Curriculum Fair
Class of 2017
Lake Norman High School
Agenda
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Show Choir Presentation
Welcome
Blue Ribbon Video
Registration Packets
Registration Card
Layout for this evening.
Registration Packets
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Career Cruiser (BMS/LMS/TMS)
Registration Card (worksheet)
Sample flow-chart for course sequence
(note change in SS sequence)
Summer Camp Intent Form
Comment Card
PTSA Information Card
Graduation Requirements
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English- 4 credits
Mathematics- 4 credits
Science- 3 credits
Social Studies- 4 credits
World Languages-not required for HS Graduation
but 2 credit min. for UNC system college
admission
Heath and PE- 1 credit
12 Elective credits- some specific combinations
Total 28 credits
Career Cruising
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Sign-in information (BMS/LMS/TMS)
Teacher Rec’s noted with a gray star and
are LOCKED- Waiver Form/Option Verification Form
sent to Middle School in spring
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Course descriptions available by course
Elective/Alternate options can be entered
Registration Card (worksheet)
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Core Courses Offered
Health/PE already selected
Select 3 other electives on left side
Select 4 Alternates on the right side
(in order
of preference A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4)
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When complete you will have:
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primary courses selected
(including PE)
 4 alternate courses
 We run 4 – 90 minute blocks a
day per semester.
Special Notices
• One course will last all year:
• Band I Fall and Band I Spring
• Must be taken together - check both boxes
• Students interested in taking AP science classes their Junior
and Senior year may take Honors Biology as a freshmen. For
more information see your child’s Middle School Science
teacher for recommendations.
• It is recommended that students planning on taking AP World
History as a 10th grader should take Civics/Economics Honors.
Teacher recommendation is required.
Special Notices
• If students do NOT make proficient on their 8th grade EOG’s,
Administration reserves the right to make changes to
schedules as needed.
•Students in regular 8th grade math will be placed in a year-long
Integrated Math I (Math Foundations & Integrated I).
•Students in Integrated Math I in 8th grade will be
recommended for either Integrated Math II Academic or Honors
(semester long only).
•ONLY current 8th graders in Geometry Honors will be
recommended for Algebra II Honors.
•Integrated Math is the NEW COMMON-CORE
Alternate Course Selections
You must select four (4) alternate courses.
Alternate courses are used when your first-choice
electives are unavailable.
Be very careful in selecting your alternate courses
as they will be used when it is necessary to
accommodate your required courses.
Registration Process and Dates
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You can log into Career Cruiser at home to view your
teacher recommendations. Recommendations will be
noted with a star.
Course descriptions can be located in the 2013-2014
Curriculum Guide link located at the top of the ISS
website.
Students will make their elective and alternate
selections directly on the registration card located in
your packet.
Completed cards will be DUE Monday, March 11th at
your middle school.
***Students who do not meet the deadline will be assigned
electives and alternates by the High School***
Schedule Changes
You will have a chance to review your course
selections in April when Option Verification Forms
are sent home through your Middle School.
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Option Verification Forms (OVF)will need to be signed and
returned to the middle school.
Parents or Students requesting a course change can make
the change directly on the form.
Parents and students will be REQUIRED to sign the Course
Waiver on the back of the OVF if going against a teacher
recommendation. NO changes in rigor will be permitted
without a completed waiver form.
NO schedule changes will be granted AFTER the OVF/Waivers
are submitted, unless the student is missing a pre-requisite.
Summer Camp Information
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Summer camp :
 Allows you to meet other incoming 9th graders
 Find your way around the school
 Meet new teachers
 Engage in activities to prepare you for High School
 Be the first students to receive your schedule, even
before Seniors.
Summer Camp: Dates to be determined
Please turn completed forms to the labeled box
located in the commons.
Specific date and activity information will be provided
via email so please write legibly.
Comment Card
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Please take a moment before you
leave to fill out the yellow Comment
Card located in your registration
packet.
It will give us valuable information
in planning these events.
Please place these cards in the bins
located in the Commons Area on
your way out.
Closing
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We appreciate your attendance this
evening and we welcome you to the
Wildcat Family.
All departments are located throughout
the first floor to answer questions and
give guidance on course selections.
Counselors are set up outside the
Auditorium to provide assistance and
answer any questions you may have.