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SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL 8-Period Daily Schedule

SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL 8-Period Daily Schedule. Souhegan High School aspires to be a community of learners born of respect, trust and courage. Souhegan High School. Rising Freshman Course Selection 2014-2015. Course Selection and Transition Process.

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SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL 8-Period Daily Schedule

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  1. SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL8-Period Daily Schedule Souhegan High School aspires to be a community of learners born of respect, trust and courage.

  2. SouheganHigh School Rising Freshman Course Selection 2014-2015

  3. Course Selection and Transition Process March 5th – 8th Grade Parent Night March 24th – Parent Presentation March 31st – Presentation to 8th graders April 3rd – Course requests due April 4th – Counselors meet with students 1 on 1 April - 8th graders visit Souhegan for lunch and advisory Feb. – June – Special Education transition meetings April – June – 504 transition meetings June – 8th grade step-up day

  4. GraduationRequirements • English – 4 Credits • Math – 3 Credits • Science – 3 Credits • Social Studies – 3 Credits • Wellness – 1 Credit • Health .5 • Fine Arts .5 • Computer Portfolio.5 • Advisory 2 Credits (.5 per year) • Elective Courses – 4.75

  5. GraduationRequirements • Division 1 Exhibition • Junior Research Paper • Post Graduation Plan • Senior Project • Community Service – 40 hours minimum 22.25 Total Credits Minimum

  6. Division 1 Team Schedule

  7. 9th Grade Team • Cultural Foundations – English • Cultural Foundations – Social Studies • Earth Systems Science • Math • Approximately 80 students per team • Students assigned heterogeneously to teams • Team includes counselor and learning specialist • Supportive environment • Interdisciplinary approach

  8. Example Freshman Schedule Per. 1 - Cultural Foundations - English Per. 2 - Cultural Foundations - Social Studies Per. 3 – Earth Systems Science Per. 4 – Math Per. 5 - Lunch/Advisory Per. 6 – Wellness (1/2 year) and Art (1/2 year) Per. 7 - World Language or other elective Per. 8 -Band or other elective

  9. Core Math 1 Core Math 2 Core Math 3 AP Stats Div 2 Stats Intro Calc AB Calc Financial Algebra Precal Stats AP Stats Division 2 AP Stats (must have Math 3) Stats Div 2 BC Calc AB Calc AP Stats AP Stats Souhegan Math Sequence

  10. World Language Program • Students currently taking French or Spanish • French 2 • Spanish 2 • Students who are not currently taking a language • French 1 • Latin 1 • Spanish 1

  11. Advisory Program • Goal – To know students well by implementing the concept of personalization on a daily basis with particular emphasis on helping students to develop a community of learners born of respect, trust, courage. • Advisory groups of 10 students meet daily with a staff advisor.

  12. Advisory Focus • 9th grade – Provide students with a small, supportive community in which they can learn and practice the behaviors and skills needed to become successful, responsible, and involved leaders in the Souhegan community. • 10th grade – To reflect on individual growth and identify learning styles based on Division I experience in order to transition to Div. II. Division 1 Exhibition • 11th grade – To apply knowledge of himself/herself to their Div. II experience as well as prepare for life after Souhegan. Post Grad Plan • 12th grade – To apply his/her identified passions to their culminating experience as they move beyond Souhegan.

  13. Now What? • Students will arrive home on 31st with….. • Program of Studies • On-line instructions and course selection worksheet • Must choose classes and alternatives for 3 periods • Art semester classes • Design Studio Art 2D • Design Studio Art 3D • All the World’s a Stage • Creative Image Making • Music Mania • Full year or 3 trimester classes • Full year or 3 trimester classes

  14. Elective Choices Full Year Examples- French Latin Spanish Band Chorus Video Production Academic Support (teacher recommended) Trimester Examples – Web Page Design Flash Animation Saber Digital Magazine Advertising Art of Cake Decorating Personal Finance Intro to Psychology Food Systems Pottery Drawing

  15. Course Selection Considerations • Student Interests and Passion • Exploration • Math and World Language Teacher Recommendations • Prerequisites • Four Year Plan • Graduation Requirements • Post-Secondary Plans and Requirements • Rigor

  16. Boston College Keene State • English – 4 Credits • Math – 4 Credits • Sciences (Lab) – 4 Credits • Social Sciences – 4 Credits • Foreign Language – 4 Credits • English – 4 Credits • Math – 3 Credits • Sciences – 3 Credits • Social Sciences – 2 Credits • Foreign Lang. - Recommended

  17. College Requirements • Colleges have specific admission requirements. University System in California -1 credit Art Bentley University – Pre-calculus Art Schools – Portfolio • Certain majors and/or programs have specific requirements. Nursing – Chemistry Engineering – Chemistry and Physics

  18. Course requests determine offerings • Ability to make changes is limited • Tentative schedules are sent home end of June • Team and teacher assignments finalized in • summer. • Add/Drop Policies • Program of Studies on http://sau39.org/shs • under Student Services

  19. Transition • Questions???? • We are here to help • Rob Scully, Principal rscully@sprise.com • Karen Chininis, Guidance Director kchininis@sprise.com • Peter Gagnon, Dean of Students pgagnon@sprise.com • Kathy White, Dean of Faculty kwhite@sprise.com • Gigi Klipa, Dean of Faculty gklipa@sprise.com • Ane Swift, Math Coordinator aswift@sprise.com • Kathleen Desmond, World Language Coordinator kdesmond@sprise.com • Maren Petropulos, Registrar mpetropulos@sprise.com

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