ShorecrestRegistration

Class of 2019

Shorecrest High SchoolMission Statement

At Shorecrest, we push ourselves to grow as unique learners; we are involved in our school, we excel in our classes, and we are committed to our community.

Student Involvement • Audition to be the SC Mascot, discover a love of theater and perform in SC drama

• Continue with our band, travel with our music programs to Ireland, and become Drum Major

• Join our Black Student Union and help plan the Martin Luther King Recognition Assembly

• Choose video production as an elective and later help lead SC students in all-school video events and our live SCNN broadcast

Athletics• Fall Sports: boys’ tennis, football, girls’ volleyball, soccer, swimming and cross-country (co-ed)

• Winter Sports: boys’ basketball, swimming, girls’ basketball, gymnastics, and wrestling (co-ed)

• Spring Sports: boys’ baseball, golf, soccer, girls’ golf, fast pitch, tennis and track (co-ed)

Activities/Clubs

• Ambassadors• Art Club• Black Student Union• Confidently Awkward Club• Key Club•Drama Program

•GSA•Hip Hop Dance Team• Latino Club• Tattoo (Literary Magazine)

•Ultimate Frisbee• Feminism Club•Highland Dancers

Outstanding Academics• Be recognized as a Highlander of the Month for

achievement in a specific department• Enroll in rigorous AP coursework- join the nearly 300

students who took one or more AP tests at SC last year!• Take advantage of dual enrollment classes and earn UW

credit in Astronomy and Pre-Calculus• Complete a sequence of study in an interest area like

world language, visual arts, or STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)

• Receive admittance to a selective college or program such as UW Honors, West Point, Ivy League schools, MITES at MIT and the Albers Summer Business Institute at Seattle University

• Be the first in your family to attend a four-year college

Commitment to the Community• Serve as a student leader in the local Youth Council

• Organize a fundraiser for a charitable cause, such as our student raising funds to support education for girls in Afghanistan

• Participate as a camp counselor with one of our partner elementary schools

• Earn a gold medal from the Presidential Service Award Program for completing over 250 in one year.

Explore Interests and Career Opportunities• Shoreline College and Career Readiness Framework (CCRF)

• Grade-level experiences built into students’ program to learn about themselves and career/post-high school education options

• Naviance – online tool where students explore growing career fields and maintain a profile of interests and potential schools/programs

• Senior Culminating Project - post-high school planning and action focus

Plan Carefully

To meet all graduation requirements and personal goals, each

student must look at his/her programfrom freshman year on,

selecting classes carefully.

Earning High School Credit

•One school year is divided into 2 semesters

• Student takes 6 classes per semester

• .5 credit is earned per class, per semester

• 3 credits possible per semester

• 6 credits per year

• 22. 5 credits to graduate

Credit can be lost if . . .

• Students earn a failing grade- below 60% in a class (F)

• 10 or more absences are reached in one semester

Class Standing

Student must earn a minimum of:

• 5.0 credits for Sophomore status• 10.0 credits for Junior status• 16.0 credits for Senior status• 22.5 credits for graduation

Credit Requirements 2019

• English 4.0• Social Studies 3.0• Mathematics 3.0• Science 3.0• Fine Arts 1.0

• PE 1.5• Health .5• Occupational 1.0• Electives 6.5• World Language 1.0

TOTAL CREDITS: 22.5

Math Requirements

• Three years math credit required

• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

• End of Course exams in Algebra 1 and Geometry; must pass one

• Special circumstances handled with IEP managers and counselors

Additional Requirements/Testing

40 Hours Community ServiceEnd of Course Exams for:

Alg. I Geometry Biology

Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC)High School and Beyond Plan

Senior Culminating ProjectWashington State History

(usually satisfied in grade 7 or 8)

Four-Year College Entrance Minimum Requirements• 4 years English• 3 years Social Studies• 3 years Math (through Algebra 2)• Senior Year Math/Quantitative class• 2 years Lab Science (1 yr Algebra-based)• 2 years World Language• 1 year Fine/Performing Arts•Must pass three year-long college prep courses each year of high school

Considering Honors?• Talk with your student’s current core teachers• Balance of academics and other activities• Science and English available in 9th

• New requirements pending for Science acceleration• Summer homework required• Year-long commitment• No requirement for honors in grade 9 to register in grade 10• For more details, check with department reps

Ninth Grade Program

• English 9 full year 1.0

• Mathematics full year 1.0

• Int. Phys. Scienc full year 1.0

• World History 1 one semester .5

• Health one semester .5

• Electives 4 semesters 2.0(Start/continue World Language, music, other electives)

TOTAL 6.0

Support Classes

• Schedules may change based on individual academic needs. Elective choices will be replaced by your counselor.

• Examples of these courses include: READ 180, Algebra I Support, and Study Skills

Highlander Home & more . . . • HH- Pilot program 30 minutes of support, 4 days per week Targeted Interventions for failing grades Flexibility to see teachers with a pass• CAFE - T, W,Th afterschool homework help with supervision

• Math Night - weekly session, Wed 3:30-5:00

• Data Dashboard – updates are provided every two weeks and provide a snapshot of your student’s progress in class.

Important Reminders• Students are “reserving” spaces in classes and are making a commitment to take those classes.

• Minimal class changes will be made prior to the start of school to facilitate proper level placement or scheduling errors.

• Students requesting honors classes are making a full year-long commitment to honors level work.

• If a requested class does not fit in a student’s schedule, an alternate will be scheduled. Please choose alternate classes carefully.

Each student will receive:

• A registration form, pre-printed with required courses

• A list of elective courses for freshmen, showing course codes to be used on the registration form

• Hard copy Registration Guide

• Directions for entering the courses online

Completed online registration and data forms are due:

March 11th or12th in Social Studies

Questions? SC Registration

Shorecrest Counseling Staff:• Jill Brown – A - G•Molly Forry – H - Mo• Jenny Breed – Mq - Ro, AVID 2015, 2018•Wendy Friedman – Rp - Z, AVID 2016, 2017

• Jocelyn Hudson, Counseling Secretary• Emily Cedergreen, Registrar•Becky Worrell, Assistant Principal

See you at the 8th grade assembly on April 3rd!