Freshmen Orientation Important Dates: February 13, February 16, February 24

2. FreshmenOrientationfor2017-2018

3. Important Dates February 13: BAHS School Counselors in classroom for Orientation February 16: Parent Information Meeting / Open House 6:30 pm at BAHS in Auditorium February 24: BAMS Students Visit BAHS to register for classes and meet with club sponsors and administration

4. February BAHS School Counselors in the Classroom Parent Mtg / Open House BAHS Aud. 6:30 Registration Day @ BAHS

5. QUESTIONS or CONFLICTSContact your counseloremail address – Firstname.Lastname@hcps.orgBy E-mail (include phone #)or Phone (410-638-4606) BAHS A - Ga Mr. Edward Naus Gb - Mc Mr. Bruce Riley Me - P+ Biomed Ms. Terry Knight Q - Z Miss Brittany McKinney

6. SOME KEY TERMS • Credit- unit of measure used to count the number of classes that you have passed in your high school career. 26 = Graduation • Semester– Half of the school year, = to 2 quarters of report cards. • Elective- a class that you may choose to take as an option to fill a requirement or based on your interest. • Requirement- a class the state of Maryland or Harford County says you must take in order to graduate. • Prerequisite- a class successfully completed before you may register for a higher level class

7. The Schedule Each student will take four classes each day. Students will have an opportunity to earn eight credits per year.

8. The Schedule Classes will be about 85 minutes long.

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17. Course Formats ALTERNATING – Meets every other day for the entire year (A) or for one semester (AS) DAILY – Meets every day for one semester (D)

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27. QUESTIONS or CONFLICTSContact your counseloremail address – Firstname.Lastname@hcps.orgBy E-mail (include phone #)or Phone (410-638-4606) BAHS A - Ga Mr. Edward Naus Gb - Mc Mr. Bruce Riley Me - P+ Biomed Ms. Terry Knight Q - Z Miss Brittany McKinney

28. StudentEducationPlanning Guide AVAILABLE AT www.hcps.org OR BAHS Edline page

29. Graduation Requirements Total Credits Required 26 High School and PARCC Assessments Service Learning Requirement

30. Graduation Requirements Specific Course Requirements English 4.0 credits Social Studies 3.0 credits American Government, World History, U.S. History Mathematics 4.0 credits must take a math course ALL four years of high school Science 3.0 credits Biology Physical Education 1.0 credit Health 0.5 credit Foundations of Technology 1.0 credit Fine Art 1.0 credit

32. Graduation Requirements Career Pathway and Completer Program Requirements 4-6 credits 4 credits in an approved Career and Technology Education (CTE) completer program

33. Graduation Requirements Career Pathway and Completer Program Requirements CTE Programs offered at Bel Air High School Food and Beverage Management Early Childhood Education Teacher Academy of Maryland Career and Research Development Fire/Rescue EMT Accounting Marketing Business Management Biomedical Sciences

34. Graduation Requirements Career Pathway and Completer Program Requirements 4-6 credits If the 4 credit pathway is not CTE approved then you must have: 2 years of a foreign language OR 2 credits of Advanced Technology

35. Graduation Requirements Career Pathway and Completer Program Requirements 2 years of a foreign language OR 2 credits of Advanced Technology non-CTE Programs offered at Bel Air High School World Language Literary Arts Music Drama Visual Arts Social Sciences Medical Services General Engineering Environmental Science Science and Mathematics Advanced Studies

36. Extracurricular Eligibility Starting with the first quarter next year you must pass all of your classes every quarter to remain eligible NO E’s allowed Citizenship can make you ineligible (suspension)

37. 2017 – 2018FreshmenRegistrationForm

40. Course Selections 2017-2018 • English(teacher recommendation required) EN0101 or EN0161 • Science (teacher recommendation required) SC0201 or SC0261 • Math (teacher recommendation required) varies • Social Studies SS0101, SS0161, SS0772 • Physical Education (1/2) PE0105 • Health (1/2) HE0105 • Fine Art (art, drama, music) varies • Elective (teacher recommendation if necessary) varies • Elective (teacher recommendation if necessary) varies

41. New Opportunities 2017-2018 • AP Government and Politics teacher recommendation • Principles of Business Administration and Management • Human Growth and Development

42. QUESTIONS or CONFLICTSContact your counseloremail address – Firstname.Lastname@hcps.orgBy E-mail (include phone #)or Phone (410-638-4606) BAHS A - Ga Mr. Edward Naus Gb - Mc Mr. Bruce Riley Me - P + Biomed Ms. Terry Knight Q - Z Miss Brittany McKinney

43. Thank You for attending Have a wonderful evening and we look forward to working with you and YOUR CHILD!