Incoming Sophomore Parent Night

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Transcript Incoming Sophomore Parent Night

January 28, 2015
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 Welcome
to Eastlake
 PTSA introduction
 District vision belief statements
 Personalization at Eastlake
 Registration information
 Graduation requirements
 High school athletics and activities information
 Question and answer
District Vision
Every Student Future Ready:
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Prepared for College
Prepared for the Global
Workplace
Prepared for Personal Success
#WSPS
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Five full time and one part time Counselor
One Principal and three Associate Principals
Counselor assignment determined by student’s
homeroom teacher
Administration currently assigned by
counselor/homeroom teacher
EHS is a large, comprehensive high school where
students attend six periods a day, in a block schedule
format alternating days
o Wednesdays are early release days
o Thursdays are late arrival days
Link
is on the main Eastlake High
School page:
http://www.lwsd.org/school/EHS/9thGradeRegistration/Pages/defaul
t.aspx
 Classroom
Presentations
 Academic Planning
 New Student Orientation and Registration
 Parent/Teacher/Student Coordination
 Personal Counseling with Students
 Post-High School Planning
 Consultation with Community Agencies
 Parent Information Nights
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DAY 1 – Information & distribution
DAY 2 – Material collection & request entry
o Redmond Middle School/Quest
• January 29th and February 5th
o Evergreen MS
• February 3rd and 10th
o Inglewood MS
• February 3rd and 10th
o Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning
• February 24th
o District Choice Schools
• February 4th at 2:00 pm OR February 11th at 2:00pm at EHS
1st Semester
2nd Semester
World Literature I/ World History I (2.0)
OR
Honors Literature 9/ Honors Social Studies 9 (2.0)
Math (1.0)
Physical Science
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Honors Chemistry/Physics (1.0)
PE/Health (1.0)
World Language (1.0)
OR Yearlong Elective (1.0) – Music,
Engineering, Marketing, or SDI
Homeroom (.25 credit)
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Technical Education
o Introduction to
Engineering Design
o Introduction to Marketing
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World Language
o Spanish 1 or 2
o French 1 or 2
o Japanese 1
o American Sign Language 1
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Music
o Orchestra
o Concert Band
o Jazz Band (class occurs
before school)
o Concert Choir (class occurs
before school)
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students are making course requests for
next year
 Both you and your student will sign the request
worksheet
 Master schedule is built based on course
requests, these decisions matter
 Student schedules will not be finalized until the
first day of class in September
 Yearlong classes are yearlong commitments
 9th grade is high school
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EHS counselors will visit IMS and EMS to present materials to
students that live in the EHS attendance area
An electronic copy of the course catalog is available online
This includes a complete listing of EHS policies, graduation
planning resources and important district information
What you will see for every course:
o Course Name
o Course Codes
o One semester or two
o Grade level requirement
o Prerequisite information
o Course description
Eastlake Graduation Requirements
o Minimum of 24 credits required
• Credits are needed in specific subject areas
o State testing requirements
o High School and Beyond Plan
Video:
http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/High-School-Guide/Pages/default.aspx
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Eastlake offers a number of before- and after-school
courses
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Consider transportation, extracurricular, and family
commitments before signing up
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Attendance expectations are the same
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Schedule change policies and deadlines apply equally to
before- and after-school courses
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra II
*Math Analysis
*UW Pre-calculus
*Statistics through
Applications
*AP Statistics
*UW Calculus
*AP Calculus AB
*AP Calculus BC
Reasons to take Level 1
as a freshman:
Reasons to wait to take
Level 1 as a freshman:
A’s and B’s in core academic
classes in middle school
Struggled in core academic
classes in middle school
Strong independent study
habits
Need time to adjust to the
high school experience
Passion for learning a
language
Four years to complete the
two years required for
graduation
4
years English
 3 years math (at least algebra, geometry & algebra II)
*math or algebra-based science during senior year
3
years social studies
 2 years of lab science
(one must be algebra-based biology,
chemistry or physics)
2
years world language (same language)
 1 year fine art (music, dance, drama, visual art)
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AP US Government
AP US History
AP World History
AP Calculus AB & BC
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Environmental Science
AP Economics
AP Literature and Composition
AP Language and Composition
AP Spanish
AP French
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AP Computer Science
AP Studio Art
UW English
UW Pre-Calculus
UW Calculus
UW Astronomy
UW Psychology
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Fall: Begins August
24th
Winter: Begins
November 19th
Spring: Begins
February 29
Football (Begins 8/19)
Girls Soccer*
Cross Country
Volleyball*
Boys Golf*
Girls Swimming and Dive
Boys Tennis
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball*
Boys Swimming and Dive
Wrestling
Gymnastics (Begins 11/9)
Track and Field
Fastpitch
Baseball*
Boys Soccer*
Girls Golf*
Girls Tennis
Badminton
*This is a CUT sport where typically the first 2-3 practices are a try-out. Not all
participants may make the team.
Athletic Hours for Sports Registration
August: 8am and 12pm, Monday - Friday
During the school year hours are before school and lunch only M-F
Pat Bangasser, Athletic Director [email protected]
 Fall
Season 2015
o Registration begins on August 17th
o Football begins on August 19th
o All other Fall Sports begin on August 24th
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Participation Fee - $200.00
Purchase an ASB Card - $50.00
Leadership
French Club
Link Crew
Anime/Magna Club
French Honor Society
Art Club
Pride Club
Mu Alpha Theta/Math Honor
Society
National Art Honor Society
Chess Club
Global Awareness Project
National Honor Society
Band
Choir
Debate
Invisible Children
International Club
Jazz Band
R.E.A.C.H.
Robotics Club
Science National Honor Society
DECA
JOG (Junior Orthopedic
Guild)
Journalism
Key Club
Leadership
Spanish Club
Drama
Drumline
Environmental Club
Film
Spanish Honor Society
SSAAF
Yearbook
 Questions?
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look forward to working with you and
your student in September!