Rising Sophomores Registration Information at Chatham Central High School

1. Registration Informationfor Rising Sophomores. Rising 10th Grade Registration Info. Chatham Central High School

2. Topics of Discussion • Graduation Requirements Future Ready Core. • Promotion Requirements • Registration information • Courses on the Registration Sheet

3. Registration Handouts • Today you received a registration sheet & graduation requirements sheet. • The Course Catalogue with course descriptions & prerequisites can be found on the Counseling Services Webpage on our school’s website under the Registration tab. Please ask a teacher or myself if you have a course question.

4. When will registration begin? Thursday, March 2nd. We will register students individually through 3rd block classes. Students can locate the registration schedule on the Counseling Office Bulletin Board & Website under the Registration tab.

5. Graduation Requirements Future Ready Core

6. Future Ready Core: Course of Study The Core (22 credits)4 credits of English4 credits of Mathematics4 credits of Social Studies 3 credits of Science1 credit of Health/Physical Education6 Elective Credits (required) - 2 credits from CTE, Cultural Arts, or World Languages - 4 credits Concentration (recommended)

7. English • English I, II, III, & IV 10th Grade: English II or Honors English II (Honors Requires Summer Reading.)

8. Mathematics • Math I • Math II • Math III • A Fourth Math Regarding the Student’s Postsecondary Plans – Refer to Math Options on Graduation Requirements Handout. 10th Grade: Math II or Math III

9. Sciences Earth/Environmental Science Biology A Physical Science: Physical Science, Chemistry, or Physics 10th Grade: Biology

10. Social Studies • World History • Civics/Economics – (American History: Founding Principles of Civics & Economics, etc.) • American History I & II 10th Grade: Civics/Economics

11. Health/PE Health/PE

12. 6 Required Electives 2 Electives from: • Career & Technical Educ. • Cultural Arts • World Language - Required for admission to 4-yr. Colleges

13. Concentration under 6 Elective Requirement:(RECOMMENDS AT LEAST FOUR CREDITS IN ONE AREA) • Career & Technical Education Courses (CTE) • Cultural Arts Education (Visual Arts, Band, or Chorus) • Any Other Subject Area (Math, Science, Social Studies, AP Courses, or Community College Courses.) The Chatham County CTE Pathways will show you which courses will fit your interests & goals while building a strong academic foundation. You can find this in the Course Catalogue. Look on the Counseling Office webpage under the Registration tab.

14. Chatham County Requires an additional 6 Elective Credits Totaling 28 credits to get a high school diploma.

15. Occupational Course of Study Requirements • This course of study is ONLY for students who have an up-to-date Individualized Education Plan. • Specific OCS courses PLUS internship hours are required. • Meet with your EC teacher for more details.

16. How do I Get Promoted to the 10th Grade? • To be promoted to the 10th Grade, you must pass 6 Classes by the end of this year. Chatham County Schools does notdo mid-semester promotions.

17. Honors Classes • All students may register for any of the honors courses in the course catalog. If you have never taken an honors course and are uncertain if you can handle it, please consult your teacher in this subject area. • All Honors English Courses requires a Summer Reading Packet. You may get them from an English teacher, the Counseling Office, or on our school’s website under the Counseling Services webpage in the Registration tab. The Reading Packet is to be turned in to your English teacher the FIRST DAY of school in August no matter which semester you have English.

18. Required Classes Everyone will circle Four Required Classes English – English II or Honors English II Math – Math I, Math I, Math II, Hon. Math II, Math III, or Hon. Math III (H Precalculus & AP Stats are listed at the bottom of the page.) Science – Biology or Honors Biology History – Civics or Honors Civics There are more academics listed under the electives.

19. Electives Everyone will circle 4 Electives & write in 4 Alternate Elective courses in the Alternate Elective box.

20. Elective Codes A = Application is Required to be Completed NCVPS = Online Class, Email Address is Required PR = This Class has a Prerequisite Y = This Class is a Year-Long Class 2 = This Class is a 2-Block Class R = You Can Repeat this Class

21. Cultural Arts Visual Arts I - III Concert Band I - III Vocals Music I – III Visual Arts I - III *Automatically Honors at Levels III & IV.

22. Career & Technical Education Updates

23. Agriculture Education Agriscience Applications Honors Agriscience Applications Horticulture I & Horticulture II – Landscape Construction Honors Horticulture I & HONORS Horticulture II – Landscape Construction Ag Production I & Honors Ag Production I

24. Business, Finance, & Information Technology Intro. to Computer Science Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Publisher Honors Microsoft Word, PP, & Pub Microsoft Excel and Access Honors Multimedia and Webpage Design Multimedia and Webpage Design Adobe Visual Design

25. Family & Consumer Sciences Education Intro to Culinary Arts Culinary Arts & Hosp. I Culinary Arts & Hosp. II Personal Finance

26. Health Occupations Education Health Team Relations Biomedical Technology I Biomedical Tech. II Honors Biomedical Tech. II Health Science I Honors Health Science I

27. Marketing Education Career Management Marketing Honors Marketing Marketing Management Honors Marketing Management Entrepreneurship I & II HONORS Entrepreneurship I & II Principles of Business & Finance Honors Principles of Business & Finance

28. Trade & Industrial Educ. Core & Sustainable Construction Carpentry I Carpentry II & CTE Adv. Studies

29. National Technical Honor Society Student must have an unweighted avg. of 3.25 GPA and complete a second level CTE course. Students must also be a member in good standing in a CTSO. What do they do? • Qualify for scholarships for college • Rewards excellence in workforce education • Develops self-esteem, pride • Encourages students to reach higher levels of achievement • Promotes strong values-honesty, responsibility, initiative, teamwork, leadership, citizenship, scholarship • Helps schools build effective business partnerships • Builds a strong positive image for workforce education in America

30. NC High School to Community College Articulation Agreement The NC Dept. of Public Instruction and the NC Community College System have a statewidearticulation agreement in which students may be eligible to receive college credit after completion of identified Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses in high school. This creates a systematic and seamless process in which students can move from high school to community college without having to duplicate efforts or repeat courses.

31. Criteria to Award Articulation Credit for Community College Classes: • Grade of B or higher in the course, and • A score of 93 or higher on the standardized CTE Post Assessment In other words, if you meet the criteria listed above in selected high school classes, they can count toward your community college degree.

33. Career & Technical Student Organizations Provide leadership opportunities, communication skills, competitive events, character, citizenship, technical leadership and teamwork skills. They enhance students civic awareness and provide opportunities for developing social competencies. They promote a wholesome attitude about living and working. Activities are directly related to the course blueprint objectives.

34. Marketing Business Family & Consumer Sciences

35. Health Sciences Agriculture

36. CTE Honor Society Trades & Industry

37. Career & College Promise Community College Classes for High School Students

38. Career & College Promise Classes: Online Community College Transfer Pathway offers classes that will Transfer to all UNC Universities and almost all Private Universities. Community College CTE Pathways offer classes that are aligned with careers in a CTE Pathway and give you Community College credit. *Both Pathways will also give you high school credit.

39. CCCC Courses – College Transfer • Juniors or Seniors Only • These courses require an application to be completed by each registered student. • You must have a weighted 3.0 gpa. • You must demonstrate college readiness. • You must maintain a 70 average or higher in your CCCC classes to continue taking CCCC classes.

40. What Score Says I Am College Ready (Proficient)? PreACTACTPSATSAT (1-35 pt.) (1-36 pt.) English18 18 26 500 Reading22 22 26 500 Mathematics22 22 24.5 500 Composite 18 21

41. CCCC College Transfer Classes • The College Transfer courses will be taught online in the computer lab. You can take up to two online courses at the same time during a class period. • Each class will give you up to 3 credit hours in college credit and one high school credit. You will receive one extra grade point towards your high school GPA as you would an AP class. • They will transfer to all UNC colleges & most private colleges as long as you have a 70 or higher.

42. CTE Career Pathway Courses Some of the CTE Pathway courses are taught at other locations, however, most are taught online. Most of these classes will not give you an extra quality point towards your GPA. Course opportunities include: Accounting, Automotive, Business Admin., Criminal Justice, Dental Assisting, Early Childhood Educ., Health Info. Tech., Human Services Tech., Industrial Systems, Library & Info. Tech., Manicuring/Nail Tech., Medical Assisting, Medical Office Admin., Sustainable Ag., Sustainable Tech., & Vet Med Tech. *A complete list of CTE Pathway offerings can be found on the CCCC list in the Course Catalogue.

43. CCCC CTE Pathway Options • Requires a 3.0 weighted GPA or principal’s approval. • You must maintain a 70 average in your CCCC classes or higher to continue taking CCCC classes.

44. Timeline for Registration • Registration through 3rd period classes starts Thursday, March 2nd. • TURN IN REGISTRATION SHEETS TO YOUR 3rd BLOCK TEACHERS BEFORE March 1stwith your signature & your parent’s signature completed. • We will hand out registration schedules beginning with seniors first this summer. You will be able to make changes when schedules are ready to be picked-up the second week of August. Dates to be announced. • During Schedule Changes in August, you may request “wanna”changes. Once this week is over, you may no longer ask for these changes.

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