Educate your brain…….

▪Credits▪Graduation Project▪Proficiency

▪ English 4▪ Social Studies 4▪ Math 4▪ Science 3▪ Phys. Ed. 2▪ Art/Music .5▪ Computers 1▪ Driver/Safety Ed. .25▪ Health .25▪ Cons Science for Srs .25▪ Electives 9

Know number of credits earnedKnow if required subjects have been

completed

Project oriented, self-directed, self – designed

Community Connection required Continued contact with faculty advisor 30 hours documented time commitment Presentation to faculty/community team Completion by spring of junior year

I’m Done !What a relief !!

I learned a lot!I enjoyed my

self!I made a

difference!

PLAN Test Keystone Assessments Stanford 9 Remediation courses may appear in your

schedule as needed.

Let’s Talk About

What can I learn? How

can I prepare for my future?

Questions NOT to ask: What will require the least amount of work? What classes are my friends taking? Can’t I just have a study hall? Who teaches that class?

Step 1 Review the Curriculum Handbook.

Step 2 Go over your selections with your parent/guardian.

Step 3 Complete Scheduling Worksheet Worksheets will be collected in QS by March

8 Step 4 Bubble Sheets

Group meeting in the cafe or gym

Pre-registration:The scantrons are read to create a list

of student interests.Numbers generated are used to

determine what classes will be offered and how many sections will be needed.

This is why pre-registration is SO IMPORTANT!

Check PrerequisitesTeacher’s signature required for

math and science selection, AP courses, Honors, Yearbook, Art 2,3,4.

Band and Chorus is a single elective Just band – 1 credit, every day Just chorus – .5 credit, every other day

Keystone College Dual Enrollment Courses College credits taken during high school Juniors and seniors Only “C” or above recorded on a

transcript Offered at the GREAT rate of $75 per

credit Courses

Trig Alg 3 1 = Pre-Calculus 4 MATH 113 AP Calculus 1 = Techniques of Calculus I 4 MATH 225 AP Biology 1 = General Biology 1 4 BIOL 113 General Biology 2 4 BIOL 114 AP Chemistry 1 = General Chemistry 1 4 CHEM 105 General Chemistry 2 4 CHEM 106 AP History 1 = United States History 1 3 HIST 109 United States History 2 3 HIST 110 AP English 1 = College Writing 2: Writing About Literature 3 ENGL 102 Anatomy & Physiology 1 = Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 BIOL 105 Physics 1 = General Physics I 4 PHYS 200 Psychology 1 = General Psychology 4 PSYC 101

•4 Credit Courses = $300 3 Credit Courses = $225

Keystone = $75 per credit for dual enrollment

The average college credit costs @$ 550 Mansfield - $268 Keystone - $400 Penn College - $479 Misericorida University$495 Penn State - $648 Lycoming - $1,003

Penn College Course Work Students must purchase the text book Students must pay $120 per course

Students must pass Computer Apps 1Benefits include the college credits,

and free application to Penn College ($50 value)

PennCollegeNow Dual Enrollment CSC 124 - Information, Technology and

Society CIT 150 – Introduction to Web Page

DevelopmentWork towards an Associate Web

Design Specialist Competency Credential

Also in PennCollegeNow– Accounting Introduction to Financial Accounting is

the second level of Accounting at SCHS The same guidelines apply as the

computer classes regarding tuition and books.

Available to juniors and seniors who have successfully completed Accounting I.

The following slides have been put together to provide you with information about elective courses.

This is information the teachers would share with you if they could be here.

• Accounting I– “Show Me The

Money!”– Accounting is the

Language of Business– This class focuses on

managing money for a sole-proprietorship and a partnership business.

– Careers: • Accountants, Financial

Advisors, Managers, Entrepreneurs, any business career.

• Intro to Financial Accounting– Advanced Accounting– Earn Credit from

Pennsylvania College of Technology

– This class focuses on monetary and financial aspects of corporations.

– Careers:• Certified Public

Accountants, Government Accountants, FBI Special Agents, Business Managers, Entrepreneurs, etc…

• Entrepreneurship– “Be Your Own Boss!”– Entrepreneurship is

starting your own business.

– This course focuses on an introductory of business concepts, marketing, financial planning, playing the stock market, and a virtual business simulation.

– Careers:• Entrepreneurs• Business careers• Other career.

• Digital Design– “Communicate Don’t

Decorate”– Desktop Publishing Course– Learn how to effectively

communicate with proper design techniques. Topics Include: Flyers, Brochures, Magazine Covers, etc.

– Careers:• Marketing and Advertising,

Webpage Designing, Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Business Administration, and other careers that use computer technology.

• Study every day law as well as contract law, employment law, credit regulations, commercial paper, minor’s law

• Learn about property and business organizational procedures requirements.

• Discuss case law, debate, and learn from guest speakers from local law enforcement and bar association, mock trials, and field trips to area courthouses and prisons.

• Students seeking careers in business management or business administration should take this course as an elective.

• Blogging• Wikis• Google Docs• OneNote• Security• Virus/Malware• Skype• New technology

If you love technology or are just interested in learning more, CSC124 is the class for you!

Earn high school and college credit

and have fun doing it!

Curious about how web pages are developed?

In CIT150 you will learn: Hand coding and

understanding XHTML Using &

troubleshooting Dreamweaver CS4

Manipulating graphics and photos

Creating animation

Earn high school and college credit and have

fun doing it!

Pre or Co Req: CSC124Earn 3 college credits!

Enrolled students are eligible to take CIW

certification!

French and English are the only two global languages. French, along with English, is the official working language of

the United Nations, the International Labor Bureau,the International Olympic Committee, the European Community and the International Red Cross.

Among foreign countries doing business in the US, France employs the third largest number of Americans.

With French, you have access to the most widely spoken foreign language in the world after English, and you become familiar with a culture that significantly influences our own.

Students in French 2 get to enjoy fancy French dining at Penn Tech’s Jeune Chef restaurant, and students in all grade levels have the opportunity to prepare typical French dishes for class.

Spanish is the fourth most spoken language on the planet.

The US is the fifth largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.

Spanish is spoken by approximately 10% of the total population of the United States (nearly 25,000,000 people). 

Many professions actively seek employees who can speak Spanish. .

Psychology – the science of behavior and mental processes.

AP History – a survey course in American History that explores 20th century major events in depth.

MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION 1,2, 3 hand tools power tools computer aided

design woodworking, and

construction computer aided

machining.

POWER LAB 1,2, 3 mechanical Drawing machine Drawing electricity/electronics welding leather working laser fiber Optics

To enroll in MC or Power Lab, students must first complete the tech ed elective.

Family & Consumer Science I Students learn to successfully operate a sewing

machine. Students construct numerous projects including clothing, decorative and functional items. Creativity is encouraged as students select their fabrics and projects.

Students learn to prepare foods from the food groups……grains, fruits and vegetables, milk and meat. The emphasis is on making wise food choices that will promote good health. However, we do make some food items that should be consumed in limited amounts but are traditional holiday or special occasion foods.

Family & Consumer Science II Students learn new skills on the sewing machine.

Students create decorative and functional sewing projects such as pillows, quilts, wall hangings, purses, gun cases, etc.

Students study about nutrition and its relationship to good health, healthy ways to diet, eating disorders, meal preparation and numerous nutritional foods. Also prepared are special foods for holidays.

Single Living Preparing to live and living on your own. Finding a job that “fits” you; research the outlook for the type of career that you

are planning to pursue, methods of searching for a job; completing a job application, writing a resume, job interviews and writing letters to potential employers.

Finding a place to live; what to consider when locating housing. Food preparation, meal planning and food safety and sanitation. Students learn other skills that help them to become a self-sufficient person Students study foods from other lands and plan and prepare a meal from

another country. Family Living Dating, marriage, and preparing to start a family are some of the areas covered

in Family Living. Some of special activities in this class are planning and conducting a mock-

wedding; designing and constructing a gingerbread house; food preservation (canning, freezing, preparing jams and jellies, and drying fruits and vegetables);

Planning and preparing meals for a family

CompositionShakespeareSpeech and TheatreYearbookSat Math and Verbal

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives” ~ Anthony Robins“The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties “ ~ Thomas JeffersonAll that Mankind has done, thought, gained or been--it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of Books.~ Thomas Carlyle ~

Biology, Biology 2, AP BioChemistry, Chemistry for the

Community, Chemistry 2, AP Chem

Physics, Applied PhysicsAnatomy & Physiology

Doctor, Nurse, Dentist, Biologist, Foresenic Scientist, Environmentalist, Geophysicist, Biomedical Engineer, Lab Technician, Xray Technician…….

Go over the curriculum handbook, talk to your teachers, and choose classes that interest you and head you in the career direction you wish to go.

You and your parent must sign your course selection work sheet.

Forms will be collected in your Quiet Study by Friday, March 8