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Scheduling
2016/2017
Educate your brain…….
Graduation Requirements
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Credit Requirements
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English
Social Studies
Math
Science
Phys. Ed.
Art/Music
Computers
Driver/Safety Ed.
Health
Cons Science for Srs
Electives
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Student Responsibilities
• Know number of credits earned
• Know if required subjects have been
completed.
Graduation Project
Proficiency Requirements
• Keystone Assessments
• Stanford 9
• Remediation courses are assigned as
needed.
Let’s Talk About
Course Selection
What can I
learn? How can
I prepare for my
future?
Questions NOT to ask: What will require the least amount of
work? What classes are my friends taking? Can’t I just have a
study hall? Who teaches that class?
Steps to Course Selection
• Step 1 Review the Curriculum Handbook.
• Step 2 Go over your selections with your
parent/guardian.
• Step 3 Complete Scheduling Worksheet
– Worksheets will be collected in 1st period
– Due by Feb 29
• Step 4
Bubble Sheets
– Group meeting in the cafe or gym
Creating the Master Schedule
• Pre-registration:
• The scantrons are read to create a list of
student interests.
• Numbers generated are used to determine
what classes will be offered and how many
sections will be needed.
• This is why pre-registration is SO IMPORTANT!
Curriculum Notes
• Check Prerequisites
• Teacher’s signature required for math and
science selection, AP courses, Honors,
Yearbook, Art 2,3,4.
• Band and Chorus is a single elective
– Just band – 1 credit, every day
– Just chorus – .5 credit, every other day
Curriculum Notes – Dual Enrollment
• Keystone College Dual Enrollment Courses
– College credits taken during high school
– Juniors and seniors
– Only “C” or above recorded on a transcript
– Offered at the GREAT rate of $100 per credit
– Courses
Keystone Dual Enrollment
AP Calculus
AP Biology
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AP History
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AP US Government
AP English
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Intro to Theater
Anatomy & Physiology
Physics
Intro to Statistics
Intro to Psychology
Techniques of Calculus I
General Biology 1
General Biology 1
General Chemistry
United States History 1
United States History 2
American National Government
College Writing 2: Writing About
Literature
Intro to Theater
Human Anatomy and Physiology
General Physics I
College Math
Intro to Psychology
•4 Credit Courses = $400
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MATH 2150
BIOL 1125
BIOL 1130
TBD
HIST 1130
HIST 1135
POSC 1110
ENGL 1125
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THEA 1120
BIOL 1110
PHYS 2110
MATH 1149
PSYC 1110
3 Credit Courses = $300
Compare Costs
• Keystone = $100 per credit for dual enrollment
• The average college credit costs @$ 626
– Keystone - $465
– Penn College - $527
– Penn State - $691
– Mansfield - $413
– Lycoming - $1100
– College Misericorida $560
Curriculum Notes – PennCollegeNow
• Penn College Course Work
– Students must purchase the text book
• Students must pass Computer Apps 1
• Benefits include the college credits, and free
application to Penn College ($50 value)
Curriculum Notes – PennCollegeNow
• PennCollegeNow Dual Enrollment
– CSC 124 - Information, Technology and Society
– CIT 150 – Introduction to Web Page Development
• Work towards an Associate Web Design
Specialist Competency Credential
Curriculum Notes - PennCollegeNow
• Also in PennCollegeNow:
• Introduction to Financial Accounting is the
second level of Accounting at SCHS.
• New this year – Introduction to Business. A
great enhancement to the overall business
curriculum.
• Both are for juniors and seniors.
Department Slides…..
• The following slides have been put together to
provide you with information about elective
courses.
• This is information the teachers would share
with you if they could be here.
Business Education and Technology
• Accounting I
– “Show Me The Money!”
– Accounting is the Language
of Business
– This class focuses on
managing money for a
sole-proprietorship and a
partnership business.
– Careers:
• Accountants, Financial
Advisors, Managers,
Entrepreneurs, any
business career.
• Intro to Financial
Accounting
– Advanced Accounting
– Earn Credit from
Pennsylvania College of
Technology
– This class focuses on
monetary and financial
aspects of corporations.
– Careers:
• Certified Public Accountants,
Government Accountants,
FBI Special Agents, Business
Managers, Entrepreneurs,
etc…
Business Education and Technology
• Entrepreneurship
– “Be Your Own Boss!”
– Entrepreneurship is starting
your own business.
– This course focuses on an
introductory of business
concepts, marketing, financial
planning, playing the stock
market, and a virtual business
simulation.
– Careers:
• Entrepreneurs
• Business careers
• Other career.
• Digital Design
– “Communicate Don’t Decorate”
– Desktop Publishing Course
– Learn how to effectively
communicate with proper
design techniques. Topics
Include: Flyers, Brochures,
Magazine Covers, etc.
– Careers:
• Marketing and Advertising,
Webpage Designing, Graphic
Design, Desktop Publishing,
Business Administration, and
other careers that use computer
technology.
Marketing/Buisness Law
Marketing
2016/2017
Business Law
2017/2018
Marketing
Is for students looking to…
• Major in Business
• Interested in Advertising
• Own/operate a business in the future
• Or are curious on how sellers make us buy
their product/brand!
IDEAS
CREATIVITY
TEAMWORK
COMMUNICATING
PROMOTING
Pre-req: Creative and team oriented individual!
Business Law
• Study every day law as well as contract law,
employment law, credit regulations, commercial
paper, minor’s law
• Learn about property and business organizational
procedures requirements.
• Discuss case law, debate, and learn from guest
speakers from local law enforcement and bar
association, mock trials, and field trips to area
courthouses and prisons.
• Students seeking careers in business
management or business administration should
take this course as an elective.
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CSC124—Information,
Technology and Society
Blogging
Wikis
Google Docs
OneNote
Security
Virus/Malware
Skype
New technology
If you love technology
or are just interested in
learning more, CSC124
is the class for you!
Earn college credit,
have fun doing it, and
transfer the credits into
most any college!
CIT150—Web
Design
Curious about how web
pages are developed?
In CIT150 you will learn:
• Hand coding and
understanding XHTML
• Using & troubleshooting
Dreamweaver CS4
• Manipulating graphics
and photos
• Creating animation
Earn high school and college
credit and have fun doing it!
Pre or Co Req: CSC124
Earn 3 college credits!
Enrolled students are eligible
to take CIW certification!
New This Year
• We will pilot a new Penn College Now course!
• Introduction to Business
– Introduction to a variety of business concepts and
practices that impact all organizations.
– Topics include interpersonal communications,
emotional intelligence, economics, accounting,
and finance and investments.
– An integrative approach connects topics relevant
to current business situations across various fields
of business
Why study Spanish? Consider these facts:
• Spanish is the fourth most spoken language on the planet.
• The US is the fifth largest Spanish-speaking country in the
world.
• Spanish is spoken by approximately 10% of the total
population of the United States (nearly 25,000,000 people).
• Many professions actively seek employees who can speak
Spanish. .
Elective Art
Pencil Self-Portrait
Pen & Ink Drawing
Watercolor Painting
Mardi Gras Masks
Jewelry Making
Clay Leaf Bowls
Paper Mache Vases
Acrylic/Oil Painting
Wheel Thrown Pottery
Copper & Foil Repousse
Zentangles
Art History
Elective Art
Charcoal Drawing
Op Art Designs
Sand Painting
Acrylic/Oil Painting
Wire & Pariscraft Figures
Clay Picture Frames
Wheel Thrown Pottery
Japanese Origami Mobiles
Marbleized Paper & Boxes
Zentangles & Art History
Elective Art
Conte Nature Drawing
Pastel Drawing
Acrylic/Oil Painting
Color Pencil Nightmares
Abstract Faces-Mixed Media
Sculpture-Antique Human Bust
Clay Coil Pots
Wheel Thrown Pottery
Linoleum Block Printing
Basket Weaving
Zentangles
Art History
Elective Art
Wildlife Colored Pencil Drawing
Scratch Art `(Etching Process)
Oil Pastels
Collage (Mixed Media)
Pariscraft & Sculptamold Masks
Clay Fish Sculpture
Acrylic/Oil Painting
Wheel Thrown Pottery
Gyotaku Fish Prints
Candle Making
Zentangles
Art History
Music
• Chorus
• Band
• Music Extension (2016/2017)
• Music Extension class is a performance based class for
violin and guitar.
• Students will explore a variety of repertoire ranging
from the Renaissance through current pop culture.
• Music Theory (2017/2018)
– Fundamental and advanced techniques of music including
notation, chord analysis, composition, and aural skills.
– Students will utilize basic keyboard and guitar skills to achieve
course goals.
Social Studies Electives….
• Psychology – the science of behavior and
mental processes.
AP History – a survey course in American History
that explores 20th century major events in depth.
Social Studies
• AP US Government and Politics
– A possibility determined by sign ups AND board
approval
– Can take in place of POD
– AP Exam required at the end of the school year.
– Teacher signature and grade prerequisites.
Technology Education – “the shop”
Manufacturing and Construction
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Power Lab 1,2, 3
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hand tools
power tools
computer aided design
woodworking, and
construction
• computer aided machining.
mechanical Drawing
machine Drawing
electricity/electronics
welding
leather working
laser
fiber Optics
To enroll in MC or Power Lab, students must first
complete the tech ed elective.
Family Consumer Sciences 1
• Know your way around the kitchen (at school
and at home) by learning how to read a
recipe, change the yield and know what tools
and equipment that’s needed
• This course goes into nutrition, cooking
methods, baking and sewing, just to name a
few units
Family Consumer Sciences II
• This course goes into more detail than FCS I.
– More advanced recipes!
– Garnishing!
– Nutrition and Eating Patterns!
– Cake Decorating!
– Another Sewing Unit!
– Thanksgiving Meal – you serve the faculty the
complete turkey dinner from scratch
– And Much More
Family Living
• Do you hope to have a family of your own some day or
have a career that works with families in some capacity?
• This course studies relationships, dating, and marriage
– We cover studies and research on strong marriages and why the
divorce rate might be so high
• Family Living also covers…
• Cooking and serving The faculty Thanksgiving meal and
Bake off!
• Cooking and baking
• Housing and Renting
• Foreign Foods
• And much more
Single Living
• Do you see yourself moving out sometime after
high school?
– You may need to know how to apply for jobs or land a
career job
– How to find and live in an apartment
– Manage Money
– Cook on a budget
– Go grocery shopping …wisely!
• Those are just some of the main content Single
Living covers
English This Year
• Speech and Theatre took on a new look
– Intro to Theatre was approved as a Dual
Enrollment course
• Journalism
• A Proposed elective that may run based on sign ups AND
board approval
• Mythology
– Proposed last year but did not run.
– Will not be offered every other year
Effective Speaking
• - Build confidence in
public speaking
situations
• - Understand and
use verbal and
nonverbal
communication
- Analyze audiences
- Write and give a
variety of speeches
- Engage in debates
The Art of Theatre
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Acting
Directing
Producing
Pantomime
Improvisation
Storytelling
Working with scripts
Blocking
Journalism
• Learn investigative skills, responsible
reporting, and journalistic writing techniques.
• Read, respond to, and write their own news
and feature articles.
• Learn about the historical importance of
journalism in America through the changing
mediums of newspapers, magazines,
television, websites, weblogs, and podcasts.
Mythology
• This is a course rooted in legends, myths and
symbolism.
• stories of Gods and Heroes
• of ancient Greece and Rome
• the Age of Chivalry
• legends of King Arthur and Charlemagne
• Journalism – 2016/2016
• Mythology – 2017/2018
A change to Yearbook
• Yearbook I
• Yearbook II
• Can take both in consecutive years for full
credit.
• Good Performance in Yearbook I will be
expected for consideration for Yearbook II.
• Both require teacher signature.
Science Department
• Biology, Biology 2, AP Bio
• Chemistry, Chemistry for the
Community, Chemistry 2, AP Chem
• Physics, Applied Physics
• Anatomy & Physiology
Doctor, Nurse, Dentist, Biologist,
Foresenic Scientist, Environmentalist,
Geophysicist, Biomedical Engineer,
Lab Technician, Xray Technician…….
NTCC “Shops”
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Auto Mechanics
Building Construction
Collision Repair Technology
Cosmetology
Diesel Engine Mechanic and Repair
Electrical Occupations
Food Production, Management and Service
Health Assistant
Health Care Technology/Pre-Nursing
HVAC
Machine Tool Technology
Medical Office Technology
Welding Technology
Remember…….
• Go over the curriculum handbook, talk to your
teachers, and choose classes that interest you
and head you in the career direction you wish
to go.
• You and your parent must sign your course
selection work sheet.
• Forms will be collected in your 1st period by
Monday, February 29
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