Signing up for yourFreshman Year

ClassesAt JMS

Registration InformationClassroom Registration Presentation on Tuesday

December 3rd during 6th Period Classes.

Course Selection Forms handed out at this time and due back to your Career teachers on Monday December 9th.

Parent/Student meeting Dec 5th at 7:00 pm in the JMS Auditorium.

Registration Information

Course Selection Handbook available on JMS website under Guidance tab.

Students should enter course requests on their own between Tuesday December 3rd and Monday December 9th.

All 6th period classes will go to Library during the week of December 9th to confirm accurate course request entry.

Students must have their infinite campus login and passwords to register for classes.

Class schedules are mailed home around August 1st.

Advancing in Grade Level

Recommended course load for 9th grade is 7 courses per semester.

Sophomore Status: need 6 or more successfully completed credits.

Failing a 9-12th grade course earns 0 credits for that course.

Credits Needed To Graduate

Total Credits Needed = 24

Technology ½ Credit Needed

(1 Semester)

Health ½ Credit Needed

(1 Semester) CPR

P.E. 1 Credit Needed (8 Semesters) (.125 per

semester)

English 4 Credits

Needed (8 Semesters)

Math 3 Credits

Needed (6 Semesters or 3

Blocked periods)

Science 3 Credits Needed (6 Semesters)

Social Studies 3.5 Credits Needed (7 Semesters)

English Courses4 Credits required for graduation

All 9th graders take Freshman English

If one or both semesters of Freshman English are failed, students will have to make up that credit.

Math Courses3 Credits required for graduation, 4 Credits

recommended for college

Freshman Math Options: Bridges to Algebra – (Pre-Algebra) no prerequisite Extended Algebra – Algebra 1 but blocked period in

Spring Semester for additional support Algebra 1 – Recommended ‘C’ or better in previous

math course Geometry – Recommended ‘B’ or better in Algebra 1

and teacher recommendation Algebra 2/Trig. – Recommended ‘B’ or better in Alg. 1

and Geometry

Science Courses3 Credits required for graduation, 4 credits

suggested for college

Freshman Science Options:Physical Science – requiredBiology – open to students who took Accelerated

Science as an 8th grader

Social Studies Courses3.5 credits required for graduation

All 9th graders take Topics of History for one semester. It is offered both first and second semester.

Freshman P.E.All freshman take Functional Fitness P.E. every

other day all year long.

Music CoursesVocal Music:

Freshman Choir meets every other day all year longChamber Choir is a select, audition only choir that

meets daily all year longSound Advice is a non-credit, audition only preparatory

show choir that rehearses before school. All students in show choir must be in regular Freshman Choir

Instrumental Music:Freshman Band meets ever day all year Jazz Band is a non-credit offering that meets outside

the school day

Technology.5 credits required for graduation

Computer Applications – Office Suite and Photoshop

Graphic Communication – Drafting and computer design

Other Technology ElectivesBusiness PublishingBusiness Applications

Foreign LanguageSpanish 1

Spanish 2 – teacher recommendation

French 1

French 2 – teacher recommendation

All classes are all year and meet everyday

0 credits required for graduation, 2 years recommended for college

Project Lead the WayPLTW is a national partnership between public

schools, higher education and the private sector to help produce a higher quantity and quality of engineers.

Introduction to Engineering is the first course and a prerequisite to a series of PLTW courses offered at the HS that include: Principles of Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Digital Electronics

Visit www.pltw.org for more information

Business Intro to Business / Money Management

Two semester electives that would fulfill one elective credit towards graduation

5th Hour ElectivesSemester Long 5th Hour Electives

AstronomyCreative WritingBusiness ApplicationBusiness Publishing Introduction to Drawing

Year Long 5th Hour ElectivesSeminar – focuses on 6 key components to HS success Intro to Engineering and Design – entry level PLTW

courseChamber Choir – select choir by audition only

Semester ElectivesFIRST SEMESTER

JournalismFCSGraphic CommunicationComputer AppsWoodworkingSmall EnginesArtIntro to Business

SECOND SEMESTERJournalismFCSGraphic CommunicationComputer AppsWoodworkingSmall EnginesArtCulinary ArtsMoney Management

Importance of Academic Success

With increased graduation requirements, academic success becomes even more critical. Failing courses not only creates credit deficiency by also limits options for moving to higher levels of math, science, foreign language, etc.

It’s imperative that we stress this to our students at home and at school.

Dental ScreeningIowa law requires that any student entering

kindergarten or ninth grade must provide the school with proof of a dental check-up.

The certificate of dental screening form will be sent home in the spring with the registration packets, and should be returned to the School Nurse next school year. The dental screening must have been within the previous 12 months of entering the ninth grade.

If you have questions or need help getting a dental check-up for your child, please contact the school nurse Tracy Grasso.

3-2-13 things to remember from

this presentation

2 classes that I really want to take in 9th grade

1- Question about registration