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MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES

MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES. THE CLASS OF 2017. WEBSITES. MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL http:// www.maconcountyhs.com TENNESSEE DIPLOMA PROJECT http://www.state.tn.us/education/TDP/GradReq.shtml CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION http://tennessee.gov/education/cte TENNESSEE SCHOLARS

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MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES

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  1. MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLWELCOMES THE CLASS OF 2017

  2. WEBSITES • MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL http://www.maconcountyhs.com • TENNESSEE DIPLOMA PROJECT http://www.state.tn.us/education/TDP/GradReq.shtml • CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION http://tennessee.gov/education/cte • TENNESSEE SCHOLARS http://www.tennesseescholars.org

  3. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 28 Credits Required for Graduation at MCHS • ENGLISH 4 credits (one per year) • MATH 4 credits (one per year) • SCIENCE 3 credits • SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits • LIFETIME WELLNESS 1 credit • PERSONAL FINANCE/PE ½ credit each • ELECTIVE FOCUS AREA 3 credits • FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2 credits (same language) • FINE ARTS 1 credit • or 3 additional electives if FL/FA waiver

  4. FOREIGN LANGUAGE/FINE ARTSWAIVER • Students must take 2 courses of Foreign Language in the same language. • Spanish I • Students who elect NOT to go to college may waive the 2 Foreign Language and 1 Fine Arts requirements. Instead, they will have to take 3 additional electives to expand and enhance their Elective Focus Area. • We MUST have a PARENT signature on file indicating that the parent consents to the waiver.

  5. GREEN REGISTRATION FORM • Make sure that you have filled out the top part of this sheet with a PENCIL. • At the bottom of the page, you must indicate whether your child plans on attending college OR has decided that he/she will waive those courses in order to enhance the Elective Focus Area. • Mark YES or NOto the Waiver question.

  6. GREEN REGISTRATION FORM • At the bottom of the page, you will also need to write down an Elective Focus Areabefore you leave tonight. (This may be change over the next two years.) • Also indicate YES or NO for Honors. • The STUDENT will need to sign this form. • The PARENT will also need to sign the form and then date it.

  7. HEALTH/PE/DRIVER’S ED • PE may be taken any year prior to graduation for ½ credit or 1 credit. (1/2 credit is required—in addition to the 1 credit of Wellness students earned as a Freshman) • If there are openings, Sophomores may take Driver’s Ed. You must indicate which 9 weeks you need to take it AND why you want to take it.

  8. ENGLISH • Every student will enroll in an Englishclass. • Select one of the courses below and, if necessary, add the extra letter or number to the code that is already printed on the form : • English II • English II—Honors • English II—ELL • English II—SPED

  9. MATH • Select at least one of the Math courses below and, if necessary, add the extra letter or number to the code that is already printed on the form : • Geometry • Geometry—Honors • Geometry—Tech • Algebra 1-B* (SPED) • OR

  10. MATH continued • You may double up on MATH this year (and next year) so that you can take Calculus your senior year IF : • Your EFA is Math/Science, AND • You had an “A” average in Algebra IOR • You had a “B” average in Honors Algebra I • Test scores may also be considered • You will take a Math class each semester: • Geometry (Honors) Sem. 1 • Algebra II (Honors) Sem. 2

  11. SCIENCE • Select at least one of the Science courses below and, if necessary, add the extra letter or number to the code that is already printed on the form. • Biology I • Biology I—Honors • Biology 1-B (SPED)

  12. FOCUSED ELECTIVES • Every student must choose at least ONE elective course in their Elective Focus Area. • Choose from the Elective Focus Areas below: • AGRICULTURE(CTE Program of Study) • BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY(CTE Program of Study) • FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE(CTE Program of Study) • FINE ARTS • HUMANITIES(Language Arts and Social Studies) • MATH/SCIENCE

  13. CTE Information • You may sign up for additional CTE electives as long as you have registered for or already taken the first level course in that Program of Study. • You may take additional elective courses: • in different Programs of Study and/or • up to TWO electives in the sameProgram of Study

  14. CTE PROGRAMS OF STUDY • AGRICULTURE • First Level Course: Agriscience • VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCE—Elective Focus Area • Small Animal Science • Large Animal Science • Veterinary Science • ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RES.MGT. --Elective Focus Area • Applied Environmental Science • Plant & Soil Sciences • Natural Resources Management • POWER SYSTEMS—Elective Focus Area • Ag Mechanics & Maintenance • Ag Power & Equipment • Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering

  15. CTE Programs of Study cont. • BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY • BANKING & FINANCE—Elective Focus Area • Computer Applications • Accounting I • Personal Finance/Economics • Banking & Finance • ADMINISTRATIVE & INFORMATION SUPPORT—Elective Focus • Computer Applications • Business Communications • Administrative Management

  16. CTE Programs of Study cont. • FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE • SOCIAL HEALTH SERVICES—Elective Focus Area • Introduction to Human Studies • Lifespan Development • Family Studies • DIETETICS & NUTRITION—Elective Focus Area • Introduction to Human Studies • Nutrition across the Lifespan • Human Services Practicum or Psychology

  17. CTE Programs of Study cont. • FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE • TEACHING AS A PROFESSION—Elective Focus Area • Fundamentals of Education • Teaching as a Profession I (TAPI) • Teaching as a Profession II (TAPII) • Teaching as a Profession III (TAPIII)

  18. TTC-H Tri-County Campus CTE Programs of Study--ELECTIVE FOCUS AREAS • AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY? • COSMETOLOGY • CULINARY ARTS • HEALTH SCIENCE(Not until Junior Year and must be 16)

  19. TTC-H Tri-County Campus cont. CTE Programs of Study—EFAs continued • COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (CAD) The following programs require ONE semester of CAD: • CARPENTRY • MACHINE SHOP • WELDING

  20. FINE ARTS ELECTIVES • Marching Band* (S1 only) • Concert Band* (S2 only) • General Music • Theatre Arts • Visual Arts I • Vocal Music* *May earn up to 4 credits—1 per year

  21. HUMANITIES ELECTIVES • LANGUAGE ARTS • Journalism (Offered on a rotating basis with Creative Writing) • SOCIAL STUDIES • Bible Studies • Contemporary Issues • Psychology • Sociology • Tennessee Studies

  22. MATH / SCIENCE ELECTIVES • If you choose Math/Science as your Elective Focus Area, you may need to double on Math at least one year between 10th and 12th grades and/or take at least one advanced-level Science your Senior year. • We offer two Science electives, Environmental Scienceand Scientific Research that may be taken any year, but they are offered on a rotating basis and are subject to change. • Environmental Science

  23. IN-HOUSE ELECTIVES • Your grade in an In-HouseElective class will be either a “P” for Pass or an “F” for Fail. • You may register for only one In-House Elective persemester. • Color Guard, Credit Recovery, Study Skills, Teacher Assistant, and Yearbook are all In-House Electives.

  24. IN-HOUSE ELECTIVES • Color Guard (Sem. 1 only) • Teacher’s Assistant • Teacher’s Assistant (1/2) • Yearbook

  25. ½ CREDIT COURSES • If you sign up for a ½ credit course, you MUST sign up for another ½ credit course in the SAME BLOCK. Also, write down both course codes in the same Course Code block. • Driver’s Education (1/2) • Financial Planning (1/2) • Personal Finance (1/2) • Physical Education (1/2) • Teacher Assistant (1/2)

  26. GREEN REGISTRATION FORM • All 8 blocks MUST have a course name in the block. • All 3 ALTERNATE ELECTIVES MUST be filled in. • Mark YES or NO for the FL/FA Waiver and for Honors. • Write down your ELECTIVE FOCUS AREA. • The STUDENT will need to sign this form. • The PARENT will also need to sign and date the form.

  27. REMINDERS • If you leave anything BLANK, you will not be allowed to change your schedule next year. • If you write down a class on the Registration Formand that class is on your schedule next year, you will not be allowed to change it when school starts.

  28. CONTACT INFORMATION • If you would like to make any changes after tonight, please email, mail, or phone your requests to one of the school counselors BEFORE May 16. • jonesd17@k12tn.net • owensm4@k12tn.net • 666-4474(MCHS School Counseling Center)

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