HRHS Course Optionsfor 10th – 12th graders

WE ASK ALL STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THEIR COURSES CAREFULLY. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE INFORMED

DECISIONS.

Selection of courses You will be selecting courses today.

You will be printing your course selections twice, one for you and one for your counselor.

If you or your parent/guardian want to make a change to your schedule, write the change on your registration form and turn it in to the guidance office within 1-2 days from today.

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 a 85 or better in an Honors Class or have an 93 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?

Regular or Honors Level Classes

Required English Classes

There are four required English classes:

English I English II or Honors English III, Honors, or AP English

Language English IV, Honors, or AP English

Literature

English Electives

You can take an additional English class as an elective:

Speech and Debate Mythology Intro to Broadcasting, Broadcasting II, III, or IV

(online application required) Yearbook (online application required)

Required Math Classes

Every year, you should take at least one math course. Which one depends on how you are doing in your current math class. Here are the options:

Math I

Math II or Honors Math II

Math III or Honors Math III

Advanced Functions and Modeling (AFM)

Discrete Math

Pre-Calculus (Honors)

AP Statistics

AP Calculus AB *yearlong

AP Calculus AB/BC *1st semester/2nd semester pairing

*If you received a letter stating that you have been selected to take foundations of math I, II, or III please select that option today along with your other math course (math I, II, or III)

Required Science Classes

There are three required Science Classes:

Earth/Environmental Science or Honors

Biology or Honors

A Physical Science: Physical Science, Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Physics, or Honors Physics

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

Honors Human Anatomy

Physics or Honors

AP Physics I *yearlong

AP Physics II *1st semester/2nd semester pairing

AP Environmental, AP Biology, AP Chemistry *all yearlong

Required Social Studies Classes

There are four required social studies classes:

World History or Honors

Civics or Honors

American History I and American History II, Honors, or AP US History *yearlong (needs 4th social study elective)

Social Studies Electives

You can take another social studies class, in addition to the required class, if you wish. Your choices are:

Practical Law

Old Testament or Advanced Old

New Testament or Advanced New

Holocaust & Genocide

AP European *yearlong

AP Psychology *yearlong (seniors only)

AP World History *yearlong (sophomores only)

World Languages

World Languages are NOT a graduation requirement. However, you need to take 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, AP Spanish *yearlong

French I, II, III, IV

Chinese I, II, III, IV

Health/PE Courses & Electives

Health/PE *required for graduation

Advanced PEModern Fitness (Females)

Advanced PE Men’s (Male Athlete Weight Training)

Men’s Weight Training Women’s Weight TrainingSports Medicine I and II

Cultural Arts Classes Are you artistically talented? Are you interested in the arts? Maybe

you can sing or play an instrument. Consider these classes:

Visual Art (Beginning-Art I, Intermediate-Art II, Proficient-Art III, Advanced-Art IV), AP Art

Painting-Intermediate (preferred before Visual Art Proficient-Art III)

Ceramics (Beginning-Ceramics I, Intermediate-Ceramics II, Proficient-Ceramics III), Sculpture (Beginning)

Theatre (Fundamentals and 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 (Concert, Symphonic-Wind Ensemble) **could be both semesters, Color Guard *Audition/Director approval

Other Electives

There are several miscellaneous electives you can choose from:

Leadership (online application required)

Office Assistant (does not receive credit, online application required)

Library/Media Assistant (does not receive credit, online application required)

JROTC (Robinson) *make sure to choose flex as one of your classes

Changes… Band:

New Course: Color Guard (to be taken in the spring after participating in Marching Band)

Health Occupations: Discontinued: Health Team Relations and Pharm Tech

New Course: Public Health Fundamentals (Concord High School) focus is on public health basics and the role of the home care in public health.  Legal issues, personal safety issues, person centered care, cultural considerations, age appropriate care, patient abuse, nutritional needs, and patient safety for home care.

AOHT Academy Students: Please select Geography for Tourism/Business Economics

Consider Intro to Culinary Arts I (if interested)

Consider Spanish I

Grading Scale for next year: 90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

60-69 D

0-59 F

Courses at other schools Animal Science I, II, II-small animal, Equin Science I, II, Agriculture Mechanics I,

II

Horticulture II-Turfgrass management

Biotechnology and Agriscience Research I, II

Electrical Trades I, II, III, Masonry I, II, III

Interior Design I, II, Interior Applications

Carpentry I, II, III, Core and Sustainable Construction

Digital Media, Advanced Digital Media

Business Financial Planning, Accounting II

Public Health Fundamentals, EMT I, II

Computer Programming, I, II, AP Computer Science, Ecommerce I

Pubic Safety I, II, Fire Fighter Technology I, II, III

Technology Engineering and Design, Technological Design, Engineering Design

Robotics I, II

*If you are interested in any of these classes, write it on the registration sheet that you print today. You have to provide your own transportation.

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 2 quality points added to your GPA for an AP Course.

List of AP courses:

AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Spanish

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 World History, AP Psychology

AP Art

We are trying something new this year:

All typically semester long AP classes will be scheduled as yearlong on an A/B day

Each AP class will meet every other day (A/B schedule) for the entire school year

Only standard pair: AP World History/Honors English II (sophomores)

Exception: AP Biology (1 credit), AP Chemistry (1 credit), AP Physics II (2 credits), AP Calculus BC (2 credits) will not be paired and will meet every day for the entire 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

Finance

Human Services

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Architecture and Construction

Marketing

JROTC

Fine Arts-Chorus, Drama, Visual Arts, Broadcasting, Band

World Languages

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 over the summer)

*If you are interested in a VPS course choose “NCVPS Placeholder” as one of your courses and pick up a user agreement today. 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.

College and Career Promise

RCCC College Transfer Classes:

This program allows juniors and seniors to take classes for high school honors credit as well as college credit. These classes are offered online or at RCCC.

RCCC Career Technical Classes: 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.

Students must: Have a 3.0 GPA or higher, have strong self-discipline, meet testing benchmarks, and enroll in one program of study.

*If you are interested in a CCP course choose “CCP Placeholder” as one of your courses and pick up a user agreement today. Fill out the user agreement and return to guidance within 1-2 days. You have not officially chosen the CCP course until you return your user agreement.

Reminder….

Seniors cannot sign up for 1st level courses (unless you sign up for 1st and 2nd level)

Be VERY careful before choosing FLEX.

What do colleges say about FLEX?

“We tell students that they should definitely take a full course load and challenge themselves…College admissions has become increasingly competitive and students who challenge themselves academically are preparing themselves for collegiate level work.” -UNC Wilmington, Office of Admission

“When we review a student’s application file, the senior year schedule is one of the core pieces we take into consideration. A weak senior year schedule (more non-academic courses/FLEX periods than academic classes) is considered a real red flag in this review process.” -UNC Greensboro, Assistant Director of Admission

Questions?

You are now ready to select your course options for next year. Please consider all the information you have heard when making your selections.

Remember if you want to make any changes you need to turn in your registration form signed by a parent with the changes written on it 1-2 days from today. Otherwise you will just keep your form.

Registration Directions Click on the Powerschool Parent Portal link under Resources

(cabarrus.powerschool.com/public)

Type your Power School username and password (must be in ALL CAPS)

Click Class Registration

Read Instructions and begin choosing courses. You will have to choose 1 course per box until alternates, then you must choose 3 (they are in alpha order)

Click on the pencil to get a list of courses for each subject area

Click the course and then click okay

Click submit

Click print twice

Keep one copy and give the other one to us

If you are doubling up in a core class put the second class under electives

If you have completed all graduation requirements within a category, leave it blank