Sherwood High School
Registration:
Preparing for the
2015 – 2016
School Year!
Counselor Perspective
Selecting courses to meet graduation requirements
Selecting complimentary, rigorous courses for
college/ career readiness
Opening the door to career pathways
Planning for life after high school
What Courses Should Students
Take?
Students should plan their schedules keeping
the end in mind.
(College, Career, Military)
 Students should take courses that challenge
them the most.
 Students’ schedules should contain Honors and
Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
 Students must complete 22 credits (28 possible
in a full-time four-year program)
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Graduation Requirements
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English (4 credits)
Social Studies (3 credits)
Science (3 credits)
Math (4 credits)
Technology (1 credit)
Fine Arts (1 credit)
Physical Education (1 credit)
Health (1/2 credit)
Program of Study
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Foreign Language (2 credits), or
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Advanced Technology (2 credits), or
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Career Development Program
• Example(s): Horticulture Pathway, Child Development Pathway, Med
Careers Pathway, Edison Center, etc.
Additional Graduation
Requirements
 Student
Service Learning Hours
(75 hours)
 High School Assessments
(Combined Total of 1602)
 Algebra
 Biology
 English 10
 NSL Government
Planning for College/Career
Rigor, Complementary to What You’re
Interested in
 Mathematics courses beyond Algebra II
and Geometry with a grade of a B or better
 3 - 4 credits of Science with a grade of a B
or better
 2 or more credits in a Foreign Language
with a grade of a B or better, or 2 or more
credits in Advanced Technology with a
grade of a B or better
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Planning for College/Career
 Most
colleges look for foreign languages.
 Score of a 1650 or higher on SAT I
and/or a 24 or higher on the ACT
 A cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or better on a
4.0 scale
 Internships related to the field of
interest for some students
Marketability for College:
Strong G.P.A.
 Honors and Advanced Placement courses
 Strong SAT and/or ACT scores
 Athletics, Service Learning, and
Extra-curricular activities
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Courses
 English
 Social
Studies
 Science
 Mathematics
 Other
English
English 9
English 10
English 9 Honors
English 10 Honors
English 11 Honors
AP Lang
English 12 Honors
AP Lit
AP Lang
Electives:
Journalism
Yearbook
Newspaper
Creative Writing
Lit As Film
**MC - Speech
ESOL Language classes
satisfy English
requirement
Social Studies
US History
NSL
Honors
MW History
Honors
US History
Honors US
History
Honors/ AP
NSL
AP
US History
AP NSL
AP
US History
AP
MW History
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade Electives: Global Issues, Psychology, Law I & Law II, Sociology I &
Sociology II, African American Experience, Philosophy, Comparative Religions,
Ancient and Medieval History, AP Comparative Govt/Politics, AP European
History, AP Psychology, AP Macro Economics, AP Micro Economics, AP
Human Geography
**MC – Abnormal Psychology
Mathematics
SP - Single Period, DP - Double Period
Algebra 1
SP or DP
Geometry SP or DP
Bridge to
Algebra 2
12th grade Electives: Quantitative Literacy,
**MC - MV Calculus, Differential Equations
Algebra 2
Calculus
AP/Applications
Pre-Calculus
Statistics
AP/Applications
Science
H Geoscience
H Biology
Biology
H Biology
H Chemistry
Chemistry
H Chemistry
Chemistry
Elective
H Physics
Physics
Elective
H Physics
9th Grade
H Biology DP Sem 1
H Chemistry DP Sem 2
Elective
10th Grade
11th Grade
10th Grade Electives: Astronomy, Environmental Science, AP
Environmental Science, Horticultural Science, Foundations of
Medicine and Health Sciences, Structures and Functions of
the Human Body, Wildlife Biology, Honors Geoscience,
Foundations of Horticulture, Plant Production, Landscape
Design
Foreign Language
American Sign Language, French,
Spanish, Italian
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 & 2
Level 4
Honors
AP Spanish
(Language
and Literature)
AP French
(Language)
French 6
Physical Education
Grade 9: General P.E. (1st or 2nd semester)
Concentrated or Specialty P.E. (1st or 2nd Semester)
Grades 10 – 12: Concentrated or Specialty P.E. (Elective Credit)
Team/Individual Sports, Net Sports, Street Hockey/Lacrosse,
Soccer/Adv. Soccer, Strength Training/Adv. Strength Training,
Basketball/Adv. Basketball, Volleyball/Adv. Volleyball,
Yoga Stretch
Health
Comprehensive
Health
On-level or Honors
Required in the 10th grade
*May do online/ summer
11th and 12th Grade Elective:
Family Life and Human Development
Fine Art Electives
Fine Arts
Art Electives: Ceramics 1 – 3, Digital Art, Drawing & Design,
Photography 1 – 3, Commercial Art, Digital Photography, Studio Art 1
– 3, AP Drawing, AP Studio Art 2-D, AP Studio Art 3-D, Theatre 1 – 2,
Advanced Acting, Play Directing
Music Electives: Chorus 1, Women’s Chorus, Show Choir, Honors
Jazz Choir, Honors Chamber Singers, Jazz Lab, Honors Jazz
Ensemble, Honors Symphonic Band, Honors Symphonic Orchestra,
Piano 1 – 2, Guitar, Electronic Music, Music Perspectives, AP Music
Theory and Composition
Technology
Tech-Ed Courses: Foundations of Technology,
Designing Tech Solutions, Intro to Engineering Design
Dates to Note
Week of February 2nd
Enter course selections into computer
through your English Class.
February 9th – Signed Course
selections due to English teacher
May – Course selections will be sent home for verification
June 1st –
All Change Requests to Schedules
MUST BE Submitted
Hand out cards
Go Over Cards
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