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Welcome to State High
Home of construction…
Graduating Class of 2021
Course Selection and Registration for
Homeschool/Private & Charter Students
Class of 2021
February 14, 2017
Presenters:
Steve Guthoff (A-K)
Jack McCurdy (L-Z)
Christina Manning (Principal – 9LC)
9th Grade Learning Community
● Cohort (Teacher Teams) made up by content areas: English,
Science, Social Studies, and Health/PE
● Cohort teachers have collaborative time to focus on individual
student achievement/struggles, analyzing data, and working
on transition curriculum for their 120-130 shared students.
● Elective teachers and non-cohort teachers will be invited to
join collaborative time as much as possible
● Transition curriculum infused into the content of the 4 cohort
teacher’s current curriculum: Citizenship, Strategies for
Success and Healthy Future
“No 9th Grade Student Left Unknown”
Students:
have same elective choices offered to all.
schedules will look the same as any other student.
will not have “team” activities.
Begin exploration of college and career options with
introduction of SLCs (Student Learning
Communities)
Registration Timeline
 Student course requests are due by March 3, 2017 at the
Registrar’s Office.
 Aug. 1- 11: schedules can be viewed online with a limited
window to request course changes. An email will be sent to all
students with directions on how to view schedules and with
directions about how to request course changes.
**Schedule changes are very restricted after August 11, 2017.
*FRESHMEN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST
Healthy Points of View
⦿Short Term:
What you need to know to
effectively plan your
classes for next year?
⦿Long Term:
What you need to know &
think about in order to
effectively plan for the next
four years of high school?
See pg. 9 of Course Guide to plan ahead
Mental Health Initiative:
RETHINK the purpose of
High School and the
college admissions
process .
Getting in to college is NOT
the finish line of life.
*Help your child identify and work toward
their goals. Take healthy risks.
*Help your child find ways to participate and
discover skills – club/activity at school or in
the community, elective classes, etc.
Minimum Graduation Requirements
⦿4
credits each of English and Social Studies
⦿ 3 credits each of Science and Math
⦿ Physical Education Classes 9-12 (1.5 credits)
⦿ Health/Wellness Classes in 9th or 10th & 11th or
12th Grade (2 courses)
⦿ In-class Driver’s Education
⦿ Community Service (20 Hours)
⦿ Electives (8.25 credits)
⦿ Total of 25 credits
See page 5 of course selection guide.
Required Courses In 9th Grade
 English
 Social Studies
 Science
 Math
 PE and Health
 Elective (World Language if
college bound)
 Electives or a Study Hall
 Lunch
See page 7 of the Course Selection Guide
A/B Block Scheduling and 9th grade
schedules:
Day A
Day B
1.1-1.2 Math
5.1 - 5.2 World History
2.1 - 2.1 English
6.1 Band 6. 2 Choir
3.1 LUNCH (30 mins)
7.1 Science
3.2 - 3.3 *Phys Ed 9 (Fall)/*Health 1
(Spring)
7.2 LUNCH (30 mins)
4.1 World Language (if 4-year
college bound)
8.1 Elective(s) or Study Hall
7.3 Science
sign up for 6.5 credits at a minimum
*Semester Courses
Additional Considerations
⦿Colleges
Have Different Requirements (and it depends on what
you want to study)
• World Language – typically two years are required as a
minimum.
• Math - Trig/Precalc. for Science, Eng, Business, IST
• Science - are you pursuing health/medical careers?
• Fine Arts - colleges in California require it.
For NCAA – 16 Core Courses for Division
I & II (NCAA.org)
⦿Requirements
See page 7 of course selection guide.
Reading and Using the Course Selection Guide:
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Year long courses that meet every other day for a full block (90 mins) = 1.0
credit.
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Semester long courses that meet every other day for a full block = .5 credits
(Music) courses that meet every day, year long and for a half block (45 mins) =
.5 credit.
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Advanced and AP Science classes that meet for a full block every other day for
one semester and everyday during the other semester = 1.50 credits.
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Page 8 covers Community Service and the Keystone Exams in more detail.
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Page 9 contains a Graduation Planning Guide for those of you that want to
start mapping out the next four years of high school.
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First half of the Course Selection Guide is curricular courses listed
alphabetically by department and second half is CTC courses where many
additional elective courses can be found.
Using the Course Guide continued...
F= Fall semester class
S= Spring semester class
Y= Year long class
*PREREQUISITES MUST BE FOLLOWED!
What do the symbols mean ?????
English and Social Studies
ENGLISH OPTIONS:
• Advanced English 9
• English 9
SOCIAL STUDIES
OPTIONS:
• Advanced World History I
• World History I
•AP Human Geography
Typical 9th grade Math Options:
 C.P. Algebra 1 A & B
 C.P. Algebra 1
 Geometry
 C.P. Geometry
 Advanced Geometry
Science Options:
 Advanced Earth Systems Science I
 Earth Systems Science I
Physical Education and Health
PE OPTIONS:
 PE 9 (.50 Credit) Fall or
Spring semester
Health OPTIONS:
 Wellness 9 (.50 Credit) Fall
or Spring semester
•
World Languages
OPTIONS:
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Arabic
- Latin
- Mandarin Chinese
OTHER ELECTIVES
 Art
 Family and Consumer Science
 Music
 Technology Education
 CTC
 LE (Learning Enrichment)
A Few words from our Math and World Language
Coordinators
Bill Harrington: Math
[email protected]
Rick Polka: World Lang.
[email protected]
HOW TO REQUEST COURSES
 Fill out the Course Registration Form – handout
 Choose core courses (including World Language
if planning to attend 4 year college after H.S.)
 Choose electives
 You must have at least 6.5 credits on your
schedule, we recommend at least 7.0 credits.
 Due March 3rd at Registrar’s Office
Where is it?
HOW TO FIND
THE
COURSE SELECTION GUIDE
ONLINE
Link may be found on the left side of the high school home webpage
Remember
 Talk over your course selection with your
parents/guardians.
 You are building your high school transcript which will be
used for college, job, military and scholarship
opportunities. Grades count!
 Get involved in clubs, sports and activities.
 Your mental health matters! Schedule with balance and
planning in mind.
Registration Information
Immunizations cont’d…
STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGISTRATION
131 WEST NITTANY AVENUE, ROOM 100
PHONE: (814) 231-1017
HOURS: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Children ENTERING the State College Area School District need the
following
Diphtheria & Tetanus:
4 properly spaced doses. One dose on or after 4th birthday.
Usually given as DTP or Dtap or DT or Td
Polio:
3 properly spaced doses.
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR):
First dose must be given on or after 1st birthday.
Hepatitis B:
3 properly spaced doses OR medical proof of immunity.
Varicella (chickenpox):
One dose at age 1 or older OR have had the disease.
Student may be exempt based on religious beliefs, or provide
physician’s documentation. If your child is exempt from
immunizations, he/she may be removed from school during an
outbreak.
Pennsylvania’s school immunization requirements can be found
in 28 PA.CODE CH. 23 (School Immunization)
Registration Form
Contact Information
Thank you for attending! Feel free to email or call us
with questions:
Deena Ryan @ Registrar’s Office:
[email protected] or 231-1017
Steve Guthoff: [email protected]
Jack McCurdy: [email protected]
Susan Marshall @ HSN - [email protected]