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9 th Grade Scheduling Visit

9 th Grade Scheduling Visit. Welcome to the high school, Class of 2017!. The most important part of SCHEDULING…. UNDERSTANDING YOUR GRADUATION PLAN. You need 26 credits to graduate. You can earn 8 credits each year. Therefore, you should have 32 credits when you graduate.

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9 th Grade Scheduling Visit

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  1. 9th Grade SchedulingVisit Welcome to the high school, Class of 2017!

  2. The most important part of SCHEDULING….UNDERSTANDING YOUR GRADUATION PLAN. You need 26 credits to graduate. You can earn 8 credits each year. Therefore, you should have 32 credits when you graduate. You must earn at least 6 credits each year in order to move to the next grade level. You need 6 credits to be a sophomore, 12 credits to be a junior, and 18 credits to be a senior.

  3. English Sequence • 9th grade- English 9 CP or general • 10th grade- English 10 CP, general, or Honors • 11th grade- English 11 CP, general, or Honors • 12th grade- English 12 CP, general, or Honors You can earn HACC credit for English 12 Honors. Some students who have an IEP will take Wilson Reading in place of their English 9 and 10 courses, or they may schedule both Wilson Reading and English 9. Your teachers will notify you if you must schedule this option.

  4. Social Studies Sequence • 9th grade- United States History I CP or general • 10th grade- United States History II CP, general, or Honors • 11th grade- Pennsylvania History CP or general • Modern World History CP or general • 12th grade- American Government CP, general,or AP • Advanced Placement courses allow students to earn college credit for a course if the student earns a certain score on the AP exam, which is taken in May. • If you go to Vo-Tech, you will take American Studies in 10th grade and World History in 11thgrade instead of the options above.

  5. Science sequence • 9th grade- Earth Science CP or general OR Agscience • 10th grade- Biology CP, general, or Honors • 11th grade- Chemistry CP, general, or Honors or General Science • 12th grade- Physics CP or Honors, Advanced Biology Honors, or Anatomy and Physiology. • **Students need at least 3 science credits to graduate as well as an additional credit in either science or math.

  6. Math sequence: General Level 8th Grade: Pre-Algebra 8th Grade: Algebra I A • 9th grade- Algebra I A • 10th grade-Algebra I B • 11th- Geometry • 12th- Business Math • 9th grade- Algebra I B • 10th grade- Geometry • 11th grade- Business Math • 12th grade- None needed • **You may retake Algebra I A in 9th grade if you would like, then continue with Algebra I B, Geometry, and Business Math. **Students need at least 3 science credits to graduate as well as an additional credit in either science or math.

  7. Math sequence: CP Level 8th grade: Algebra IB 8th grade: Algebra IB • 9th- Algebra I CP • **Retake if you earn less than a B in 8th grade. • 10th- Geometry CP or Honors • 11th- Algebra II CP or Honors • 12th- Pre-Calculus or Statistics • 9th- Geometry CP or Honors • 10th- Algebra II CP or Honors • 11th- Pre-Calculus or Statistics • 12th- Calculus

  8. Wellness/Fitness • Everyone will take a half credit of Wellness and Fitness each year. This covers the Physical Education and Health curriculums.

  9. Digital Citizenship • All students in the class of 2016 will take Digital Citizenship to meet the graduation requirement involving technology/computer literacy. It is worth half a credit.

  10. Arts and humanities • Each student needs 2 credits worth of classes in any combination of the following areas: • Foreign Language • Art • Industrial Arts • Family and Consumer Science • Music, Band, Chorus Foreign Language classes are generally considered a CP class. West Perry does not require students to take a language; however, college admissions requirements want to see 2-3 years of a language in high school. Any additional classes beyond 2 credits will count towards electives on the graduation plan.

  11. Electives • All additional classes that students choose to take beyond the graduation requirements listed above count as electives. • For example, if a student takes Spanish I and Spanish II in 9th grade, he or she has fulfilled the 2 credit requirement for Arts and Humanities. Spanish III and Spanish IV would count in the elective area. • All Business/Computer Programming classes count as electives. If you are interested in Programming, start in 9th grade. • Vo-Tech counts as an elective- 3 credits per year. • Most Agsciencecourses count as electives. • You can take more than what is required on the graduation plan. If you want to take every science class we offer, you can, as long as it fits in your schedule.

  12. Choosing the right courses for you • Talk to your teachers and parents. You will see teacher recommendations when you log on to schedule. • Talk to trustworthy friends in the high school. • The difference between general classes, college prep classes, and Honors classes is the pace and intensity. • College prep and Honors classes prepare you for the SAT exam and college level academics. They also ensure you meet NCAA eligibility to play college sports. • Honors classes are weighted and help your GPA and class rank. They often require you to read books over the summer before the class starts.

  13. Course Failures and Credit Recovery • What if I fail a course? • Option 1- Reschedule the course the next year if our new schedule allows for this. • Option 2- Summer School • Option 3- Correspondence Course It is possible to fail one class and move on to the next grade. For example, if you fail English 9, you will lose ONE of your EIGHT credits. You will earn 7 credits for your freshman year. You need 6 credits to be a sophomore. Therefore, you will move on to 10th grade, BUT you will need to make up English 9 because it is a graduation requirement. However, if you fail English 9, Algebra I, and Digital Citizenship, you will lose 2.5 of your 8 credits. You will only earn 5.5 credits for your freshman year. You will be a freshman again the following year because you did not earn 6 credits. You can move on and take 10th grade classes in History and Science because you passed the 9th grade prerequisites, but you must retake English, Algebra I, and Digital Citizenship.

  14. Scheduling processLog on to the parent portal to schedule classes for 9th grade. Click on the Class registration link on the left.Teacher recommendations should be available to view during the first week of March.Schedule requests must be entered by March 22nd or a schedule will be created for you by the computer.See your counselor if you do not have Internet access at home.

  15. Scheduling Timeline Schedule classes online between March 5th and 22nd.Attend Parent/Student Meeting on Tuesday, February 26 at 7:00 in the HS Auditorium.Visit the high school in May for a tour and orientation sessions. Receive your schedule over the summerAttend optional summer tour days and open house. A letter will come with your schedule to share the dates of these opportunities.

  16. School Counselors:Counselors are assigned by Last Names…A-HA: Mrs. Zeidersdzeiders@westperry.orgext. 5411HE-PA: Mrs. Zeiglermzeigler@Westperry.orgext. 5409PE-Z: Mrs. Bellhbell@westperry.orgext. 5412 Please contact the appropriate counselor when making calls or emails about scheduling.

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