Welcome To South High!

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Welcome To South High!

• Requesting Classes
• 2015-2016 School Year

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South High Counseling Team

• Counselors
• Don Dilla
• Kim Friesen
• Marsha Gaulke
• Marie Hassell
• Lauren Lewis
• Jackie Vertigan
• Christina Rates Ann Kellogg College and Career
  Center Coordinators
• Renee Magney,
• Pa Lee-Xiong, and Richard Palmquist, Clerical
  Support
• Stephen Simondet, Assistant Principal

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Goals for this Evening

• Let us welcome you to South High!
• Learn about the graduation requirements
• Choose classes for next year

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Graduation Requirements

• Core Classes
• English
• Social Studies
• Math
• Science
• Additional requirements
• Health
• Physical Education
• Art
• Other
• Graduation Tests
• My Life Plan
• 21 total credits (new credit values for 2019
  class)

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English/ Social Studies

• English 4 full years
• Honors World Studies/Humanities 1
• AP U.S. History/AP Humanities 2
• Electives in English to complete 4 full years
• Social Studies 3 1/2 years
• Honors World Studies/Humanities 1
• AP U.S. History/AP Humanities 2
• Government/Economics and AP Human Geography
• 1 semester of additional electives in Social
  Studies

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Math Sequence3 Years Minimum

• Intermediate Algebra
• Geometry/Honors Geometry
• Advanced Algebra
• Electives in Math
• Pre-Calculus
• AP AB Calculus
• AP BC Calculus
• AP Statistics
• College Prep Algebra Statistics
• Algebra/Geometry/Statistics

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Science For graduating classes 2019 and after

• Must take Physical Science, Biology, and either
  Physics or Chemistry.
• 9th Physical Science
• 10th Biology or Chemistry (or Honors)
• 11th Chemistry (or Honors) or Physics or
  Biology
• 12th- electives in Science
• (Students who test out of Physical Science with
  the 8th grade test, may accelerate their Science
  choices by one year.)
• Sample electives in Science
• AP Biology
• AP Physics
• AP Environmental
• AP Chemistry (when offered)
• CIS Physics
• Minnesota Ecology
• Forensic Science
• Astronomy

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World Languages

• Two-year minimum for Liberal Arts diploma.
• Most colleges want at least 2 years of the same
  World Language competitive colleges look for 3,
  4, or more.
• If you read, write, and speak a second language,
  colleges may waive the requirement of a World
  Language in high school.

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Fine Arts

• One year is required.
• Music, visual arts, and graphic/digital
  photography classes count.
• Half the value of some PLTW classes count.

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Physical Education and Health

• Fitness for life (1 semester).
• Health Science (1 semester).

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Course Request Form - Front
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Course Request Form - Back
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The Course Selection Form

• Complete
• Name
• Student ID
• Program
• next years grade level
• Please include a phone number where we can reach
  you if we have questions.

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Choose enough electives

• You MUST provide 8 elective choices in order of
  preference.
• Some classes might not be offered or might
  conflict with the rest of your schedule.
• If you dont choose enough electives, we will
  select for you and you may have no option to
  change.

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Making Careful Choices

• We will hold you to your commitment to your
  courses
• Consult with your parents
• Current teachers will provide recommendations to
  our school in World Languages and Math

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Requests VS SchedulesCourse offerings are
determined by

• Number of student requests
• Budget
• Staffing
• Schedules are available at the August Back to
  School Event. Class schedules on the portal
  prior to this event are NOT final.

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AVID

• Advancement Via Individual Determination
• Is a program, not just a course
• Is for students in the academic middle who want
  to go to college and might need support
• Historically underrepresented at
  college/university

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FutureForward!Earn an Associates Degree
at the same time as your high school diploma!

• This partnership between Minneapolis Community
  and Technical College (MCTC) and South High
• earn an Associates Degree with an emphasis in
  Education at the same time as earning your high
  school diploma
• check the appropriate box on the South High
  Course Request Form.
• You will have limited choices in classes in this
  program.

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Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

• Year-long college level Engineering courses, may
  earn college credits.
• For students at or above grade level in math
  and science.
• Teaches problem-solving and creativity in a
  computer-based setting.
• Half of the PLTW credit counts toward Fine Arts
  for Intro. to Engineering and Principles of
  Engineering.
• Principles of Engineering also counts for Physics.

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Thank you!

• We are glad you are here in our South High
  Community.
• If you have individual questions, please speak
  to Counselors or staff in the commons.
• Please leave your completed form with us as you
  exit the main door.
• See you in August for the Back to School Event.