Transcript the PPT. - Lyons Township High School

Infinite Campus
Course Selection Instructions
1/21-1/22
Let’s Begin
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Access Infinite Campus (IC)
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go to the DC for help with login
 Access unofficial transcript via IC
 Review your 4 yr plan and your
graduation credits
 Have conversations with TEACHERS &
PARENTS about class and level
recommendations
Registration Video
TODAY’S HANDOUTS
 Course Request Worksheet (CRW) with
credit check worksheet on reverse
(Today’s gold handout)
 A copy of Course Offerings
(Today’s pink handout)
 TCD Registration form (see counselor
after presentation if interested in
enrolling at TCD)
Need To Know
 The IC Portal will be OPEN from 1/22 (3pm) until
1/27 (3pm)
(Students can get help in the DC with registration
during this time)
 Students access the portal by going to the LTHS
Website and clicking on the Infinite Campus
Portal Link
Course Selection Adjustments
February 24th
NO COURSE REQUEST CHANGES
AFTER THIS DATE!
Senior Required Courses
*Required courses, PE & Consumer Econ, are automatically
entered
*If you have already taken Consumer Econ your counselor
will change request when you meet through English
*If you would like an alternate PE your counselor will adjust
when you meet through English
Senior Requested Courses
Be sure to choose electives wisely; makeup and graduation credits are your
priority – Use APG to check out NEW COURSE OFFERINGS
***Social Studies elective will not automatically be entered***
COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS on IC PORTAL
There will be NO course recommendations in IC Portal.
You will select English, Math, Science, Social Studies,
World Language courses and levels based on your
current level, prerequisites, and discussion with
teachers and parents.
Senior Alternate Courses
Students must bring this completed worksheet with a
PARENT SIGNATURE to their meeting with their
counselor.
In district SUMMER SCHOOL open enrollment begins at
12pm on 2/8-2/14. Visit www.lths.net/summer. For details
email [email protected]
Keep in mind
LTHS Graduation Requirements
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4 Years English
3 Years Math
2 Years Science
1 Year World History
1 Year US History &
Constitution Test
 .5 other Social Studies
 3.5 Years PE (pass PE every
semester enrolled at LTHS)
 .5 Health
 .5 Driver Ed (classroom)
 1 Year Creative Arts
 1Year Practical Arts
 .5 Consumer Ed
 4.5 Electives
 Total: 23.0
Keep in mind College requirements
IL State Universities Core Curriculum for Post High School
TCD
Technology Center of DuPage
• 23 Programs offered- APG online
– College Articulated Credit
– Licensing
– Certification
• 3 credits per year towards graduation
• 30 minutes from LT
• Most students take Senior Year
– Must complete ALL LT graduation requirements
TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF DuPAGE (TCD)
•See your counselor ASAP if interested to determine eligibility and
for official registration form
• Forms will be available at the end of this presentation
• Completed and signed registration forms are due during
scheduled counselor meetings from English classes between 1/282/22
•For more information about programs available at TCD go to
www.tcdupage.org
English IV Core English Classes
 Prep Options – Please read further descriptions in the APG
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An Annual Course:
1)
World Perspectives in Literature
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Have the same teacher for the entire year and a smoother transition
between semesters.
Explore ideas of justice, the search for meaning, imagination and more
through various genres of fiction and non-fiction.
Semester Courses – Take two of the following:
1)
Creating and Reflecting
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2)
The Visual Word
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3)
Develop your curiosity and ability to reflect. Like art? This class with
work on your reading, writing, and thinking skills and will tap into your
creative side.
Study literature through the interpretation of filmmaking and films.
This is not just a watching the movie class! You will be expected to
analyze, discuss, and write about cinematography and the devices used
in film.
The Literary Tradition of Comedy
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Explore humor in plays, essays, novels, and poetry in this class.
English IV AP Options
 English IV AP: Rhetoric of {Language and Composition
 The capstone class for an accel student
 Prepares you for the AP Language and Composition exam
 Thematically taught and focuses on the use of rhetoric in fiction and non-fiction,
specifically the power of argument
 English IV AP: Literature and Composition
 The capstone class for an honors student
 Prepares you for the AP Literature and Composition exam
 Focuses on literary analysis and the close reading of a variety of fiction and non-
fiction genres
Senior Year Math Sequence
 3 Math Credits taken during high school
needed for graduation (1 Algebra, 1
Geometry required as part of the three
credits)
 See APG Math Sequence on LTHS website
 Discuss Level with teacher and parents
 If taking staggered math course pay close attention to
course # and discuss with counselor
Physical Welfare
Non PE credit
• Family Health Issues PE9051/9052
• Introduction to Sports Medicine PE7911/7912
PE or Creative Art- Must use correct code
• Dance Studies 2, 3
PE Credit
• Exercise Physiology PE7811/2
• SCUBA Diving PE7611/2 (can only take scuba one semester per year)
• Applied Personal Fitness PE7301/2
• Sports Officiating PE7401/2
• NO ATHLETIC STUDY HALL FOR THESE COURSES
HEALTH must be taken if failed Sophomore Year
*Check APG for Prerequisites
ATHLETIC STUDY HALL
 Students are eligible for Athletic Study Hall during
their high school sport season. Students go back to PE
when their season is over.
 In order to be eligible for Athletic Study Hall you must
sign up for regular gym,
PE III/IV 8131/8132
Drivers Education
 Classroom portion needed for graduation
 If completed outside of LTHS submit letter of
completion or Drivers License to the secretary in the
counseling office
 The .5 credit is needed on your transcript in order to
graduate
Consumer Economics
 MUST take Consumer Economics Class to
graduate.
 1 semester course
 Level III
 Can take Junior year, Summer, or Senior year
Social Studies Electives
Must take .5 credit in Social Studies Elective in addition to
World History and US History
• Psychology- Mind, Life, AP
• Sociology
• Economics
• Constitutional Law
• US Gov’t & Politics AP/Comp. Gov’t & Politics AP
• International Business Economics
• Macroeconomics AP/Microeconomics AP
• European History AP
*Many colleges require 3 Years of Social Studies
Science
 2 years required for graduation
 Discuss next recommended course with your teacher
Year long courses:
 Biology AP/Chemistry AP/Environmental Science AP
 Physics prep/ Physics AP I / Physics AP-C
 Human Anatomy (Accel)/ Intro to Organic Chem (Accel)
 Astronomy Accel
 Chemistry Prep (Accel)/ Biology Prep
Semester courses:
 Astronomy Prep, Environmental Science Prep, Geology
Prep
Foreign Language
• Not required for graduation from LT
• College Admission Requirements
– Check intended colleges admission requirements
– Foreign Language requirements are colleges/universities
specific
• Some colleges/universities require
– 2yrs of SAME Foreign Language, OR
– 2 yrs of fine arts, music, theatre, OR
– 2 yrs combination of Fine Arts, Language Arts, and/or
Foreign Language
Foreign Language Cont.
Example:
2015/2016 Foreign Language Admission* req.:
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2 Yrs. of ONE Foreign Language REQUIRED, 4 years RECOMMENDED
 Illinois State University
 2 Years of ONE Foreign Language required OR
 2 Years of fine arts required
 Eastern Illinois University
 No Foreign Language requirement for admission. 1 year of foreign
language required for graduation can be satisfied by 2 years of same
foreign language in HS with “C” or better.
*admission only. Graduation within specific college programs may require
additional coursework. Please check college of interest’s admission and
graduation requirements posted on their website.
Creative and Practical Arts
 1.o credits of creative arts required for graduation
 1.0 credits of practical arts required for graduation
 See Pink Course Offerings Sheet and APG for
description of electives
 Audition/Application Classes: Enter into infinite
campus the classes that you hope to make through
auditions. List as alternates the classes you will take if
not accepted.
Let’s Review
 Infinite Campus Registration Portal opens 1/22 (3pm) and closes on
27 (3pm)– You may make adjustments to your requests until the portal
closes
 Need Help, Get Help….go to the DC for Infinite Campus assistance
 Complete your CRW (gold) using the Course Offering Handout (pink),
APG (online), Graduation Credit Check Handout and your 4 yr plan
 Using the correct codes, enter your requests on IC
 Bring CRW to scheduled meeting with counselor starting 1/28-2/22
during your English classes –signed by parent
 2/24- NO CHANGES AFTER THIS DATE!
Reminders
 This presentation will be available online
 Credit/ No Credit and Level Change requests for 2nd
semester due by 1/29
 1st day of Summer School registration is 2/8 at
noon ONLINE ONLY @ www.lths.net/summer.
summer school details email [email protected]
For
FINAL WORD
 Print out the completed course requests from IC with
PARENT SIGNATURE
AND
 Bring your completed CRW with a PARENT
SIGNATURE to your counselor meeting
 Counselors will be in the cafeteria during lunch
periods on 1/25-27 to address questions or concerns
THANK YOU!
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR WITH ANY
QUESTIONS
 Ms. Maria Boyle (A-Gq) [email protected]
 Mrs. Vieu (Gr-Oe) [email protected]
 Mr. Ip (Of-Z) [email protected]