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AHS Course Selection 2014-2015

AHS Course Selection 2014-2015. Mrs. Statham- AHS 9 th Grade School Counselor. The Scheduling Process. Today- receive Course Selection Sheet to take home and review with parents Course catalogs will be distributed when available. The 2013-2014 catalog is on our website www.appohigh.org

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AHS Course Selection 2014-2015

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  1. AHS Course Selection2014-2015 Mrs. Statham- AHS 9th Grade School Counselor

  2. The Scheduling Process • Today- receive Course Selection Sheet to take home and review with parents • Course catalogs will be distributed when available. The 2013-2014 catalog is on our website www.appohigh.org • HS Counselors return to review course selections with students individually: • Meredith MS- March 4th • Waters MS- March 5th • Redding MS- March 6th

  3. The Scheduling Process • March 7th-Parents and students will begin to view their child’s course selections in the Home Access Center • Week of March 10th- Students will receive a copy of their course request (this is not a schedule) • Students will have until Friday, March 21stto make changes to their course request- No changes will be made after this date!

  4. Students attending a different school • If you know you will not be attending AHS next year, we still need you to complete a course request form. • We will keep your course request form until we receive notification from the new school you will be attending.

  5. Graduation Requirements CourseUnits of Credit English 4 Social Studies 4 Mathematics 4 Science 3 World Languages 2 Career Pathway 3 Electives 3.5 Physical Education 1 Health 0.5 Senior Project 0.5 Student Success Plan 0.5

  6. Promotion/Retention Requirements • In order to be promoted to 10th grade: • Students must take a full schedule in 9th grade (8 credits) • Students must earn 5 credits: 4 of which must be English, math, science and social studies • Students who do not meet these criteria will be scheduled into appropriate courses the next year/semester

  7. World Languages • American Sign Language • Chinese • French • Japanese • Spanish

  8. Career Pathway • A planned program of sequenced or specialized courses designed to develop knowledge and skills in a particular career area • 3 credits in a Career Pathway are required for graduation • The Career Pathway is not a life- long career choice and may not necessarily be something a student would like to pursue following graduation from high school

  9. Academic Humanities Math/Science Technology Allied Health (starts in 10th grade) AgriScience Animal Science Natural Resources & Environmental Science Plant & Horticultural Science Business, Finance & Marketing Education Accounting Banking Services Marketing Management Computer Science Family & Consumer Science Early Childhood Education Clothing & Textiles Nutrition & Culinary Arts The Career Pathways

  10. JDG- Jobs for Delaware Graduates JROTC- Military Science Performing Arts Instrumental Music Theatre Arts Vocal Music Technology Education Drafting & Design Graphic Design & Production Visual Arts Ceramics & Sculpture Drawing & Painting Photography (starts in 10th grade) The Career Pathways

  11. Block Scheduling • Students will have four 90-minute periods per semester. Each period is a “block” • All courses except Integrated Math I (yearlong), Chorus, Orchestra, and Band will be offered in a 90 minute block period for one semester • Chorus, Orchestra, and Band will be offered all year, every other day • Students enrolled in Chorus, Orchestra or Band must take Health & Physical Education

  12. Course Level Offerings • College Preparatory Courses (CP) • 9th - 12th grade • Honors Courses • 9th – 12th grade • Advanced Placement (AP) • 10th – 12th grade • Students interested in taking an AP course in 10th grade need to inform the counselor during his/her scheduling meeting

  13. Math Sequencing • Students in 8th grade math will take Integrated Math I in 9th grade. • Students in Advanced Math (Integrated Math I) in 8th grade will take Integrated Math II (CP or Honors) in 9th grade. • Students can “double up” on math courses (Int. Math II Honors & Int. Math III Honors) in 9th grade, but you are required to take a math course all 4 years of high school. • Integrated Math I (1 semester) is an accelerated course for students earning 85% or higher in 8th grade math & a 3 or higher on DCAS. Final placement in this course will be determined at the end of the school year.

  14. Sample Schedule- Integrated Math I(Career Pathway- Culinary Arts)

  15. Course Selection • Choose your courses wisely • Talk to your current teachers • What level do they recommend for you? • Talk to your parents/guardians • What do they recommend and support? • Talk to your counselors • What do they advise for you? • Remember: course request changes will not be made after March 21st

  16. If you select Integrated Math I (yearlong)- You will circle 7 courses: Integrated Math I English 9 (CP or Honors) US History (CP or Honors) Physical/Earth Science (CP or Honors) Health/PE World Language 1 Career Pathway/Elective If you select Integrated Math I (1 semester) OR Integrated Math II- You will circle 8 courses: Int. Math I or Math II (CP or Honors) English 9 (CP or Honors) US History (CP or Honors) Physical/Earth Science(CP or Honors) Health/PE World Language 2 Career Pathway/Electives Course Selections- # of Courses to Circle

  17. Course Verifications • Course requests will be available to view in the Home Access Center. You will also receive a copy of your course requests the week of March 10th. • COURSE REQUEST CHANGES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY March 21st-NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AFTER THIS DATE- After this date, you will need to wait until you receive your final schedule to make changes!

  18. Questions Course Selection Questions?

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