Lovejoy High School
Registration 2013-2014
Class of 2017
LHS Counseling Staff
Amanda Breeden
 Amanda_breeden@lovejoyisd.net
 469-742-8713
 Lance Hendrick
 Lance_hendrick@lovejoyisd.net
 469-742-8714
 Lissa Testa
 Lissa_Testa@lovejoyisd.net
 469-742-8709
 Jeannie Walls – College & Career
 Clark Mitchell – College & Career
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Freshman Year At LHS
Freshman Orientation
will be held in mid-August
 Freshman
Success
 Positives
 Involvement
 New Experiences
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Freshman Challenges
 Communicate with teachers
 Organizational skills
 Freshman year counts
Graduation Requirements
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26 credits required for graduation –
Recommended or Distinguished Diploma
 What
is a credit?
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Successful completion STAAR/EOC tests
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Senior Project
Graduation Plans – Side by Side
Recommended
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Lovejoy Leadership
Health
Fine Art
Physical Education
Technology
Foreign Language
Additional Electives
TOTAL CREDITS
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
26
*Most colleges recommend 3 years of foreign language.
***The Distinguished Plan requires 4 advanced measures.
Distinguished
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0*
3.0
26
Distinguished Achievement Diploma (DAP)
What is an Advanced Measure?
A student needs any 4 of the following:
 A Junior year PSAT score that designates them as
commended or higher
 A score of 3 or higher on an AP test (each score is one
advanced measure)
 A college academic course and Tech Prep articulated
college course with a grade of 3.0 or higher (each 3.0 is
one advanced measure)
 An original research project judged by a panel of
professionals in the field (only 2 projects can be used
and the senior project would qualify as one)
 Class of 2015 and on – need a level III rating on
Alg 2 EOC and English III EOC
GPA
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GPA tables – pg 14 of the course guide
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Guide\20122013\Course Guide 2012-2013 - Final
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 Rank GPA vs Official GPA
Exclusions
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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.
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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
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Possible exclusions
 Electives
 Fine
Arts
 Technology
 LOTE
 5th math or science class
Exclusions – Class of 2017
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Timeline
 First
Time – June 2016
 Both
Rank and Official GPA
 Second
 Both
 Third
Time – January 2017
Rank and Official GPA
Time – After the 5th six weeks 2017
 Rank
GPA only (this locks the rank for graduation)
 Fourth
Time – June 2017
 Official
GPA only for final transcript
English
9th Grade Options
PreAP English I
PreAP/GT English I
*All English courses require summer reading.
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.
*Double Block options are
available in most math
classes.
Math Options
PreAP Algebra I
PreAP Geometry
PreAP Algebra II
PreAP/GT Algebra II
PreAP Pre-Calculus
PreAP/GT Pre-Calculus
AP or AP/GT Calculus AB
AP or AP/GT Calculus BC
AP or AP/GT Statistics
AP Computer Science
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
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* Math labs and/or double-block options are
available.
Science
9th Grade Options
PreAP Biology
PreAP/GT Biology
Social Studies
9th Grade Options
PreAP World Geography
PreAP/GT World Geography
AP Human Geography**
**new course
AP Human Geography
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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
DAP
3 credits of the
same
Recommended
2 credits of the
same
Options
Spanish I, II, III, IV, AP Spanish
Language, AP Spanish Lit.
 French I, II, III, and AP French
Language (IV)
 Chinese I, II, III, IV
 *American Sign Language I, II, III
and IV
*Consult prospective colleges to learn
if ASL meets FL requirements
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Technology
Required
1.0 Credit
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
Options
 Band/Jazz Band
 Orchestra
 Choir
 Theater/Tech Theater
 Dance/Majestics
 Art
 AP Music Theory
 AP Art History
Physical Education
Required
1.0 credit
Options
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Athletics
Athletic Training
PE Foundations
Individual Sports
Team Sports
Fall Band, Drill Team,
Colorguard
Cheerleading
Off Campus PE* (must fill
out packet)
Elective Options
Business Classes
 Health Science Classes
 Agriculture Classes (as alternate only)
 Architecture
 Education and Training Classes
 Human Service Classes
 Journalism
 Engineering Classes
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Suggested Class Schedule
English I
 Math
 Biology
 World Geography
 Health/Lovejoy Leadership
 Foreign Language
 Athletics
 Fine Art or Technology
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Four Year Plan
Freshman Year (9th Grade)
Pre-AP English I
Pre-AP/GT English I
Pre-AP Algebra I
Pre-AP Geometry
Pre-AP Algebra II
Pre-AP/GT Algebra II
Pre-AP Pre-Calculus
Pre-AP/GT Pre-Calculus
Sophomore Year (10th Grade)
Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP GT English II
Pre-AP Geometry
Pre-AP Algebra II
Pre-AP Pre-Calculus
Pre-AP/GT Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus AB AP/GT Calculus AB
Pre-AP Chemistry I
Pre-AP/GT Chemistry I
Pre-AP Biology I
Pre-AP/GT Biology I
Pre-AP World History
AP World History
AP/GT World History
Pre-AP World Geography
Pre-AP/GT World Geography
Additional Required Courses / Electives
Lovejoy Leadership (Required 9th Grade) and Health
Elective (Foreign Language Recommended)
Elective (Foreign Language Recommended)
Elective (PE/Athletic Recommended)
Elective (PE/Athletic Recommended)
Elective (Fine Art or Technology Application
Recommended)
Elective
Elective (Fine Art or Technology Application
Recommended)
Health
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Summer School Options
 Texas
Tech ISD
 Allen ISD Summer School
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Can take Principles of Health Science for a
full year
Lovejoy Leadership
AKA - Communication Applications
 Debate 1 will fulfill this credit
 Summer School Options
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 Texas
Tech online
 Allen ISD Summer School
Course Guide and Presentations
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Course Guide
Go to the school website:
http://lhs.lovejoyisd.net/
Go to Academics and
Schedules
Select Course Guide
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Presentations and
Registration Card
Go to the school website:
http://lhs.lovejoyisd.net/
Go to Departments
Select Guidance and
Counseling
Showcase
Monday, February 4th 6:00-8:00 at LHS
Athletics
 Electives
 Fine Arts
 Technology
 GT Presentation
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 6:30
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in the Lecture Hall
AP informational meeting
 7:00
in the Library
8th Grade Registration Timeline
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Monday, February 4 - Spring Showcase (for 8th -11th grade students
and parents) 6:00 PM @ LHS Cafeteria.
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Friday, February 15 – Return cards, with parent signature, to your
science teacher. You may turn them in earlier.
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Monday, February 18 - Computer lab registration with LHS Counselors
at SCMS
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Late-Spring - Course Verification Sheets will be mailed home—this is the
last chance to make changes if needed to the 9th grade schedule.
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No schedule changes until school starts in
August!!!!!