2013-2014REGISTRATION

• GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

4 ENGLISHENGLISH 9(1) & ENGLISH 10(1), SPEECH (1/2)

2 MATH2 SCIENCE3 SST: CIVICS (½) AND US HISTORY (1)½ COMPUTER LITERACY (INFO PROC)

OR BEGINNING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

½ PERSONAL FINANCE½ HEALTH1 ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION10 ELECTIVES

24 TOTAL CREDITS

REMEMBER……….• MINIMUM 6 CLASSES PER SEMESTER

– EXCLUDING TUTORING (GPA > 2.00)– TOTAL YEAR CREDIT MUST EQUAL 6 OR

MORE ( MAXIMUM 8 )

• WHAT YOU SIGN UP FOR IS WHAT YOU GET ! (HOPEFULLY)

• NO SCHEDULE CHANGES

• DON’T ASK FOR A CLASS YOU DIDN’T INTIALLY REQUEST.

SCHEDULE “CORRECTIONS” ARE DIFFERENT THAN SCHEDULE CHANGES.

PLEASE MAKE SCHEDULE “CORRECTIONS” DURING THE DESIGNATED PERIOD PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW SEMESTER.

BALANCING SECTIONS AND LUNCHES REQUIRE THAT WE MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR SCHEDULE AFTER THE SCHEDULE CHANGE

REMEMBER….

REMEMBER…..• A SEMESTER ONE REQUEST OF A SEMESTER

(S12) CLASS, DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BE ON YOUR SCHEDULE DURING SEMESTER ONE.

• CHOIR STUDENTS PUT DOWN CURRENT CHOIR PLACEMENT

• DON’T PLACE “EXTRA MUSIC” CLASSES ON REQUEST FORM: (JAZZ, SHOW, LOCOMOTION, ETC)

REMEMBER……• MOST CLASSES HAVE PREREQUISITES

• NOT ALL CLASSES ARE FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS

• (S12)=INDICATES THE CLASS MIGHT BE OFFERED EITHER SEMESTER ONE OR SEMESTER TWO.

• REMAIN CAUTIOUS OF “BLOCK” CLASSES: BIOLOGY, APPLIED SCIENCE, ECOLOGY, AP BIOLOGY.

• TYPICALLY YOU CAN NOT SIGN UP FOR “SEMESTER TWO ONLY” OF A YEAR-LONG CLASS, UNLESS YOU HAVE ALREADY PASSED SEMESTER ONE.

4-YEAR UNIVERSITY INFO• UW SYSTEM INTRODUCTION

– Admission vs Graduation

• UW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS– 4 ENGLISH (SPEECH)

– 3 MATH (ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA TWO)

– 3 SCIENCE– 3 SOCIAL STUDIES– 4 ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES:

• (FOREIGN LANGUAGE, MATH, SCIENCE, SST, AND ENGLISH)

ACT DATES AND DEADLINES

• UNIVERSITY BOUND JUNIORS

• TEST DATES:

– APRIL 13– REGISTRATION: MARCH 8

– JUNE 8– REGISTRATION: MAY 3

ALL REGISTRATION MATERIALS IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE OR WWW.ACT.ORG

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

• EVERY “PROGRAM OF STUDY” WILL HAVE DIFFERENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS – YOU NEED FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE. WWW.CVTC.EDU

• PLAN TO ATTEND SOME FORM OF EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.

NEW CLASSES:TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLASSES:

GREEN TECHNOLOGY, SMALL ENGINES, ADVANCED WOODS,

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE.ENGLISH 11A REPLACES APPLIED

COMMUNICATIONART

CERAMICS 1,2,3, POTTERY, PHOTGRAPHY 1,2,

SOCIAL STUDIESAP PSYCHOLOGY

2013-2014 10TH GRADERS• 1 ENGLISH 10 (ENGLISH 9)

• ½ HEALTH• ½ CIVICS• ½ SST

– EASTERN – WESTERN – ANCIENT – MODERN WORLD HISTORY– AP ECON ( FULL YEAR CLASS)

• 1 BIOLOGY: 2 PERIODS ONE SEMESTER (PHYSICAL SCIENCE)

• ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION• 1 MATH PRE-ALGEBRA, ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY,ALGEBRA TWO,

PRECALCULUS, AP CALCULUS

• 1 ELECTIVE

2013-2014 11TH GRADERS

• 1 US HISTORY• ½ SPEECH• ½ PERSONAL FINANCE (JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR)

• 1 ENGLISH ELECTIVE– (ENGLISH 10 AND ENGLISH 9)

• ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION• 2 ½ ELECTIVES

MATH SEQUENCECURRENTLY IN: TAKE:

PRE-ALG ALGEBRA I OR CONSUMER MATH

*ALGEBRA I GEOMETRY

*GEOMETRY ALGEBRA II

*ALGEBRA II PRE-CAL OR INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE PREP MATH

PRE-CAL AP CALCULUS

DOUBLE UP: ALGEBRA 2 AND GEOMETRY – TEACHER PERMISSION REQUIRED

*MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS

WE ARE PHASING OUR PRE ALGEBRA AS THAT IS NOW TAUGHT IN 8TH GRADE

ENGLISH SELECTION(S)ALL JUNIORS TAKE SPEECH (1/2)

4 YEAR UNIVERSITY BOUND:(CURRENTLY IN SPANISH 2 OR PLAN TO COMPLETE SPANISH 2 OR CURRENLTY IN ALGEBRA I / GEOMETRY)

• ENGLISH 11 OR ENRICHED ENGLISH 11

TECHNICAL COLLEGE BOUND:• ENGLISH 11A• BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

3RD YEAR OF SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY BOUND JUNIORS:

CHEMISTRY = TYPICAL THIRD YEAR OF SCIENCE

2013-14 SENIORS

• ENGLISH

• CHECK TRANSCRIPTS FOR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

!!! YOUR RESPONSIBILITY !!!

• REPORT ERRORS TO ME, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

• DON’T FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT:“JUNIOR CONFERENCES” – FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL

• SENIORS ONLY: SCHOOL TO WORK (WORK RELEASE)

SCHOOL TO WORK= ½ credit 5 REGULAR ACADEMIC CLASSES PLUS SCHOOL TO WORK

PERIOD (7) 8 OR PERIOD 1 (2)

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)CLASSES

– AP BIOLOGY (11-12 WITH CHEMISTRY OR POST-CHEMISTRY)

– AP US HISTORY (11-12)

– AP ECONOMICS (10-12) BOLEY PROMOTION

– AP PSYCHOLOGY (10-12)?

– AP LITERATURE (TYPICAL IN SENIOR YEAR)

– AP CALCULUS (TYPICAL IN SENIOR YEAR)

BUDGET CONCERNS

• CLASS REQUESTS ARE CRUCIAL

• PROGRAMS, COURSES AND TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE BASED ON YOUR REGISTRATION.

• STUDENTS CAN’T AFFORD LATE REGISTRATIONS.

• ACCURATE NUMBERS ARE CRITICAL.

• STUDENTS CAN NOT CHANGE THEIR MIND.• YOU REQUEST IT, YOU TAKE IT.

NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS!

• THIS YEAR YOU WILL ALL BE IMPUTING YOUR OWN REGISTRATION.

• YOU WILL HAND YOUR REGISTRATION IN TO OUR OFFICE BY FEB. 26TH. ON FEB. 28TH OR MARCH 1ST YOU WILL COME DOWN TO THE COMPUTER LAB DURING A DESIGNATED TIME AND WILL IMPUT YOUR COURSE REQUESTS.

• IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS TURNED IN ON TIME WITH YOUR PARENT SIGNATURE!

ALTOONA HIGH SCHOOLCAREER CLUSTERS

AP CLASSES AND ENRICHED ENGLISH CLASSES =

SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS!!!

• IF YOU SIGN UP FOR AN ENRICHED ENGLISH CLASS OR AN AP CLASS YOU AGREE TO COMPLETE THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENT AND AGREE TO TAKE THE CLASS!!!

REGISTRATION DUE

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26

FEBURARY 26TH

• RETURN COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORMS (WITH PARENT SIGNATURE)…….

TO THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE

COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK IS ONLINE

EARLY REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED