HIGH SCHOOL
ON THE HORIZON
COUNT DOWN TO
2019!
Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School
Scott Nilsen
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School Counselor for 9 years.
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Certified Counselor grades 5-12.
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Graduated from SUNY Albany with a B.A. in
Psychology and from Suffolk University
with a M.Ed. in School Counseling.
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I moved to NC with my wife and two
daughters in 2013 and love it here!
“The day that people stop bringing you their
problems is the day that you stop leading them.”
- Colin Powell.
Desiree Stover –
Dean of Counseling and Student Services
Goals for Students and Parents
 To learn about the “Future Ready Core” high school
graduation requirements.
 To understand courses your student must take to meet the
graduation requirements.
 To better understand the rigor of high school.
 To lessen the stress and anxiety of high school transition
time.
High School Terms to Know
 ACT – American College Testing –alternate admissions assessment to
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the SAT.
AP Course – Advanced Placement course earning the student high
school and college credit and 2 extra “quality points” for the final
grade earned.
Blackboard
Block Schedule – 90 minute class period for one semester.
Students take 4 courses in fall term & 4 courses in the spring term.
CDC- Career Development Coordinator
CFNC-College Foundation of North Carolina www.cfnc.org Free,
online resources to assist with helping you plan, apply and pay for
College and for submitting college apps.
High School Terms (con’t.)
 Dual Enrollment – taking an off-campus course for graduation credit.
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Application submitted in advance of taking the course (usually with community
college). For more information, visit http://www.waketech.edu/career-andcollege-promise.
Elective course – any course not specifically required for graduation but taken as
an option to fulfill the required number of credits for graduation.
EOC Tests- End-of-Course Exams created by the state. Counts for 25% of grade.
All students must pass the 3 EOC’s to meet graduation requirements- Common
Core Math I, English II, and Biology.
FRC –Future-Ready Core graduation requirements. All students are in “Future
Ready” Core unless in Occupational Course of Study (IEP determined).
GPA – Grade Point Average calculated by dividing the quality points earned by
number of courses taken.
HomeBase – Student and Parent Portal on PowerSchool. Parents and students
can monitor grades, attendance and discipline.
High School Terms (con’t)
 Honors Course-advanced course earning 1 extra quality point for
the final grade in the weighted GPA.
 IB Diploma Programme- International Baccalaureate – Advanced
Diploma Program available at 2 magnet high schools, Millbrook and
Garner.
 NCAA Clearinghouse – National Collegiate Athletic Assoc.student athletes must register to participate in varsity college sports
(see Athletic director for more info).
 NCVPS – North Carolina Virtual Public Schools-online courses
available under certain circumstances to students enrolled in NC
public schools.
High School Terms (con’t.)
 NHS – National Honor Society
 Quality Points – Points earned for passing a course, honors, AP,
and IB courses are allotted extra quality points for the “weighted”
Grade Point Average (GPA).
 Required Course – Course that must be taken and passed in
order to earn a high school diploma.
 SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test – college/university admission
assessment. SAT II - Subject tests within the SAT, required for some
college admissions.
 Transcript – Official document listing courses, grades, GPA, class
rank.
High School Terms (con’t.)
 UNC Admission Requirements- minimum requirements for
admission to the 16 public colleges and universities within the UNC
system in North Carolina—slightly more rigorous than the minimum
NC graduation requirements.
 Unweighted GPA – the grade point average calculated without
adjustment for academic level of the courses taken (Hon., AP, IB).
 MSL – Measurement of Student Learning. State-mandated final
exams for CTE courses.
 Weighted GPA – the grade point average calculated by adjusting
quality points according to the academic level of the courses taken –
Honors, AP, IB.
Student folders – Green CFNC
 Contents include
 HS registration information
 Teacher recommendations
 Powerschool registration – username & password
 Powerschool registration instructions – all except South East Raleigh HS
 Math sequences
 Core Courses for graduation
 Explorer
 Score reports
 Test booklet
 Interpretation guide
 CFNC
 Sign-up instructions
 4 year plan template
 4 year college checklist
High School
Promotion
Requirements
PROMOTION
9TH to 10TH GRADE
6 Units of Credit
(4 credits at Enloe, Wake Early College,
NCSU STEM and Young Men’s and
Women’s Academies)
 1 English
 2 of other 3 cores
Math, Science, Social Studies
 3 additional credits
(1 additional credit at Enloe, Wake
Early College, NCSU STEM and Young
Men’s and Women’s Academies)
COURSE LOADS
 Students are required to carry a
course load equal to the number of
instructional periods in the school
day.
Attendance
 Wake County policy dictates that a student absent for more
than 10 days in a semester class or 20 days in a yearlong class
can be assigned a grade of FF indicating failure due to
excessive absences. This does show in the student’s GPA!
 2 absences in a block scheduled class is like missing 4 days of
learning.
DWFHS (Driving while Failing High School)
Policy
 Students must pass 70% of courses (3 out of 4 on a block
schedule) to be able to obtain or maintain their drivers
license!
Understanding
Grade Point
Average
(GPA)
QUALITY POINTS
GRADE STANDARD HONORS AP/IB COURSES
A
4
5
6
B
3
4
5
C
2
3
4
D
1
2
3
F
0
0
0
EXAMPLE - 11TH GRADE
COURSE
GRADE
• AP English III
QUALITY PTS.
• Chorus
B
A
B
A
A
B
A
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
• Photography
A
4
• Common Core III Plus
• Honors Chemistry
• American History II
• French I
• French II
8 attempted credits
GPA 33 divided by 8 = 4.125
33 QT. PT
CUMULATIVE GPA
9TH
Course
• Honors English I
• Common Core I
• Earth Science
• World History
• Healthful Living
• Speech
• Computer App
• Teen Living
TOTAL QPs
10th
Grade
D
D
F
D
F
C
C
F
QP
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
Course
Grade
• English II
C
• Common Core II
B
• Earth Science
A
• American Hist. I
C
• Healthful Living
A
• Chorus
A
• Biology
C
• Computer App II
A
8
 TOTAL QPs
25
QP
2
3
4
2
4
4
2
4
CUMULATIVE GPA
QUALITY PTS.
9TH
Credits
Attempted
8
10TH
8
25
TH
8
33
24
66
11
TOTAL
8
TOTAL CREDITS/TOTAL QUALITY
POINTS = GPA
Cumulative (9th – 11th grades)
66 DIVIDED BY 24 =
2.75 GPA (C+)
Remember the 11th grade GPA – 4.125 (A)
Freshman Year Counts!
How is the Block
Schedule different?
BLOCK SCHEDULE
Example
1ST SEMESTER
1. Math
2. World History or
2ND SEMESTER
5. Science
6. English I or
Paideia or
Communications &
Technology
Paideia or
Communications &
Technology
3.
4.
Healthful Living
Elective
Elective
8. Elective
7.
High School Graduation
Requirements
High School Courses
Taken in Middle School
If your student completes a high school level course in middle
school they will receive a high school credit if they:
 Earn a passing grade in the course.
AND
 Achieve level 3 or higher on EOC (if applicable).
 Prove proficient on placement test. (Spanish only)
 Courses will count toward graduation requirements but not
the high school GPA.
Required Tests
 CPR instruction (8th grade)
 End of Course Tests
• Common Core Math I
• English II
• Biology
 Plan (10th grade)
 ACT plus Writing (11th grade) – English, Math, Reading, Science and
Writing
 WorkKeys (12th grade – 4th course in CTE sequence)
Future-Ready Core Diploma Requirements
Course
No. of Credits
4
• English
English I,II,III,IV
• Math
4
Common Core Math I, II, III & 4th math
beyond level CCMIII
• Science
3
Biology, Earth or Environ., a Physical Science
• Social Studies
4
World History., American History I and II, Civics
and Economics
• Healthful Living
• Electives (2 required from Career and Tech,
1
10
Arts or Second Language; 4 recommended in
a course concentration)
Total
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Occupational Course of Study
Diploma
Requirements
Course
No. of Credits
4
• English
Occupational English I,II,III,IV
• Math
Occupational Intro to Math, CCM I
& Financial Management
• Science
Occupational Applied Science & Biology
• Social Studies
Occupational Social Std. I & II
• Healthful Living
• Career/Tech
• Occupational Prep
Total
3
2
2
1
4
6
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Looking Beyond
High School
UNC System
Minimum Requirements
 Language – 6 credits
• English – 4 credits
• Second Language – 2 credits (recommended that highest level be taken in grade
12)
 Math – 4 credits (Common Core Math I, II and & 1 credit beyond Math III –
recommended that highest level be taken in 12th grade)
 Science - 3 credits (Biological, Physical and a lab science)
 Social Studies – 2 credits (United States history &
one other)
College Planning?
 College Admission Offices pay careful attention to the following:
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Difficulty of course load
SAT/ACT scores
Class rank
HS and community activities, involvement
Recommendations
Essays
Passion
Well-rounded
STEM Academies at
Area High Schools
STEM Academies
 STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Middle Creek, Athens Dr., Cary, Southeast Raleigh
STEM academy information and applications on school
websites
Some schools have suggested/required 9th grade courses.
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9
Grade
High School Courses
English – 9th Grade
 English I
 Honors English I
Paideia: At some schools. The Paideia program combines the English and Social Studies courses
and is taught in a seminar format. Student may choose this option.
 Broughton, Sanderson, Garner, Millbrook & Leesville
Civilizations and Culture – Enloe. English and Social Studies classes taught together. Student
may choose this option. (Honors level only)
MATH – 9th Grade
 Fundamental Math I (elective credit)
 Introductory Math (Pre-CCM I) (elective credit)
 Foundation of CCMI/CCM I(Common Core Math I in 2 semesters, receive 1 math credit and 1
elective credit)
 Common Core Math I
 Special Topics in Math/ CCM II (elective credit, repeat of CCMI)
 Special Topics in Math/CCM II Honors (receive 1 math credit and 1 elective credit)
 Foundations of Math II (elective credit)
 Common Core Math II
 Common Core Math II Honors
 Common Core Math III Honors
SCIENCE – 9th Grade
 Earth Science
 Honors Earth Science
 Biology
 Honors Biology
 Physical Science
SOCIAL STUDIES
9th Grade
 World History
 Honors World History
 Magnet Civilizations and Culture, Honors English I
paired with Honors Civics and Economics, 2 credits, 2
periods, yearlong Enloe (C & C)
Paideia: At some schools
Electives
 Electives may come from any of the following areas:
 Arts (i.e. -Visual Arts, Band, Chorus, Theatre Arts I, etc.)
 Career and Technical (i.e. - Microsoft Word and Powerpoint, Principles of Business & Personal Finance,Teen
Living, Apparel Design, Foods I, Drafting, etc.)
 Computer Education (Computer Science)
 English (i.e. – Study Skills, Creative Writing, Newspaper, Speech)
 Healthful Living (Prerequisite Healthful Living 1) (i.e. –Weight Training, Personal Fitness, Team Sports,
Community First Aid & Safety, etc.)
 JROTC (Offered at Broughton, Enloe, Garner, Sanderson, Cary, Millbrook, Knightdale, & Wake Forest Rolesville only)
 Math (i.e. Special Topics in Math)
 Science (i.e. Principles of Technology, etc.)
 Second Language (i.e.- Spanish, French, Latin, German, etc.)
 Social Studies (i.e. – Geography, Sociology/Psychology, Religions in World Culture, etc.)
World Languages
 Students who earn HS credit for Spanish 1 in MS are
encouraged to take Spanish II in 9th grade.
 If you have not taken a World Language in MS you are
encouraged to take a minimum of 2 credits in the same world
language for admission to the UNC system.
 The majority of students, without MS credit, are encouraged
to take a world language starting their 10th grade year
 Exceptions are Broughton, Millbrook, and Enloe – suggested
starting in 9th grade.
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Registering for
Grade Courses
All students should select 8 courses
and 3 alternative courses for a total of
11 course selections. Some schools
may require a 4th alternative course
selection.
1.English I or Honors English 1
2.Math (if Foundations of CCMI/CCMI or Special
Topics/CCM II Plus - write Found. Of CCMI or
Special Topics here and write CCMI or CCM II Plus
in the 1st additional course slot)
3. Science
4. World History or Honors World
History
5. Healthful Living I
6. Additional Course (Common Core I or
CCM II Plus if required)
7. Additional Course
8. Additional Course
Alternative Courses
1. Alternative Course
2. Alternative Course
3. Alternative Course
4. Alternative Course
Wake County Public School System
High School Registration Work Plan
9th Graders Entering in 2014-15
Name_____________________
Last
First
_________ID#______________
Middle
2014-15 High School ________________Current Middle School ________________
Subject Area
1. English
2. Math
Course Number
No Numbers
Needed
Credit
Course Name
English I
Foundations of Math I
Common Core Math I
3. Science
Earth Science
4. Social Studies
World History
5. Healthful Living
Healthful Living
6. Additional Course
Common Core Math I
Elective
7. Additional Course
Elective
8. Additional Course
Elective
1. Alternative Course
Alternate elective
2. Alternative Course
Alternate elective
______________________________________
Students and Parents will sign this
form and turn it in by due date.
3. Alternative Course
Alternate elective
4. Alternative Course
Alternative elective
(Some schools.)
Registering in Power Schools
 wcpss.powerschool.com/public
 Log-in and Password is inside Green Folders along with step-
by-step directions.
Selecting Courses in PowerSchools
 Use registration worksheet to complete course selection.
 Follow the PowerSchools instructions provided.
 Select Core Courses first.
 Then select all other primary classes. (Total of 8)
 Select alternate classes. (Total of 3 or 4)
PowerSchools
CRS num
Course
Type
Cr Hrs
1. ENG1100
English I
Primary
1.00
2. MAT1100
Common Core
Math I
Primary
1.00
3. SCI1100
Earth Science
Primary
1.00
4. SS1100
World History
Primary
1.00
5. Health9000
Healthful Liv I
Primary
1.00
6. CTE1000
Microsoft Word
Primary
1.00
7. Arts1000
Band
Primary
1.00
8. Arts1100
Band
Primary
1.00
Total Credit Hours Requested
8.00
CRS num
Course
Type
Cr Hrs
1. ENG1100
Creative Writing
Alternate
1.00
2. CTE1000
Marketing
Alternate
1.00
3. CTE1400
Drafting
Alternate
1.00
Total Credit Hours Requested
Prerequisite Notes
3.00
Prerequisite Notes
Sample of the Core Courses for Graduation Plan
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
English
English I
English II
English III
English IV
Honors English I
Honors English II
Honors English III or AP English III
Honors English III or AP English IV
Math
Math Sequence for student enrolled in Math 8
Fundamentals of Math & Intro Math
Foundations of CCMI & CCMI
Foundations of Math II & Common
Core Math II
Common Core Math III & Advanced
Functions and Modeling
Foundations of CCMI & CCMI
Common Core Math II
Common Core Math III
Advanced Functions & Modeling
Common Core Math I
Common Core Math II
Common Core Math III
Advanced Functions & Modeling
Math Sequence for students enrolled in CCM I or Honors Geometry in 8th grade
Special Topics in Math/CCMII Honors
Common Core Math III Honors
Pre-Calculus (Honors)
AP Calculus AB
Common Core Math II Honors
Common Core Math III Honors
Pre-Calculus (Honors)
AP Calculus AB
Common Core Math III Honors
Pre-Calculus (Honors)
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
Earth Science
Biology
Physical Science or Chemistry (if
enrolled in CCMIII)
Required Southeast only
Recommended for UNC system
sequence Chemistry, Physics,
Anatomy and Phys., AP Chemistry,
AP Physics, AP Biology, AP
Environment
Honors Earth Science
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry (if enrolled in
CCMIII )
See above
World History
Am. Hist. I Founding Principles
American History II
Civics and Economics
Honors World History
Honors American History I or
AP United States History
Honors American History II or
AP European or AP Geography
Honors Civics and Economics
Science
Social Studies
Wake County Public School System
Graduation Plan
9th Graders Entering in 2015-2016
Name ___________________________High School_____________ ID# _____________________
Subject Area
9th Grade Course Name
10th Grade Course Name
11th Grade Course Name
12th Grade
Course name
1.English
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2.Math
•Common Core Math I
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3.Science
•Earth Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
4.Social Studies
••World History
• American History I
• American History II
5. Healthful Living or Additional
Course
•
6.Additional Course
•
Second Language I
Second Language II
7.Additional Course
•
8.Additional Course
•Elective
1. Alternative Course
•
2. Alternative Course
•Alternate Elective
3. Alternative Course
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English I
English II
Common Core Math II
English III
• Common Core Math III
English IV
• Adv. Funct. & Modeling
• Civics &Economics
Healthful Living
Elective
Second Language III
Elective
Alternate Elective
Alternate Elective
4. Alternative Course
(Southeast only)
Parent/Court Appointed Custodian: ______________________/___________ Student: ______________________________/ _______________
Signature
Date
Signature
Date
Email Address _____________________________________________
REGISTRATION DATES
March 4th – 6:30pm Parent Info. Meeting
March 3rd-6th : - Classroom Guidance
 Sign-up for CFNC
 Registration process
 March 13rd-March 27th - Students register on-line
and complete graduation plans at home
March 23rd, 24th, 25th – Students register on-line in the
computer lab (during X-house) if unable to register at home
March 27th – Deadline for turning in Graduation Plans,
Registration Worksheet(s) and on-line Course Verification
forms signed by parent. Students must have completed the
registration process on-line at home or in the lab by this
date.
Registration:
What’s Due and When
Staple together the following information:
1. Completed and Signed Registration worksheet for base and/or
any additional school.
2. Completed and Signed Course Verification Form
(PowerSchools) if completed on-line at home.
3. Completed and Signed Graduation Plan or CFNC plan.
Due Date
March 27th
Open Houses
 Enloe Open house
 @ 6:30-8pm on Thursday March 5th
 SRHS New student welcome event
@ 6pm on Thursday March 5th
 Millbrook open house
 @ 6:30 on Wednesday March 11th