Rising Sophomores Registration Information

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, & a graduation requirements sheet, & a CCCC College & Career Promise handout. • 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? Friday, March 1st. 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 Area (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, Hon. Math II, Math III, or Hon. Math III

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

10. Social Studies • World History • Civics/Economics – (American History: Founding Principles of Civics & Economics, etc.) • American History I & II 10th Grade: Civics & Economics or Hon. 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 4 CREDITS IN ONE AREA • Career & Technical Education Courses (CTE) • Cultural Arts Education (Art, Band, or Chorus) • Any Other Subject Area (Math, World Language, Science, Social Studies, AP Courses, or Community College Courses.)

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Required Classes Everyone will circle Four Required Classes English – English II or Honors English II Math – Math I, Math II, Hon. Math II, Math III, or Hon. Math III (H Precalculus is 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.

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

19. Elective Codes F = Fall Semester Class S = Spring Semester Class 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

20. Course Applications: Yearbook – See Mrs. Walden Attach This Completed Form to Your Registration Sheet! (You may also pick it up in the Counseling Office.)

21. Cultural Arts Visual Arts I - IV Marching Band I – IV: Fall Semester Concert Band I – IV: Spring Semester Vocals Music I – IV Music Specialization I – II: PR - H Vocals IV Guitar I – IV Piano I - IV Levels III & IV are inherently honors.

22. AP Courses Offered • AP Statistics – Prereq. Is Math III • AP Calculus AB – Prereq. Is PreCalculus Students can take year-long AP Courses on NCVPS not offered as seated classes at CCHS. • AP Human Geography – NCVPS • AP European History – NCVPS • AP World History – NCVPS • AP Psychology – NCVPS • AP US Government & Politics – NCVPS, PR – Civics & Economics • AP Computer Science Principles – NCVPS

23. Career & Technical Education Updates

24. Agriculture Education Agriscience Applications or Honors Agriscience Applications Sustainable Ag. Production Animal Science I or Honors Animal Science I Horticulture I or Honors Horticulture I Horticulture II Landscape Construction or Honors Hort II Landscape Const.

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

26. Family & Consumer Sciences Education Intro. To Culinary Arts Culinary Arts and Hospitality I Culinary Arts and Hospitality II Family and Consumer Science Advanced Studies or HONORS Family and Consumer Science Advanced Studies

27. Health Occupations Education Health Team Relations Biomedical Technology I or Honors Biomed Tech I Biomedical Tech. II Health Science I or Honors Health Science I Health Science II or Honors Health Science II

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

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

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.

32. High School CTE Courses = Community College Credit Horticulture I = HOR 150 Intro to Horticulture Hort. II – Landscaping = HOR­114 Landscape Const. OR LSG­111 Basic Landscape Tech. Microsoft Word & PP = CIS­111 Basic PC Literacy OR CIS­124 DTP Graphics Software OR OST­136 Word Processing Microsoft Word & PP + Microsoft Excel & Access = OST­137 Office Software Applications Microsoft Excel & Access = CTS­130 Spreadsheet Multimedia & Webpage Design = WEB­110 Internet/Web Fundamentals OR WEB­120 Intro Internet Multimedia Personal Finance = BUS­125 Personal Finance Intro to Culinary Arts = CUL­110 Sanitation & Safety ANDCUL­110A Sanitation & Safety Lab Health Science I = MED­121 Medical Terminology I AND MED­122 Medical Terminology II Health Science II = HSC­110 Orientation to Health Careers AND (HSC­120 CPR OR MED­180 CPR Certification) Entrepreneurship I = ETR­210 Intro to Entrepreneurship Marketing = ETR­230 Entrepreneur Marketing OR MKT­110 Principles of Fashion OR MKT­120 Principles of Marketing Core & Sus. Const. = WOL­110 Basic Construction Skills Core & Sus. Const. & Carp. I = CAR­110 Intro to Carpentry OR WOL­110 Basic Construction Skills OR CST­110 Intro to Construction Carpentry II = CST­111 Construction I Carpentry III = CST­112 Construction II

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. 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

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

36. 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.

37. College & Career Promise – Taking Community College Classes During High School • Must be a Junior or Senior • College Transfer Classes requires a 2.8 Unweighted GPA or meet College Readiness Benchmarks on the PSAT, SAT, PreACT, or ACT exam • CTE Pathway Options requires a 2.8 Unweighted GPA or School Approval • All Classes will give you high school & community college credit • College Transfer Classes will transfer to all UNC systems & most private schools through their articulation agreement. • Some College Transfer Classes will also meet high school graduation requirements.

38. College Transfer Pathways • Pre-Associate in Arts • Pre-Associate in Engineering • Pre-Associate in Nursing • Pre-Associate in Science 2.8 Unweighted GPA or Meet the Below College Ready Benchmarks SubjectPreACTACTPSATSAT English18 18 26 N/A Reading21 21 26 480 Math22 22 24.5 530

39. CCCC College Transfer Classes • The College Transfer courses will be taught online in the computer lab. You can take up to two online courses during a class period. • These classes count just like an AP class. Therefore, you will receive one extra grade point towards your high school GPA. • They will transfer to all UNC colleges & most private colleges as long as you have a 70 or higher.

40. Pre-Associates in Arts

41. Prerequisites Can be Found in the Course Guide on the Registration Tab of the School Counseling Services webpage. • ENG 112 Argument-Based Research College Credit: 3 semester hours • Prerequisite: ENG 111 • This course, the second in a series of two, introduces research techniques, documentation styles, and argumentative strategies. Emphasis is placed on historical developments and their impact on the modern world through religion, politics, economics, and social developments. Upon completion, students should be able to compare and contrast western and non-western cultures. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in English Composition.

42. CCCC CTE Pathways • Accounting • Automotive • Business Administration • Criminal Justice • Dental Assisting • Early Childhood Education • Forensic Science • Health Info. Technology • Healthcare Management Tech • Human Services Technology • Industrial Systems/Welding • Library & Info. Technology • Manicuring/Nail Technology • Medical Assisting • Medical Office Admin. • Nurse Aide • Sustainable Agriculture • Sustainable Technologies • Vet Med Technology

43. CCCC CTE Requirements • CTE Pathway Options require a 2.8 Unweighted GPA or School Approval (At least an unweighted 2.0 GPA) • The below courses are taken off campus: • Automotive – Pittsboro CCCC Campus • Forensic Science – Northwood HS • Industrial Systems/Welding – Siler City CCCC Campus • Manicuring/Nail Technology - CCI • Nurse Aide – Siler City CCCC Campus • Sustainable Agriculture – Pittsboro CCCC Campus • Sustainable Technology – Pittsboro CCCC Campus

44. Timeline for Registration • Registration through 3rd period classes starts Friday, March 1st in Mrs. Albright’s room. • 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 August 13th & August 14th. • During schedule pick-ups, students may ask for “Wanna”changes.

45. Questions???????