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Luverne High School

Luverne High School. Course Registration Guide 2010-11. Graduation Requirements. 21.5 credits total 4 credits in English 3.5 credits in Social Studies 3 credits in Math 3 credits in Science 2 in Health and Physical Education 1 in Fine Arts Meet MN Academic Standards.

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Luverne High School

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  1. Luverne High School Course Registration Guide 2010-11

  2. Graduation Requirements • 21.5 credits total • 4 credits in English • 3.5 credits in Social Studies • 3 credits in Math • 3 credits in Science • 2 in Health and Physical Education • 1 in Fine Arts • Meet MN Academic Standards

  3. Ninth Grade Classes • English 9 or Basic Communication* • Core I, Core 2, or Basic Math* • Gov/Careers and World History • Physical Science • Phy Ed 9 and Health 9 • Fine Arts (Band,Choir, or Art) • Electives and/or Study Hall *Requires an IEP

  4. Tenth Grade Classes • English 10, AP English 10, or Basic Communication* • Core II, Core 3, or Basic Math* • Biology or Non-Core Chemistry* • American History • Phy Ed 10 • Top Twenty Skills • Electives and/or Study Hall * Requires an IEP

  5. Eleventh Grade Classes • 2 English Classes • 2 Social Studies Classes • Core III, Core 4, or Basic Math* • Chemistry, Chem-Com, or Non-core Chemistry* • Health 11 • Electives and/or Study Hall *Requires an IEP

  6. Social studies classes for juniors and seniors must include government, economics, and geography. Juniors and Seniors English classes for juniors and seniors must include two classes of literature and one class each of writing and speech.

  7. $ College Credit $ • Concurrent courses are offered in College Speech, Intro to College Literature, College Principles of Biology, College Anatomy/Physiology, College Sociology, and College Psychology. • AP courses are offered in AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus, and AP German IV. • Articulation agreements with technical colleges are available for many vocational classes.

  8. Post-Secondary Option Students interested in taking classes at a college for all or part of the 2010-11 school year are required to have a conference with a parent and the administration by May 14, 2010.

  9. Course Registration Guide AGRICULTURE

  10. 1. Intro to Agriscience • Open to students in grades 9-12. • This course is a prerequisite for many AG classes including AG mechanics and AG welding.

  11. 2/3. Animal Science A and B • Offered via ITV. • Open to student in grades 9-12. • Animal Science A is large animals - beef, sheep, swine, dairy and poultry. • Animal Science B is small or companion animals - horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, reptiles, and birds.

  12. 4. AG Mechanics • Open to grades 10-12. • Prerequisite: Intro to AG. • 2-hour block • Students must supply safety glasses. • May be taken only one time.

  13. 5. AG Welding • Open to grades 10-12. • Prerequisite: Intro to AG. • 2-hour block • Students need to purchase their own steel and safety glasses. • May be taken only one time.

  14. Additional AG classes that may be offered: 6. AG Business Management* 9. AG Sales and Marketing* *These courses are offered via ITV and open to student in grades 10-12 who have had Intro to AG.

  15. 11. Aquaculture • Open to students in grades 9-12. • No prerequisite. • Learn all about native and tropical species of fish and the water in which they live.

  16. Course Registration Guide ART

  17. 20/21. Art IA and IB • Open to all students in grades 9-12. • Art IA is first semester; Art IB is second. These classes may be taken in either order. There is no prerequisite for IB. • Meets the high school fine arts requirement.

  18. 22. Studio Artist • Develop your own “personal voice” in an area of art of your choosing. • Prerequisite is Art IA or IB. • Lab fee required.

  19. 23. Photography • Open to students in grades 10-12. • No prerequisite. • Lab fee required.

  20. 24. Pottery • Open to students in grades 10-12. • No prerequisite • Lab fee required.

  21. Course Registration Guide BUSINESS

  22. 40. Computer App. • Open to students in grades 9-12. • This course will satisfy the college recommendation for an introductory computer course.

  23. 41. Computer Science • Open to students in grades 9-12. • Opportunity to learn a variety of computer related skills including web pages, digital photo editing, and programming.

  24. 42. General Business • Open to student in grades 9-12. • Opportunity to explore the role of business in our present day economic system. • Can attend local, State, and national BPA competitions.

  25. 43. Personal Finance • Open to student in grades 10-12. • This class can benefit any student who has, or will ever have, any money!

  26. 45. Accounting • Open to students in grades 10-12. • Learn the “language of business.” • A must for students interested in a career in business.

  27. 48/49. Business Seminar and Internship • Offered second semester to only seniors. • Seminar and Internship must be taken concurrently. • Internship is a 2-hour block at the end of the day. • Students may not have an additional study hall.

  28. Course Registration Guide ENGLISH

  29. 60/61. English 9 • Required for all freshmen. • Year-long class. • Students who have an IEP may be eligible to substitute Basic Comm. for English 9.

  30. 62/63. English 10 • Required year-long class for sophomores. • Students with an IEP may be eligible to take Basic Comm. in place of English 10. • Advanced students may apply to take English 10A/CP class.

  31. 67/68. AP Lit and Comp • Interested students should take American and English Lit as juniors. • Counts as 2 writing, speech, and/or literature requirements. • Possible college credit with AP testing.

  32. 69. Foundations of Writing • An English class open to juniors and seniors that meets the State and school writing requirement. • Learn sound writing habits for school and life.

  33. 70. Creative Writing • An elective English class. • Open to juniors and seniors. • This class does not meet the MN academic standards for technical writing.

  34. 71. Writing and Research • Open to college-bound juniors and seniors. • Meets school and State writing requirement.

  35. 72. Speech • Open to juniors and seniors • Meets school and State speech requirement.

  36. 73. College Speech • Open to juniors and seniors who meet college entrance requirements. • Concurrent class offered with MN West for 3 college credits.

  37. 74. Intro to College Lit • Open to juniors and seniors who meet college entrance requirements. • Concurrent class offered with MN West for 3 college credits.

  38. 74. American Literature • Open to juniors and seniors. • Can be used as one of your required literature classes. • A recommended prerequisite for AP Comp/Literature.

  39. 76. English Literature • Open to juniors and seniors. • Can be used as one of your required literature classes. • A recommended prerequisite for AP Comp/Literature.

  40. 77. Regional Authors • A new course for 2010-11, this class will look at authors from Minnesota as well as authors from nearby areas. • Open to juniors and seniors, this course can count as a literature credit.

  41. Course Registration Guide FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE

  42. 100/101. Foods I and II • Open to students in grades 9-12. • Foods I must be taken before Foods II. • Possible articulation certificated for completion of both I and II.

  43. Other FACS classes Elective classes for grades 9-12: • 102. The Be Real Game • 103. Creative Living • 104. Fashion! • 105. Foundations of Child Development

  44. Course Registration Guide HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

  45. 120. Health 9 • Required course for all freshmen. • Covers topics including: nutrition, alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, death and dying, diseases, abstinence, teen pregnancy prevention, STD’s, and AIDS.

  46. 121. Health 11 • Required course for all juniors. • Health 9 is a prerequisite. • Helps students make informed decisions in six priority health areas.

  47. 122/123. Physical Education 9 and 10 • Required courses for all freshmen and sophomores. • Students will learn to evaluate their fitness in the areas of cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and body composition.

  48. 124. Personal Training • Open to juniors and seniors. • This class will help you develop your own fitness plan.

  49. 125. Lifetime Fitness Open to juniors and seniors who want to experience a variety of physical activities. $30 Activity fee required.

  50. Course Registration Guide INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

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