20092010 Registration Process

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2009-2010 Registration Process
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Directions

• Teachers
• Pass out a 2009-2010 Registration Manual to each
  student.
• Make sure that each student signs the roster
  stating that they received a registration manual.
  
• At the end of homeroom, please turn in all
  leftover Registration Manuals to Ms. Weathers in
  the Guidance Office (Counselors will give out
  registration manuals to students who are absent).

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Directions

• Students
• Write your full name and homeroom teacher on the
  top right corner of your Registration Manual
  cover.
• If you lose this Registration Manual, you will
  have to pay for another copy.
• Please follow along with this PowerPoint as we
  navigate through the Registration Manual.
• When you get home, read the entire Registration
  Manual carefully with your parent/guardian.
• Finally, fill out your Registration Sheet located
  on either page 21, 22, or 23 and sign (Student
  and Parent/Guardian).
• Please note that elective classes should be
  ranked 1-8 (ex 1-course I want the most and
  8-course I would like the least).

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Registration Manual Process

• Please follow along with us as we navigate
  through the Registration Manual and Registration
  Process.
• Turn to Page 3 of your Registration Manual

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Registration ProcessPage 3

• After reading the entire Registration Manual,
  parents and students should discuss together
  possible course selections.
• SHS Counselors will individually register
  students during the following weeks according to
  selections made on the Registration Form and
  class availability and size
• January 20th-February 13th Rising Seniors
• February 23rd-March 19th Rising Juniors
• March 23rd-April 2nd Rising Sophomores
• April 27th-May 29th Rising Freshmen

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Registration Process cont.Page 3

• Registration appointments for students to meet
  with their counselors will be done randomly.
• Appointment slips will be distributed to students
  one to two weeks prior to their registration
  appointment. Parents and Students who have
  questions about their course selections or about
  other issues can email their counselor to discuss
  their concerns prior to the scheduled
  registration session.
• Parents may also accompany students to their
  Registration Meeting.

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Registration Process cont.Page 3

• Appointments will be 15-20 minutes long. If
  parents and/or students have other concerns, a
  later meeting will be scheduled.
• It should be noted that if a student does not
  come to the Registration Meeting with the items
  listed below, then the appointment will be
  cancelled and rescheduled at the end of the
  registration week.
• Registration Sheet (in the Registration Manual)
  properly filled out with signatures by parents
  and students and the order of preference for
  elective classes (from 1-8), and
• If applicable, approved
• Honors/Pre AP/AP application (Guidance Office).

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Registration ManualPages 4, 5, and 6

• Please turn to page 4 and discuss the Graduation
  Requirements as a class.
• On Page 5, there is a 4-year Program of Study
  that we encourage you to fill out with your
  parent, advisor, or counselor.
• On Page 6, there is general information that is
  important.

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Registration ManualPage 7-13

• Please carefully review the following programs,
  their requirements, and how to enroll
• Advanced Placement (AP) Program-pages 7-8.
• Accel Program (GSU)-pages 9-10.
• Dual and Joint Enrollment (OTC)-page 11.
• Ga. Virtual School (GAVS)-page 12.
• Work Based Learning-page 13.

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Registration ManualPages 14-16

• Testing Please turn to page 14 to see what
  tests you need to take and when
• EOCT (End of Course Tests)
• GHSGT (Ga. High School Graduation Test)
• COMPASS or Asset (needed for a 2-year or Tech.
  School)
• AP Testing (see page 8 for more details)
• PSAT (Usually taken in the 10th and/or 11th
  grades)
• SAT (Taken in the 11th and 12th grades for
  college admission)
• ACT (Taken in the 11th and 12th grades for
  college admission)
• ASVAB (Taken to get into the Armed Forces)

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Registration ManualPage 17

• Please turn to Page 17 for College Admission
  Facts and Information.

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SCHOLARSHIPSPages 18-19

• Attention Juniors and Seniors

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Registration ManualPg. 20-Academic Course
Sequencing

• Science
• Honors Sequencing
• 9th - Honors Physical Science
• 10th Honors Biology
• 11th Honors Chemistry or AP Biology
• 12 AP Chemistry
• Regular Sequencing
• 9th Biology
• 10th Physical Science
• 11th Chemistry or Environmental Science
• 12th Anatomy, Physics, or Chemistry

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Registration ManualPg. 20-Academic Course
Sequencing

• English
• Honors Sequencing
• 9th Honors 9th grade Literature and
  Composition
• 10th Honors 10th grade Literature and
  Composition
• 11th AP Language
• 12th AP Literature
• Regular Sequencing
• 9th 9th grade Literature and Composition
• 10th 10th grade Literature and Composition
• 11th American Literature and Composition
• 12th English Literature and Composition

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Registration ManualPg. 20-Academic Course
Sequencing

• Social Studies
• Honors Sequencing
• 9th Honors Geography/Civics
• 10th AP World History
• 11th AP United States History
• 12th AP Economics and AP Psychology
• Regular Sequencing
• 9th Geography/Civics
• 10th World History
• 11th United States History
• 12th Economics

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Registration ManualPg. 20-Academic Course
Sequencing

• Math
• Entered Fall 2008 Entered Before Fall 2008
• Honors Sequencing Honors Sequencing
• 9th Accelerated Math I 9th - Honors
  Geometry
• 10th Accelerated Math II 10th - Honors
  Algebra II
• 11th Accelerated Math III 11th - Honors
  Trig.
• 12th Joint Enrollment or AP Calculus
  12th - Joint Enrollment or AP
  Calculus
• Regular Sequencing Regular Sequencing
• 9th Math I 9th - Algebra I
• 10th Math II 10th - Geometry
• 11th Math III 11th - Algebra II
• 12th Math IV or Joint Enrollment 12th -
  Algebra III, Statistics, or Joint
  Enrollment

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Registration ManualPg. 21-23

• Fill out the Registration Sheet that has the
  grade you are going into (Ex If you are 9th
  grader, fill out the sheet that is for a rising
  10th grader).
• Pay attention to any prerequisites needed for
  courses (Ex You must take Computing in the
  Modern World before you take Web Page Design).
• Be sure to mark 8 elective choices.

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Registration SheetPages 21-23
Mark 1 class choice for English, Social
Studies, Math, and Science. If interested, mark
one class choice for Modern Language. ? Mark
a total of 8 elective choices ( 1-class I want
the most and 8-class I want the least)
? Parent Signature and Student Signature
?
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Registration Manual

• Please refer to pages 24-43 for Course
  Descriptions.
• Please turn to page 44-45 for CTAE Flowcharts.

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Registration

• 2009-2010 Counselor Assignments