Incoming Sophomore Registration

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Incoming Sophomore Registration

• Thursday, February 8
• 1st and 7th pd
• High School Auditorium

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Graduation Requirements(General)

• 3 1/2yrs of English (7 credits)
• 1 semester of English 10/Speech
• 3 yrs of Math (6 credits)
• 2 yrs of Science (4 credits)
• 2 yrs of Social Studies (4 credits)
• 1 year of US History (2 credits, sophomore year)
• 1 semester of US Government (1credit, junior
  year)
• 1 semester of Social Studies Elective (1 credits,
  grades 9-12)
• 1 or 2 semesters of Consumer Education
• 1 semester of Vocational Education
• 1 semester of Health
• 7 semesters of Physical Education
• 42 total credits

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Admission Recommendations for College,
Universities and Community Colleges

• English - 4 years or 8 credits
• Mathematics - 3 years or 6 credits of Algebra I
  and beyond
• Social Studies - 3 years or 6 credits
• Science - 3 years or 6 credits
• Foreign Language, Music, Art, Theatre,
  Humanities, Vocational Education - 2 years or 4
  credits
• Individual College requirements may vary. Be
  sure to check with the college.

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Graduation Requirements(to be completed in 10th
grade)

• As a sophomore, you are required to take
• English
• English 10 Composition/English 10 Speech
• Honors Eng 10 Comp/English 10 Speech
• Special Ed English or Life Skills English
• (if you had Speech I as a freshman, be sure to
  check your request page carefully for
  instructions. You select English 10/Speech I on
  line 1 and your elective to replace this class on
  line 15.)
• REMEMBER, A TEACHER SIGNATURE FROM YOUR FIRST
  SEMESTER ENGLISH TEACHER IS REQUIRED

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Mathematics

• Please follow this sequence of classes
• Life Skills Math
• Math I
• Math II
• Practical Algebra
• Pre-Algebra (begin here if you were in Essentials
  of math as a 9th grader)
• Algebra I
• Algebra IA - you must be recommended by your math
  teacher for this class
• Algebra IB - you must be recommended by your math
  teacher for this class

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Mathematics cont.

• Plane Geometry (you will be recommended for this
  class by your Algebra I or Algebra IB teacher)
• Geometry
• Algebra II

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Science

• All sophomores are required to take science.
  Science is a two year graduation requirement.
  Students are NOT able to complete their second
  year of a science requirement with Nutrition
  Science, Horticulture, or Ag Science beginning in
  the 07-08 school year.

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Science

• Please follow this sequence of classes
• -Special Ed Science or Life Skills Science
• -Earth Science
• Environmental Science (not college prep)
• -Biology
• -Geology
• -Chemistry
• -AP Biology (recommend concurrent with Chemistry)

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Social Studies

• All sophomores are required to take United States
  History
• US History
• Honors US History (teacher recommendation)
• AP US History (teacher recommendation)
• Special Ed US History or Life Skills US History
  (teacher recommendation)

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Electives

• New to sophomore year
• 170/171 Accounting I (1st semester)
• 180/181 Accounting II (2nd semester)
• Beginning Art classes (must have Intro, 1
  semester)
• Advanced Art classes (2nd semester and must have
  first semester beginning class)
• AP Music Theory (2 semesters)
• BH Ag 131 (Soils, 1 semester)
• BH BE 145 (Word Processing, 1 semester)
• BH BE 180 (1 semester)
• BH CS 100 (1 semester)
• BH TV 160 (2 semesters)

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Electives cont.

• Business Tech A B (2 semesters, consumer
  education credit)
• Concert Choir (2 semesters)
• Foods and Nutrition I (1st semester)
• Foods and Nutrition II(2nd semester)
• Horticulture I (1st semester)
• Horticulture II (2nd semester)
• Info Processing A (1 semester, Pre-requisite is
  Computer Concepts)
• Introduction to Building Trades (1 semester)
• Mechanical and Architectural Drafting(1 sem,
  Drafting I is a pre-requisite)

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Electives Cont.

• Media Literacy (1 semester)
• Supervised Ag Experience (1 semester)
• Theatre I (1st semester)
• Theatre II (2nd semester)
• Advanced Speech - must have Speech I as a
  freshman or English10/Speech I as a sophomore
  first semester (1 semester)

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Early Bird

• This is about a commitment (7 am daily). Read
  and understand the contract BEFORE you and your
  parent sign it.
• Sign up on February 14 beginning at 645 am.
  Sign up for early bird is first come first serve
• Must have permission slip with Parent and Student
  signatures
• Complete list of Early Bird choices are on the
  permission slip.
• Include only those early bird classes you will
  agree to be in. Including choices 2 and 3 gives
  you a better chance of getting early bird if your
  1st choice is full.
• You will be placed in early bird in Power School
  if you qualify. If early bird is one of your
  class requests, you must add early release or
  another class, based on your needs. (early
  release is not always guaranteed)

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How do I know if I got early bird?

• A final list will be posted in the front office
  window on February 21. Do not select this class
  as one of your choices. It will be added for you
  to your Power School requests.
• Log into Power School - click on class
  registration
• Before you request your classes, check your early
  bird class first by clicking on the view future
  course requests found at the top of the page.
• Then click on back and request the other 6
  classes and early release or 7 classes (for an 8
  period day).

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Driver EducationIve already had Dr Ed or plan
to take Dr Ed this summer, now what do I do?

• 1st - if you have completed classroom driver
  education and Behind the Wheel, write that in the
  left margin on your yellow request form.
• 2nd - if you registered for summer driver
  education, either at Geneseo or another private
  driver education facility, write that on your
  yellow request form.

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Driver Education (never had it either privately
or in summer school and I want it)

• If your birthday is on or before March 9, 1992,
  request 1st semester Driver Education (Driver
  Education 1st sem)
• If your birthday is on or after March 10, 1992,
  request 2nd semester Driver Education (Driver
  Education 2nd sem)
• If you cannot take Driver Education during early
  bird, check the box in the bottom left corner of
  your yellow registration form.
• Classroom Driver Ed/BTW/PE is now offered for a
  semester. You will be in PE on the days your
  classmates are in Behind The Wheel. Do not
  request PE or Wellness during the semester you
  will be in Driver Education. If you request PE
  or Wellness during the semester opposite driver
  education we will attempt to keep you in the
  class during your off days of Behind the Wheel
  when you need to be in PE/Wellness. However,
  this is not guarantee. You will be assigned
  based on class offerings and enrollment numbers.
  

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Summer Driver Education

• BTW1 A mailing was sent parents who have a
  student in 4th quarter classroom driver
  education. Their registration for behind the
  wheel will be February 13 beginning at 730 am in
  the guidance office area.
• A second mailing will go to parents whose student
  has a birthday on or before November 30, 1991
  and did not sign up for BTW1. Classroom will be
  June 4-25 and BTW will be from June 9-29.
  Registration will be on a first come first serve
  basis beginning on February 16, 2006.

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Making Up Credits

• If you failed a class freshman year, be certain
  to add the class(es) you failed first semester.
  If you are unable to find the class in the pull
  down, select make-up S1.
• Let us know as we progress through second
  semester, if a class is failed and needs to be
  added to your schedule.
• In order to qualify for Driver Education, you
  must earn 8 credits in your previous 2 semesters
  of high school.
• Must pass 5 classes in the previous semester to
  be eligible for sports and activities in the
  current semester.

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Total Credits

• Beginning with the 07-08 school year, a junior
  must earn 20 credits or more in their first two
  years of high school in order to qualify for
  privileges like parking, etc. Second semester
  juniors must earn 25 credits to qualify for prom.
  Seniors must earn 30 credits or more in their
  first three years of high school in order to earn
  senior privileges (i.e. prom, parking, etc.)

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Requesting Classes

• Requesting classes in Power School at home begins
  at 3 pm on February 21. The site closes on
  February 23 at 4 pm.
• A counselor will be available in the library from
  7 am until 4 pm on February 22 if you have
  difficulty requesting classes or you do not have
  access to the internet.

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Yellow Request Forms

• Must be turned into the guidance office by
  February 26, 3 pm. You may also return them if
  you meet with a counselor in the library.
• Forms must be complete including alternates and a
  parent and student signature.
• Classes are based on numbers - Critical to turn
  in on time, especially since now we are
  requesting class via Power School

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Questions???

• If you can not find class on the dropdown menu,
  check the pre-requisites in the course planning
  guide. Chances are the class is not offer in
  your sophomore year or it is offer in a different
  semester.
• How do I know if a class is a full year class or
  a semester class? Look in the CPG and if a class
  is for 2 credits, it is a full year class. A
  class for 1 credit, is a semester class.
• Lets start filling out your request form
• HS Counseling Website
• Course Planning Guide on Internet
• www.dist228.org
• Click on counseling services found in links
• Left tab - Course Planning Guide
• Open pdf
• This Power Point on Internet
• www.dist228.org
• High school website
• Click on Counseling Services found in the
  links
• Left hand tab - Incoming Sophomore Presentation

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Requesting classes on Power School

• Must have your Power School login and password.
• Recommend beginning after school on February 21
  so you will be able to ask questions in the
  library on February 22.
• We will close course requests on February 23
• Lets look at how it happens.
• Login to Power School from High School web site
• Click on Class Registration in the tab at the
  top of the page
• Follow instructions for requesting classes.
• SUBMIT, SUBMIT, SUBMIT. Make sure you page down
  to submit once you have selected your classes.
  Failure to do this means you have to start over.