9 TH GRADE COURSE SELECTION 9 TH GRADE! Its time to pick your - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

9 TH GRADE COURSE SELECTION

9 TH GRADE! It’s time to pick your classes for 9 th Grade! High School! This presentation will walk you through your choices and give you information to bring home. You’ll be ready to talk to your family and decide what classes you want next year! **This presentation is not a substitute for reading the course guide. The course guide contains detailed information regarding your high school career.**

EHS SCHEDULE BASICS • There are 8 class periods • You will take 4 Core Classes, totaling 4 credits • ELA • Math • Science • Social Studies • 1 Language Other Than English (LOTE), totaling 1 credit • Students currently in Spanish 1, must register for Spanish 2 • 3 Additional Elective Classes, totaling 3 credits • Endorsement Courses, • Physical Education (required for graduation), • TSI/Professional Communications • Early College High School – EDUC1300

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GRADUATION AS A FRESHMAN • Credits Required 26 – Each semester of a class = .5 credits • Physical ELA Math Science Social Studies LOTE Fine Arts Speech Electives Education • 4 Credits • 4 Credits • 4 Credits • 3 Credits • 1 Credit • 2 Credits • 1 Credit • .5 Credits • 7 Credits • Endorsement Courses • Endorsement Requirement • 1 Endorsement • You’ll see more on these later… Business & Industry Public Service Arts & Humanities Multi-disciplinary STEM

TIME TO MAKE SOME CHOICES!

CHOICE SHEETS • Every 8 th grader will receive a choice sheet and course guide. • Your family will be able to pick yours up at the EHS parent night on February 22 st . • Be sure to fill out all the choices. • Bring it back to your EMS counselor or advisory teacher by February 24 th . • You will enter your choices online during the week of February 27 th . Your counselors will be there to help!

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING • Choice 1 • English I • Choice 2 • Pre-AP English I – Required Summer Reading • Do you love READING and WRITING ? or • Do you have a natural talent for it?!?

MATH • Choice 1 • Algebra I • Choice 2 • PAP Geometry • Do you love MATH ? or • Do you have a natural talent for it?!? • Did you take Algebra I this year? • Choice 3 • Geometry • Did you take Algebra I this year?

SCIENCE • Choice 1 • Biology • Choice 2 • Pre-AP Biology • Do you love SCIENCE ? • Interested in a career in medicine? • Choice 3 • Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC)

SOCIAL STUDIES • Choice 1 • World Geography • Choice 2 • AP Human Geography • Do you love SOCIAL STUDIES ?

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE) • Choice Set 1 • Spanish I or • Spanish I for Native Speakers • Choice Set 2 • Did you take Spanish I this year? • Spanish II, • Pre-AP Spanish II, or • Spanish II for Native Speakers

ELECTIVES AND ENDORSEMENT CLASSES 9 h Graders will have THREE electives. • You will choose your top three and three alternates. You are not • guaranteed your 1 st choice. Consider your endorsement and personal interests when • selecting electives.

ENDORSEMENTS Each Endorsement has a set of pathway options. Let your post secondary interests guide your endorsement and course choices. STEM Business & Industry Public Service Arts & Humanities Multi-disciplinary • Math • Animal Science • Law Enforcement • Dance • Interested in multiple AP • Science • Audio Visual & • Teaching & • Instrumental courses? Communication Training • Math and • LOTE • Interested in Early Science • Business, • Health Science • Social Studies College High Marketing, & • Public • Theatre School? Finance Management • Visual Arts • 4x4 • Information (JROTC) • Vocal Technology • Math • Plant Science • Science • Transportation/ • English Automotive • Social Studies • Welding

STEM Like This? • Take This! Math • Geometry PAP Science • Biology PAP • Geometry PAP Math and Science • Biology PAP

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Like This? • Take This! Animal Science • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Audio Visual and Communications • Principles of Arts, Audio Video Technology, & Communications Business, Marketing, and Finance • Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance Information Technology • Principles of Information Technology Plant Science • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Transportation • Automotive Basics Welding • Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

PUBLIC SERVICES Like This? • Take This! Law Enforcement • Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security Teaching & Training • Principles of Education and Training Health Science • Principles of Biosciences Public Management • JROTC I – Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC)

ARTS & HUMANITIES Like This? • Take This! Dance • Dance I Instrumental • Band I LOTE • Spanish I or • Spanish II (did you take Spanish I this year?) Social Studies • World Geography or • AP Human Geography Theatre • Theatre Arts I (acting), • Theatre Production I (directing, writing, design, or • Technical Theatre I (sound, lights, set design) Visual Arts • Art I or • Art II (did you take Art I for high school credit in middle school?) Vocal • Choir I

WHAT’S NEXT? • Come to parent night at the high school on February 22 nd . • Can’t make it? You still get to fill out a choice sheet. • Talk to your family and complete the choice sheet. • Turn your completed choice sheets in to your EMS counselor or advisory teacher by February 24 th . • Need a little more time? Ask your counselor what day you’ll be entering your course choices (2/27 or 2/28) and bring your completed choice sheet with you that day.

QUESTIONS? See your counselor! They’re magical and have all the answers.