Registration Presentation 2019-2020

Dates of Registration

Registration will open for everyone February 19th at 3:30 PM

Registration will close February 22nd at 11:59 PM.

4 Year Plan

Just a reminder…

Each of you will be working on your 4 year plan February 11th – 15th with your Homeroom Teacher

Take time to look through the course guide Course Description Book

Available on the website: Academics/Curriculum/Course Descriptions

Make sure you have all requirements met or lined up for the future

Talk to your teachers if you have questions about specific courses or recommendations

You received an email on February 1st with these recommendations

Talk to your parents/guardians about your choices and plans

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Each student has been recommended for classes.

The recommendations are the courses you should take next year.

You may decide with your parents to go from an Honors class to a B class

You may not register for an Honors class if you have been recommended for a B class.

Teacher recommendations were emailed to you on February 1st

GPA needed for ACP classes

Additional credits need approval from Admin

More detailed information on requirements for ACP and AP Courses can be found on page 2 of the Course Description Book

GPA Requirements

for ACP/AP Courses

GPA Range# of ACP/AP Courses

Allowed

3.9 or Above 4

3.5 – 3.89 3

3.0 – 3.49 2

2.5 – 2.99 1

Below 2.5 0

Alternate Choices of Electives

You need to select alternate choices for electives.

If your first choice cannot be scheduled, you will be scheduled in your alternate choice.

Be sure to sign up for classes you want to take because you may receive the alternate choice.

The alternate choice should not be the same as your first choice.

If a class does not have enough students registered, the class may not run. In this case the students will receive an alternate.

Alternate choices are very important.

Also, if a class is oversubscribed, Seniors will get priority, then Juniors, then Sophomores

How to Register

Log in to PowerSchool

Click “Class Registration” on the left-hand side

Click the Pencil for each subject section A RED exclamation point shows a required subject

A GREEN check mark shows subjects that are not necessarily required but will fulfill elective or other categories

On the pop up menu, choose the course(s) you want to request

Some courses have Teacher Recommendations, they will appear on the right side

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Once you have selected the proper number of courses for a subject, press Okay

Once you have visited all subjects, your course page will look something like this…

REMEMBER TO PRESS SUBMIT WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED

Check Credits

Check the bottom right hand section of the screen to find the total number of credits you have selected

If the total number is over the recommended amount, please check your courses.

If you have checked and do not believe there are any mistakes, please see Mrs. Sumpter or Mrs. Wunderlich

Schedule & Drop/Add

Timeline: Early June – Receive 1st Semester Schedule by email

All call will go out to remind you to check your email

Mid June – 2 week period to meet with Mrs. Wunderlich to make any changes

After those 2 weeks, your schedule for 1st semester CANNOT be changed

November 1 – Deadline to make changes to 2nd

Semester Courses

Summer Selections

Courses Offered over the Summer God from the Margins ACC (p. 10)

Greek Mythology and Popular Culture (p. 15)

Honors Genetics – Online Course (p. 32)

Honors Topics in Biomedical Science – Online Course (p. 32)

Introduction to Engineering (p. 29)

Ceramics I/II (Hand Building) ACP (p. 37)

Introduction to Art (p. 37)

Health (p. 43)

ACT Preparation (p. 48)

Speech (p. 40)

Meeting dates and times can be found in the Course Description book at the pages listed above.

You will register for these courses at the same time you register for next year.

There is a section labeled “Summer Courses”

Any Questions?

Let’s Get Ready for Next Year!

How do I know which

courses are

available?

Course Description Book

Where do I find the Course Description Book??

iwacademy.org →Academics →Curriculum →Course Descriptions

In your email! You will be emailed a copy of the book today!

In all classrooms, the MPR, and the Commons

Course Description Book

Summer Courses

God from the Margins ACC

Offered to Seniors

More information on page 10 of the course description book

Historically, theology has been done from the perspective of white men, taking their experience as normative and all else as deviant. Is this you? If not, come discover the contributions of everyone else to the study of God. Ultimately, you will learn to bring your own experience to bear on the major questions of the theology, and become theologians in your own right.

Honors Genetics

Honors Topics in Biomedical Science

Both of these Summer courses are now HONORS courses!

Both courses are conducted online.

Offered to Sophomores - Seniors

More information on page 32 of the course description book

Introduction to Engineering -SUMMER

* Offered to Freshmen - Seniors

* Previously offered to only jrs and srs, this course is opening up to all levels and is being offered during the summer as well as during the fall semester. 0.5 credit

* It focuses on the Engineering Design Process, and involves creating projects in small groups. It also includes a 3D Printing component, introducing SketchUp software to customize your own nametag and cell phone stand.

* June 3-14th, from 12:30 - 3:30 at IWA

Ceramics I/II (Hand Building) ACP

Introduction to Art

Offered to Freshmen - Seniors

More information on page 37 of the course description book

ACT Preparation Register at www.IWAact.com

Offered to Class of ‘20 / ‘21

Summer 2019Tues / Thurs. 9 - 11a

Fall 2019Wednesdays, 3:15 - 5:15

Spring 2020Wednesdays, 3:15 - 5:15

Health -SUMMER

Offered to Freshmen - Seniors

More information on page 43 of the course description book

Speech -SUMMER

Offered to Juniors - Seniors

Page 40 in the course description book

New Courses

Cyber Security Offered to Sophomores - Juniors - Seniors

Cyber Security ACP College Credit through Maryville available to Juniors

and Seniors

Both courses are Hybrid classes Class meets in the classroom 2 - 3 times per cycle Online class (Assignments/Discussion

Board/Tutorials/Problems/Projects) Open Lab time available as needed 2 visits to Maryville Cyber Fusion Center Guest Speakers as available

More information on page 34 of the course description book

Opportunities in Cyber Security:

As many as 3.5 million unfilled positions by 2021

Women make up only 14% of the U.S. Cyber Security workforce

Information Security Analyst Median Pay 2017 = $95,510 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Career fields include Security Specialist - Forensics Expert Incident Responder - Penetration Tester Vulnerability Assessor - Security Auditor Security Administrator - Chief Information Security

Officer Security Manager - Cryptographer Security Analyst - Source Code Auditor Security Consultant - Security Director

Employed by the Government, Financial Institutions, Corporations, Small Business, and Consulting Firms

Recreational Sports

Net Sports and Rec Team Sports have been combined to create Recreational

Sports!

This course is offered to Juniors and Seniors.

Students in this course may participate in basketball, volleyball,

pickleball, badminton, ultimate Frisbee, tennis, and soccer.

A full course description can be found on page 43 of the course description

book.

American Music from Jazz to Rap ACP

Offered to Freshmen - Seniors

More information on page 39 of the course description book

Chamber Ensemble

Offered to Freshmen - Seniors

Must know how to play an instrument and read music

More information on page 39 of the course description book

Marian Choir ACP and Circle Choir ACP

Both of these courses are now available for

College Credit!

Probability and Statistics This course is now available for College Credit

Course!!

More information can be found on pg. 18 of the Course Description Book

Department Highlights

Theology

World Religions ACP→ Already a master of Christianity? Come learn about Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.

Christ and Culture→ How can one be a Christian in modern culture? How do we deal with suffering and death? What is the role of prayer and spirituality in our lives?

Vocations→What should you do with your life, and how are you going to know? Learn to discern your path and gain skills to build and maintain strong relationships with all the important people in your lives.

Philosophy ACP→ Is life real, or an illusion? Can you ever really know anything? Come tackle the big questions while learning how to identify and craft logically sound and persuasive arguments.

Social Studies

Sophomore: World History or Honors World History or AP World History

Juniors: American History or Honors American History ACP

Seniors: Government (fall or spring)

Electives:

Ancient Empires ACP (spring) → SR Psychology (fall or spring) → SR Criminal Justice (fall) → SR Current Issues (fall) → JR/SR

ScienceSophomores: Chemistry or Honors Chemistry, Intro to Engineering (fall or summer)

Juniors and Seniors: Anatomy or Honors Anatomy (full year) Physics or Honors Physics (full year) Honors Engineering (full year) Intro to Engineering (fall or summer) Forensics (spring) Earth Science (fall and or spring) AP Biology (2019-2020) AP Chemistry (2020-2021) Summer Biomed or Summer Genetics

Innovative Technology

Fine Arts

Drama Tech:

Try Before You Buy: see me in an OL or drop-in a class!

No previous experience necessary.

Can take it more than once.

Studio Art

Wheel Throwing:

Wheel Throwing is now an entire year!

This allows for further development

This was a request of many students who took this class the last two years

Digital Photography:

We have digital cameras to rent for Digital Photography

Yes, you may bring your own and, this would be the best option so you can learn how to use your camera.

However, here is what we have if you need a camera::

Dance

There are various classes/styles to choose from: Tap, Dance Aerobics, Mind &

Body, Broadway and more.

You don’t need previous experience for many classes, but read the info in the

course book to decide which level is appropriate for you.

Stop in and see Mrs. Grupe if you have any questions or, if you want to check out a

class.