RISING SENIOR
COURSE SELECTION
Spanish River Community High School
March 5, 2012
Guidance Department
MEET THE COUNSELORS
• A-F
Mrs. Freedman
• G-Li
Mrs. Loyacona
(and ESE Students)
• Lo-Se
Ms. Towers
• Sh-Z
Mrs. Barry
Guidance Coordinator
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
FCAT
Reading
Math
300 passing score required
Grade Point Average
(GPA)
2.0 GPA in all credits
attempted for Graduation
Many colleges require 3.0
and higher for admission
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 OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE MUST BE TURNED IN
BEFORE DEC. 1 SENIOR YEAR
College Admissions Criteria
• Algebra 2 and higher
• 2 sequential years of the same
foreign language
• 3.0 GPA
THESE ARE MINIMUMS!
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
Scholastic Achievement Test
SAT
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 Testing
ACT
Verbal, Math, Reading, Science
Maximum Score 36 each section
Minimum requirement (including essay)
State Universities:
(Read 19, Math 19, Eng/Writing 18)
SAT and ACT DATES
• SAT DATE
• March 10
• May 5
• June 2
Register byFebruary10
April 6
May 8
• ACT DATE
• April 14
• June 9
Register byMarch 9
May 4
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
ePEP
(FACTS.org - ePersonal Education 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.
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
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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Course Selection
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2012 - 2013
SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
NAME__________________________________________
Last
First
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12TH GRADE COURSE REQUEST
STUDENT #______________
Mi
DATE__________
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
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) * ____________
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* _________
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) * ____________
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.
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 INSTITUTE FULL 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
12th GRADE ADDITIONAL COURSES
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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.).
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 # _________
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)__
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)
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) * ___
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)
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
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
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_____
_____________________________________
Student’s Signature
______________________
Home Phone Number
Date
Is the IEP included? YES_____ NO_____
________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Signature
Date
_______________________
Counselor
Date
________________________ ___________________
Work Phone Number
Data Staff Initials
Date
Return the completed form to
your Math teacher by
Monday,
th
March 12 !