Session 3

During sessions #1 and #2, you should have selected your English and social courses for next year.
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By taking Articulated College Credit
(Tech Prep) courses, students can earn high school credits as well as college credits
ACC (Tech Prep) Courses offered at
CIHS are listed on page five of the registration guide
For additional information, you may meet with the Career Center staff
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CIHS Articulated College
Credit Trivia!!
How does my post-secondary school know that I have earned Articulated College
Credits in high school?
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Keep the certificate(s) in a safe place until you are ready to register for college
Bring the certificate to one of the colleges listed on pg 5 and enroll in a career program or major
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Certain tests may help with your preparation for college?
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ACT – All juniors are required to take this assessment as per State mandate on April 28,
2015.
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PSAT – Is usually taken the fall of the 11 th grade year. Practice test for the SAT/ACT
(Oct)
Stop by the Career Center for more info
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Additional details about college planning, college visits and applying to colleges is available on pages 63-74 of your registration guide.
Information about college and career planning can also be found in the Career Center.
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Seven or eight Credits of Math are required for students graduating in 2015 or later (This depends on course sequence).
Math Teachers will recommend the correct math course for 9 th and 10 th graders.
Current 11 th graders who have successfully completed Algebra 3 or higher may pre-register for next math course under elective requests.
Some 4 year colleges will want to see 4 years of math. Students may want to consider having 4 years of math and science (Careers: Health Care,
Engineering, etc.)
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What to do if you failed Math classes in the past:
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Seven or eight credits of math are required for graduation
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If you failed a math course, you must retake it in next year’s schedule
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If you failed only the “B” portion of a math course, it is recommended you retake both the “A” and “B” portion
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Science courses by grade:
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Most students take…
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Grade 9 –Integrated Science A & B
* Students must pass Integrated Science A&B – as it is a pre req for future science courses
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Grade 10 – Biology A & B or
Basic Biology A & B or
College Biology A & B (taken in 11 th or 12 th grade with counselor permission)
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Grade 11/12 – Two additional credits of science are required for graduation
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Basic Biology is not recommended for students planning on attending a two or four year college.
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Review Science course descriptions
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Choose your next year Science classes.
Record your choices on the colored preregistration sheet.
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What to do if you failed Science classes in the past:
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Integrated Science A & B and Biology A & B or
Basic Biology A & B or College Biology A & B are required for graduation.
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If Integrated Science A and/or Integrated
Science B or Biology A and/or B or Basic
Biology A and/or B was failed, you must retake it in next year’s schedule
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Choose your Grade 10 Physical
Education class:
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If you took PE 9 , register for
PE 10
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9 th and 10 th grade PE are required for graduation. If you failed PE, register for it again in the elective portion of your pre-registration form.
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Choose your science courses
Select your math courses based on your math teacher’s recommendation
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11 th grade students can select math courses and list under elective options
9 th grade students should have selected their
10 th grade PE course
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Students should register for 15 credits.
Students wanting to repeat a course must meet with their counselor for prior approval.
Students must register for the “A” and “B” part of courses.
It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that all graduation requirements are met.
If in doubt, ask your counselor.
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Questions??
Ms. Christofferson, Counselor (A-G)
Ms. Choyke, Counselor (H-O)
Ms. Johnson, Counselor (P-Z)
Your Directed
Study Teacher

If you plan to bring your group to a computer lab during directed study on Thursday, Friday, or
Monday to register online, you may want to go through the registration instructions on the
Session #4 PowerPoint today.
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To end slide show, right click and select ”End Show”
To enjoy more trivia questions, continue advancing to the next slides
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What do you call a twodimensional surface that only has one side?
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One ounce of gold can also be stretched into a wire 50 miles long
To learn more about other elements and all things science, consider one of the CIHS Science classes such as…
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What Greek math whiz noticed that the morning star and evening star were one and the same, in 530 B.C.?
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CIHS General Trivia!!
How many gallons of water must the average cow drink to produce one gallon of milk?
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To produce one gallon of gasoline, six gallons of water are needed.
If you think that’s a lot, it takes
1,400 gallons of water to produce a meal of a quarter-pound hamburger, fries and soda. (Think production of materials)
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