Class of 2024Maureen Beran

Class of 2024 School Counselor

Course Request Timeline

■ Classroom Presentations:○ Central - 1/21 and 1/22○ West - 1/23○ Saints Mary and Mathias - 1/24

■ One-on-One Course Selection Appointments: ○ Central - 1/27 and 1/28○ West - 1/29 and 1/30○ SM&M - 2/4

*ALL COURSE REQUESTS ARE FINAL IF FULFILLED ON SCHEDULE■ Administrators build master schedule - March/April■ Counselors will contact students to resolve any potential schedule conflicts-

April 20th- May 1st■ Student can make an appointment with their counselor to make appropriate

course changes based on approved circumstances-May 4th- May 15th■ Students will be able to view their tentative 2020-2021 class schedule-June 1st

What you will need:■ 9th grade curriculum guidebook (Will be handed out during classroom

presentations).

■ Full guidebook is also located on the MHS website: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-O4sGv749nR4B1y1-lX12agYYk_IBXZ7uR4a98Q2LCU/edit

■ Course Selection Sheet (Will also be handed out during classroom presentations, sample seen at end of PowerPoint). MUST BE COMPLETED & SIGNED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN. Questions can be addressed at the one-on-one visits at the middle schools with an MHS Counselor or by calling Ms. Beran at MHS.

Call the Middle School Counseling offices to set up an individual appointment time.

Graduation Requirements 25 CREDITS

Required Areas=15 credits■ English

■ 4 credits■ Math

■ 3 credits■ Science

■ 3 credits■ Social Studies

■ 3 credits■ PE

■ 2 credits (1 PE class per year)

Graduation Requirements, cont.Electives=10 credits■ Agricultural Science &

Technology■ Art/Music■ Business■ Industrial & Engineering

Technology■ English/Language Arts

Electives

■ Family/Consumer Sci■ Math Electives■ Project Lead the Way

(Engineering…)■ Science Electives■ Social Studies Electives■ World Language (Foreign

Language)

Course Placement Course recommendations will be based on:

■ ACT Aspire Scores■ Grade in prior course■ Teacher Recommendation

English■ 4 years■ Freshman Year:

■ English 9■ Pre AP English 9

Math■ 3 years (Traditional Route)

■ Algebra I ■ Geometry ■ Algebra II

■ Freshman Year■ Algebra I ■ Geometry / Pre AP Geometry■ Other by recommendation

Science■ 3 years (Traditional Route)

■ Biology■ Chemistry■ Physics

■ Freshman Year■ Biology■ Chemistry

Social Studies■ 3 years

■ Social Studies Elective (1 credit)■ US History (1 credit)■ Government (½ credit)■ Economics (½ credit)

■ Freshman Year■ World Cultures (1 credit)■ AP Human Geography (1 credit)

PE■ 4 years (2.0 credits, 1 semester per year)■ Freshman year

■ Freshman Fitness & Health

Typical Freshman Schedule

Graduation Progress Example

Course Selection Document