RISING SENIOR COURSE SELECTION

1. RISING SENIOR COURSE SELECTION Spanish River Community High School March 5, 2012 Guidance Department

2. MEET THE COUNSELORS • A-F Mrs. Freedman • G-Li Mrs. Loyacona (and ESE Students) • Lo-Se Ms. Towers • Sh-Z Mrs. Barry Guidance Coordinator

3. Graduation Requirements • English - 4 credits • Math - 4 credits • Science - 3 credits (Biology, Physical Science, and Science elective) • Social Studies - 3 credits • Physical Education - 1 credit (HOPE) • Performing/Fine Arts - 1 credit • Electives – 8 credits

4. F C A T Reading Math 300 passing score required

5. Grade Point Average (GPA) 2.0 GPA in all credits attempted for Graduation Many colleges require 3.0 and higher for admission

6. COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT • 20 HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIRED • (Minimum of 75-100 hours for Bright Futures Scholarships) • FORMS AVAILABLE in the Guidance Office and Main Office 20 HOURS OFCOMMUNITY SERVICE MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE DEC. 1 SENIOR YEAR

7. College Admissions Criteria • Algebra 2 and higher • 2 sequential years of the same foreign language • 3.0 GPA THESE ARE MINIMUMS!

8. COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS Scholastic Achievement TestSAT Critical Reading, Math, and Writing sections Maximum Score 800 each section Minimum requirement (including writing) State Universities: (Read 460, Math 460, Writing 440) American College TestingACT Verbal, Math, Reading, Science Maximum Score 36 each section Minimum requirement (including essay) State Universities: (Read 19, Math 19, Eng/Writing 18)

9. SAT and ACT DATES • SAT DATE Register by- • March 10 February10 • May 5 April 6 • June 2 May 8 • ACT DATE Register by- • April 14 March 9 • June 9 May 4

10. CPT and PERT(Determines College Readiness) • Accuplacer CPT- (College Placement Test) - can be taken at FAU. • Scores: Reading-83, Sentence Skills-83, Elementary Algebra-72 • PERT-(is also a CPT)- can be taken at PBSC. Will be used for placement into English and Math courses for community college. • Scores: English-99, Reading-104, Math-113

11. ePEP(FACTS.org - ePersonalEducation Planner ) Map out courses for high school You created your ePEP in 8th (or 9th) grade if you were in a Florida public school. All students will review/edit your ePEP this year. If you have not created an ePEP refer to the ePEP handout for specific instructions. If you have forgotten your Login ID and/or Password click on the link for “forgot Login ID and/or Password” for help.

12. School Website and Edline • www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/SpanishRiverHS • www.edline.net School Calendar Guidance Links- (Scholarships, Summer Opportunities, etc) Sports/Activities and Achievements Student Handbook

13. Registration Process • Teachers sign by recommended academic courses • Choose Electives • Choose Alternate Electives (A1, A2, A3) • Student Signs • Parent Signs • Return form to Math teacher one week from today~ Monday, March 12th.

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17. Completing your… Course Selection Sheet

18. 2012 - 2013 Pg.1 SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 12TH GRADE COURSE REQUEST NAME__________________________________________ STUDENT #______________ DATE__________ Last First Mi • INSTRUCTIONS • Place a check () to the left of your requests. Select 7 total courses. • A full year course equals 1 credit. A semester course equals 1/2 credit. • RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE • 1 Language Arts + 1 Mathematics + 1 Social Studies (Economics and American Government) equal 3 credits. • College bound seniors are expected to take a science. • Add 4 additional courses for a total of 7 courses. • Colleges generally require 2 or 3 sequential years of the same World Language. • FCAT reading level 2 or higher is required to enroll in a World Language. • CHOICE ACADEMY STUDENTS • Please complete the appropriate section for your academy. KEY:* teacher’s signature required (H) honors credit awarded (#) Advanced Placement credit awarded

19. STANDARD REGISTRATION LANGUAGE ARTS FULL YEAR COURSE =1 credit 1 REQUIRED ___ 1001400 English IV ___ 1001410 English IV (H) * _______________ ___ 1001430 AP English Literature # ___ 1001370 English III ___ 1001380 English III (H) * _______________ ELECTIVES ___ 1009320/330 Creative Writing I/II ___ 1009331 Creative Writing III (Literary Mag.) (H) * ________ ___ 1009332 Creative Writing IV (Literary Mag.) (H) * ________ The following electives are either newspaper OR yearbook ___ 1006331 Journalism V (H) * _____________ ___ 1006332 Journalism VI (H) * ____________ ___ 1006333 Journalism VII (H) * ____________

20. MATHEMATICS FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit 1 REQUIRED ___ 1200400 Intensive Math* ________________ ___ 1200310 Algebra I * ______________________ ___ 1200330 Algebra II * _____________________ ___ 1200500 Advanced Alg. w/Financial Apps * ___ ___ 1206300 Informal Geometry * _____________ ___ 1206310 Geometry * _____________________ ___ 1211300/1206330 Trig/An Geometry (H) *________ ___ 1202340 Pre-Calculus (H) * _________________ ___ 1202300 Calculus (H) * ___________________ ___ 1202310 AP Calculus AB # ___ 1202320 AP Calculus BC # ___ 1210300 Prob. Stat. w/Applications (H) * _____ ___ 1210320 AP Statistics # ___ 1298310 Advanced Topics in Math* _________

21. SCIENCE FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit 1 REQUIRED ___ 2001310 Earth / Space Science ___ 2001320 Earth / Space Science (H) *______ ___ 2000310 Biology I * ___________________ ___ 2000320 Biology I (H) * ________________ ___ 2000340 AP Biology # ___ 2000360 Anatomy & Physiology (H)* ______ ___ 2003340 Chemistry I * __________________ ___ 2003350 Chemistry I (H)* _______________ ___ 2003370 AP Chemistry # ___ 2003390 Physics (H) * __________________ ___ 2003420 AP Physics B# ___ 2001340 Environmental Science ___ 2001380 AP Environmental Science # ___ 2002510 Marine Science (H) * ____________

22. SOCIAL STUDIES FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit 1 REQUIRED ___ 2102310/6310 Economics/U.S. Government ___ 2102320/6320 Economics (H)*___________________ and American Government (H) * _____ ___ 2106420/2370 AP U.S. Government # and AP Macroecon. # ___ 2102320/6420 Economics (H) * __________________ and AP U.S. Government # ELECTIVES ___ 2100310 American History ___ 2100320 American History (H) * ________________ ___ 2100330 AP American History # ___ 2109310 World History ___ 2109320 World History (H) * ___________________ ___ 2109420 AP World History # ___ 2103400 AP Human Geography # ___ 2109380 AP European History # ___ 2107300/8300 Psychology/Sociology ___ 2107350 AP Psychology # ___ 2109330/0340 African Hist./African American Hist.

23. BIOTECHNOLOGY ACADEMY REGISTRATION BIOTECHNOLOGY FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 CREDIT REQUIRED ___0000000 Biotech IV*(H)______ ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY REGISTRATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 CREDIT REQUIRED ___ 8203310 Accounting I ___ 8203330 Accounting III (H) * ________________ ___ 8827120 Marketing Applications ___ 8215130 Legal Aspects of Business (H) _______ ___ 8827130 Marketing Management (H)* _______ ___ 0005110 Financial Operations (H)* __________ (8815110) ___ 0002000 Business Ownership (H) * __________ (8812000) GILDER LEHRMAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND LAW ACADEMY REG. GL AMER. HIST & LAW FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 CREDIT REQUIRED ___ 2100480 Visions/Counter-visions (H) * __________ TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTEFULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit ___ 8405120 Early Childhood Ed II * __________ ___ 8503213 Early Childhood Ed III (H) * ______ ___ 8503214 Early Childhood Ed IV (H) * ______ ___ 8500170 School Age Cert Train I * ________ ___ 8500175 School Age Cert Train II *________ ___ 8500180 School Age Cert Train III (H )*_____ ___ 8500365 Family HME Cons

24. 12th GRADE ADDITIONAL COURSES • Pg.3 • Place a check () to the left of your primary requests to equal 3 credits. • Alternate courses must be requested in case primary requests cannot be granted. • Place an “A” to the left of alternate requests to equal 3 credits in your order of preference (A1, A2, A3, etc.).

25. WORLD LANGUAGE FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit ___ 0701320 French I *__________ ___ 0701330 French II *__________ ___ 0701340 French III (H) *_______ ___ 0701350 French IV (H)*_______ ___ 0708340 Spanish I *__________ ___ 0708350 Spanish II *_________ ___ 0708360 Spanish III (H) *______ ___ 0709310 Spanish Speakers II * ___ ___ 0709320 Span Speak III (H) *____ ___ 0708370 Spanish IV (H) *________ ___ 0708400 AP Spanish Language # ___ 0708410 AP Spanish Literature # ___ 0717300 Am Sign Language I *____ ___ 0717310 Am Sign Language II *____ ___ 0717312 Am Sign Language III (H)*__ ___ 0717314 Am Sign Language IV (H)*__ ___ 0711300 Chinese I *___________ ___ 0711310 Chinese II *__________ ___ 0711320 Chinese III (H) *_______ ___ 0711330 Chinese IV (H) *_______ ___ 0711340 AP Chinese # _________ CAREER EDUCATION ___ 8303010 DCT Career Tech I * _____ ___ 8303020 DCT Career Tech II * _____ ___ 8303030 Div. Career Tech Mgmt H)*__ ___ 8300410 Div. Career Tech OJT _____ (Periods 5, 6, 7) BUSINESS (For Non-Academy Students) FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit ___ 8827120 Mark App. ____________ ___ 8827130 Mark Mgmt (H) *_______ ___ 8812000 Business Owner (H) *_____ ___ 8815110 Financial Operations (H) __ ___ 8203310 Accounting I ___ 8203330 Accounting III (H) *_____ ___ 8215130 Leg. Aspects of Bus. (H)__

26. PERFORMING / FINE ARTS FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit ___ 0101300 Art/2D Comp. ___ 0101310 Art/2D Comp. II *__________ ___ 0102300 Ceramics/Pottery I ___ 0102310 Ceramics/Pottery II *_______­­ ___ 0102320 Ceramics/Pottery II (H) *____ ___ 0100300 AP Art History # ___ 0104300 AP Art-Draw Portfolio #*____ ___ 0104320 Draw & Paint I ___ 0107300 Jewelry I ___ 0107310 Jewelry II *_______________ ___0109310 Portfolio I *_______________ ___0109320 Portfolio II (H) ___0109330 Portfolio III (H) _____ ___1302330 Symph. Band Per 5 (H) *____ ___ 1302340 Wind Ensemble Per 6 (H) * __ ___ 1305330 Percussion/Guard Per 7 * ___ ___1302500 Jazz Ensemble I _______ ___1302510 Jazz Ensemble II ______ ___1302520 Jazz Ensemble III (H) *_____ ___1302530 Jazz Ensemble IV (H) *_____ ___ 1301360 Keyboarding I (Beg. Piano) ___1300300 Music Theory ___1303300 Chorus I ___1007300 Speech I ___ 1007310 Speech 2 ___1303420 Vocal Techniques III (H) (Women’s Show Choir) ___1303430 Vocal Techniques IV (H) (Women’s Show Choir) ___1303450 Vocal Ensemble II (H) *_____ ___1303460 Vocal Ensemble III H) *_____ ___1303470 Vocal Ensemble IV H) *_____ ___0400310 Drama I ___ 0400320 Drama II ___0400330 Drama III (H) *____________ ___0400340 Drama IV (H *_____________ ___0400400 Acting IV (H) *____________ ___0400430 Stagecraft III (H) *_________ ___0400440 Stagecraft IV (H)* _________ ___ 0400470 Comp. Theatre III (H) *____ ___0400480 Comp. Theatre IV (H) * ___

27. PHYSICAL EDUCATION FULL COURSE = 1 credit ___1501340/50 Beg. Weight / Int. Weight ___1501360 Adv. Weight Training *______ ___1502300/10 Beg. Gym / Int. Gym (Baseball) ___1502410/70 Ind. Dual Sports I / Rec ___1502480/500 Out. Ed.Adv.BB/Sports Off* ___1503310/2480 Basketball / Out. Ed. Adv. BB ___1503350/60 Team Sports I/ Team Sp II ___1504500/10 Beg. Tennis / Int. Tennis ___1504520 Adv. Tennis ___1505500/10 Beg. Volleyball /Int. VB ___1506320 Health Opportunities Through PE (HOPE) OTHER COURSES __ 1100334 TV Production VIII *_____ ___ 6543210 Student Aide (no credit) (3.0 GPA) ___ 0000156 Senior Privilege (2.0 GPA, 20 credits req.) ___ 0000141 Dual Enrollment COMPUTER EDUCATION FULL YEAR COURSE = 1 credit ___ 0200320 AP Computer Science ___ 0200360 Emergent Comp. Tech (H) *___ ___ 0201300 Programming I C++ *______ ___ 0201310 Programming II (H )*______ ___ 8207110 Web Design I *__________ ___ 8207120 Web Design II (H) *________ ___ 8207130 Web Design III (H) *_______ ___ 8207140 Web Design IV (H)* _______ ___ 8209510 Digital Design I ___ 8209520 Digital Design II

28. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND COMPLETE THE SECTION BELOW. COURSE REQUEST POLICY: In completing course request forms, parents should consider high school graduation requirements. Course selection requests will be honored to the extent scheduling constraints permit. Students will be expected to put forth maximum effort towards succeeding in each class and to remain enrolled for the duration of each class. In the event that the student, parent, and teacher agree that the student is putting forth maximum effort and success is not obtainable, the parent should schedule an appointment with the guidance counselor to review scheduling options. Schedule adjustments are made only during the first two weeks of each semester. Your signature below indicates that you understand and intend to abide by this policy. Is the student an ESE student? YES______ NO_____ Is the IEP included? YES_____ NO_____ _____________________________________ ________________________________ _______________________ Student’s Signature Date Parent/Guardian’s Signature Date Counselor Date ______________________ ________________________ ___________________ Home Phone Number Work Phone Number Data Staff Initials Date

29. Return the completed form to your Math teacher by Monday, March 12th!