YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools

Have questions? Contact your school counselor.

College, Career and Citizen-Ready!

You have 3 ways to earn your required Personal Finance

graduation credit.

• Studentwillenrollinbothsemestersofcourseasoneof7regularclassperiods.

• Courseworkiscompletedintheclassroomwithablendedformatofface-to-faceandonlineinstruction.

Considerations:

•Nocost

• Studentswillcompletethisrequiredyearlongcourseduringsummersession1andsummersession2 (mid-JunethroughbeginningAugust).StudentwillonlyreporttoclassonMondaysandwillcomplete remainingcourseworkonlineathome.

• Studentwillearncreditforbothsemestersofcoursewhileonlyrequiredtopaycostofonesemester.

• Courseworkiscompletedindependently(averageof3-4hoursperday).

• Instructorisavailableforstudentsneedingadditionalassistance.

Considerations

• Summerschoolcostsapply

• Studentwillcompletethisyearlongcourseinanafter-schoolformat.

• Studentswillcompleteallformalassessmentsinafter-schoolsessions.

• Studentswillcompletecourseworkathome.

Considerations

•Noadditionalcost

• Internetaccessrequiredtocompleteonlineassignments

Traditional Method

Summer School

After-School (8th period course)

YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools

Have questions? Contact your school counselor.

College, Career and Citizen-Ready!

You have 3 ways to earn your two required Health/Physical Education

graduation credits.

• Summersessions1and2offerHealthI, HealthII,OutdoorEdIandOutdoorEdII annually.

• Sessionsare7:30a.m.-2p.m.,MondaythroughThursdayforthreeweeks.

• Studentswillearn.5creditforeachsessioncompleted.

• OutdoorEducationclassesareheldat NewportNewsParkandincludeactivitiessuchashiking,biking,canoeing,fishingand camping.

• Dailyattendanceisrequiredforsuccessfulcompletionofcourse.

Considerations: • Outdoorsummerweatherconditions• Summerschoolcostsapply• Fulldayprogram• Eachsessionis 12daysinlength

•Studentandparentwillattendamandatory orientationmeetingforWellness/FitnessMgmton thefirstTuesdayofthesemester(contactyourschoolcounselorforspecificdateandtime).

• StudentwillobtainagymmembershipatoneofNNPSpartnergyms(YMCA,OneLifeFitness, RiversideFitnessorCrossFitOP).

• Studentswilllogregulargymhoursthroughoutthe semester.

•Writtenassignmentsarecompletedthroughan onlineportal.

Considerations•Self-pacedcourserequireseffectivetime managementskillsandself-motivation

•Costofgymmembership(discountedratesmayapply)

• Flexiblescheduling• Internetaccessrequiredtocompleteonline assignments

• Studentwillenrollin2semestersofHealthand2semestersofPEduringtheregularschoolday.• Courseworkiscompletedintheclassroomandgymnasiumduringtheschoolyear.Considerations: •StudentwilldressinappropriatePEattirethroughoutthesemester•Nocost•90daysofclassroom/gymnasiumexperience

Traditional Method

Summer School

After-School (8th period course)

YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools

Have questions? Contact your school counselor.

College, Career and Citizen-Ready!

You have 6 High School Programs that will allow you to attend a school

other than your zoned school.

Aspecializedfour-yearscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)programthatprepareshighlymotivatedhighschoolstudentsforrewardingcareersbydeveloping21stCenturyWorkplaceskillsthroughengineeringtechnologyinaviationmaintenanceandcomputers.Areas of study:

Aviation Academy @ Denbigh High

• AviationMaintenance

• AviationManagement

• Piloting

• ComputerHardware

ApplicationsareavailableatanyNewportNewsschool,theadministrationbuilding andontheNNPSwebsiteatwww.nnschools.org/magnet.

ApplicationsaredueinJanuaryforthenextschoolyear.Highschoolmagnetandspecialtyprogram applicationsareopentorising9thgradersonly.Upperclassmenshouldcontacttheprogram

directordirectlytoapply.

TransportationisprovidedforallstudentsparticipatinginanyoftheNNPSmagnetandspecialtyprograms.

Aprogramofstudydesignedtoexpandoptionsforstudentsinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)withafocusonteamwork,effectivecommunicationand applicationofSTEMprinciplesAreas of study:

Governor’s STEM Academy@ Heritage High

• Engineeringand Electronics

• Architectural/ EngineeringDesign

• Modeling&Simulation (VideoGameDesign/ ComputerScience)

• ComputerSystems Technology(Networking)

Anacademicallyrigorousfour-yearprogramtoprepare studentsinbecomingresponsiblelifelonglearnerswithdemonstratedabilitiesincreativeproblem-solving,criticalthinkinganddecision-makingAreas of study:

• 2Honorsand/or1APlevelcourseperyear

• ParticipationonCollegeandCareerPrep,SAT/ACTPrepandSeniorSeminar

• CommunityService,JobShadowingandInternship Experiences

University Magnet @ Heritage High

Aprogramcombiningacademiccourseworkandclinical experiencesinachallengingandcollaborativeschool environmenttopreparestudentsforcareersinthehealth sciencesAreas of study:

Governor’s Health Science Academy@ Warwick High

• TherapeuticServices

• SupportServices

• DiagnosticServices

• HealthInformation

• BiotechnologyResearch &Development

Aninternationallyrecognizedandrigorouscourseofstudydesignedtoprovidestudentswithawell-roundededucationandtofacilitategeographicalandculturalmobility

Focus of study includes pre-IB/IB level courses each year in the following disciplines:

International Baccalaureate Program@ Warwick High

• EnglishLiterature

• HistoryoftheAmericas

• Mathematics

• LaboratoryScience

• WorldLanguage

• Elective(oneyear)

Afour-yearprogramofferingstudentstheopportunityforin-tensivestudyintheartsaspartofafullandwell-balancedacademicprogram

Areas of study:

Arts & Communications Magnet@ Woodside High

• Communications

• CreativeWriting

• Dance

• Drama

• Music

• VisualArts

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YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools

College, Career and Citizen-Ready!

You have 26 Advanced Placement Courses

to choose from.

Art• APArtHistory• APMusicTheory• APStudioArt:2-DDesign• APStudioArt:3-DDesign• APStudioArt:Drawing

Mathematics• APStatistics• APCalculusAB• APCalculusBC

• APEnvironmentalScience• APBiology• APChemistry• APPhysicsC:ElectricityandMagnetism• APPhysicsC:Mechanics• APPhysicsI• APPhysicsII

World Languages• APFrenchLanguage• APGermanLanguage• APLatinLanguage• APSpanishLanguage

• APHumanGeography• APPsychology• APUSHistory• APUSGovernment• APWorldHistory

•APEnglishLanguage• APEnglishLiterature

History & Social Studies

English

Sciences

All courses are not available in a traditional classroom format at each high school, but may beoffered through other delivery methods. Please see

your school counselor for more information.

Colleges want to see RIGOROUS courses on your transcript!

AP Courses = RIGOR

YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools

Have questions? Contact your school counselor.

College, Career and Citizen-Ready!

You have 5 ways to improve your

Grade Point AverageAsaNNPSstudent,yourgoalistomaintain

aGPAof3.0orabovethroughouthighschool

• EnrollinandsuccessfullycompleteHonorslevelclasseseachyear. Studentsearnadditional(.5)creditforeveryhonorsclasspassed.• EnrollinandsuccessfullycompleteAPlevelclasseseachyear. Studentsearnadditional(1.0)creditforeveryAPclasspassed.Considerations: •Noadditionalclasstime.•Weightedcoursesdemonstraterigorofcourseworkwhichis the#1factorusedindeterminingcollegeadmissionsdecisions.

Weighted Courses• RetakeacourseutilizingtheNNPScreditrecoveryonlineportal.

Considerations: •Self-pacedcourserequireseffectivetimemanagementskillsand motivation.

• Limitedspaceavailableineachhighschool.

Grad Point

• Signupforafterschoolgrade recoveryprogramthatprovidestheopportunitytoimprovelowmarkingperiodgradesbyonefulllettergrade.

Considerations: • Eachhighschooldetermineswhichcourseswillbeofferedinthisformat.

•After-schoolattendanceis mandatoryforeverysession scheduled.

Grade Recovery• Retakecorecourseforgradeimprovement.English,SocialStudiesandSciencecoursesareavailableforrepeatcreditonly.(Studentmusthavebeenenrolledintheclasspreviously)

• Takeacourseduringthesummertomakeroomformore rigorousclassduringtheschoolyear.Health,PE,Mathand PersonalFinanceareavailableinthesummerfororiginalcredit.(Studentdoesnothavetohavebeenenrolledintheclass previously.)

Considerations: •Costsapply•Canearn1/2creditin12days(1session)•Canearn1creditin24days(2sessions)

Summer School

• Enrollinanintensivesixweekartsprogramandearnone honorsweightedcredit.

Considerations: •Costsapply• Fulldayprogramincludingbothsummersessions

Summer Institute of the Arts

NNPSstudentsareallowedtoretakeclassesforgradeimprovementforanycourseinwhichan

undesirablefinalgradewasearned.

YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools

Have questions? Contact your school counselor.

College, Career and Citizen-Ready!

You have 6 ways to Leave School in order

to Extend Your Learning Opportunities

• QualifyingseniorscompleteHSgraduationrequirementsattheendofSemester1ofsenioryear.

• DuringSemester2,studentattendsThomasNelsonCommunityCollege(TNCC).

• Textbooks,transportationandpartialtuitionareprovidedbyNNPS.

• Studentsmaycontinuetoparticipateinallextra-curricular activitieswhileattendingTNCC.

• Studentscanearnupto19transferablecollegecredits.

Early College Program

• QualifyingseniorscompleteHSgraduationrequirementsattheendofSemester1ofsenioryear.

• DuringSemester2,studentattendsThomasNelsonCommunityCollege.

• Textbooks,transportationandpartialtuitionareprovidedbyNNPS.

• Studentsmaycontinuetoparticipateinallextra-curricular activitieswhileattendingTNCC.

• Studentsearnvocationalcertificationstopreparethemfor employment.

Early Career Program

• Programincludesacombinationofclassroominstructionandon-the-jobtraining.

• Studentsarerequiredtoworkparttimeandreceivecourse creditfortheirjobperformance.

• Workreleaseperiodsallowforflexiblescheduling.Credit canalsobeearnedthroughanafterschooljobexperience (8thperiod).

• Studentcanearnoneelectivecreditforjobexperiences.

Career & Technical Education Co-Op Course

•Opportunityforstudentstoconnecttheirinterests,skillsand abilitieswithreallifeexperiencesforfuturecareers.

• Studentmustaccrueatleast70hours(persemester)toearncoursecredit.

• Courserequiresacontractthatprovidesguidelinesand requirementsfortheproject.

• Abbreviatedschoolscheduleallowsopportunityforinternshiptobecompletedduringtheschoolday.

• Schoolcounselorwillassistwithcoordinationofservice learningexperience.

Service Learning Internship

• Opportunityforstudentstoconnecttheirinterests,skillsand abilitieswithreallifeexperiencesforfuturecareerswhileearn-ingahonorsweightedcredit.

• Studentmustaccrueatleast125hours(persemester)ina supervised,schoolapprovedjobtoearnweightedcoursecredit.

• Abbreviatedschoolscheduleallowsopportunityforinternship tobecompletedduringtheschoolday.

Internship

• Courserestrictedtoseniorsonly.

• Studentwillcompleteassignmentsoutsideoftheclassroom utilizingonlineinstructionthroughDesire2Learn(D2L) program.

• Classroomteacherisavailableforassistanceduringregularlyscheduledclassperiod.

• Anystudentearninga“D”or“F”intheclasswillreturntothe traditionalclassroomsettinguntilthegradeimproves.

US Government via Distance Learning

StudentscantakeadditionalvocationalcoursesatNew Horizons Regional Education Center

aswellasparticipateinaninnovativeprogram ofscienceandmathematicsat

The Governor’s School for Science and Technology. Seeyourschoolcounselorformoreinformation.