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MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES

MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES. THE CLASS OF 2016. WEBSITES. MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL http:// www.maconcountyhs.com TENNESSEE DIPLOMA PROJECT http://www.state.tn.us/education/TDP/GradReq.shtml CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION http://tennessee.gov/education/cte TENNESSEE SCHOLARS

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MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES

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  1. MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLWELCOMES THE CLASS OF 2016

  2. WEBSITES • MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL http://www.maconcountyhs.com • TENNESSEE DIPLOMA PROJECT http://www.state.tn.us/education/TDP/GradReq.shtml • CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION http://tennessee.gov/education/cte • TENNESSEE SCHOLARS http://www.tennesseescholars.org

  3. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 28 Credits Required for Graduation at MCHS • ENGLISH 4 credits (one per year) • MATH 4 credits (one per year) • SCIENCE 3 credits • SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits • LIFETIME WELLNESS 1 credit • PERSONAL FINANCE/PE ½ credit each • ELECTIVE FOCUS AREA 3 credits • FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2 credits (same language) • FINE ARTS 1 credit • or 3 additional electives if FL/FA waiver

  4. FOREIGN LANGUAGE/FINE ARTSWAIVER • Students must take 2 courses of Foreign Language in the same language. • Spanish II • Students who elect NOT to go to college may waive the 2 Foreign Language and 1 Fine Arts requirements. Instead, they will have to take 3 additional electives to expand and enhance their Elective Focus Area. • We MUST have a PARENT signature on file indicating that the parent consents to the waiver.

  5. GREEN REGISTRATION FORM • Make sure that you have filled out the top part of this sheet with a PENCIL. • At the bottom of the page, you must indicate whether your child plans on attending college OR has decided that he/she will waive those courses in order to enhance the Elective Focus Area. • Mark YES or NOto the Waiver question.

  6. GREEN REGISTRATION FORM • At the bottom of the page, you will also need to write down your Elective Focus Areabefore you leave tonight. • Also mark YES or NO for Honors. • The STUDENT will need to sign this form. • The PARENT will also need to sign the form and then date it.

  7. HEALTH/PE/DRIVER’S ED • PE may be taken any year prior to graduation for ½ credit or 1 credit. (1/2 credit is required—in addition to the 1 credit of Wellness students earned as a Freshman) • If there are openings, Juniors may take Driver’s Ed. You must indicate which 9 weeks you need to take it AND why you want to take it.

  8. ENGLISH • Every student will enroll in an Englishclass. • Select one of the courses below and, if necessary, add the extra letter or number to the code that is already printed on the form : • English III • English III—Honors • English III—ELL • English III—SPED

  9. MATH • Select at least one of the Math courses below and, if necessary, add the extra letter or number to the code that is already printed on the form : • Algebra II • Algebra II—Honors • Geometry 1-A (SPED) • Trigonometry

  10. MATH continued • You may double up on MATH this year so that you can take Calculus your senior year IF : • Your EFA is Math/Science, but only if • You had an “A” average in math this year or • You had a “B” average in Honors math this school year (90 or higher) • Test scores may also be considered • You will take a Math class each semester: • Trigonometry(Sem. 1) • Pre-Calculus(Sem. 2)

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