Course Selection and
Scheduling Information
General Information
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Students must take between 5.00 and 6.00 units of credits each school
year to ensure meeting the requirement of 21.5 credits necessary for
graduation.
Both required and elective courses must equal the 21.5 credit count.
Students are strongly encouraged to take additional credits each year.
Recommended maximum credits per year are 6.00.
Students who are involved in athletics are responsible for checking
that they are scheduled for at least five credits each semester
To achieve sophomore, junior, or senior class standing and be placed in the
corresponding homeroom, students should have earned the minimum number
of credits indicated below:
Sophomore Class 5 credits accumulated
Junior Class
10 credits accumulated
Senior Class
15 credits accumulated
Graduation Requirements
Class of 2014 and beyond
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4 English
3 Social Studies – Am. Hist. and Gov
4 Math (Alg.II or equivalent)
3 Science – 1 physical and biological*
½ credit of each - Computer Science, Health, and
PE.**
• 6 elective credits***
EVERYTHING COUNTS!!
• If you fail a required course, you
MUST re-take it in summer school,
or you may not graduate on time. You
must PASS 4 years of English and
Math. If you fail an elective, your
GPA is affected AND the credit will
need to be made up with another
class.
Eligibility for
Participation in Activities
• A student’s eligibility for participation shall be
based on his/her grade point average by the
immediately preceding grading period.
• To be eligible, a passing grade in five
subjects each semester is mandatory.
(For clarification, see your counselor).
Schedule Change
Procedures
• Once school begins, schedule changes can only be made for
the following reasons:
• Missing a required subject,
• Scheduled for less than 5 credits,
• Missing a lunch,
• Short credits for eligibility,
• Short credits to meet graduation requirements if the
student is a senior,
• Medical necessity as verified by a physicians statement,
• Administrative decisions to balance class size and/or to
resolve schedule conflicts.
Instructional Options
• High Ability Courses – Do not carry a
weighted grade.
• Honors Courses – Weighted grades –
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A – 4.5
B – 3.5
C – 2.5
D – 1.0
E – 0 points
Instructional Options
Cont.
• Advanced Placement
• courses offer students the opportunity to do
college-level studies at the high school level.
Students may take the nationally administered AP
exam in May. A student who is successful on the
AP examination(s) and in the course(s) may
enter college with some college credits already
completed. Check specific school for
requirements
• AP courses carry a weighted grade.
Instructional Options
Cont.
• Post Secondary Enrollment (PSEO)/Dual Credit
• Earn college credit and high school graduation credit
at the same time
• Participation in the PSEO Program requires the
following:
– Attend PSEO Information Night program provided by
the district.
– At the PSEO Information Night, complete the Post
Secondary Enrollment Options “Intent to Participate”
and “Information Certification” forms and return by
March 30th.
Instructional Options
Cont.
• PSEO/Dual Credit continued:
• Meetings scheduled:
– South –February 6, 2013
– North –February 13, 2013
– Every new and current PSEO student
must attend a meeting
– More information on Dual Credit on
pages 52-54
Business Courses
• Personal Finance I and II
• Keyboarding
• BCIT
Computer Courses
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Computer Science I* and II
HTML
Programming
One semester, ½ credit in Computer Science is
required for graduation.
• *Computer Science I is a prerequisite to enroll in all
other computer course offerings
English Courses
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English I,II,III,IV
English HO and AP
Electives: Publications, Speech
4 credits of English required for
graduation
Family and Consumer
Sciences
• Creative Cook
• Food for Fitness
Fine Arts - Music
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Mixed Choir
Concert Choir **
Exploring Art and Music
Symphonic Band
Wind Symphony**
**Auditions and Permission required
for some Wind, and concert choir
Fine Arts - Art
• Art I
• Ceramics I and II
• Exploring Music and Art
Foreign Languages
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French
Spanish
German
2 years recommended for college
entrance
Physical Education
• P.E. I, II
• Two semester, ½ credit total in Physical Education is
required for graduation.
• Beginning with the class of 2014 student may
substitute P.E. if participating in athletics, marching
band, or cheerleading. Must Participate in two seasons
of a sport in order to get out of 2 PE courses
Industrial Arts
• Wood Tech, Power Tech
• Drafting
• Indoor and Outdoor Home
Maintenance and Repair
Math
• Integrated I
• Algebra I, Geometry
• Honors and AP classes
Science
• Integrated Science 9 or HA
• Honors Biology with application only.
Must be accepted
Social Studies
• Integrated Social Studies
• HA and AP
Criteria for High Ability and
Honors classes
In order for you to be recommended for an HA or
Honors class, you need more than the teacher
recommendation.
The other criteria that were used were:
*Reading OAA scores-Advanced or Accelerated
*Math OAA scores-Advanced
MAP scores
Placement Tests
*OAA scores were also used for
Science and Social Studies classes
Career –Tech Programs
• See page 39-51 for a complete list of
programs
• For juniors and seniors
• Two-year programs
• Must apply by February 1st
Extra-curricular
Activities listed on page
46
Clubs and Sports
STUDENT PLANNING
DOCUMENTS
• The following documents should be completed
by each student, with the support of
parents/guardians and a Guidance Counselor.
Each student is encouraged to complete these
forms in pencil, as they are intended to be
organic documents which grow or adjust as a
student progresses through school. An
electronic version of these documents is also
available on the district website:
www.weschools.org
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Grade Orientation
• South High School – Thursday,
February 8th
• North High School – Wednesday,
February 13th
How to fill out your 9th
grade selection sheet
If and only if an Honors or HA class is highlighted are you allowed to
take the course.
The classes that you have been recommended for are highlighted on you
paper.
IF you have an Honor or HA classes highlighted, then that is
the class that has been recommended for you. HOWEVER, you
DO NOT have to take that class. If you DO NOT want the HA
or Honors class, you MUST circle the class that you want to be
scheduled for.
Electives
You need 2 CREDITS worth of classes for you electives.
REMEMBER, 2 credits does not necessarily mean 2 classes.
1 credit = means the class meets everyday, all year long
½ credit = means the class meets everyday for ½ the year (one
semester)
PE is the exception. It is ¼ credit, but it meets everyday for
one semester.
CHOOSE 2 CREDITS!!! NOT 1 ½ ,3,4…….CHOOSE 2 CREDITS!
SOME students completed PE 9 and 10. Those
students may choose 2 ½ credits, as marked on the
sheet.
SOME students completed CS 1. Comp Sci 2 has been
highlighted on the sheet. You may CHOOSE to take
that class, but do not have to.
QUESTIONS?????