communication Applications, – Debate, – Oral Interpretation, – Professional Standards in Agribusiness, – Teen Leadership, – Theatre, or – Dual Credit Speech Look for to identify courses marked that satisfy the communication skills component
THE 26-CREDIT FHSP + ENDORSEMENT
DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT (DLA) A Distinguished Level of Achievement (DLA) may be earned through successful completion of: • All requirements for the Foundation High School Program, plus • The requirements of at least one endorsement, including • Algebra II among the four required math credits, and • A fourth science credit A student must graduate with a Distinguished Level of Achievement (DLA) to be considered for the Top 10% and eligibility for automatic admission to a Texas public college or university. 2019-2020 Course Catalog, page 10, under “Recognitions”
A student whose class rank* is in the top 10 percent of the graduating class may be eligible for automatic admission consideration at a Texas public college or university. TOP *Class rank must be based on the student’s rank at the end of the 11 th grade, middle of 12 th grade, or at high school 10% graduation, whichever is most recent at the college or university’s application deadline. 2019-2020 Course Catalog, pages 36-37
• A student in the Top 10% of the graduating class is eligible for automatic admission consideration at Texas public colleges and universities, with the exception of the University of Texas at Austin. TOP • Students in the graduating classes of 2019 and 2020 who rank in the Top 6% of their class are eligible for 10% automatic admissions consideration at the University of Texas at Austin. 2019-2020 Course Catalog, pages 36-37
Requirements to qualify for automatic admission consideration: • Complete the FHSP + Endorsement, including the Distinguished Level of Achievement, Earn a satisfactory ACT or SAT score, • TOP • Submit the application before the college or university’s deadline, and 10% • Provide a final high school transcript verifying completion of the FHSP + Endorsement, including the Distinguished Level of Achievement. 2019-2020 Course Catalog, pages 36-37
THE ENDORSEMENTS • STEM (Science – Technology – Engineering – Math) • Business & Industry • Public Services • Arts & Humanities • Multidisciplinary Studies
STEM SCIENCE • TECHNOLOGY • ENGINEERING • MATH
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
PUBLIC SERVICES
ARTS & HUMANITIES
MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
CHOOSING COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR 1. Choose or review your endorsement, 2. Choose courses from the required subject areas. • English, • Math, • Science, • Social Studies 3. Choose courses from other areas to completely fill all seven class periods. 4. If one course marked (sem) is selected, a second (sem) course is also required.
CHOOSING COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR • Warning! You cannot repeat a course for which you have already earned credit. No credit is awarded for a duplicated course. • Review your credits and course selections with your counselor.
CHOOSING COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR • Students must be mindful of their graduation plan and endorsement requirements. • Choose core (required) courses and enough courses from other areas to complete seven full class periods. • If one course marked (sem) is selected, a second (sem) course is also required. • Review the course catalog when making selections. • List alternate choices in the spaces provided. • Turn in course selection sheets according to campus instructions. • The student will meet to review credits and finalize course requests with the school counselor.
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