Scheduling 2015/2016

1. Scheduling 2015/2016 Educate your brain……. SS Pay Attention

2. Graduation Requirements • Credits • Graduation Project • Proficiency 2 1 3

3. Credit Requirements • English 4 • Social Studies 4 • Math 4 • Science 3 • Phys. Ed. 2 • Art/Music .5 • Computers 1 • Driver/Safety Ed. .25 • Health .25 • Cons Science for Srs .25 • Electives 9 28

4. Student Responsibilities • Know number of credits earned • Know if required subjects have been completed

5. Graduation Project • Project oriented, self-directed, self – designed • Community Connection required • Continued contact with faculty advisor • 30 hours documented time commitment • Presentation to faculty/community team • Completion by spring of junior year I’m Done ! What a relief !! I learned a lot! I enjoyed my self! I made a difference!

6. Proficiency Requirements • PLAN Test • Keystone Assessments • Stanford 9 • Remediation courses are assigned as needed.

7. What can I learn? How can I prepare for my future? Course Selection Let’s Talk About Questions NOT to ask: What will require the least amount of work? What classes are my friends taking? Can’t I just have a study hall? Who teaches that class?

8. Steps to Course Selection • Step 1 Review the Curriculum Handbook. • Step 2 Go over your selections with your parent/guardian. • Step 3 Complete Scheduling Worksheet • Worksheets will be collected in 1st period • Due by Feb 20 • Step 4 Bubble Sheets • Group meeting in the cafe or gym

9. Creating the Master Schedule • Pre-registration: • The scantrons are read to create a list of student interests. • Numbers generated are used to determine what classes will be offered and how many sections will be needed. • This is why pre-registration isSO IMPORTANT!

10. Curriculum Notes • Check Prerequisites • Teacher’s signature required for math and science selection, AP courses, Honors, Yearbook, Art 2,3,4. • Band and Chorus is a single elective • Just band – 1 credit, every day • Just chorus – .5 credit, every other day

11. Curriculum Notes – Dual Enrollment • Keystone College Dual Enrollment Courses • College credits taken during high school • Juniors and seniors • Only “C” or above recorded on a transcript • Offered at the GREAT rate of $100 per credit • Courses

12. Keystone Dual Enrollment SCHS Keystone • 4 Credit Courses = $400 3 Credit Courses = $300

13. Compare Costs • Keystone = $100 per credit for dual enrollment • The average college credit costs @$ 550 • Mansfield - $268 • Keystone - $400 • Penn College - $479 • Misericorida University$495 • Penn State - $648 • Lycoming - $1,003

14. Curriculum Notes – PennCollegeNow • Penn College Course Work • Students must purchase the text book • Students must pass Computer Apps 1 • Benefits include the college credits, and free application to Penn College ($50 value)

15. Curriculum Notes – PennCollegeNow • PennCollegeNow Dual Enrollment • CSC 124 - Information, Technology and Society • CIT 150 – Introduction to Web Page Development • Work towards an Associate Web Design Specialist Competency Credential 10 11

16. Curriculum Notes - PennCollegeNow • Also in PennCollegeNow– Accounting • Introduction to Financial Accounting is the second level of Accounting at SCHS • The same guidelines apply as the computer classes regarding purchasing text books. • Available to juniors and seniors who have successfully completed Accounting I.

17. Department Slides….. • The following slides have been put together to provide you with information about elective courses. • This is information the teachers would share with you if they could be here.

18. Business Education and Technology • Accounting I • “Show Me The Money!” • Accounting is the Language of Business • This class focuses on managing money for a sole-proprietorship and a partnership business. • Careers: • Accountants, Financial Advisors, Managers, Entrepreneurs, any business career. • Intro to Financial Accounting • Advanced Accounting • Earn Credit from Pennsylvania College of Technology • This class focuses on monetary and financial aspects of corporations. • Careers: • Certified Public Accountants, Government Accountants, FBI Special Agents, Business Managers, Entrepreneurs, etc…

19. Business Education and Technology • Entrepreneurship • “Be Your Own Boss!” • Entrepreneurship is starting your own business. • This course focuses on an introductory of business concepts, marketing, financial planning, playing the stock market, and a virtual business simulation. • Careers: • Entrepreneurs • Business careers • Other career. • Digital Design • “Communicate Don’t Decorate” • Desktop Publishing Course • Learn how to effectively communicate with proper design techniques. Topics Include: Flyers, Brochures, Magazine Covers, etc. • Careers: • Marketing and Advertising, Webpage Designing, Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Business Administration, and other careers that use computer technology.

20. Business Law • Study every day law as well as contract law, employment law, credit regulations, commercial paper, minor’s law • Learn about property and business organizational procedures requirements. • Discuss case law, debate, and learn from guest speakers from local law enforcement and bar association, mock trials, and field trips to area courthouses and prisons. • Students seeking careers in business management or business administration should take this course as an elective.

21. CSC124—Information, Technology and Society • Blogging • Wikis • Google Docs • OneNote • Security • Virus/Malware • Skype • New technology If you love technology or are just interested in learning more, CSC124 is the class for you! Earn high school and college credit and have fun doing it!

22. CIT150—Web Design Curious about how web pages are developed? In CIT150 you will learn: • Hand coding and understanding XHTML • Using & troubleshooting Dreamweaver CS4 • Manipulating graphics and photos • Creating animation Earn high school and college credit and have fun doing it! Pre or Co Req: CSC124 Earn 3 college credits! Enrolled students are eligible to take CIW certification!

23. Why study French? Consider these facts: • French and English are the only two global languages. • French, along with English, is the official working language of the United Nations, the International Labor Bureau,the International Olympic Committee, the European Community and the International Red Cross. • Among foreign countries doing business in the US, France employs the third largest number of Americans. • With French, you have access to the most widely spoken foreign language in the world after English, and you become familiar with a culture that significantly influences our own. • Students in French 2 get to enjoy fancy French dining at Penn Tech’s Jeune Chef restaurant, and students in all grade levels have the opportunity to prepare typical French dishes for class.

24. Why study Spanish? Consider these facts: • Spanish is the fourth most spoken language on the planet. • The US is the fifth largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. • Spanish is spoken by approximately 10% of the total population of the United States (nearly 25,000,000 people).  • Many professions actively seek employees who can speak Spanish. .

25. Elective Art Elective Art (Cycle 1) Pencil Self-Portrait Pen & Ink Drawing Watercolor Painting Mardi Gras Masks Jewelry Making Clay Leaf Bowls Paper Mache Vases Acrylic/Oil Painting Wheel Thrown Pottery Copper & Foil Repousse Zentangles Art History

26. Elective Art Elective Art (Cycle 2) Charcoal Drawing Op Art Designs Sand Painting Acrylic/Oil Painting Wire & Pariscraft Figures Clay Picture Frames Wheel Thrown Pottery Japanese Origami Mobiles Marbleized Paper & Boxes Zentangles & Art History

27. Elective Art Elective Art (Cycle 3) Conte Nature Drawing Pastel Drawing Acrylic/Oil Painting Color Pencil Nightmares Abstract Faces-Mixed Media Sculpture-Antique Human Bust Clay Coil Pots Wheel Thrown Pottery Linoleum Block Printing Basket Weaving Zentangles Art History

28. Elective Art Elective Art (Cycle 4) Wildlife Colored Pencil Drawing Scratch Art `(Etching Process) Oil Pastels Collage (Mixed Media) Pariscraft & Sculptamold Masks Clay Fish Sculpture Acrylic/Oil Painting Wheel Thrown Pottery Gyotaku Fish Prints Candle Making Zentangles Art History

29. Music • Chorus • Band • Music Theory • Fundamental and advanced techniques of music including notation, chord analysis, composition, and aural skills. • Students will utilize basic keyboard and guitar skills to achieve course goals. • Prerequisite: It is recommended that students have a C or better in Music 9 • Next Scheduling Year – Music Extension, a performance based class for violin and guitar

30. Social Studies Electives…. • Psychology – the science of behavior and mental processes. • AP History – a survey course in American History • that explores 20th century major events in depth.

31. Social Studies….New Next Year • AP US Government and Politics • A possibility determined by sign ups AND board approval • Can take in place of POD • AP Exam required at the end of the school year. • Teacher signature and grade prerequisites.

32. Technology Education – “the shop” Manufacturing and Construction 1,2, 3 Power Lab 1,2, 3 mechanical Drawing machine Drawing electricity/electronics welding leather working laser fiber Optics • hand tools • power tools • computer aided design • woodworking, and construction • computer aided machining. To enroll in MC or Power Lab, students must first complete the tech ed elective.

33. Family Consumer Sciences 1 • Know your way around the kitchen (at school and at home) by learning how to read a recipe, change the yield and know what tools and equipment that’s needed • This course goes into nutrition, cooking methods, baking and sewing, just to name a few units

34. Family Consumer Sciences II • This course goes into more detail than FCS I. • More advanced recipes! • Garnishing! • Nutrition and Eating Patterns! • Cake Decorating! • Another Sewing Unit! • Thanksgiving Meal – you serve the faculty the complete turkey dinner from scratch • And Much More

35. Family Living • Do you hope to have a family of your own some day or have a career that works with families in some capacity? • This course studies relationships, dating, and marriage • We cover studies and research on strong marriages and why the divorce rate might be so high • Family Living also covers… • Cooking and serving The faculty Thanksgiving meal and Bake off! • Cooking and baking • Housing and Renting • Foreign Foods • And much more

36. Single Living • Do you see yourself moving out sometime after high school? • You may need to know how to apply for jobs or land a career job • How to find and live in an apartment • Manage Money • Cook on a budget • Go grocery shopping …wisely! • Those are just some of the main content Single Living covers

37. English ….New This Year • Speech and Theatre is taking on a new look • Mythology • A Proposed elective that may run based on sign ups AND board approval

38. Effective Speaking - Analyze audiences - Write and give a variety of speeches - Engage in debates • - Build confidence in public speaking situations • - Understand and use verbal and nonverbal communication

39. The Art of Theatre • Acting • Directing • Producing • Pantomime • Improvisation • Storytelling • Working with scripts • Blocking • Set design and construction • Props • Costume and makeup • Lighting and sound

40. Science Department • Biology, Biology 2, AP Bio • Chemistry, Chemistry for the Community, Chemistry 2, AP Chem • Physics, Applied Physics • Anatomy & Physiology Doctor, Nurse, Dentist, Biologist, Foresenic Scientist, Environmentalist, Geophysicist, Biomedical Engineer, Lab Technician, Xray Technician…….

41. Remember……. ? • Go over the curriculum handbook, talk to your teachers, and choose classes that interest you and head you in the career direction you wish to go. • You and your parent must sign your course selection work sheet. • Forms will be collected in your 1st period by Friday, February 20