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Freshman Class Information and Course Selection

Welcome Parents of the Freshman Class! Review important information about career clusters, required courses, elective options, and graduation requirements for your students. Choose from a variety of pathways, courses, and extracurricular activities. Stay informed and help your student build a successful academic portfolio.

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Freshman Class Information and Course Selection

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  1. Welcome Parents of the Freshman Class of ____

  2. They will review the following information with your Students: • Career Cluster and Pathway choices • Freshman required courses • Elective courses available to Freshman • Requirements for graduation

  3. CAREER CLUSTERS & PATHWAYS • Professional Planning to attend a 4 year college or beyond • Skilled Planning to attend a 2 year community college, technical school, or military Business & Marketing Human Services Health Science & Natural Resources Engineering & Technology Fine Arts & Humanities Career Clusters Pathways

  4. FRESHMAN REQUIRED COURSES • English 9 (H) • Physical Science (H) • World History (H) • Health • Math • Math block • Algebra I • Geometry • Honors Requirements • A in subject 8th grade • Teacher signature • Recommended forprofessional pathway Math Block • Receive math support first semester and Algebra I second semester; 2 periods a day all year

  5. Elective Courses available and recommended for Freshman Recommended: Foreign Language Fine Art Keyboarding Career Major Course Other Electives: Young Adult Fiction Creative Writing Sociology Intro to Bus. & Marketing Travel WV Drafting Tech Ed I Infant Development Parent/Child Development Nutritional Foods Fashion Design Housing Design Agriculture & Natural Resources JROTC

  6. More Electives • Dance Team • Show Choir • Women’s Choir • Chamber Choir • Jazz Band • Steel Drums • Marching Band must attend summer band camp and after school practices and events • JROTC must wear uniform to school every Tuesday and after school practices and events Require Auditions Special Conditions Required

  7. Requirements for Graduation 2013 • 4 English • 4 Science (3 labs) • 4 Social Studies • 4 Math • 1 Fine Art • 1 Health • 1 Physical Education • 2 foreign language (same) • 24 total credits • 4 English • 3 Science (no lab req.) • 4 Social Studies • 4 Math • 1 Fine Art • 1 Health • 1 Physical Education • 24 total credits Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

  8. Science Choices • Physical Science 9 (H) • Advanced Biology (H) • Advanced Chemistry (H) • AP Chemistry • AP Biology • Advanced Human Anatomy • Zoology • En. Earth Science • Forensic Science • Physical Science 9 • Conceptual Biology • Conceptual Chemistry • Conceptual Physics • En. Earth Science • Zoology • Forensic Science Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

  9. Social Studies Order • World History (H) • US History I (H) • US History II (H) • AP History • Civics • AP Government • World History • US History I • US History II • Civics Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

  10. Math Choices • Algebra I (H) • Geometry (H) • Algebra II (H) • Trigonometry • Pre-Calculus • AP Calculus • Prob. Stats/Discrete Math • Math Block • Algebra Support(2 periods) • Algebra I (2 periods) • Algebra I • Applied Geometry • Conceptual Math • Algebra II Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

  11. Fine Art Choices • Art I • Band I • Dance I • Chorus I • Theatre I • Music Appreciation

  12. Foreign Language Choices • Spanish • French • Latin

  13. Factors that Effect Course Selections • NCAA Clearinghouse Regulations • www.ncaaclearinghouse.net • Promise Scholarship Eligibility Criteria • www.promisescholarships.org • Summer School • Applications available mid-April in the middle schools

  14. Building a Student Portfolio • Now is the time to think about what artifacts your student should collect to represent his/her best assets to: • Apply for work • Earn scholarships • Present to technical schools • Earn apprenticeship positions • Get into their first college choice See handout…. Student Portfolios WE RECOMMEND BOTHANELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO THROUGHWWW.CFWV.COMAND A PaperCopy

  15. Tips for Parents • Take a few minutes to review the Tips for Parents resource. • Discuss with the persons setting near you the key points and share other parent tips you have learned over the years.

  16. Registration Forms • Requires parent signature • Requires teacher signatures for honors classes • We do not change elective choices • We will only change computer mistakes

  17. Thank You • QUESTIONS……

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