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Parent Orientation

Parent Orientation. INDIANA AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2012 “ PATHWAYS TO GRADUATION”. GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF. “A” through “F” -- Mrs. Katie Smith ksmith@iasd.cc “G” through “O” -- Mr. Tim Petro tpetro@iasd.cc “P” through “Z” -- Mrs. Linda Chirieleison

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Parent Orientation

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  1. Parent Orientation INDIANA AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2012 “PATHWAYS TO GRADUATION”

  2. GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF “A” through “F” -- Mrs. Katie Smith ksmith@iasd.cc “G” through “O” -- Mr. Tim Petro tpetro@iasd.cc “P” through “Z” -- Mrs. Linda Chirieleison lchirie@iasd.cc Secretary -- Mrs. Janice Allshouse jallshouse@iasd.cc

  3. OrientationActivities • Class Schedule Introduction (Tuesday, March 3, 2009 and Wednesday, March 4, 2009) • Parent Orientation(7:00 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2009) • Student Schedule “Troubleshooting” (Period 5---Monday, March 9, 2009 and Tuesday, March 10,2009) • Course Request Collection (Week of March 9, 2009) • Senior High School Orientation(To Be Determined - usually the Thursday afternoon before school begins)

  4. PUPIL REGISTRATION INFORMATION • 1. • 1. 1. On the front side of this form, do the following: • ----------Print your student number, name and current homeroom • Ø    ----------Circle the course numbers in which you want to enroll for the 2009- 2010 school term • Ø    ----------Use the Scheduling Worksheet area to make certain that you have scheduled the appropriate number of classes--- • YOU MUST BE IN CLASS A MINIMUM OF 35 OUT OF 40 CLASS PERIODS PER WEEK..

  5. In the spaces below, list alternate elective choices in the order of preference • in the event that those initially selected cannot be scheduled. The administration • or guidance counselor will select courses if no alternate choices are listed. • 1st alternate ________________________________________ • 2nd alternate ________________________________________ • 3rd alternate ________________________________________ • 4th alternate ________________________________________

  6. 3. Please respond to each of the following by circling the correct response: “I have/have not taken and passed Keyboarding in 8th or 9th grade.” “I have/have not taken and passed Computer Applications in 9th grade.” “I have/have not taken and passed On Your Own in 9th grade.”

  7. 4. Have your parent/guardian sign below. _________________________________________ Parent Signature NO COURSE MAY BE CHANGED AFTER JUNE 2, 2009

  8. Indiana Area School DistrictGraduation Requirements Class of2 0 12 SubjectRequired Credits English--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Social Studies------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 * Mathematics--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Science--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 * * Health & Physical Education------------------------------------------------------- 2 Computer Technology--------------------------------------------------------------- 1*** Family & Consumer Science------------------------------------------------------- .5 Electives------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.5 Total Minimum Credits Needed to Graduate (Grades 9 – 12) 2 4 * Students participating in a three year Indiana County Technology Center program will be required to complete only three credits in Social Studies exempting American Government and Economics. ** One Science credit must be in Biology. ***Computerized Keyboarding does not count toward fulfilling the Computer Technology graduation requirement. 24

  9. Additional Graduation Requirements • Completion of the Culminating Project • Achieving at the Proficient Level or Above on the State Mandated PSSA Exams in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing

  10. ENGLISH COURSES SEMESTER ELECTIVES PUBLIC SPEAKING FULL YEAR ELECTIVE JOURNALISM (NEWSPAPER)

  11. MEDIA TECHNOLOGY FULL YEAR ELECTIVE COURSES • Television/Video Production • Photojournalism

  12. SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES SEMESTER ELECTIVES HUMAN GEOGRAPHY I & II WORLD RELIGIONS GLOBAL STUDIES (Online)

  13. SCIENCE COURSES SEMESTER ELECTIVE MARINE SCIENCE (Online)

  14. WORLD LANGUAGES

  15. COMPUTER SCIENCES • INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE • VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING (Semester Courses)

  16. BUSINESS COURSES(Semester Courses) * Meets computer technology requirement for graduation.

  17. Accounting (Full Year) Business Law (Semester) Personal and Consumer Law (Semester) Marketing (Semester) International Business (Semester) Personal Finance (Semester) BUSINESS COURSES

  18. FINE ARTS • A R T I

  19. DRAMA • Drama I • Drama II

  20. MUSIC • BAND—Marching Band/Jazz Ensemble; Marching Band/ Wind Ensemble; Symphony Band • ORCHESTRA • CHORUS---Soprano/Alto Chorus; Tenor/Bass Chorus • A CAPPELLA CHOIR • VOICE CLASS • MUSIC THEORY • MUSIC APPRECIATION

  21. FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES(Semester Courses) • FASHION & YOU • CHEF’S CORNER • FAST TRACK FOODS • A LA CARTE BAKING • CHILD DEVELOPMENT** • ON YOUR OWN**

  22. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION • MECHANICAL DRAWING / CAD • METAL TECHNOLOGIES • WOOD TECHNOLOGIES

  23. PHYSICAL EDUCATION • PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Semester Course)

  24. NCAA DIVISION I Freshman-Eligibility Standards Requirements: • Graduate from high school • Have a GPA of 2.00 in 16 core academic courses with a matching sliding scale of 86 (sum of scores on the four individual tests) on the ACT, or a 1010 on the SAT. The highest scores achieved on the verbal and mathematics section of the SAT or highest scores achieved on the four individual tests of the ACT may be combined to achieve the highest scores. High School Core Courses: • At least 4 years of English • At least 3 years of Math (at the level of Algebra or above) • At least 2 years of Social Science • At least 2 years of Natural or Physical Science (including one lab course) • At least 1 year of additional courses in English, math or natural or physical science; and 4 additional years of academic courses in any of the above areas, or foreign language, philosophy or nondoctrinal religion.

  25. NCAA DIVISION II Freshman-Eligibility Standards Requirements: • Graduate from high school • Have a GPA of 2.00 in 14 core academic courses with a matching sliding scale of 86 (sum of scores on the four individual tests) on the ACT, or an 820 on the SAT if taken April 1, 1995, or later. • The highest scores achieved on the verbal and mathematics section of the SAT or the highest scores achieved on the four individual tests of the ACT may be combined to achieve the highest scores. 14 Required High School Core Courses: • 3 years of English • 2 years of Math (at the level of Algebra or above) • 2 years of social science • 2 years of natural or physical science (including one lab course) • 2 years of additional courses in English, math or natural or physical science; and 3 years of additional academic courses in any of the above areas, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy.

  26. All classes meet three periods each day…. AUTOMOTIVE – TECHNOLOGY COLLISION REPAIR CARPENTRY ELECTRICAL MASONRY HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING COSMETOLOGY CULINARY ARTS HEALTH OCCUPATIONS DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY* GRAPHICS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA* COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY* MACHINING TECHNOLOGY* WELDING TECHNOLOGY *Programs that meet the technology graduation requirement INDIANA COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTERWeb Site: www.ictc.ws Counselor E-Mail: eeisenman@ictc.ws

  27. Activities Sports • Golf, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, Wrestling, Track, Winter Track, Softball, Soccer, Football, Swimming, Rifle, Volleyball, Hockey Academic Extras • Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl, Knowledge Master, PA Math League Club Program -- Various club programs are available

  28. Geometry Advanced Algebra Functions/Statistics/Trigonometry Pre Calculus/Discreet Math June 8-26/July 6-24 (1.0 credit) Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m. – noon (8 hours absence permitted) $200.00 Computerized Keyboarding Computer Applications June 8-26/July 6-24 (0.50 credit) Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m. - 11 AM (6 hours absence permitted) $100.00 SUMMER SCHOOL 2009 (for the purpose of acceleration)

  29. Reminder. . .completed Student Scheduling Grid’s will be collected during the week of March 9, 2009.

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