Freshman Scheduling Class of 2018

1. Class of 2018 Freshman SchedulingClass of 2018 Spring 2014 Class of 2018

2. Today’s Agenda • Review the information from the Freshman Scheduling Night • Learn about credits, GPA, diploma tracks, and 4 year plans • Complete the pink schedule form • Learn how to enter your course requests in Skyward • Answer Qs

3. What is 21st Century Scholars? • Indiana program for 7th and 8th grade students to apply for scholarship money for college. • Acceptance is based on family income. • Once accepted you remain in the program through high school as long as you… • Remain drug and alcohol free • Are not involved in any criminal activity • Maintain a 2.5 GPA in high school • Complete application and return with your schedule.

4. When can I go to Central 9?

5. Scheduling Materials • Pink Scheduling Form • Short form is for those who were accepted into EC • Long form is for all others • If accepted into EC, you will have both forms stapled in case you decide to decline your EC acceptance. Only turn in one form. • High School Website (Under Guidance Tab) • High School Freshman Scheduling Power Point • Academic Guide • Appeals Form for requesting honors classes • Application Electives • Global Campus (Under Academics Tab)

6. Scheduling Materials • Early College forms- shorter (If accepted into EC you will have both long and short form stapled together in case you decide to decline EC acceptance. Return only one.) • Regular forms- longer • Academic Guide (online through the HS Guidance website) • Course descriptions, info on weighted grades, diploma tracks, etc. • Freshman Parent Night PowerPoint (online@ HS Guid. website) • This Power Point (See Middle School North Website homepage)

9. What to Expect at the HS? • Pd. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Red Days • Pd. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 White Days • First Day of School is a Pink Day (all classes) • Three lunch periods (A, B, C) • A is before pd. 5 and 6 • B is half way through pd. 5 and 6 • C is after pd. 5 and 6 • You are assigned your lunch period • Passing periods are 6-7 minutes

10. Tips for Organization • Students wear backpacks and hardly use their locker • Many students have purchased two backpacks, one for Red Day and one for White Day. • Use your agenda! • IPADS (you will learn more about this from the HS)

11. What is a GPA?

13. What are the Diploma Tracks?

16. Begin to sketch your 4 year plan

20. The Scheduling Label • It should have your name on it. • What is listed is what is recommended for you. You can take any or all honors classes listed on the label. • If Early College is listed on your label, that means that you have applied to EC and have been accepted.

21. Early College/Honors Question • What if you are in EC and have honors recommendations listed? • You can be in EC and take honors classes. • EC language andEC world geography are taught together. Therefore, you must take both classes in EC or both have to be honors level. You cannot be EC in one and honors in the other.

22. Honors Question • If you would like to take an honors class and are not recommended, you will need to appeal online to the HS. • Go to the HS website http://www.centergrove.k12.in.us/Domain/77 • Click on the Guidance Tab • Appeal for Honors classes

25. What is a Course Number? What is a Credit Hour?

26. Courses that are year long have two numbers divided by a slash (ex. EN 111/112). The numbers beside the courses are the course numbers. Courses that are one semester only have one number (PE101).

27. Courses that are year long are worth 2 credits (ex. EN 111/112). Courses that are one semester only are worth 1 credit (PE101).

28. Required Courses and Electives

30. Required Course • English • Math • Biology • Geography • Orientation to Life and Careers (Keystone) • PE (if not in Early College) • Computer Applications I and II (if in Early College)

31. Honors Honors Only add honors classes if you have been recommended!

33. Choose 4 credit hours of electives

34. Choir MU 125 Entrepreneeurship BU 141 Choir MU 126 Art AR101

35. FL 141/142 Spanish Put in order of preference

36. Drawing I is possible. See Mrs. McCarry or Mrs. Stremming if interested.

37. You can get dual college credit as a freshman with BU 105/107

39. Intro to Engineering/Weighted Class

43. World Languages • Options are: • Spanish I, Spanish II • French I, French II • German I • Chinese I • To take a WL the student must have a B- or above in 8th grade Language Arts and Math (first semester average) • If you are currently in a world language and are unsure if you are ready to move on to the second year of that world language, talk to your teacher or Mrs. McCarry/Mrs. Stremming.

44. Biomedical/Weighted Class

46. Must Submit an Application

47. Global Campus • To apply: • Go to the HS Website • Click on Academics • Click on Global Campus

48. With your parents, circle the diploma track that you would like to work towards. Each year you will evaluate your diploma track and can make changes.

49. Be sure that both you & your parent/guardian sign the form and give contact information!

50. On-Line Scheduling • On-line scheduling will be opened today. • Access on-line scheduling through Skyward. • Your Pink Schedule should match what you select online. • Need help with online scheduling? • See us in the 8th grade computer lab on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30-8:30.