Transcript 8th graders presentation

WELCOME
CLASS OF
2017!!
2013-2014
Freshmen
Course Selection
Mr. Todd Martens – Principal
Mr. Craig Pate– Assistant Principal A-L
Mrs. Kathy McGuire– Assistant Principal M-Z
Mrs. Rachel Lathrop – Assistant Principal (seniors)
Mr. Jeff Dobberton – Assistant Principal, Athletic Director
BHS Administration
School Counselors
A-G
Mr. Zimmerlee
H-P
Mrs. Baker
Q-Z & ELL Mrs. Telander
Student Services
Department
Today’s Agenda
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Course Selection Timeline
Graduation Requirements
4 year Plans
Course Selection Sheet &
Activities Survey
Materials
• Course Selection Procedures
• Course Selection Worksheet & Activities Survey
• Four Year Plan
• Elective Course Cheat Sheet
• Course Descriptions (Core & Elective Courses)
PE Waiver & information – available upon request
Course Selection
Timeline
Parent Night at Belvidere High School in the PAC
Tomorrow: December 12, 2012 6pm
Monday, December 17, 2012 – Return completed Course
Selection Worksheet to your middle school science teacher
Tuesday, December 18, 2012– High school counselors visit
BSMS
Graduation Requirements
• Students must earn 24 credits to
receive a BHS diploma.
• All classes receive ½ credit per
semester.
• Minimum:
6 credits per year x 4 years = 24
credits
Graduation Requirements
• 4.0 Credits English
• 9, 10, 11, 12 or Electives
• 2.0 credits Social Studies
• 1.0 credit US History (Junior year)
• 0.5 credit Government (Senior year)
• 0.5 credit Elective
• 2.0 credits Science
• 1.0 credit Biology or Biology Ac
• 3.0 credits Mathematics
• 1.0 credit Algebra or Geometry Ac
• 1.0 credit Geometry or Algebra 2 Ac
• 1.0 credit Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus
Graduation Requirements
• 3.0 credits PE
• 0.5 credit Health
• 0.5 credit Consumer Education
• 1.0 credit Art, Music, World Language, Technical
Education
• 8 credits Electives
• 24.0 Total Credits
Minimum College Admissions
Requirements
• English – 4.0 credits
• Math – 3.0 credits (Alg 1, Geo, Alg 2)
• Science – 3.0 credits
• Social Studies – 3.0 credits
• Art/Music/Foreign Language – 2.0 credits
• Some schools will REQUIRE World Language
Check with the college
Admissions Office about
specific requirements
Four Year Plan
Four Year Plan
• Review credits to make sure that all required courses have been
taken
• Assists with career planning
Career in Teaching – plan for four years of college
• Plan for advanced elective courses
Career in Business - (to take Marketing you need to first take Intro
to Business 1 & 2)
Course Selection Worksheet
School Year 2013-2014
For Office Use Only
Class of 2017
Student Name:
English
0103 English 9
0105 Eng 9 Ac
Student ID:
1. English is required.  your selection
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Average English 9
 English 9 Accelerated
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I need additional support in English
Mathematics
0210 Algebra
0212 Geom Ac
0214 Alg 2 Ac
2. Mathematics is required.  your selection.
 Algebra
Geometry Accelerated
Algebra 2 Accelerated
Science
0306 Biology
0303 Biology Ac
I need additional support in mathematics
3. Science is required.
 Biology
 your selection.
Social Studies
0450 World Stud.
 Biology Accelerated
4. World Studies is required and will be automatically entered into your schedule
PE and Health
12000 / 14010
5. PE / Health is required and will be automatically entered into your schedule
6. Study Hall is an optional non-credit elective.
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 7 classes
Study Hall
00501 / 00512
 6 classes plus Study Hall
7. Choose the electives you want to take from the list on the attached sheet. List your
choices in order starting with the elective you would most like to have. Select extra
courses in case your first choices of electives are full.
Course
Number
Course Title
Credit
st
1 Choice:
2nd Choice:
3rd Choice:
4th Choice:
5th Choice:
6th Choice:
7th Choice:
8th Choice:
The hiring of staff, determination of courses offered, and scheduling of the entire student
population is based on course selection. I / We understand the importance of course selection and
agree to the courses selected.
Parent/Guardian Signature
Student Signature
Electives
0600 Intro Ag
0960 Intro Drafting
0180 Intro Journ
1100 Frosh Chor
1109 Mixed Chor
1119 Intro Band
1120 Frosh Bnd
1114 Jazz Band
0500 Span 1
0502 Span 2
0510 German 1
07000 Bg Keybd
07300 Intro Busi 1
07400 Cmpt App
08000 Foods 1
08090 Bg Cloth
08040 Intro CC
10000 Art 1
10020 Art 2
10500 Intro Thr
10550 Thr Pro 1
10580 Thr Tec 1
09380 AIT
Total Credit:
Required Freshmen
Classes
English
English 9, English 9 Accelerated
Mathematics
Algebra, Geometry Accelerated, Algebra 2
Accelerated
Science
Biology or Biology Accelerated
Social Studies
World Studies
PE & Health
Course Placement
Discuss core classes with parents, teachers, and
counselors.
Consider: current placement, grades, motivation, and
standardized testing scores.
**If you struggle in math or English –
Please mark the appropriate box(es)
Schedule Options
• 6 Classes & Study Hall = 6.0 credits per year
• 7 Classes = 7.0 credits per year
English
• English
• English Accelerated
Math
• Algebra
• Geometry Accelerated
• Algebra 2 Accelerated
*Algebra in 8th grade does NOT count
Towards high school credit, however
You will move forward in the math sequence
*Students may ONLY sign up for Geometry Acc or Algebra 2
Acc IF you have passed the prerequisite
Science
• Biology
• Biology Accelerated
Physical Education
All freshmen will have one semester of
PE and one semester of Health
automatically scheduled.
PE waivers are available for the fall
semester for Freshmen who are in
marching band only
**Waivers are due May 1st**
Driver’s Education as a
10th grader
• Must pass PE in 9th grade to take Driver’s Ed
• Must pass a total of 8 courses during the previous
two semesters to take Driver’s Ed
• Two parts to getting your license
Classroom: Taken at BHS or Privately
Behind the Wheel: Taken at BHS or Privately
Elective Courses
• Factors to consider
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Graduation requirements
College Admissions requirements
Pre-Requisites (Intro to Journalism req. for Newspaper)
Career Interests
Time management and motivation
Choose Alternative
Electives
• The form gives you room to choose
“extra” electives
• These will serve as alternates in case your
first choices are full or do not fit into your
schedule
• List all your choices in order of
preference
World Language
• Spanish 1
• Preferred to have C or better in 8th grade English
• Spanish 2
• Must have passed 8th grade Spanish
• German 1
- Preferred to have a C or better in 8th grade English
• Bilingual Education (ELL) – Bilingual teacher will make
recommendations for next year
Many students should be taking more than two years of world language
ex: at UIUC 3 – 4 years of high school language meets college graduation
requirements
Sample Course
Selection Sheet
CEANCI Regional
Programs
Project Lead the Way
Pre-Engineering (Hononegah)
• If students are interested in
this program, pick up an
application
• Students must arrange
transportation
• Applications due by March 9th
Rock Valley College
Running Start
• Junior & Senior year program
• Students attend RVC for two years
• Earn a BHS diploma and an Associates
Degree from Rock Valley College
• Application criteria includes: 3.0 GPA at the
end of Freshman year!
• Students must take consumer education as a
sophomore
• **Students must complete Algebra 2 by the
end of sophomore year
Current Interventions Include:
Algebra Enrichment Course
English Enrichment Course
Learning Labs
After school tutorials
Weekly IPRs
Academic interventions will be based upon student
data and weekly reports and are subject to change.
Academic
Interventions
B.H.S. Student
Services Office
Phone Numbers:
(815)547-6345
(815)544-8669 FAX