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Freshman Registration Night. WHS. This is an Information Night (as well as Registration Night). Tonight you will: meet your counselor learn about course sequencing, requirements & prerequisites learn about A+ and other WHS opportunities request classes for next year

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  1. Freshman Registration Night WHS

  2. This is an Information Night (as well as Registration Night) Tonight you will: • meet your counselor • learn about course sequencing, requirements & prerequisites • learn about A+ and other WHS opportunities • request classes for next year • set up a Personal Plan of Study

  3. School Counseling Content Standards Levels K-12 Social and Emotional Development • Understanding self as an individual and as a member of diverse local and global communities • Interacting with others in ways that respect individual and group differences • Applying personal safety skills and coping strategies Standards: Academic Development • Applying skills needed for educational achievement • Applying the skills of transitioning between educational levels • Developing and monitoring personal plans of study Career Development • Applying career exploration and planning skills in the achievement of life career goals • Knowing where and how to obtain information about the world of work and post-secondary training/education • Applying skills for career readiness and success

  4. Innovation Track Students: • Get a Head Start on Their Degrees • Have Access to Student Support Services • Receive a Quality Education • Save Money with Dual Credit

  5. A+ Program • Sign and turn in an agreement form to the A+ Office (Mr. Donovan) • Attend an A+ school for 3 consecutive years • Graduate with at least a 2.5 GPA • Graduate with at least a a 95% attendance rate. • Good record of citizenship • Perform 50 hours of tutoring • File the FAFSA • Achieve a Proficient or Advanced score on the Algebra I EOC Free Money for College Students are eligible to use the incentive for UP TO FOUR years after high school!!

  6. Course Descriptions course title WORLD GEOGRAPHY (½ credit) GR 9, 10 The focus of this course is for the student to understand, develop, and use the perspectives, themes, and concepts of geography through the study of human systems of culture, politics, economics, and population. Credit: semester or full year (1/2 or 1) Grade level to take the class Description of the class Always double check the PREREQUISITES and GRADE LEVEL required for each class!

  7. Course Sequencing

  8. Communication Arts4 credits • Communication Arts I, II* & III* *denotes honors sections available • At least one additional credit from the following choices: • Speech I & II • Techniques of Writing/Senior Composition (Honors Comp I/Honors Comp II*) • Career English • Honors Intro to Literature • Honors American Literature • Honors English Literature • Mythology • Honors Library Practicum • Debate (full year) • Communication Artists • Intro to Philosophy • Creative Writing

  9. Social Studies3 credits • Recent American History • grade 9 • World History* • grade 10 • Government* • grade 11

  10. Mathematics3 credits • Algebra I 1 credit orAlg. A 1 credit & Algebra B 1 credit • Geometry 1 credit (before Alg II) • Algebra II* 1 credit(needed for college; take ACT during this year) • Math Analysis/Trigonometry*1 credit • Honors Calculus 1 credit

  11. Science3 credits • Physical Science (test out option) • Biology* • One additional unit from the following: • Chemistry* • Biology II* • Earth Science • Human Bio and/or Genetics • Honors Physics I or II • Anatomy & Physiology* OR

  12. 3rd req. Science Creditscontinued • Health Science I at WACC – 1 year = 1 credit OR • 3 credits from: Ag Science I, Ag Science II, Biotechnology, Equine Sci, Small Engine Repair, Advanced Animal Science, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Landscaping, Conservation. OR • Ag Science I, Ag Science II & one other from the Ag classes listed above.

  13. Fine Arts1 credit • Art • Choir • Band • Intro to Theatre - ½ credit (9) or Theatre Arts I – 1 credit (10-12) Speech I must first be taken • Music & Technology and Music Theory (10-12)—½ credit each

  14. Health / PE • Physical Education or Personal Fitness1 credit 9th grade • Health ½ credit 10th grade

  15. Practical Arts1 credit • Personal Finance is a 1 sem. (½ credit) class that is required 11th or 12th grade • Dual credit option available • Additional ½ credit from one of the following Practical Art areas: • Industrial Technology • Family & Consumer Science • Business • Agriculture • Warrensburg Area Career Center • A+ Tutoring class • ROTC

  16. Foreign Language It is highly recommended that students have a grade of C+ or better in Language/Communication Arts courses to take French or Spanish • We offer French and Spanish • Not a Warrensburg HS graduation requirement • Several universities require 2 or more years of the same foreign language.

  17. Prerequisites • Ag Science I  • Ag Science II • Ag Construction I • General Foods (Career and Family Leadership) • Fashion Fundamentals • Nutrition and Wellness • Industrial Technology  • Drafting & Design • Stagecraft • Speech I Theatre Arts, Intro to Theatre, or Debate

  18. Coming later this year: • Online Enrollment forms due (May 2018) • 2018-19 Schedules available (end of May 2018 – after enrollment packet is submitted) • WHS Counselors available to refine schedules until about mid-June. • Freshman Transition Day (Aug 15, 2018) • Freshman Picnic/Open House (Aug 2017)

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