ATHENS HIGH SCHOOLCLASS OF 2017 CURRICULUM NIGHT

February 4th, 2013

Objectives

Provide you with information that will assist in completing the most academically appropriate schedule request for your student.

Help in your student’s transition from middle school to high school.

**Presentations will be made available on our website following the program.

TSD Graduation RequirementsClass of 2017

22.5 credits required to graduate.18.5 required credits, 4.0 Elective

Credits are earned on a semester basis. With the traditional 6 period day, students earn 3 credits per semester and 6 credits per year.

Required credits:English – 4 credits Math – 4 creditsScience – 3 credits Social Studies – 3 creditsHealth – 0.5 credit Physical Education – 1 credit World Language** – 2 creditsFine Arts/Applied Arts/CTE – 1 credit

Freshman Year – 6 credits

Required1 credit English1 credit Science1 credit Mathematics0.5 credit Health0.5 credit World History 10.5 credit Physical Education*4.5 required credits

*Recommended for 9th grade, but not required.

ElectivesWorld Language (1.0 credit)Fund. of Art (0.5 credit)Band/Orchestra (1.0 credit)Accounting (0.5 credit)Web Design (0.5 credit)

English – 1 credit required

Course selection based on teacher recommendation

9 English Basic Skills (0003)

Or 9 English Lit & Comp 1 (0012)9 English Lit & Comp 2 (0022)

Or 9 English Lit & Comp Honors 1 (0002)9 English Lit & Comp Honors 2 (0032)

Course number ending in 3 indicates year-long course

Course number ending in 2 indicates semester course

Science – 1 credit requiredCourse selection based on teacher recommendation

Biology A (4003)

Or

Biology B1 (4022) and Biology B2 (4032)

Math – 1 credit requiredCourse selection based on teacher recommendation

Algebra 1 (3043)

OrGeometry (3063)

OrHonors Algebra 2 (3183)

Social Studies– 0.5 credit requiredHealth – 0.5 credit required

World History 1 (2232)

Health (8852)

AP Human Geography?(2503)

Suggested Electives – 2.0 credits

Intro to Phys. Ed. 1 or 2* (7952 or 7962) – 0.5 credit Fundamentals of Art (6202) – 0.5 credit AP Human Geography (2503) Band/Orchestra – 1.0 credit World Languages – 1.0 credit

Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Japanese

*1.0 credit physical education required for graduation

Online Resources

www.troyathens.org

Alternates – Extremely Important!

When making your course selections, you must also select alternates in place of your elective requests.

Our first priority is to make sure all students get their requested core classes. Elective classes sometimes will not work within the core requests, which is why your alternates are so crucial.

If you fail to make alternate selections, you could be placed in something you are not interested in!

Review of Freshman Year – 6 credits

Required1 credit English1 credit Science1 credit Mathematics0.5 credit Health0.5 credit World History 10.5 credit Physical Education*4.0 required credits

*Recommended for 9th grade, but not required.

Possible ElectivesWorld Language (1.0 credit)Fund. of Art (0.5 credit)Band/Orchestra (1.0 credit)Accounting (0.5 credit)Web Design (0.5 credit)

Select many alternates!

Honors/Advanced Placement

Recommended for a higher level class, but not sure if its right for you? Remember this…

Freshman offerings:Honors 9 English Literature and CompositionAP Human Geography

Classes designated as “AP” will be awarded GPA Honor points as follows:

A = 5.00 B = 3.75 C = 2.50 D = 1.25

Important Dates

Counselor VisitsLarson – February 12thBaker – February 27thSmith – February 28th

Freshman Registration – August 23, 2013 (Tentative)(All registration documents will be available for download in early August on our website – they will not be mailed.)

New Student Night – August 26, 2013 (Tentative)

Summer School

Forms available in early March at MS/HS Options for Freshmen:

HealthGovernment/CivicsFundamentals of ArtIntro to Physical Education

Spanish?--Online Classes will be available as well this year--

Additional Questions?

After this presentation, counselors will be available for you to meet with for questions. Please look for signs in the cafeteria to help guide you to their rooms.Later questions can be directed to your student’s counselor via phone or email.Many questions can be answered by referencing our webpage, troyathens.org

ATHENS HIGH SCHOOLCLASS OF 2017 CURRICULUM NIGHT

February 4th, 2013