Deerfield High SchoolEighth Grade Curriculum Night

Kathryn AndersonPrincipal

Welcome to Deerfield High School

Registration OverviewAmy Bricker, Counseling Department Chair

Cycle Template

Daily Schedule

● 8 periods● Designated Lunch● Early Bird:

● EB Science and EB Traffic Safety

● Not guaranteed

Required Freshman Courses

English(2 credits)

Mathematics(2 credits)

Physics(2 credits)

Fills 2 periods

Physical Education(2 credits)

Freshman Advisory(no credit)

Graduation Requirements(41 Credits)

● Survey● Standard● Honors

Course Placement

Infinite Campus Portal Login

1. Go to: https://ic.dist113.org/campus/portal/township.jsp2. Select a student after logging in.3. Contact dhsportal@dist113.org for assistance.

https://ic.dist113.org/campus/portal/township.jspmailto:dhsportal@dist113.org

Academic PlanAcad

● Select “Proceed.”● If you are a two household family, we recommend that only the

primary household enter course requests to avoid confusion.

Let’s Get Started!

Academic Plan allows you to view locked course placements and select required courses as well as electives.

Example:All freshmen will select Freshman Advisory either from the “Non-credit” or “Fine Arts” category.

Course Placement

● Required courses with designated course placements: Physics, Mathematics, English.

● When you see a course listed in the academic plan with a lock next to the course title, this indicates the recommended course placement (standard, survey, honors).

Course Placement Scenarios

If you agree with the course recommendation AND a specific course is listed, such as “Spanish II,” you do not need to do anything else.

If you agree with the course placement AND a general course placement is listed, such as “Any Standard Freshman English,” you will follow this guidance to select Freshman English or Perspectives: World Literature.

If you would like to change the course placement (standard, survey, honors) for a

different course, email the academic department chair directly (not the 8th grade teacher). Families are not able to unlock a

course placement in Infinite Campus.

Freshman Advisory and Physical Education

● Required freshman courses that you need to select a course: Freshman Advisory and Physical Education.

● Type to search or select courses.

● Remember to select both semesters for a full-year course. First semester courses end with a “2.” Second semester courses end with a “4.”

Electives

● Applied Arts● English (non-core)● Fine Arts● Social Studies● Traffic Safety● World Languages

You select up to TWO electives from the listed subject areas.

Save your work!

Don’t forget to save your work by clicking on “Save” at the top of the page.

3:30 pm

Course Verification

❏ Final opportunity to notify DHS of mistakes

❏ Course Verification opens on February 7, 2020, after 5:00 pm

❏ Course Verification closes on February 12 , 2020, at 3:30 pm

Calendar Events

❏ Summer School registration opens- February 3 at 7:00 am

❏ Spring Activities Night- April 21 from 7:00-8:00 pm

❏ Health forms due- May 4

EnglishRyan Leist, Department Chair

English Courses

❏ Freshman English Survey

❏ Freshman English

❏ Perspectives: World Literature

❏ Power Reading (elective)

Fine and Applied ArtsDee Bolos Hartman, Department Chair

Applied Arts Courses

❏ Deerfield Film and TV

❏ Graphic Design

❏ Introduction to Business

❏ Introduction to Programming (S)

❏ Production Technology/ Woodworking (S)

Fine Arts Courses

❏ Art I❏ Beginning Guitar❏ Dance❏ Deerfield Film and TV❏ Drama I (Introduction to Theatre) (S)❏ Chamber Orchestra (audition)❏ Fashion and Interior Design (S)❏ Graphic Design❏ Introduction to Art (S)❏ Introduction to Ceramics (S)❏ Photography I (S)❏ Technical Theatre (S)

Freshman AdvisoryJoe Taylor, Assistant Principal

Freshman Advisory Options

❏ Freshman Advisory (Traditional)

❏ Choir/ Freshman Advisory

❏ Concert Band/ Freshman Advisory

❏ Concert Orchestra/ Freshman Advisory

❏ Theatre / Freshman Advisory (limited number of sections available)

Mathematics and Computer ScienceBlanche Esgar, Department Chair

❏ Algebra I Survey

❏ Geometry Survey

❏ Algebra I

❏ Geometry (for students that have strong Algebra skills)

❏ Algebra II Advanced (leads to AP Calc AB)

❏ Algebra II Honors (leads to AP Calc BC)

❏ Geometry Honors

Mathematics Courses

❏ Introduction To Programming (single-semester course)

❏ iOS App Development (full-year course)

❏ AP Computer Science A (requires department chair approval)

❏ AP Computer Science Principles (requires department chair approval)

Computer Science Courses

Physical EducationMarc Pechter, Department Chair

Physical Education Courses

❏ Freshman PE A

❏ Freshman PE B

❏ Traffic Safety (S)

Physical Education Update

Students must be enrolled in PE every semester of high school, except for the semester they are

enrolled in a health class during the school year.

ScienceJudi Luepke, Department Chair

Science Courses

❏ Physics Survey

❏ Physics Standard

❏ Physics Honors

Social StudiesRich Grady, Department Chair

❏ World History Survey

❏ Modern History of the Developing World

❏ Perspectives: World History

❏ World History

❏ World History Honors

Social Studies Courses

World LanguagesDonielle Escalante, Department Chair

Chinese I

Chinese II

Chinese II Honors

French I

French II

French II Honors

Hebrew I

Hebrew II Honors

Hebrew III Honors

Spanish I Survey

Spanish I

Spanish II Survey

Spanish II

Spanish II Honors

World Languages

Courses

Health ServicesAlison McTague, Certified School NurseSharon Urban, Certified School Nurse

❏ Freshman Health forms must be submitted to Health Services via email, fax, or mail by May 4.

❏ Health Services does not have access to forms submitted to Athletics.

❏ If your student has a significant health condition (food allergies, asthma, seizures, etc.), please complete an emergency action plan.

❏ Email school nurses at dhshealthservices@dist113.org.

Health Services

Tonight❏ Self-Advocacy

❏ Self-Guided

❏ Station Locations and Map

❏ Green Evaluation Form

Course placement

Counselor requests

504 Plans

Special Education

Overall course load

Course options

Medical Concerns

Thank You !