9th grade Large Group Advising Sessions2015 – 2016 Sophomore Year

College and Career Readiness

What are your plans after high school

graduation?

College? Career? What course of study are you on? What is your career major pathway? Take rigorous course work throughout high school

to prepare you for college work! Pre-AP and AP

Look at opportunities for earning college credits while you are still in high school! Dual credit options through Early College Advanced Placement – pass AP exams Articulation agreements – complete career majors &

pass KOSSA tests in Career Technical Education programs at ACHS and Harrodsburg Area Technical Center

Sample AP College Savings…

Sample Articulation Agreements College Savings…

Industry Certifications

Career Cluster Industry Certifications

Communications Adobe Certified Expert

Construction NCCER & AWS

Health Science Medicaid Nurse Aid (MNA)

Information Technology IC3 – Certiport, A+ CompTia

Manufacturing NCCER & AWS

Transportation NATEF/ ASE

Going into the Workforce? Armed Forces

Take the ASVAB in high school Meet with recruiter

Use your time at ACHS to… Explore your options. Develop skills for life. Build relationships. Increase your opportunities.

Let’s face it… the world you will enter today is much different than it has ever been.

College/Career Readiness

All incoming freshmen choose A course of study with advisor And a career major

9th and 10th grade years devote two classes each year for 2 total credits over two years

ILP will be embedded into career major coursework for those students to individualize experience.

Career majors coursework outside of required classes.

Kentucky Scholars

Advanced Kentucky Scholars

At the end of the 10th grade year...

Students may choose to continue and complete career major, earning a Career Major Certificate upon graduation and potentially completing a practicum through Work-Based Learning, among other options.

or students may choose to discontinue chosen career major and focus on taking AP classes, attending Harrodsburg Area Technical Center/Vocational School, exploring dual credit options, etc.

Advanced Kentucky Scholars

Kentucky Scholars

Workforce? Use your time at ACHS to…

Explore your options. Develop skills for life. Build relationships. Increase your opportunities.

Let’s face it… the world you will enter today is much different than it has ever been.

ACT Matters! EXPLORE – 8th grade PLAN – 10th grade- NEXT FALL ACT – 11th grade CPE Benchmark scores:

English, 18; Math, 19; Reading, 20 Practice ACT embedded in individual classrooms ACHS ACT Online – www.ACTpreponline.com ACT – www.actstudent.org & Study Island ACHS Boot Camp

More ACT information

College scholarships- $$$What if I don’t meet the ACT

benchmarks? College – take remediation classes;

You $$pay$$ for class = 0 credit ACHS tiered interventions in reading and

math next year for seniors who do not meet benchmarks

Course of Study What course of study are you on?

Advanced Kentucky Scholars

Kentucky Scholars

Anderson County High School Requirements (General Education)

English 4 credits Math 4.5 credits Science 3 credits Social Studies 3 credits Physical Education .5 credit Health .5 credit Humanities (Music/Dance) .5 credit Humanities (Art/Drama) .5 credit Electives 9.5 credits

16.5 required credits (above) + 9.5 elective credits = 26 total credits required for graduation

Humanities CreditTo earn the Humanities credit

required for graduation, students must follow one of the two criteria below.

1. Students must have completed 3 trimesters of a performance based/standards based specialized arts courses based on the student’s individual learning plan. (Examples include Band A,B,C; Advanced Chorus A,B,C; AP Music Theory, or AP Art.)

--OR--

Art/Drama Music/dance

Art I A Guitar

Art I B Piano Lab

Sculpture Men’s choir

Ceramics I Women’s choir

Drama General chorus

Humanities Art & Drama

Humanities Music & dance

2. Students must choose at least one class from each column.

Anderson County High School Requirements (Pre-College Curriculum)

English 4 credits Math 4.5 credits Science 3 credits Social Studies 3 credits Physical Education .5 credit Health .5 credit Humanities (Music/Dance) .5 credit Humanities (Art/Drama) .5 credit Foreign Language 2 credits Electives 7.5 credits

Anderson County High School Requirements (Kentucky Scholars Certificate)

English 4 credits Math 4.5 credits Science 4 credits Social Studies 4 credits Physical Education .5 credit Health .5 credit Humanities (Music/Dance) .5 credit Humanities (Art/Drama) .5 credit Foreign Language 2 credits Electives 5.5 credits No Grade below a “C” will be accepted as credit.

Minimum 2.5 GPA required

Anderson County High School Requirements Advanced Kentucky Scholars

English 4 credits Math 4.5 credits Science 4 credits Social Studies 4 credits Physical Education .5 credit Health .5 credit Humanities (Music/Dance) .5 credit Humanities (Art/Drama) .5 credit Foreign Language 2 credits Electives 5.5 credits No Grade below a “C” will be accepted as credit. Minimum 2.5 GPA

required 4 AP Courses: AP Eng, AP Science or Math, 2 AP Electives

Pre-Registration & Course Selection Sheets

Completing the Course Selection Sheet Circle 15 courses/course numbers. Identify 4 courses as Alternates by marking A1,

A2, A3, and A4 in the space beside the course number.

Any courses that are *highlighted require teacher’s signature.

Courses that are in BOLD are required courses for graduation.

Humanities Credit – go ahead and take care of it next year, especially if you are going to vocational school or taking lots of AP/BCTC classes junior and senior year.

Schedule for 2015-16

Whatever is on your selection sheet will go into the computer and your class schedule will be based on those classes. You will not get to change classes that are on your selection sheet list.

What are Sophomore What are Sophomore Requirements?Requirements?

TrimestersTrimesters SubjectSubject 22 English:English:

English II A and BEnglish II A and B or orPre-AP English II A and BPre-AP English II A and B

33 Math: Math: Data & Measurement and Algebra 2A & BData & Measurement and Algebra 2A & B or or

Pre AP Data & Measurement and Pre-AP Pre AP Data & Measurement and Pre-AP Algebra II A & BAlgebra II A & B

22 Science: Science: Chemistry A & Chemistry B Chemistry A & Chemistry B

or Pre-AP Chemistry or Pre-AP Chemistry A & BA & B

1 1 (2(2 for AP for AP)) Social Studies: Social Studies: GovernmentGovernment

or or AP US Politics & Government A & BAP US Politics & Government A & B

77 ElectivesElectives

1010THTH Grade Sample Schedule Grade Sample Schedule

TRIMESTER 1TRIMESTER 1 TRIMESTER 2TRIMESTER 2 TRIMESTER 3TRIMESTER 3

*ENG II A*ENG II A * ENG II B* ENG II B *Elective*Elective

*Algebra 2A*Algebra 2A *Data & *Data & MeasurementMeasurement

**Algebra 2BAlgebra 2B

**Humanities Humanities Music & DanceMusic & Dance

*Chemistry A*Chemistry A *Chemistry B*Chemistry B

ELECTIVEELECTIVE *Art 1A *Art 1A (Humanities)(Humanities)

*Government*Government

ELECTIVEELECTIVE ELECTIVEELECTIVE ELECTIVEELECTIVE

Pre-Registration Individual Scheduling Conferences

March 9th & 10th – 9th grade individual advising in SWS homerooms

March 10th – 10th and 11th grade Parent Connection night for Scheduling Encourage all parents/students to attend.

March 24th – 8th grade Parent Night Encourage all parents/students to attend.

March 27th – 8th graders