Welcome to Sartell High School Registration for 2014-2015

1. Welcome to Sartell High School Registration for 2014-2015 Go to: http://www.sartell.k12.mn.us/sartell-high-school Click on the SHS Class RegistratIon

2. Ramp Up to Readiness

3. Graduation RequirementsChapter 1, Page 2 • English - 4½ credits • English 9 • English 10 • English 11-American Perspectives or • AP Lit and Composition • English 12 – World Perspectives and • English elective or College English • ½ credit Communication Arts • Social Studies - 3 credits • Citizenship and Human Geography or • Citizenship and AP Human Geography • US History or AP US History • World History or AP World History

4. Graduation Requirements • Mathematics – at least 3½ credits • 1 credit Algebra or Intermediate Algebra • 1 credit Geometry or Honors Geometry • 2 credit Algebra 2 with Statistics • OR • 1 credit Alg. 2 w/Trig and ½ credit Probs & Stats • OR • 1 credit Alg. 2 w/Trig and 1 credit AP Statistics • Science – 3 credits • Science 9 • Biology • Chemistry or College Chemistry • or Physics • or Physics of Film and Astronomy • or Physics of Film and POE

5. Graduation Requirements • Economics – ½ credit • Business or Social • Health/PE - 1½ credits • PE 9 • PE 10 • Health 10 • Art, Music or Theater – 1 credit

6. Testing Requirements • College and Career Readiness • New legislation • More information to come

7. How do I register???? Take out your yellow sheet. Grade 9 Courses

8. Required Courses • Citizenship (CITZ) - .5 credit • Human Geography (HUMGEO) - .5 credit or AP Human Geography (APHUMA, APHUMB) - 1 credit • Science 9 (SCI9A, SCI9B) - 1 credit • Physical Education 9 (PE 9) - .5 credit • Algebra (ALGA, ALGB) or Intermediate Algebra (INALGA, INALGB) - 1 credit Students who took Enriched Algebra in 8th grade will be placed in Honors Geometry instead of Algebra. • English 9 (ENG9A, ENG9B) - 1 credit

9. Understanding Music Choices Fall Semester • Bel Canto (BELCA & BELCB) • Concert Band (CONBAA AND CONBAB) • Concert Band/Bel Canto (CBBELA & CBBELB) • Concert Band/Men’s Choir (CBMENA & CBMENB) • Men’s Choir (MENCHA & MENCHB)   Spring Semester • Bel Canto (BELCC & BELCD) Concert Band (CONBAA AND CONBAB) • Concert Band (CONBAC AND CONBAD) • Concert Band/Bel Canto (CBBELC & CBBELD) • Concert Band/Men’s Choir (CBMENC & CBMEND) • Men’s Choir (MENCHC & MENCHD)  

10. Choosing Electives • Spanish 1 vs. Spanish 2 • View by department on the registration sheet • Descriptions are in the course catalog – alphabetically by department • “*” means it has a prerequisite

11. Alternate Selections Please be sure to put down three alternatives that you would be OK with taking if your first choices do not work out! If you do not, we will choose alternates for you.

12. Registration Day • February 6 and 7 • Parents sign up for a time before you leave…If you haven’t already. • Students will enter their course choices into the computer at this time • One on one time with a staff member

13. Block Schedule • 4 blocks • About 88 minutes each • Semesters and quarters • A and B sections • No study halls • Wednesday schedule

14. SAMPLE SCHEDULE

15. College Credit Options Advanced Placement College in the Schools Discovery Academy Post-Secondary Enrollment

16. What’s Next? • Build master schedule based on courses requested by students • Conflicts • Send “tentative” schedule in May • Mail schedules in August

17. Schedule Change Policy • Not having a course pre-requisite • Failure of a class • An obvious error (i.e. two classes at the same time) • Graduation or university requirement • Unbalanced schedule (4 core classes in one semester) • Misplacement in a class as determined by the instructor

18. Sabre Splash and Respect Retreat