Transcript Welcome to Shippensburg Area Senior High School

Counseling Department
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• Mr. Lindenmuth - 9th Grade & Career Tech
 530-2730 x4022 [email protected]
• Mrs. Erica Frontino – A – K (10-12)
 530-2730 x4020 [email protected]
• Mrs. Michele Dubbs – L – Z (10-12)
 530-2730 x4021 [email protected]
 Mrs. Rhonda Richardson—Secretary
 530-2730 x 4028 [email protected]
Survival Tips
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Use Agenda Book (homework note book)
SunGard (home access center checks)
Report Cards (every 9 weeks)
Interim Report Cards every 4 &1/2 weeks
Tutoring (with student tutors in the National Honor
Society (NHS) Coordinated through Guidance/Teacher)
 After school Tutoring each evening, different subject
Pass all courses, credits accrue as does CumGPA
Timeline
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meetings on 2/23, 2/24 and 2/26 Flex
• 9th – 11th
• Course Selection from Feb. 23 thru March 6 th
• Select Courses on-line through Home Access Center–
WWW.Shipk12.org
• Use your Log-In and Password
• April & May – Creation of Master Schedule
• June 9th?--Last day of School?
• Mid July--Keystone Test Results of May sent to District
• Schedules available on-line to Students August 11th.
• August 15th – Last day to change schedules
Graduation Requirements
Please note the specific curriculum requirements
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English – 4cr. (One credit earned each year)
Social Studies – 4cr.
Math – 3cr.
Science – 3cr.
 Well/Fit – 2cr.
 Humanities-1 cr. (Includes music, Practical Arts, World Language)
 Family Consumer Science--.50 Requirement of the Class of 2017
Electives –8.5 or 9 (dependent on class status)
Grand Total = 26 credits including Required
Courses
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Keystone Exams
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 Students are required to participate in the state
mandated Keystone Exams in the areas of:
 Biology
 Algebra I
 English Literature
 Exam scores are listed on your Academic Transcript
 Students in the Class of 2017 must earn Proficiency in
all three areas: Biology, Algebra I & English Literature
 The High School’s Overall State score is comprised of
the individual student scores
NCAA Requirements
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 Students interested in participating in Post-Secondary
Athletic play at a Division I or a Division II School,
carefully select your Core Courses.
 All Courses listed as Academic, Honors, or Advanced
Placement Courses are considered NCAA approved
 Core Courses not listed as AP, Honors or Academic may
not be considered NCAA approved.
 Please check for the NCAA designation in the Program of
Studies and Home Access Center for the Approved
Courses when making your course selections
 Gaining and maintaining excellence on the playing field,
in the classroom and when taking the SAT is Required.
Core Curriculum
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 Choose courses that reflect your ability to learn, grow and
challenge yourself
 All students have the potential to earn 8 credits each year i.e. 4
years high school, 8 credits each year = 32potential credits earned
 Core Credits that are not successfully passed in the present year
will be rescheduled unless a summer school course credit is earned
 Career Technology Students may have varying course credit
requirements
 Any Career Technology student who does not successfully pass all
of his/her courses will not be eligible to return to the Career Tech
Center the following year and will be rescheduled as a non-Career
Technology student
English
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Requirements for English 11 and 12
Academic English Grade 12
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All Academic students who are not
taking The AP English Literature &
Composition course must take:
British Literature (.50 credit)
AND
Cultural Literature (.50 credit)
 One English Credit must be earned each year to meet
the Credit Requirement
English Grade 12
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All students who are not taking an
Academic English are required to take:
 World Literature or British Literature (.50 credit)
AND
Cultural Literature (.50 credit)
 One English Credit must be earned each year to meet
the Credit Requirement
English Grade 11
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 Students earning an A/B+ average in Honors
Mastering Literature and are Recommended by their
English Teacher may choose to take AP English
Language and Composition as their 1 credit required
Grade 11 English
 All students who are not taking The AP English
Language and Composition course must take
American Literature Composition course for their 1
Required English 11credit
English Electives
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 Interested in exploring a specific Genre in
English? Choose an English Elective!
 Debate
 Myth & Folktale
 Political Fiction
 Science Fiction & Fantasy,
 World War II
 Drama
 Children’s Literature
 Journalism I/II
Teacher Recommended Math courses are preloaded onto student schedules
Math-Teacher Recommended
 Honors Algebra II
 Honors Geometry
 Honors Algebra III/Trig
 Honors Pre-Calculus
 AP Calculus AB/BC
Stats & Probability (1 Credit)
Applied Calculus (1 credit)
 Algebra I
 Geometry
 Algebra II
 Algebra III/Trig
 Pre-Calculus
 Keystone Exam Math Options
 Linear Equations &
Quadratic Equations
3 CREDITS Required
Science
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Choose according to your Preference, your Mathematics Ability,
your previous or present Science level.
Science
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• Chemistry
• Physics
• Science
Electives
Ap Physics
Ap Chemistry
Ap Biology
3 Credits Required
Science Electives
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 Anatomy & Physiology (course for students interested in
the Medical Field, nursing etc. must have earned a letter
grade of “B” in both Biology & Chemistry)
 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) familiarity with
Windows or software applications like Google Earth, map
generation.
 Biological Systems Science
 Other Science Electives—Dinosaurs & Mass Extinctions,
Meteorology, Climate & Weather, Astronomy, Space
Science and Forensics
Social Studies
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Each year has a prescribed Core Course
Social Studies Electives are highly recommended for all students
Social Studies
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Ninth Grade—US History 1 credit (all
students)
Tenth Grade—World History 1 credit
or AP World History
11th Grade AP U.S. History—1 Credit
Or
11th Grade Government--1 credit
th
12
Grade Social
Studies*
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12th Grade AP Comparative Government
and Politics—1 Credit
Or
Economics--.50 Credit
All students must have .50 credit of a Social Studies
Elective plus Economics to meet their Graduation
Requirement
*If you have successfully completed one of the following
Social Studies Electives as an underclassmen, you only
need to take Government your Senior Year.
Social Studies Electives*
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 AP Psychology 1 credit
 Political Revolutions .50 Credit
 (causes and effects of major revolutions in history)
 Sociology .50 Credit
 (social causes of human behavior)
 Psychology .50 credit
 (understanding own emotions and adjustments)
 Contemporary World Issues .50 Credit
 (issues currently focused on in the news)
 Critical Issues .50 Credit
 (values and beliefs within a society and relations among people)
Wellness & Fitness
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 Wellness & Fitness 9 (.50 credit)
 Wellness & Fitness 10 (.50 Credit)
 Wellness & Fitness 11 (.50 Credit)
 Wellness & Fitness 12 (.50 Credit)
 Electives cannot be used in place of your Wellness &
Fitness Credit
Electives: Sports & Health Issues, Advanced
Health & Fitness, Advanced Strength &
Conditioning
Art’s and Humanities
Electives
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Every Student must schedule at least 2 Credits in this area to be
eligible to graduate.
Art’s and Humanities
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 Music—Marching Band, Orchestra, Concert Band,
Chorus, Marching Band Silks, Music Theory
 Art—all Art Electives
 World Language—Latin, French, Spanish
 Practical Arts—Tech Ed & Family Consumer Science
Electives
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You Decide which classes would provide you with dimension and
complexity. These courses provide you with not only essential
credits, but an opportunity to explore your interests and talents.
Please Attend to Requirements and Pre-Requisites as per listed
descriptions in the Home Access Center
Electives
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 World Languages (Spanish, French & Latin)
 Art
 Music
 Agriculture
 Family & Consumer Science
 Business
 Technology Education
 Wellness / Fitness
 Virtual Courses
Weighted Grades
AP
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AP English Lit 12
AP English Lang 11
AP US History
AP Calculus AB or BC
AP Comp Gov. & Politics
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP Psychology
AP French
AP Latin
AP Spanish (Virtual)
AP World History
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Honors
 Honors Mastering Composition (9th)
 Honors Mastering Literature (10th)
 Honors Spanish II, III & IV
 Honors Latin II
 Honors Latin III and Latin IV
 (Formerly known as Poetry & Prose
 Honors French II, III & IV
 Honors Pre Calculus
 Honors Geometry
 Honors Algebra II
Added Values
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AP Classes are weighted by a
factor of 1.15
A = 4.6
Honors Classes are weighted
by a factor of 1.10
A = 4.4
1. Click on Course Request
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2. You will be selecting your
courses by department
3. Click on the ADD/Edit Course
Selections to add courses to
your schedule
1. Courses that your teachers have
recommended that you take will already be
loaded.
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2. Check the box beside the course that you
would like to take, under the Request
Column.
3. Click Save
4. Once you have scheduled 8 credits, you are
now ready to select your alternate courses.
Selecting Alternate Courses
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The next step allows you to pick the
preference of courses, should you not be able
to schedule the original 8 credits that you
picked in the last step. Right now your
screen should have 8 credits in the Credits
column and 0 in the alternative column.
Alternate Course
Selection cont.
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 You will need to select at least 3 credits of alternative
classes for you electives. i.e.
“If I don’t get this class, then I want this one….”
 Click on the Add/Edit Courses button for the
department that you are going to add the alternative
to.
Choosing Alternates
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 Check the box beside the course that you
are choosing as your 2nd choice
 Then choose the course that will stand as an alternate
 In this example, I am requesting 3 Dimensional Design as
an alternate to Advanced Design
 Click Save, when you are finished
On-line Scheduling in
School
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You are able to complete your on-line scheduling
both at home and at school.
Counselor Availability in Computer Room 24 on
Monday, March 2nd through Friday, March 6th
All Schedules must be complete by 12:00
midnight, Friday, March 6 th on the home access
center.