Arrowhead Course Selection

12th Grade Class of 2015

Senior Year Course Selections“What you don’t know can hurt you!”

CHANGES CHANGES CHANGESA Short Summary of Changes

• DO NOT GIVE ADVICE TO YOUNGER STUDENTS AS THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED

• You are the LONE RANGERS• New Engineering Experience • New English Options• Alphabetized, credit, duration, and length

of class period in Arrowhead Course Guide• Summer School full credit courses register

online – Future 10th, 11th, and 12th graders

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Junior conferences resume February 17• Read course description before signing up• Select a class for content NOT teacher, friend, etc.• Arrowhead High School 2014-15 Course Guide and

Summer School 2014 Guide online• Online registration begins at 6:00 p.m.• Selection worksheets, directions, etc. also online• Registration is due February 7 in the Counseling Office

Course Guide HighlightsAvailable Online

• Course descriptions/details• 1 & 2 after course + Full Year• Nothing after title – take once• Not all classes are each

semester (front vs back)• Watch prerequisites• Select an alternate• Choose 7 or 8 courses• Pathways • Early Graduation and

Abbreviated Schedules Requirements

Arrowhead GraduationEnglish 8 CreditsSocial Studies 6 CreditsScience 6 CreditsMath 4 CreditsCareer and Technical Education 2 CreditsHealth 1 CreditPhysical Education 3 CreditsFine Art 2 CreditsAdditional 18 Credits

STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING CREDITS

FSO Flexible Scheduling Option

• Arrive Late or Leave Early

• Signed contract states requirements

• Automatically dropped if don’t meet criteria or it does not fit

WORK BASED PROGRAM OPPORTUNTIES

• Youth Options Post Secondary Courses Semester 1 – Due March 1

Semester 2 – Due October 1

• Work Experience Internships/PLTW 2 classes and 2 credits

ART (Fine Arts)

• Advanced Ceramics• Advanced Ceramics Studio• Adv. Draw/Painting• Adv. Draw/Painting Studio• AP Studio Art 1 & 2• Art Survey• Comm. Art/Design• Comm. Art/Design Studio• Intro Ceramics• Intro. Draw/Pntg• Jewelry/Art Metals• Jewelry/Art Metals Studio

Business and Marketing(Career and Technical)

• Accounting 1 & 2• AP Microeconomics 1 & 2. • Advertising and Sales• Business Law• College Accounting 1 & 2• Desktop Publishing• Entrepreneurship Venture• Health Youth Apprenticeship

• Intermediate Comp. Apps.• Marketing and Business• Medical Term./Bus Proced.• Personal Finance• Personal Law• Sales and Advertising• Sports/Enter. Marketing• Video Game Design NEW• Webdesign.com

Engineering ExperienceNEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

• Engineering and Mechanics I• Physics & Principles of Engineering• 1 Credit of POE and 1 Credit Physics or AP Physics B1• The Engineering Experience Page 4• Integrated, Project Based, Hands-On• Sign up for 3611 and 3612 – two credits each

semester

English

• Classes of 2016 and beyond are required to take English 9 and 10 - 1 & 2 for graduation

• Advanced Composition is only Semester 2 • All courses, except AP , are one semester (take either not

both) NEW• AP English Language 1 and 2 NEW• Organizational Communications is English credit but not

NCAA Eligibility Approved or guaranteed college prep• READ the course descriptions before signing up for a

course• Journalism, Yearbook and College Strategies not English

credit

English• AP English Language 1 & 2• AP English Literature 1 & 2• Advanced Composition• Advanced Speech• American Literature• British Literature• Composition• Creative Writing• Modern Literature• Organizational Communications• World Literature

Family and Consumer(Career and Technical)

• Advanced Food and Nutrition• Culinary Foods• Fashion Analysis• Food and Nutrition• Interior Design

• Health Occupations• Health Youth

Apprenticeships• Human Relations• Parenting• World of Foods

FSO Flexible Scheduling Option

• Arrive Late or Leave Early• Contract required• 3.000 Cumulative • Current Grades – Multiple D’s & F’s• No serious violations • No more than 2 unexcused• First thing dropped if a schedule

conflict• Only added late if it “FITS”

General Electives

College StrategiesJournalismYearbook

Math

• Must have “C” to move to next level

• 4 credits required to graduate• Colleges like to see Math senior

year and require 6 credits – with minimum Adv. Algebra

• Read descriptions for more details

• ASK CURRENT TEACHER FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

Mathematics

• Advanced Algebra 1 & 2• AP Calculus AB 1 & 2• AP Calculus BC 1 & 2• AP Statistics 1 & 2• Algebra (SC) 1 & 2• Algebra B (SC) 1 & 2• Calc. & Applications 1 & 2

• Functions 1 & 2• Geometry 1 & 2• Geometry/Adv. Algebra BLOCK• Integrated Math 1 & 2• Pre-Calculus 1 & 2

Music Options(Fine Arts)

• Broadway Company 1 & 2• Chamber Strings 1 & 2• Jazz Band 1 & 2• Music Theory 1 & 2• North Concert Choir 1 & 2• Symphonic Band 1 & 2• Wind Ensemble 1 & 2

Physical Education and Health

• 3 Different Courses• 3 Different Years• May take more for credit • 1 Health Required• Summer School counts

on the next year

Physical Education Options North Campus

• Adventure Physical Education• Aerobic Fitness for Life• Performance Training• Physical Education 11/12• Phy. Ed. AM – 6:20 A.M.• Health

Science

• 6 Credits required for graduation• Watch pre-requisites• Science, Tech, and Society not college prep• Blocks in Chemistry and Physics• Engineering Experience NEW Sign up for this option under its own category

Science

• AP Biology 1 & 2• AP Chemistry 1 & 2• AP Physics B1 1 & 2• AP Physics 1 & 2• Anatomy & Physiology• Biology• Biotechnology• Chemistry Reg. or Block• Chemistry for Health• See Engineering Experience

• Environmental Biology-Land• Environmental Biology-

Atmosphere and Aquatics• Landscape Ecology• Physics Reg. or Block• Physics of Analog/Dig 1 & 2• Science, Tech. & Society-Space• Science, Tech. & Society-

Forensic Science• Zoology

Social Studies

• 6 Credits required to graduate• US History 1 and 2 REQUIRED• Government REQUIRED• 3 Additional Electives • No prerequisites• Changes Class of 2016 • AP courses are rigorous

Social Studies Options• American Problems

Domestic Affairs• American Problems

Foreign Policy• Economics• Global Relations Hybrid• History West. Civ. 1 & 2• Political Science• Psychology• Sociology• U.S. History 1 & 2

• AP European History 1 & 2• AP Macroeconomics 1 & 2• AP Psychology 1 & 2• AP US Govt./Politics 1 & 2• AP US History 1 & 2

Technology and Engineering(Career and Technical)

2 Periods Alternate Days

• Advanced Auto 1 & 2• Advanced CAM• Advanced Woods• Auto Technology • Cabinetmaking• Civil Engin./Arch. 1 & 2• Consumer Auto• Consumer Auto

(Female)• Engineering Experience

• Engineering Design and Development 1 & 2

• Intro. to Computer Aided Machining (CAM)

• Intro. to Eng. Design 1 & 2• Metals Fabrication• Metals Manufacturing• Principals of Eng. 1 & 2• Physics of Analog/Dig. 1 & 2• Tech & Eng. Practicum 1 & 2• Woods Survey

Theatre and Media Options(Fine Arts)

• Acting • Directing• Theatre Arts• Video Productions• Video Productions Studio

World Languages OptionsAll Classes Meet Full Year

Solid “C” to Move On• Chinese• French• German• Spanish• AP Options

Career and Technology 2 Credits Required

Read Details in the Arrowhead High School Course Guide 2014-15

Career Focused Coursework Options May Vary By Semester

• Business and Marketing• Family and Consumer• Technology and Engineering

Fine Arts

Please Take “Note”

• 2 Credits Required to Graduate

• May mix and match• Does not include

Journalism or Yearbook

• Art• Music• Theatre/Media – see

exceptions

Register Onlinearrowheadschools.org

• Use Course Selection Worksheet

• Follow instructions on beige handout

• Print out online registration and attach to Course Selection sheet

• Don’t wait until the last minute

• CRASH!!!

SUMMER SCHOOL IS …Different

• Six weeks• Full credit• Online options• Lavendar worksheet• Be EARLY• Keep checking

• Read the online Arrowhead High School Summer School Course Guide for Description

• Using the Summer School Online process is different than the regular school year

• Talk to your counselor about options, credits, etc.

Summer School• Register during online window

printed on Summer School Course Selection sheet

• To enroll: turn in Summer School Course Selection AND online printout February 7th

• May continue to add if space (online until June 7)

• Determine courses to take next year based on what you take in summer school

FLIGHTRegister with Summer School Online

• SENIOR EXPERIENCE• COLLEGE APPLICATIONS• TRANSCRIPTS• NAVIANCE• LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION• FINANCIAL AID• SCHOLARSHIP• HEALTHY DECISIONS• ESSAY BRUSH UP• MANAGING STRESS OF THE SENIOR YEAR

OK…Let’s Review• Due Feb. 7th

• Min. 6 ½ classes (possible only with an 60 minute AP )

• Pre-Requisites• Junior Conference• Difficult to changePLEASE SUBMIT BY FEBRUARY 7, 2014 Counseling Office:- Course Selection Sheet (Required)- Print out online verification (Required)- FSO Contract (Optional)- Summer School Course Selection Sheet and online verification

printout (Optional)