December 11, 2018

Scott Gillespie, Freshman Counselor

9th Grade Students Scott Gillespie

A-F (grades 10-12) Tim Anderson

G-K, Career Center, ELL (grades 10-12) Brenda Wiederholt

L-O, SPED (grades 10-12) Nikki Junco

P-Z, (grades 10-12) Trilaina McCallum

Help your child with personal issues

Assist your child with academic decisions

Guide your child’s post-secondary planning

Total Number of Credits Needed

25.5 Credits

ENGLISH LANG. ARTS

4 credits

SOCIAL STUDIES

3 credits

ELA 9 ELA 9, Advanced ELA 9,

or Gifted ELA 9

ELA 10 ELA 10, Advanced ELA

10, or Gifted ELA 10

ELA Electives Two (2) Credits Needed

American History Honors Am. History

World History AP World History

American Government and Economics AP American

Government

SCIENCE

3 credits

MATH

3 credits

Biology I Honors Biology I

Theoretical Chemistry Honors Theo Chem.

Students may select their remaining Science course among a list of options.

Sequence of Courses Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Advanced Math Courses

College Algebra

Pre-Calculus (followed by Calculus)

Prob & Stats/Trig

AP Statistics

PE1 credit

HEALTH0.50 credit

PRACTICAL ART0.50 credit

PERSONAL FINANCE0.50 credit

FINE ART1 credit

ELECTIVES9 credits

English Language Arts 4 credits

Math 4 credits

Science 3 credits

Social Studies 3 credits

Foreign Language 2 credits

The LPS Coursebook is the online database that houses all of the courses currently available to LHS students.

Can search for courses based on: Grade Level

Department

Credit Typehttps://web.liberty.k12.mo.us/coursebook/

Since the goal of high school is to prepare students for post-secondary success, it is our recommendation that students embrace a future-focused mindset when selecting their high school coursework.

Things to consider: Career Goals

College Admissions Requirements

Eligibility for Extracurricular Opportunities

Prerequisites for Future Coursework

To help students plan & prepare for their future career goals, LPS has created a resource for that provides students with valuable information about career opportunities, high school course planning, college programming options, and employment outlook.

At LHS, we strongly encourage ALL students to challenge themselves academically to the greatest extent possible.

Honors/Advanced

Advanced Placement (AP)

Dual Credit

In general, advanced courses involve more personal initiative, critical-thinking, and require higher-level reading & writing skills.

Not necessarily ”more work”

Academic challenge

College preparation

Improved ACT/SAT scores

Stronger academic resume for college admission and scholarship consideration

Possibility of earning college credit while in high school

State-funded program allowing qualified students to earn two years of paid tuition at any public community college or technical school in Missouri

Qualifications 2.5 GPA or higher upon graduation

95% attendance rate over 4 years

Score ‘Proficient’ or ‘Advanced' on Algebra 1 EOC exam or score above 17 on Math section of ACT

Good citizenship record

50 hours of unpaid tutoring within the district

Applications available on LHS website

MSHSAA-sanctioned activities at LHS include: Athletics, Cheer, Sapphires

Band, Choir, Orchestra

Debate/Forensics

Robotics

More…

In order to be eligible, students must: Pass at least 6 out of 7

credit-bearing courses in the semester prior to that activity.

Maintain enrollment in at least 6 credit-bearing courses during the semester that activity takes place.

December 3-7: Mr. Gillespie visits both middle schools to present enrollment information to students.____________________________________________December 20: Enrollment forms DUE to middle school social studies teachers____________________________________________January 10-11; 17-18: Mr. Gillespie returns to both middle schools to review completed enrollment forms and assist students with entering course requests into PowerSchool.____________________________________________

Once all course requests have been entered into PowerSchool, LHS Counselors will mail home a confirmation of each student’s selections.

This is the ONLY time students will be able to make

changes to their course selections prior to schedules

being created

Important to review courses carefully and submit any changes by the date outlined on the letter.

Final schedules are typically mailed home in May.

Discuss course choices with your child and help them complete the Course Enrollment Form

A teacher signature is requiredfor all honors/advanced courses, math courses, and upper-lever foreign languages

Alternates must be selected for elective classes

Only one PE class is allowed per semester

Study Halls are NOT offered at LHS.

Help your child show up at school with a good attitude and ready to learn.

Help organize time and materials.

Take an active interest and get involved.

Hold your child accountable to their decisions and encourage them to take responsibility for their actions.

This becomes increasingly more important as students grow older and get closer to college and the world of work.

LHS will host a Freshman Transition Day on Tuesday, August 13th.

More information on the specifics of this event will come out closer to the start of next school

year.