My Four Year Plan

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My Four Year Plan

• An Academic Plan for the SPECIES Student at
  Sparrows Point High

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Welcome to Sparrows Point High School

• You are the Class of 2011!!!
• Principal Mr. SantaCroce
• Assistant Principals
• Ms. Wetzel (A L)
• Mr. Wynkoop (M Z)

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School Counselors

• Mr. Muller (A F)
• Ms. Theis (G O)
• Ms. Beckmann (P Z)
• Ms. Peters Ms. Grimes
• (Marylands Tomorrow)

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Objective

• Students and Parents will
• view an informational slide presentation
• engage in a question and answer session
• in order to understand graduation requirements,
  SPECIES requirements and CCBC parallel enrollment
  options for the junior and senior years.

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Sparrows Point High School Vital Statistics

• 820 students
• 4 periods each day plus lunch
• A day/ B day
• 8 credits per year
• 76 go to college or trade school
• 20 of seniors attend college half-day
• 18 attend Sollers half-day program

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Graduation Requirements

• The Right 21 Credits
• High School Assessments
• Service Learning
• Career, Technical or College Completer
• Sollers Programs
• Child Development
• Business Management
• Advanced Technology
• Work Experience
• University of Maryland

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BCPS Graduation Requirements

• English (4 credits)
• Social Studies (3 ½ credits)
• Math (3 credits)
• Science (3 credits)
• 2 years of a World Language

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BCPS Graduation Requirements

• Health (½ credit)
• Physical Education (1 credit)
• Fine Arts (1 credit)
• Technology (1 credit)
• HSA- High School Assessments
• Algebra, Government, English, Biology
• 75 hours Student Service Learning

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Four-Year Plan for the SPECIES Student

• Grade 9
• English 9 GT Field and Wildlife Biology
• Government Phys. Ed.
• Math Fine Arts
• Biology Foreign Language

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Four-Year Plan for the SPECIES Student

• Grade 10
• English 10 GT Animal Behavior
• World History Foreign Language
• Math Elective
• Chemistry Elective

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Four-Year Plan for the SPECIES Student

• Grade 11
• English 11 Ecology of MD
• US History Foreign Language
• Math Engineering
• Physics CCBC Env. Science and Law

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Four-Year Plan for the SPECIES Student

• Grade 12
• English 12 Health (1/2 cr)
• Economics (1/2 cr) SAT Prep/Elective
• Science Elective
• CCBC Dual Enrollment OR AP Biology

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SPHS Course Registration

• Upon acceptance to SPECIES...
• April 2007
• Registration sheets sent home for parent input
  and signature
• Consult with grade 8 teachers and school
  counselor
• Counselors are available to meet with you during
  the year and in the summer

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Dual Enrollment Opportunities

• up to 21 credits overall
• 6 credits in junior year
• Environmental Science and Law
• 15 credits senior year
• 2 classes in Fall
• 1 class in January
• 2 classes in Spring

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Dual Enrollment Opportunities

• apply to CCBC
• take Accuplacer at CCBC and test into college
  level classes
• register
• pay for classes
• currently about 200 per three-credit class