HRHS Course Options
for 10th – 12th graders
WE ASK ALL STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THEIR
COURSES CAREFULLY. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
Selection of courses
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You will be selecting courses today.
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You will be printing your course selections twice, one
for you and one for your counselor.
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If you or your parent/guardian want to make a
change to your schedule, write the change on your
registration form and turn it in to the guidance office
within 1-2 days from today.
Regular or Honors Level Classes
Some of you will consider taking Honors level classes…but
should you?
Consider these clues to your honors potential:
Are you a strong student in that subject? You have to have
achieved a 80 or better in an Honors Class or have an 90
average in regular classes.
Are you willing to do more than the minimum amount of work
required?
Do you look for challenges outside of class?
Are you always prepared?
**If you currently do not have the prerequisite for the honors
level course, we will put you in the regular level course until you
return a waiver signed by your parents (1-2 days after today).
Required English Classes
There are four required English classes:
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English I
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English II or Honors
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English III, Honors, or AP English Language
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English IV, Honors, or AP English Literature
English Electives
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They can take an additional English class as an
elective:
 Speech
and Debate
 Mythology
 Yearbook (online application required)
 Intro to Broadcasting (online application required),
Broadcasting II, III, or IV
Required Math Classes
Every year, you should take at least one math course. Which
one depends on how you are doing in your current math
class. Here are the options:
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Math I
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Math II or Honors Math II
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Math III or Honors Math III
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Advanced Functions and Modeling (AFM)
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Discrete Math (Honors)
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Pre-Calculus (Honors)
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Honors Calculus/AP Calculus AB *1st semester/2nd semester pairing
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AP Calculus AB/BC *1st semester/2nd semester pairing
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AP Statistics
*If you received a letter stating that you have been selected to take foundations of
math I, II, or III please select that option today along with your other math course
(math I, II, or III)
Required Science Classes
There are three required Science Classes:
 Earth/Environmental
 Biology
A
Science or Honors
or Honors
Physical Science: Physical Science, Chemistry,
Honors Chemistry, Physics, or Honors Physics
Science Electives
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You can take another science in addition to your
required science class, if you wish (colleges will like
it):
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Here are your options:
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Forensic Science
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Chemistry or Honors
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Honors Human Anatomy
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Physics or Honors
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AP Physics I
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AP Physics II *1st semester/2nd semester pairing
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AP Environmental
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AP Biology, AP Chemistry *both yearlong
Required Social Studies
Classes
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There are four required social studies classes:
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World History or Honors
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Civics or Honors
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American History I and American History II, Honors, or AP
US History *yearlong (needs 4th social studies elective)
Social Studies Electives
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You can take another social studies class, in addition to the
required class, if you wish. Your choices are:
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Practical Law
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Old Testament or Advanced Old
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New Testament or Advanced New
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Holocaust & Genocide
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AP European
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AP Psychology (seniors only)
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AP World History *yearlong (sophomores only)
World Languages
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World Languages are NOT a graduation requirement
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However, you need to take 2 World Languages in
order to go to a four-year College/University
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Colleges like to see a World Language in your senior
year, so consider how many credits in World
Languages you expect to get. Your options are:
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Spanish I, II, III, IV, AP Spanish
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French I, II, III, IV
Health/PE Courses &
Electives
 Health/PE
*required for graduation
 Advanced
PE
 Modern Fitness (Females)
 Advanced PE Men’s (Male Athlete Weight Training)
 Men’s Weight Training
 Women’s Weight Training
 Sports Medicine I and II
Cultural Arts Classes
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Are you artistically talented? Are you interested in the arts? Maybe you
can sing or play an instrument. Consider these classes:
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Visual Art (Beginning-Art I, Intermediate-Art II, Proficient-Art III,
Advanced-Art IV), AP Art
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Painting-Intermediate (preferred before Visual Art Proficient-Art III)
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Ceramics (Beginning-Ceramics I, Intermediate-Ceramics II,
Proficient-Ceramics III, Advanced-Ceramics IV), Sculpture I
(Beginning), Sculpture II (Intermediate)
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Theatre (Fundamentals and Foundations in Theatre BeginningTheatre I, Theatre Application Intermediate-Theatre II, Theatre
Application Proficient-Theatre III), Tech Theatre Intermediate-Tech
Theatre I, Tech Theatre Proficient II-Tech Theatre II, or Musical Theatre
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Mixed Chorus (Beginning, Intermediate) Chamber Choir
(Intermediate) **should be both semesters *Audition/Director approval
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Band (Concert, Symphonic-Wind Ensemble, Percussion) **could be
both semesters *Audition/Director approval, AP Music Theory
Other Electives
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There are several miscellaneous electives you can choose from:
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Office Assistant (does not receive credit, online application
required)
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Library/Media Assistant (does not receive credit, online
application required)
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JROTC (at JM Robinson)
Academy of Hospitality
and Tourism
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Current 9th grade AOHT Academy Students:
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Please select Geography for Tourism/Business Economics
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Consider Intro to Culinary Arts I (if interested)
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Consider Spanish I
Current 10th grade AOHT Academy Students:
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Please select Hospitality Marketing AND Sports, Entertainment, and Event
Planning
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Consider Culinary I (if interested)
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Consider Spanish II
Changes…
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Science:
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New Course: Forensic Science. Forensics is a field of science emphasizing chemistry, biology, biotechnology,
geology, and physics and their application in solving criminal cases. This forensics course will focus on the
scientific and evidence collection methods behind solving crimes and other aspects of detective work, such
as criminal psychology, fingerprinting, handwriting analysis, and odontology.
Fine Art:
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New Course: Sculpture Intermediate. This Intermediate level course offers a continuation of the sculpture and
ceramic skills and concepts learned in Visual Arts (Beginning), Sculpture (Beginning). In addition to more
technically and scientifically advanced assignments, students will need to demonstrate movement toward
intermediate skill levels. Independent, creative and conceptual thought will be just as much a requirement as
improvement in the area of physical skill.
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New Course: Ceramics Advanced. This honors course continues an in-depth study working with clay. This class
focuses on refinement of wheel throwing skills and sculpture techniques. Creativity and quality in media are
stressed.
CTE:
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Returned: Health Team Relations
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Discontinued: Teen Living
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New Course: Principles of Family and Human Services. Students learn core functions of the human services
field; individual, family, and community systems; and life literacy skills for human development. Emphasis is
placed on professional skills, human ecology, diversity, analyzing community issues, and life management
skills. Activities engage students in exploring various helping professions, while building essential life skills they
can apply in their own lives to achieve optimal well-being.
AP Courses
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AP courses are college level classes taught at HRHS. These classes are very challenging and
after taking an AP exam, you could earn college credit.
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You will receive 2 quality points added to your GPA for an AP Course (1 quality point if you
are a current freshman).
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List of AP courses:
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AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Spanish
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AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics
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AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental, AP Physics I and II
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AP European, AP US History, AP World History, AP Psychology
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AP Studio Art, AP Music Theory
AP Pairing:
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Pick what AP classes you want today. Some of them may be paired, some may be stand
alone. We will know which is which once we build the master schedule.
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Some AP classes may meet every other day (A/B schedule) for the entire school year.
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Only standard pairs: AP World History/Honors English II (sophomores), Honors Calculus/AP
Calculus AB, AP Calculus AB/BC, and AP Physics I/II.
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Exception: AP Biology (1 credit) and AP Chemistry (1 credit) will not be paired as an A/B day
and will meet every day for the entire year.
Career Clusters
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Every student must have a career cluster by the time they graduate
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A career cluster has 4 classes in a specific area of interest
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14 different career clusters:
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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Hospitality and Tourism
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Arts, Audio/Video Tech and Communication
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Business Management and Administration
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Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics
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Health Sciences
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Finance
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Human Services
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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
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Architecture and Construction
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Marketing
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JROTC
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Fine Arts-Chorus, Drama, Visual Arts, Broadcasting, Band
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World Languages
www.NCVPS.org
North Carolina Virtual Public Schools Online Classes (NCVPS)
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This is an online option for high school credit that requires selfdiscipline, strong reading and writing skills, and motivation to monitor
your own progress. Students can take these classes during the school
year during the regular school day, after school at home in addition
to the classes you are taking at HRHS, or at home during the summer.
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Consider VPS when:
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1) You want to take a class that isn’t offered at HRHS
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2) You want to retake a course you failed (retake over the summer)
*If you are interested in a VPS course choose “NCVPS Placeholder” as one
of your courses and pick up a user agreement today. Fill out the user
agreement and return to guidance within 1-2 days. You have not officially
chosen the VPS course until you return your user agreement.
College and Career Promise
www.rccc.edu/ccp
RCCC College Transfer Classes:
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This program allows juniors and seniors to take classes for high school
honors credit as well as college credit. These classes are offered online or
at RCCC.
RCCC Career Technical Classes:
 This program allows juniors and seniors to take classes for high school
credit as well as college credit. These classes are offered online or at
RCCC.
Students must: Have a 3.0 GPA or higher, have strong self-discipline, meet
testing benchmarks, and enroll in one program of study.
*If you are interested in a CCP course choose “CCP Placeholder” as one
of your courses and pick up a user agreement today. Fill out the user
agreement and return to guidance within 1-2 days. You have not officially
chosen the CCP course until you return your user agreement.
Reminder….
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Seniors cannot sign up for 1st level courses (unless you sign up
for 1st and 2nd level)
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Be VERY careful before choosing FLEX.
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What do colleges say about FLEX?
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“We tell students that they should definitely take a full course load and
challenge themselves…College admissions has become increasingly
competitive and students who challenge themselves academically are
preparing themselves for collegiate level work.”
-UNC Wilmington, Office of Admission
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“When we review a student’s application file, the senior year schedule is one
of the core pieces we take into consideration. A weak senior year schedule
(more non-academic courses/FLEX periods than academic classes) is
considered a real red flag in this review process.”
-UNC Greensboro, Assistant Director of Admission
Questions?
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You are now ready to select your course options for next year.
Please consider all the information you have heard when
making your selections.
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Remember if you want to make any changes you need to turn
in your registration form signed by a parent with the changes
written on it 1-2 days from today. Do not try to go back into this
online form and make a change because it will NOT work.
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Otherwise you will just keep your form if no changes are needed.
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It is MUCH easier to make a change NOW than to wait until
summer. NOW is when we are trying to build the master
schedule based on the current course selections.
Registration Directions
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Click on the Powerschool Parent Portal link under Resources
(cabarrus.powerschool.com/public)
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Type your Power School username and password (must be in ALL CAPS)
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Click Class Registration
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Read Instructions and begin choosing courses. You will have to choose 1
course per box until alternates, then you must choose 3 (they are in
alpha order)
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Click on the pencil to get a list of courses for each subject area
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Click the course and then click okay
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Click submit
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Click print twice
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Keep one copy and give the other one to us
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If you are doubling up in a core class put the second class under electives
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If you have completed all graduation requirements within a category, leave it
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