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Registration for 2014-2015

Registration for 2014-2015. Honors, AP, NCVPS Online, & HCC Opportunities. Introductions. Counselors Lori Mills (A-G) Andi Lawing (H-O) Teresa Heinz (P-Z) Lead Teacher : Charly Inman PHS AP Teachers : AP English III – Tabitha Judy AP US History – Tiffany Turner

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Registration for 2014-2015

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  1. Registration for 2014-2015 Honors, AP, NCVPS Online, & HCC Opportunities

  2. Introductions • Counselors Lori Mills (A-G) Andi Lawing (H-O) Teresa Heinz (P-Z) • Lead Teacher: Charly Inman • PHS AP Teachers: AP English III – Tabitha Judy AP US History – Tiffany Turner AP English IV – Shannon Hanson AP Calculus – Mary Medford AP Biology – Greg Tucker

  3. Why do we meet? • Information/Understanding • Course Differences • Course Delivery Options • Course Commitment Form

  4. For each AP Class, per teacher: Each AP class takes 2 blocks: 1-per semester • 24 Students 24 24 24 • 64 Students

  5. Honors Courses

  6. What are Honors courses? • 5 pt. class – GPA • More rigorous than standard level • Have different prerequisites and require teacher recommendations • Semester long courses – 1 Credit

  7. Honors Courses Delivery Options • Two options: • Face-to-face • Taught by PHS teacher • See course commitment form per subject area • NCVPS (11th and 12th grade) • Courses taken online with non-PHS teacher • Only courses not offered f-to-f at PHS • See NCVPS course commitment form

  8. Additional Honors Options • Bach to Broadway (see K. Medford) • Art III/IV – only taught as honors (see C. DeGrove) • ROTC III/IV (see Commander Weaver) • Band III/ IV – only taught as honors (see A. Stewart)

  9. AP Courses

  10. What are AP Classes? • College Board Required to take the AP exam @ a cost of $89 per exam (could change) • College-level classes • Prepare students for rigor of college • 6 pt. class for GPA • Can earn college credit

  11. Who should take AP Classes? • Students who meet the prerequisites • Students with excellent time management skills • Students who are self-motivated and independent workers • Personal commitment to success • Students who understand the work will be more rigorous and involve more out of class work

  12. Advanced Placement Courses • Two Options: • Face-to-Face (11th and 12th grade) • Course is taken with a PHS teacher • See course commitment form per subject area • NCVPS Online (11th and 12th grade) • Course taken online with a non-PHS teacher • Only courses not offered f-to-f at PHS • See NCVPS course commitment form

  13. AP Face-to-face COURSES • Taught by PHS teacher • Must meet prerequisites of each course (see the course commitment form) • Must take an AP prep elective (1st semester / 5 points) with AP course (2nd semester / 6 points)

  14. For Juniors: AP English III AP US History AP Biology For Seniors: AP English IV AP Calculus AP Biology Potential Face-to-face Courses **An additional elective will be paired with each course.

  15. NCVPSOnline • In 2005, on the recommendation of the North Carolina e-Learning Commission, the General Assembly established the North Carolina Virtual Public School • The purpose of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) is to provide e-learning opportunities to students. • The authorizing legislation for NCVPS states: “NCVPS shall be available at no cost to all students in North Carolina who are enrolled in NC’s public schools.

  16. Things to Consider • The course offerings are only courses NOT taught at PHS • All NCVPS courses will count as elective credits • Students must have a 3.0 or higher GPA to take an online class, plus additional requirements of NCVPS, and 2 teacher recommendations • ALL WORK AND COMMUNICATION IS COMPLETED ELECTRONICALLY • Teacher could be located anywhere across the state; will not be a Pisgah teacher, and there will not be a Pisgah teacher responsible for assisting these students. There WILL be a site-based facilitator for technical issues • NCVPS’s grading periods do not match PHS – MUST MONITOR GRADES CAREFULLY! Students (and parents) can do this on the NCVPS site with password!

  17. Non Honors Online Honors Online • Anatomy and Physiology • Psychology • African American Studies • Arabic I/II • German I/II • Japanese I/II • Journalism • Latin I/II • Leadership Development • Mandarin Chinese I • Medieval Studies • Psychology • Russian I/II • SAT Prep

  18. AP Courses Offered ONLINE AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP World History AP Statistics AP European History AP Government and Politics Note: Online AP Courses are year-long and must be paired with another NCVPS AP course or two HCC courses (one per semester)

  19. Course Commitment Form • Must return to applicable teacher by Friday, Feb. 21st. • Signing-up for course commits you to that course, if available • WHY: • Must know numbers in order to determine the number of sections offered • Form commits student(s) to class; if they pre-register and then change their mind, numbers and sections are unbalanced and other classes overloaded

  20. Questions?

  21. HCCCOURSES

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