HRHS Course Options for Rising 11 th graders

1. HRHS Course Optionsfor Rising 11th graders We ask all students to choose their courses carefully. It is very important to make informed decisions.

2. You will choose classes for next year on Friday during Homeroom • You will have to choose: • 8 courses • 3 alternates • Please choose carefully, as we often have to use alternates!

3. Regular or Honors Level Classes You will receive ½ a quality point added to your GPA for Honors. • Some of you will consider taking Honors level classes…but should you? • Consider these clues to your honors potential: • Are you a strong student in that subject? • You have to have achieved an 80 or better in an Honors Class • or have a 90 average in regular classes. • Are you willing to do more than the minimum amount of work required? • Do you look for challenges outside of class? • Are you always prepared? • **If you currently do not have the prerequisite for the honors level course, we will put you in the regular level course until you return a waiver signed by your parents (1-2 days after you pick courses).

4. Required English Classes • In order to graduate, there are four required English classes: • When you register, your choices will be: • English III or Honors English III • AP English Language • It will only be paired with AP US History if you want it to be. We will look at all course requests and decide on pairings based on that.

5. English Electives You can take an additional English class as an elective: • Speech and Debate • Speech and Debate II (Honors) • Mythology • Creative Writing • Yearbook (teacher approval required) • Intro to Broadcasting (teacher approval required) Broadcasting II, III, or IV *If you choose a class that needs teacher approval and do not get into the class, we will use one of your alternates.

6. Required Math Classes Every year, you should take at least one math course (four are required). The class you should take next depends on how you are doing in your current math class. Here are the options: • Math III or Honors Math III • Advanced Functions and Modeling (AFM) • Discrete Math (Honors) • Pre-Calculus (Honors) • Honors Calculus/AP Calculus AB *1st semester/2nd semester pairing • AP Calculus AB/BC *1st semester/2nd semester pairing • AP Statistics

7. Required Science Classes There are three required Science Classes. When you register, your choices will be: • A physical science: • Physical Science (uses less math skills than Chemistry or Physics) • ChemistryorHonors Chemistry • PhysicsorHonors Physics

8. Science Electives You can take another science in addition to your required science class, if you wish (colleges will like it): Here are your options: • Chemistry or Honors Chemistry • Honors Human Anatomy • Physics or Honors Physics • AP Physics I • AP Physics II *1st semester/2nd semester pairing • AP Environmental • AP Biology, AP Chemistry *both yearlong

9. Required Social Studies Classes There are four required social studies classes: When you register, your choices will be: • American History I • Honors American History I *will be blended on an A/B day (you can not pick your day) • Or AP US History *counts as your American History I and II requirements but also needs 4th social studies elective

10. Social Studies Electives You can take another social studies class, in addition to the required class, if you wish. Your choices are: • Current Events • Old Testament or Advanced Old • New Testament or Advanced New • Holocaust & Genocide • AP US Government and Politics • AP European History

11. World Languages • World Languages are NOTa graduation requirement • However, you need to take at least 2 World Languages in order to go to a four-year College/University • Colleges like to see a World Language in your senior year, so consider how many credits in World Languages you expect to get. • Your options are: • Spanish I, II, III, IV • French I, II, III, IV

12. Health/PE Courses & Electives Course • Health/PE *required for graduation Electives • Advanced PE • Modern Fitness (Females) • Strength and Conditioning (Male Athlete Weight Training) • Men’s Weight Training • Women’s Weight Training • Sports Medicine I and II • Sports Medicine III (teacher approval required)

13. Cultural Arts Classes Consider these classes: • Visual Art (Beginning-Art I, Intermediate-Art II, Proficient-Art III, Advanced-Art IV), AP Studio Art • Digital Media-Art Focus (Art I pre-req)*description to follow • Painting-Intermediate (preferred before Visual Art Proficient-Art III) • Ceramics (Beginning-Ceramics I, Intermediate-Ceramics II, Proficient-Ceramics III, Advanced-Ceramics IV) • Theatre (Fundamentalsand Foundations in Theatre Beginning-Theatre I, Theatre Application Intermediate-Theatre II, Theatre Application Proficient-Theatre III), Tech Theatre Intermediate-Tech Theatre I, Tech Theatre Proficient II-Tech Theatre II, or Musical Theatre • Mixed Chorus(Beginning, Intermediate) Chamber Choir (Intermediate) **should be both semesters *Audition/Director approval • Band(Symphonic-intermediate, Wind Ensemble-proficient) **could be both semesters *Audition/Director approval • Advanced Music Theory/AP Music Theory – yearlong course

14. Other Electives • There are several miscellaneous electives you can choose from: • Leadership (online application required) • Office Assistant • Does not receive credit • Online application required • Cannot choose which placement-office or media • JROTC (at JM Robinson)

15. Academy of Hospitality and Tourism • Academy Students: • Please select AOHT Hospitality Marketing AND AOHT Sports, Entertainment, and Event Planning • Consider Prostart I (Foods I pre-req) • ConsiderProstart II • Consider Spanish II

16. New Courses Offered AP Research (for students who took AP Seminar this year) • AP Research is the second course in the AP Capstone experience, allowing students to deeply explore the academic topic, problem, issue or idea of individual interest. Students design, plan and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question. Through this inquiry, they further the skills they acquired in the AP Seminar course by learning research methodology, employing ethical research practices and accessing, analyzing and synthesizing information. The course culminates in an academic paper of approximately 4,000-5,000 words (accompanied by a performance, exhibit, or product where applicable) and a presentation with an oral defense. Digital Media –Art Focus • Students will be introduced to digital medias such as digital photography, graphic design, and animation. Through a project-based curriculum, learners will develop as skill set in Photoshop, Spark, InDesign and Illustrate. They will participate in hands on activities that integrate design theory into contemporary practices. Students will engage in careers that involved digital medias and create works that reflect our visual culture. • Pre-Req: Art I

17. New Course Offered Continues… Pro-Start II • This course allows students to survey culinary techniques and restaurant management skills. Students learn restaurant marketing, menu management, controlling food services costs, human resources, and food products and preparation, including breakfast food; fruits, vegetables, and starches; meat, poultry, and seafood; and baked goods and desserts. Students also learn about sustainability, nutrition, and the role of foodservice operations in these initiatives. • Pre-Req: Pro-Start I Health Science I is now Honors

18. AP Courses • AP courses are college level classes taught at HRHS. These classes are very challenging and after taking an AP exam, you could earn college credit. • You will receive 1 quality point added to your GPA for an AP Course. • List of AP courses: • AP English Language • AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics • AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental, AP Physics I and II • AP European, AP US History, AP US Government and Politics • AP Studio Art, AP Music Theory AP Scheduling: • Pick what AP classes you want. We will doublecheck that you have the pre-requisite to take the course. • Some AP classes may meet every other day (A/B schedule) for the entire school year—depending on what becomes a pairing • Others will be by semester: Honors Calculus/AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Physics I/II and Music Theory/AP Music Theory. • Yearlong: AP Biology (1 credit), AP Chemistry (1 credit), and AP Research (1 credit) will not be paired as an A/B day and will meet every day for the entire year.

19. Consider taking a 2nd level course of one of your electives from this year. Career Clusters Every student must have a career cluster by the time they graduate A career cluster has 4 classes in a specific area of interest 14 different career clusters: • Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources • Hospitality and Tourism • Arts, Audio/Video Tech and Communication • Business Management and Administration • Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics • Health Sciences • Human Services • Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics • Architecture and Construction • Marketing • JROTC • Fine Arts-Chorus, Drama, Visual Arts, Broadcasting, Band • World Languages

20. www.NCVPS.org North Carolina Virtual Public Schools Online Classes (NCVPS) • This is an online option for high school credit that requires self-discipline, strong reading and writing skills, and motivation to monitor your own progress. • Students can take these classes during the school year during the regular school day, after school at home in addition to the classes you are taking at HRHS, or at home during the summer. • Consider VPS when: 1) You want to take a class that isn’t offered at HRHS  2) You want to retake a course you failed (retake the whole course over the summer)

21. www.NCVPS.org • If you are interested in a VPS coursechoose“Placeholder NCVPS” as one of your courses and we will send you a user agreement. • Fill out the user agreement and return to guidance within 1-2 days. • You have not officially chosen the VPS course until you return your user agreement, signed by a parent. • If we do not receive the user agreement back, we will use one of your alternates, so choose wisely! • We cannot guarantee which period you will have the course and you may have to take it in the learning lab (YES Center).

22. Career and College Promise • RCCC College Transfer Classes & Career Technical Education • This program allows juniors and seniors to take classes for high school credit as well as college credit. • These classes are offered online or at RCCC campuses • CCP courses count towards your high school GPA the same weight as an AP class (1 quality point added) • Students Must • A weighted GPA of 3.0 GPA or higher • Demonstrate college readiness on one of the approved placement tests (testing benchmarks) • Have strong self-discipline • Enroll in one program of study

23. If you are interested in a CCP course,choose“CCP Placeholder” as one of your courses • You must consider which Associate’s Degree you are working towards: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Pre-Health • Return the user agreement you received as part of your registration packet within 1-2 days of picking courses • It is a PROCESS to register for these classes. You have not officially registered until: • A user agreement is returned to your counselor • You attend an advisement meeting • You meet testing benchmarks • You apply through RCCC www.rccc.edu/ccp

24. CCP Classes • If we do not receive the user agreement back, we will use one of your alternates! • We will hold a meeting soon for all students who return the user agreement-- to give you more information about RCCC classes. • If it is an online course, we cannot guarantee which period you will have the course and you may have to take it in the learning lab (YES Center). • You must remember you have to be registered with HRHS AND RCCC. • You should hear from RCCC as well as us. • RCCC contacts you through the email address you put on the RCCC application.

25. Testing Benchmarks Besides a 3.0 GPA, you have to show that you are career and college ready by meeting testing benchmarks.

26. Struggling in a class? • The state of North Carolina has recently passed a policy that states you can suppress a failing grade in a course and the new grade will be the one that counts in your GPA. • The original grade will not affect the GPA once the new grade is attained. • A code of “GS” Grade Suppression will appear on the transcript for the original grade • If you are struggling in a course and want to take the class again, please register for the course again when picking classes. • The other way you can get credit in a failed course is through Credit Recovery, which gives a “P” for Passing, but does not affect the GPA.

27. NCAA for Athletes • If you are interested in playing a sport in college, make sure you are selecting courses that help your NCAA Core GPA. • Classes that are calculated in the Core GPA: • English (including Speech, Creative Writing, and Mythology) • Math (all) • Science (all) • Social Studies (including Current Events, Holocaust, and AP Gov) • Extra classes (all World Languages) • Remember, you have to pass at least THREE classes the semester before you play a sport. Office Assistant does not count.

28. Remind App

29. You will select your classes during HOMEROOM on Friday. Think about what classes you want now and come prepared to make your decisions! Even ALTERNATES! • Counselors will be available next week during BULL times to answer individual questions.