Welcome toEast Ridge High School

Agenda for Raptor Evening of Opportunity● 6:00-6:30 Class of 2023 Registration Information

● 6:45-7:00 Breakout Session 1

● 7:05-7:20 Breakout Session 2

● 6:00-8:00 Curriculum Fair

AdministratorsPrincipal: Jim Smokrovich

Activities/Athletics: Sara Palodichuk

Assistant Principals:

Jason Gonnion (A-Ha)

Allison Johnson (He-Pa)

Ashley Ruka (Pe-Z)

Counselors

Kayla Pedersen

(A-D)

Melissa Muñoz

(E-Joo)Raeann Schultz

(Sn-Z)

Carolle Huttemier

(Ne-Sm)

Michelle Kimpton

(Jor-Nd)

School Counselors and Registration

● Role of School Counselors

● Planning for a great year

● Registration Information

School Counselors

Provide support in the following areas...

● Career and College Planning - classroom guidance lessons

● Academics

● Social Emotional

Planning for a great high school experience!Encourage your student to

● Be involved and explore options

● Find BALANCE

● Choose classes appropriately

● Ask questions

● Work hard

REGISTRATION

What we will be covering● Factors to consider when choosing classes

● Resources when choosing classes

● Choosing core classes

● Elective choices

● Zero hour, summer and orientation

● Process

Factors to consider when choosing classes

● Students strengths

● Time commitments and activities

● Long term goals

○ Explore career interest areas

○ College entrance requirements

● Graduation requirements

Graduation Requirements

Resources when choosing classes

● Middle School Teachers and Staff

● High School Counselors

● High School Teachers - tonight

● Program of Studies

● Other resources on ERHS website

General Schedule Information

● ERHS is on a trimester schedule

● 6 classes a day

● Courses are the same every day

● Changes at trimester break

English

● English is a full year course

● Students will choose from

● English 9 or

● Honors English 9

Math● Math is a full year course

● The 9th grade class chosen is dependant on the 8th grade

math course

Science

● Science is a full year course

● Students can choose from:

● Physical Science with Earth Science

● Honors Physical Science with Earth Science

● Biology

Honors Physical Science or Biology?Some things to think about when deciding

● Honors Physical Science

○ Students learn basic chemistry and physics concepts

helpful for entry into Chemistry and Physics Courses

● Biology

○ Students will be able to access AP Science courses earlier

○ Students that bypass Honors Physical Science may have

difficulty in Chemistry and/or Physics. More outside

learning may be necessary.

Social Studies

● Social Studies is either a 2 trimester OR full year course

● Students will choose

● Human Geography (2 trimesters) or

● Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography (3

trimesters)

Students successful in Honors and AP classes ● Work well independently

● Strong work ethic

● Creative

● Responds positively to challenging situations

● Likes to analyze

● Likes to read and write

● Shows a high degree of interest and motivation

● Shows above average ability in oral and written expression

● Likes to do homework (APHG 45min- 1hr nightly)

● Has excellent time management skills

● Has an interest in the subject area

World Language● World Language courses are full year

● World Language is not required to graduate

● HOWEVER, most 4 year colleges require at least 2 consecutive years of the same

World Language

● ERHS offers:

○ French

○ German

○ Mandarin

○ Spanish

Other Electives● Students will choose electives

○ Art

○ AVID

○ Business Education

○ English Electives

○ Family and Consumer Science

○ Music

○ Physical Education

○ Project Lead the Way

(PLTW)

○ Technology Education

○ World Language

Remember - 1 trimester of

General Phy. Ed. and

2 trimesters of Fine Arts are

required for graduation

Alternates● Students need to choose 5 alternate electives

● Sometimes the electives chosen are not available or do not fit

in the student’s schedule. This is why we ask for alternate

choices

● Alternates are used frequently, so please choose carefully

Zero Hour● Zero hour courses are intended to provide flexibility for students who want to

attend school between 7:35 am - 2:05 pm (hours 0-5)

● Enrollment priority is given to students requesting a 0-5 schedule

● Students who have requested a 7th course (hours 0-6) will be placed if space is

available

● Transportation for zero hour is the responsibility of the student and family

● Courses offered in zero hour for 19/20 school year for incoming freshman

○ Algebra 2 - ZMA023, ZMA024, ZMA025

○ Pre Calculus - ZMA053, AMZ054, ZMA055

○ Principles of Biomedical Science - ZPL010, ZPL011, ZPL012

Summer Opportunities and Orientation

● At this time, there are not any summer courses in Summer 2019

being offered

● 9th Grade Orientation - September 3

(grades 10-12 start September 4)

Other Important Things to Know

● Choose carefully! Courses can not be changed in the future

● Core subject teachers may change from trimester to

trimester

● Requests for specific teachers cannot be accommodated

● Keep in mind that these are course requests. Elective

choices are not guaranteed.

● Students…..choose electives that YOU are interested in

Steps for Registration

1. Decide on courses

2. Complete the Registration Card

(parents please sign)

Steps for Registration (continued)

3. Enter courses in Infinite Campus Student/Parent Portal at

home

4. Return Registration Card to Middle School by date on next

Slide

5. Students will meet with ERHS Counselors in January at the

middle schools to review course requests and have an

opportunity to ask questions

Questions?● If you have questions, please attend the breakout sessions and curriculum fair

● The ERHS website has course information along with videos and instructions that

will walk you through the registration process. www.erhs.sowashco.org.

Counselors will be at the middle schools on the following dates:

Lake MS January 15

Woodbury MS January 16

Oltman MS January 16

Cottage Grove MS January 17

Breakout Sessions6:45-7:00 Session 1

7:05-7:20 Session 2

Curriculum Fair is

open until 8:00 pm

Thank you for attending this evening.Welcome to East Ridge!