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BHS SOPHOMORE registration. 2012-2013 school year. PURPOSE . To provide you with important information about graduation requirements To help you make well informed decisions about which classes to take your sophomore year More questions? Email us at: benton.counselor@sjsd.k12. mo.us
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BHS SOPHOMORE registration 2012-2013 school year
PURPOSE • To provide you with important information about graduation requirements • To help you make well informed decisions about which classes to take your sophomore year • More questions? Email us at: • benton.counselor@sjsd.k12.mo.us • Or your individual Counselor at: • karen.cox@sjsd.k12.mo.us (A-F) • k’lea.steeby@sjsd.k12.mo.us (G-O) • karrie.engel@sjsd.k12.mo.us (P-Z)
PROCESS • Get your Registration card today. • Choose and circle class selections on your registration card over the next few days. Talk to any teachers you need to for their input. • Take your registration card home and discuss your selections with your parents. Get your PARENT SIGNATURE. • Turn your signed registration form into your CAMP teacher. You will upload your selections to the parent/student portal of Powerschool during CAMP.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Credit TypeCredit Required Communication Arts 4 credits Social Studies 3 ½ credits Science 3 credits Math 3 credits Practical Art (IT, FACS, Business) 1 credit Fine Art (Art, Music, Theater) 1 credit Physical Education/Health 2 credits Personal Finance ½ credit Other Electives 7 credits Total: 25 credits
GUIDE FOR CAREER PLANNING AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY BOOKLET • Access this book online at • http://issuu.com/stjosephschools/docs/sjsdcoursecatalog1213 • What will you find in the book? • Graduation requirements – pg. 8 • Class Descriptions - pgs. 115 – 176 • Career Pathways (for help in choosing classes which go along with your intended career) – Pgs. 22 - 110
REQUIRED CORE CLASSESYOU MUST TAKE THESE COURSES YOUR 10th grade YEAR You will choose & circle 1 class in each of the following categories • Communication Arts 10 • World History • Math (if you had Alg I this year: take Geometry. If you had Geometry this year: take Algebra II) • PCP or *Chemistry • Health and ½ credit PE or JROTC • 3 credits of the electives of your choice
*HONORS VS. NON HONORS CLASSES • Honors classes are denoted by an * on your registration sheet • All students must take at least 1 honors class • You MUST take 4 honors classes per semester if you are trying to be in the top 10% of your graduating class
CHOOSING ELECTIVES: Keep in mind that you must take at least 1 fine art and 1 practical art to meet graduation requirements • Fine Art (any class in): • Art • Vocal Music (Choir) • Instrumental Music (band or strings) • Theater • Competitive Drama • Practical Art (any class in): • Business • Industrial Technology • Family and Consumer Science (FACS) • HillyardTech. Center
Choosing elective “ALTERNATES” • ALTERNATE Classes: Write in 1 year long alternate and 4 semester alternates on your registration sheet. • These are classes you agree to take if your other class selections cannot be filled. IMPORTANT!! ONLY CLASSES CIRCLED ON YOUR REGISTRATION SHEET OR WRITTEN IN AS ALTERNATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TAKE NEXT YEAR.
SCHEDULE CHANGES NEXT YEAR • You will NOT be allowed to change your schedule into a class not listed on your registration card. • ABSOLUTELY NO SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE MADE DURING AUGUST REGISTRATION!!!
THINK ABOUT ACT • Taking a rigorous course load (honors and core electives) is best for achieving a high ACT score • An ACT score is required for admittance to most colleges and universities • Scholarship $ depend on it • Begin taking 2nd sem. Sophomore year if you are college bound
KEEP IN MIND . . . • First and foremost: we place you in classes that are required for graduation. • We do our best to fill your course requests, but sometimes it is impossible. • Credits are earned by semester. If you fail a semester of a graduation requirement, it must be re-taken.
What to do about failed courses • Register for regular sophomore classes as if you have passed every course up to this point. • Counselors will adjust your schedule to make room for you to re-take failures. • For example: if you failed a class required for graduation this year, we put that class back into your schedule next year • Failed graduation requirements must be re-taken until passed.
New Program available to you • High School of Business Program • All honors courses • Designed to be taken with the same group of students throughout your senior year (cohort) • Class ends in a major business project created by you and your cohort • If you are interested in majoring in business in college, you should consider getting involved • 10th grade classes you should take are • High School of Business: *Principles of Business (1stsem) and *Business Economics (2ndsem) • For more information: talk to Mr. Hendrix
THE END QUESTIONS: EMAIL YOUR COUNSELOR karen.cox@sjsd.k12.mo.us (A-F) k’lea.steeby@sjsd.k12.mo.us (G-O) karrie.Engel@sjsd.k12.mo.us (P-Z) OR benton.counselor@sjsd.k12.mo.us Stop in the counseling office and make an appointment Or Call 671-4037