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Lovejoy High School Registration for 2014-2015. Class of 2016 Class of 2017. Counseling Team. Guidance Counselors Amanda Breeden – All students A-F Lissa Testa – All students G-M Lance Hendrick – All students N-Z College and Career Counselors Addison Snyder – All students A-K
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Lovejoy High School Registration for 2014-2015 Class of 2016 Class of 2017
Counseling Team Guidance Counselors • Amanda Breeden – All students A-F • Lissa Testa – All students G-M • Lance Hendrick – All students N-Z College and Career Counselors • Addison Snyder – All students A-K • Randy Trevino –All students L-Z
College and Choices • Think about the future when making your choices • Top 10% rule (UT top 7%) • GPA and Rank Tier 1 – AP courses Tier 2 – PAP courses Tier 3 – all other
Graduation Requirements • 26 credits required for graduation – Recommended or Distinguished Diploma • Successful completion of STAAR EOC • English 1, English 2, Algebra I, Biology, US History • ELA 1 – March 31 • ELA 2 – April 1 • Algebra 1 and Biology – May 5-9 • Senior Project
Graduation Plans – Side by Side RecommendedDistinguished English 4.0 4.0 Mathematics 4.0 4.0 Science 4.0 4.0 Social Studies 4.0 4.0 Lovejoy Leadership 0.5 0.5 Health 0.5 0.5 Fine Art 1.0 1.0 Physical Education 1.0 1.0 Technology 1.0 1.0 Foreign Language 2.03.0* Additional Electives 4.03.0 TOTAL CREDITS 26 26
Distinguished Achievement Diploma (DAP) What is an Advanced Measure? A student needs any 4 of the following: • A Junior year PSAT score that designates them as commended or higher • A score of 3 or higher on an AP test (each score is one advanced measure) • A college academic course and Tech Prep articulated college course with a grade of 3.0 or higher (each 3.0 is one advanced measure) • An original research project judged by a panel of professionals in the field (only 2 projects can be used and the senior project would qualify as one)
English 10th Grade Options PreAP English II PreAP/GT English II 11th Grade Options PreAP English III AP English Language AP/GT English Language • All English courses require summer reading. • 10th grade – check with current English teacher about suggestion for 11th grade.
Math Required to Graduate Algebra I Geometry Algebra II 4th year of math *All students are required by LHS to continue with math through their senior year. Math Options • PreAP Geometry • PreAP Algebra II • PreAP/GT Algebra II • PreAP Pre-Calculus • PreAP/GT Pre-Calculus • AP/GT Calculus AB • AP/GT Calculus BC • AP/GT Statistics • AP Computer Science
Math Sequence Math taken this year • Pre-AP Algebra 1 Pre-AP Geometry • Pre-AP Geometry Pre-AP Algebra II • Pre-AP Algebra II Pre-AP Pre-Calculus • Pre-AP Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Statistics • AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics
Science 10th Grade Options PreAP Chemistry PreAP/GT Chemistry 11th Grade Options PreAP Physics AP Physics 1
Social Studies 10th Grade Options Pre-AP World History AP World History* AP/GT World History* 11th Grade Options Pre-AP US History AP US History* AP/GT US History* *AP Courses require summer reading as well as a minimum of 1 hour of homework each night.
Foreign Languages DAP 3 credits of the same Recommended 2 credits of the same Options • Spanish I, II, III, IV, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Lit. • French I, II, III, and AP French Language (IV) • Chinese I, II, III, IV • *American Sign Language I, II, III and IV *Consult prospective colleges to learn if ASL meets FL requirements
Technology Required 1.0 Credit Options • Pre AP Computer Science • AP Computer Science A • Business Information Management • Digital and Interactive Media • Animation • Advanced Animation • Web Technologies • Video Technology • Mobile Apps Development • Any Engineering course • Journalism courses (Yearbook, Newspaper, Magazine, Broadcast, Photojournalism)
Fine Arts Required 1.0 credit same course Options • Band/Jazz Band • Orchestra • Choir • Theater/Tech Theater • Dance/Majestics • Art • AP Music Theory • AP Art History
Physical Education Required 1.0 credit Options • Athletics • Athletic Training • PE Foundations • Individual Sports/Team Sports • Cheerleading • Fall semester of band, drill team, colorguard • Off-campus PE – application is online. Must be approved
Final Graduation Requirements • .5 credit of Health • .5 credit of Lovejoy Leadership • 3.0 credits of electives for DAP • 4.0 credits of electives for Recommended
AP Elective Options 10th and 11th Grade Students AP Human Geography (semester only) AP Music Theory – requires approval AP Computer Science – Prerequisite required AP Studio Art 2D and 3D – prerequisites required AP Studio Art 2D Photo – requires approval (11th-12th) AP Art History – summer project (10th-12th) AP Psychology – (11th-12th only) AP European History – (11th-12th only) AP Chemistry – (11th-12th only) AP Biology – (11th -12th only) AP Statistics – (11th- 12th only)
Other Elective Options • Business Classes • Health Science Classes • Education and Training Classes • Journalism • Engineering Classes • Technology Applications
GPA • GPA tables – pg 14 of the course guide • Rank GPA vs Official GPA
Tier 1 – All AP Classes Tier 2 – All Pre-AP Classes Tier 3 – All other courses
Exclusions • Students must earn the 26 credits required for graduation. For each additional credit earned beyond the required 26, students may exclude a maximum of eight semester grades from his/her GPA calculation.Excluded grades may not include the required 26 credits. • Some classes are automatically excluded. • Off Campus PE • Correspondence Classes • Summer School • Dual Credit Classes • ASC or CAT classes • Math Labs
Exclusions • Possible exclusions • Electives • Fine Arts • Technology • LOTE • 5th math or science class
Exclusions Timeline • First Time – June after Junior Year • Both Rank and Official GPA • Second Time – January (end of first semester Senior Year) • Both Rank and Official GPA • Third Time – After the 5th six weeks Senior Year • Rank GPA only (this locks the rank for graduation) • Fourth Time – June after graduation • Official GPA only for final transcript
Showcase Monday, March 10, 2014 6:00 to 8:00 pm • GT Informational Session 6:30 Lecture Hall • Intro to AP Info Session 7:00 Lecture Hall • Information about classes, clubs, and extracurricular activities in the cafeteria and commons
Registration Information • March 24-28- Course input with Counselors – 9th grade – History • April 2-4 – Course input with Counselors – 10th grade - English • May – Verification slips will be sent home. This will be the last chance until school starts to make any class changes, so make good choices! • NO SCHEDULE CHANGES IN THE SUMMER!!!!!