Lovejoy High School Registration
2014-2015
Class of 2018
Welcome
Class of 2018
LHS Counseling Staff
 Amanda Breeden (A-F)
 Lissa Testa (G-M)
 Lance Hendrick (N-Z)
 Addison Snyder (A-K) College & Career
 Randy Trevino (L-Z) College & Career
Freshman Year At LHS
Freshman Orientation will be held in mid-August
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Freshman Essentials
 Get Involved
 Communicate with teachers
 Organizational skills
 Freshman year counts
 Non Cognitive Skills
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.
House Bill 5 Information
 The current graduation requirements allow a student
to earn at least 3 endorsements
 STEM
 Multi-Disciplinary
 Art & Humanities
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
Current Credit Requirements
Subject
English (I, II, III, IV)
Math (algebra I, II, geometry, and an additional course)
Science (biology, chemistry, physics, and a fourth year)
Credits
Required
4
4
4
Social Studies (world geography, world history, US history,
Government/Economics)
Language Other than English (LOTE) (3 years encouraged)
PE
Health
Speech
Technology
Fine Arts
Electives (4 if only 2 years of LOTE)
4
3
1
0.5
0.5
1
1
3
Total
26
Current Credit Requirements
 8 periods a day
 32 periods total over 4 years
 Plenty of time to take all that you need and want
English
9th Grade Options
PreAP English I
PreAP/GT English I
*All English courses require summer reading.
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.
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.
Science
9th Grade Options
PreAP Biology
PreAP/GT Biology
Social Studies
9th Grade Options
PreAP World Geography
AP Human Geography*
AP GT Human Geography*
*There will be a summer assignment.
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.
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
Technology
Required
1.0 Credit
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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)
Fine Arts
Required
1.0 credit
Same course
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Options
Band/Jazz Band
Orchestra
Choir
Theater/Tech Theater
Dance/Majestics
 Predance for Majestics
 Art
 AP Music Theory
 AP Art History
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)
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
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.
Elective Sequence
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Suggested Class Schedule
 English I
 Math
 Biology
 World Geography
 Health/Speech
 Foreign Language
 Athletics
 Fine Art or Technology
Sample 4 year schedule (2 fine arts)
9th
10th
11th
12th
English I
English 2
English 3
English 4
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra II
Pre-Cal
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
4th science
W. Geography
W. History
US History
Govt/Econ
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Elective
Theater
Theater
Theater
Theater
Choir
Choir
Choir
Choir
PE
Speech/Health
Technology
Elective
Sample 4 year schedule (1 Athletic and
1 fine art all 4 years)
9th
10th
11th
12th
English I
English 2
English 3
English 4
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra II
Pre-Cal
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
4th science
W. Geography
W. History
US History
Govt/Econ
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Speech/Health
Band
Band
Band
Band
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball
Elective
Technology
Elective
Elective
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
Tier 1 – All AP
Classes
Tier 2 – All Pre-AP
Classes
Tier 3 – All other
courses
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.
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Off Campus PE
Correspondence Classes
Summer School
Dual Credit Classes
ASC or CAT classes
Math Labs
Exclusions
 Possible exclusions
 Electives
 Fine Arts
 Technology
 LOTE
 5th math or science class
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
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!!!!!