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Lovejoy High School Registration 2014-2015

Lovejoy High School Registration 2014-2015. Class of 2018. LHS Counseling Staff. Welcome Class of 2018. Amanda Breeden (A-F) Lissa Testa (G-M) Lance Hendrick (N-Z) Addison Snyder (A-K) College & Career Randy Trevino (L-Z) College & Career.

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Lovejoy High School Registration 2014-2015

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  1. Lovejoy High School Registration 2014-2015 Class of 2018

  2. LHS Counseling Staff Welcome Class of 2018 • Amanda Breeden (A-F) • Lissa Testa (G-M) • Lance Hendrick (N-Z) • Addison Snyder (A-K) College & Career • Randy Trevino (L-Z) College & Career

  3. Freshman Year At LHSFreshman Orientation will be held in mid-August • Freshman Essentials • Get Involved • Communicate with teachers • Organizational skills • Freshman year counts • Non Cognitive Skills

  4. House Bill 5 Information • Intent • What do we know • Students will be required choose and endorsement area from the following • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) • Business & Industry • Arts & Humanities • Public Services • Multi-Disciplinary • Lovejoy ISD will be defining which endorsements will be available and which courses will satisfy requirements for each endorsement.

  5. House Bill 5 Information • The current graduation requirements allow a student to earn at least 3 endorsements • STEM • Multi-Disciplinary • Art & Humanities

  6. Graduation Requirements • 26 credits required for graduation • What is a credit? • Credits available at WSMS • Spanish 1 • Algebra 1 • Geometry • BIM • GTT • Successful completion STAAR/EOC tests • English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, US History • Senior Project

  7. Current Credit Requirements

  8. Current Credit Requirements • 8 periods a day • 32 periods total over 4 years • Plenty of time to take all that you need and want

  9. English 9th Grade Options PreAP English I PreAP/GT English I *All English courses require summer reading.

  10. Math Sequence • Math taken 8th grade • Math 8 Pre-AP  Pre-AP Algebra I • Pre-AP Algebra 1  Pre-AP Geometry • Pre-AP/GT Geometry  Pre-AP or Pre-AP/GT Algebra II • Math labs and/or double-block options are available per teacher recommendation. • The math placement has been printed on each student’s registration card.

  11. Math Required to Graduate Algebra I Geometry Algebra II 4th year of math *All students are expected to continue with math through their senior year. 4th Math Options PreAP Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science Dual Credit College Algebra and Statistics *There are GT options available.

  12. Science 9th Grade Options PreAP Biology PreAP/GT Biology

  13. Social Studies 9th Grade Options PreAP World Geography AP Human Geography* AP GT Human Geography* *There will be a summer assignment.

  14. AP Human Geography • Prerequisites: none • Tier 1 • 1.0 credit • The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.

  15. Foreign Languages • Spanish I, II, III, IV, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Lit. • French I, II, III, and AP French Language (IV) • Chinese I, II, III • *American Sign Language I, II, III and IV *Consult prospective colleges to learn if ASL meets FL requirements

  16. Technology Required 1.0 Credit Options • Pre-AP Computer Science • AP Computer Science A • Business Information Management • Digital and Interactive Media • Animation • Web Technologies • Mobile Apps Development • Video Technology • Any PLTW course (Engineering) • Journalism courses (including Newspaper, Yearbook, Magazine, Broadcast, and Photojournalism)

  17. Fine Arts Required 1.0 credit Same course Options • Band/Jazz Band • Orchestra • Choir • Theater/Tech Theater • Dance/Majestics • Predance for Majestics • Art • AP Music Theory • AP Art History

  18. Physical Education Required 1.0 credit Options • Athletics • Athletic Training • PE Foundations • Team Sports • Fall Band, Majestics, Colorguard • Cheerleading • Off Campus PE* (must fill out packet)

  19. Other requirements Speech (Lovejoy Leadership) • .5 credit • Debate I (1.0) can fulfill speech credit. Health • .5 credit • Principles of Health Science (1.0) can fulfill health credit

  20. Elective Options • Business Classes • Health Science Classes • Education and Training Classes • Journalism • Engineering Classes • Agriculture Classes (as alternate only) • CAT is not an elective option.

  21. Elective Sequence • \\File04\share\Counselors-LHS\Registration\Elective Course Options\Sequence of Elective Courses with out marketing.docx

  22. Suggested Class Schedule • English I • Math • Biology • World Geography • Health/Speech • Foreign Language • Athletics • Fine Art or Technology

  23. Sample 4 year schedule (2 fine arts)

  24. Sample 4 year schedule (1 Athletic and 1 fine art all 4 years)

  25. GPA Information • Top 10% rule (Public State Universities) • Automatic Admission • (UT and A&M – top 7-8%) • GPA vs Rigor • GPA tables – pg 14 of the course guide • Rank GPA vs Official GPA

  26. Tier 1 – All AP Classes Tier 2 – All Pre-AP Classes Tier 3 – All other courses

  27. Exclusions • Students must earn the 26 credits required for graduation. For each additional credit earned beyond the required 26, students may exclude a maximum of eight semester grades from his/her GPA calculation.Excluded grades may not include the required 26 credits. • Some classes are automatically excluded. • Off Campus PE • Correspondence Classes • Summer School • Dual Credit Classes • ASC or CAT classes • Math Labs

  28. Exclusions • Possible exclusions • Electives • Fine Arts • Technology • LOTE • 5th math or science class

  29. Exclusions Timeline • First Time – June after Junior Year • Both Rank and Official GPA • Second Time – January (end of first semester Senior Year) • Both Rank and Official GPA • Third Time – After the 5th six weeks Senior Year • Rank GPA only (this locks the rank for graduation) • Fourth Time – June after graduation • Official GPA only for final transcript

  30. Dates to Remember Friday, April 25- Computer lab registration with LHS Counselors at WSMS (bring completed card with you to your science class) • Late May - Course Verification Sheets will be mailed home—this is the last chance to make changes if needed to the 9th grade schedule. • No schedule changes until school starts in August!!!!!

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