Denver School of the Arts
Choice of Studies
Juniors 2014-2015
Name
Major
ID Number
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These are course choices available as of January 1, 2014. These classes will only be placed on the master schedule if enough students enroll. Classes listed on this sheet are
not a certainty. In addition, the final course offerings for the 2014-2015 school year are projected based on our current staffing and budget. Changes based on the actual
2014-2015 school budget could impact final course offerings. A reminder – you are selecting a course – not a teacher. Select the class that you want – not the teacher. If
we have multiple teachers teaching the same class, students will not have a choice as to which teacher they prefer. We will not make schedule changes because you did not
get the teacher you wanted. In addition, you are selecting a class – not a class period. You will not be able to adjust your schedule due to the period.
Honors vs non-honors classes: Many classes offer both an honors option as well as a regular option. For purposes of scheduling, we are placing our entire student body in
one section – the honors section – if an honors section is available. Students will have four weeks into each semester to make a choice of whether to take the class as a
regular class (based on a 4.0 scale) or as an honors class (based on a 5.2 scale). This will not affect their schedule, as all modifications to content and work load will be
made within the class.
Math questions often arise because students do not often follow the same track. The vast majority of our students will follow this math track: Algebra 1 freshmen year,
Geometry sophomore year, Algebra Advanced II junior year and Pre-Calculus or higher level equivalent math class senior year. If questions arise regarding math selection,
please discuss this with your current math teacher.
All DSA students must log in online, through student portal, between Friday, January 17, 2014 and Friday, February 7, 2014 at 12 noon. Directions for how to enter class
choices were demonstrated to the students at the January 17, 2014 grade level meetings. Students and parents will input class choices. Choices may be amended as many
times as desired from Jan 17 – Feb 7 at noon.
ALL STUDENT USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS were amended on Thursday, January 16 th to ensure that every student could get into the portal. Parent accounts were
not touched.
User name – six digit DPS ID number
Password –8 digit birthday
John Smith born on August 6, 1999 would be 08061999
All students must submit their classes online. No hard copies will be accepted. If a student does not have access to a computer at home, he/she may use a computer in
the counseling center to enter the classes.
Want to be a student assistant for a teacher? Since the master schedule isn’t built yet, you don’t know when you will have an open period. In May 2014 (when you can
make changes) you can add the assistantship. Assistantships in the main office, counseling office and library are full year assistantships. They may not be dropped first or
second semester for any reason.
You do NOT need to sign up for your major classes. We will load them for you.
On Monday, May 12th, all students will receive a hard copy of their 2014-2015 schedule.
Changes may be made from May 12, 2014-May 30, 2014 at noon.
No level changes/teacher changes/period changes/additions will be honored during the 14/15 school year.
All changes must be complete by Friday, May 30th at noon.
Students may only DROP classes in the fall. No classes may be ADDED. All students must have at least 6 classes in the fall.
MATH
04250 Algebra Adv 2 Honors S1_______
04255 Algebra Adv 2 Honors S2_______
must have completed Algebra I and Geometry
04404 PreCalc Honors S1_______
04406 PreCalc Honors S2_______
must have completed Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
04340 Probability and Statistics S1 _______
04341 Probability and Statistics S2 _______
must have completed Geometry
04391 AP Calculus AB S1 _______
04392 AP Calculus AB S2 _______
only if passed Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and PreCalc
04364 AP Statistics S1 _______
04366 AP Statistics S2 _______
only if passed Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and PreCalc
English elective credit
01251 DSA Humanities S1 _______
01252 DSA Humanities S2 _______
ENGLISH
Meets upper level writing requirement
01430 British Lit & Comp Honors S1 _______
01435 British Lit & Comp Honors S2 _______
01497 AP English Language S1 _______
01498 AP English Language S2 _______
01495 AP English Literature S1 _______
01496 AP English Literature S2 _______
01599 CU Succeed Language Arts (Literary Studies) S1 _______
$225 per semester
01603 CU Succeed Language Arts (Composition 2) S2 _______
$225 per semester
SOCIAL STUDIES
02560 AP European History S1 _______
02563 AP European History S2 _______
02758 AP World History S1 _______
02759 AP World History S2 _______
02685 Psychology S1 _______
02690 Psychology S2 _______
01225 African American Literature S1 _______
01590 Women’s Literature S2 _______
taken together as a one year course
01595 CM Understanding Modern Media S1 _______
01326 Writing About Film S2 _______
taken together as a one year course.
Mrs. McGrath
01455 English Seminar (Writing About Film) _______
This is a year long class
This class is actually the Writing About Film class. Because it is taught by two
different teachers, for the purposes of signing up, we use a different name. This class
is taught by Mrs. Kohzadi and is a full year class. After the classes are selected and
class placements are made, this class name will change from English Seminar to
Writing About Film. This will be done after the May 30th deadline.
02640 World Religions in America Honors S1 _______
02552 AP US Govt/Politics S2_______
taken together as a one year course
02818 CU Succeeds SS (Environmental Politics) S1 _______
$225 per semester
02821 CU Succeeds SS (International Law and Indigenous Peoples) S2 _______
$225 per semester
03598 CU Succeeds (Survey of Art History) S1 _______
$225 per semester
03599 CU Succeeds (Survey of Art History) S2 _______
$225 per semester
After Choice of Studies is complete, the official class name will be
changed to “CU Succeeds SS”
02486 Civics Honors S1_______
02575 Economics S2_______
taken together as a one year course
SCIENCE
03600 Chemistry Honors S1_______
03605 Chemistry Honors S2_______
03610 AP Biology S1 _______
03611 AP Biology S2 _______
03618 AP Physics 1 S1 _______
03619 AP Physics 1 S2 _______
03710 Physics Honors S1 _______
03715 Physics Honors S2 _______
03537 Astronomy Honors S1 _______
03538 Astronomy Honors S2 _______
03495 Marine Biology Honors S1 _______
03500 Marine Biology Honors S2 _______
03728 Anatomy and Physiology Honors S1 _______
03729 Anatomy and Physiology Honors S2 _______
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
04655 French 2 S1 _______
04657 French 2 S2 _______
04660 French 3 Honors S1 _______
04662 French 3 Honors S2 _______
04665 French 4 Honors S1 _______
04667 French 4 Honors S2 _______
04765 Spanish 2 S1 _______
04767 Spanish 2 S2 _______
04770 Spanish 3 Honors S1 _______
04772 Spanish 3 Honors S2 _______
04775 Spanish 4 Honors S1 _______
04776 Spanish 4 Honors S2 _______
04784 AP Spanish Language S1 _______
04785 AP Spanish Language S2 _______
While foreign language is not a DPS graduation requirement, DSA suggests and
encourages all students to take at least two years of foreign language since most
colleges require at least 2 yrs of a foreign language as part of their entrance
requirements.
ELECTIVES
All electives are pending DSA staffing next year therefore student preferences
are not guaranteed. Juniors may take one or two classes off.
01320 Creative Writing S1_______
01325 Creative Writing S2_______
This is a semester long class. You may only take one semester – not the entire year.
05842 AP Music Theory S1_______
05843 AP Music Theory S2_______
This is a year long class
01278 Competitive Speech S1_______
01279 Competitive Speech S2_____
This is a year long class. You must have permission from Mrs. Davies and a signed
permission slip to take this class.
05552 Media Art S1_______
05525 Drawing/Painting 1 S2_______
Can be taken together as a one year class or just one semester
05870 Keyboard Skills (piano) S1_______
05871 Keyboard Skills (piano) S2_______
You may take both semesters or just one
01485 Journalism 1 (Calliope Literary Magazine) S1_______
01490 Journalism 2 (Calliope Literary Magazine) S2_______
This is a year long class. You must have permission from Mr. Kaplan to sign up for
this class.
01581 Yearbook Staff S1_______
01582 Yearbook Staff S2_______
You must have permission from Ms. McGrath to signup for this class. This class is a
year long commitment.
07568 DSA 4 Squared S1_______
07569 DSA 4 Squared S2_______
You must audition with Mr. Shively in order to signup for this vocal class. This class
is a year long commitment. These auditions may happen later in 2nd semester and you
would be placed into the class later this spring.
07613 DSA Jazz Ensemble S1_______
07614 DSA Jazz Ensemble S2_______
You must audition with Mr. Styron in order to signup for this vocal class. This class
is a year long commitment. These auditions may happen later in 2 nd semester and you
would be placed into the class later this spring.
02838 History Day S1 and S2 _______
This is a year long class
07589 DSA Vanguard S1_________
07592 DSA Vanguard S2_________
You must audition with Dr. Lazansky in order to signup for this class. This class is a
year long commitment. These auditions may happen later in 2nd semester and you
would be placed into the class later this spring.
05804 Chamber _______
This is a year long class. You must audition with Mr. Hammond in order to signup
for this class. This class is a year long commitment. These auditions may happen
later in 2nd semester and you would be placed into the class later this spring.
04748 DSAM Jazz Workshop (band) S1_______
04749 DSAM Jazz Workshop (band) S2_______
You must audition with Mr. Hammond in order to signup for this class. This class is
a year long commitment. These auditions may happen later in 2nd semester and you
would be placed into the class later this spring.
05841 Music Composition _____
This is a year long class
01746 CTE Audio Production S1_______
This is a year long class
07682 Stagecraft S1 _____
07683 Stagecraft S2 _____
Can be taken together as a one year class or just one semester
ACT
All juniors will be placed in an ACT class second semester. This will NOT be part of
your schedule. Instead, it will be an ALT class with no period and no attendance. It
is a 5 credit class. It is worth regular credit – not honors credit. It will be a pass/fail
class. Throughout the year you will be asked to do online and hard copy ACT
practice tests.
Questions?
The best way to contact the counselors is through email. We do not want students
missing class while they wait to speak with their counselor. If you want to speak with
them in person, sign up in the counseling office and go back to class. Counselors will
call students down in the order they signed up.
Don’t know what some of the electives are about?
These were explained at the January 17th class meetings. They can also be found in
the course catalog found on the DSA website:
http://dsapresents.org/counseling/2012-2013-choice-of-studies/
It is always in your best interest to add classes as alternates so that if classes you
wanted first are not available, you have your best shot at getting your second best
option.
Parents/Students
We ask that you be very thoughtful in selecting your courses. Pick the classes YOU
want for next year – not your friends. We build our master schedule according to
what students select in January. If you change classes in May, it will throw off our
master schedule and balance of class loads.
For example, we may have a class of 25 students at the beginning of May. If 10
students decide to drop it for another class, that class goes down to 15 while the class
they move into already had 30 students in it with 40 wanting to be in it. This won’t
be allowed to happen.
So – PLEASE be thoughtful in your class choices. Come May – you may not be able
to switch into another class because it’s full and it’s not the class you wanted during
the Choice window. Please be 100% sure that these are the classes you want next
year.