Requesting Classes School Year

South High Counseling Team Don Dilla Farah Abuqalbeen (beginning school year) Lauren Lewis Marsha Gaulke Marie Hassell Jackie Vertigan Nneka Abdullah, College and Career Center Coordinator Renee Magney, and Richard Palmquist, TBN, Clerical Support Stephen Simondet, Assistant Principal

Goals for this Evening Meet the Counseling Team and other Staff Get an overview of high school requirements Complete the Course Request Form for next school year’s classes

Notes about Graduation requirements: The requirements addressed in this presentation apply to the class of 2020 and beyond. Classes graduating in have different requirements. Students are encouraged to meet with their counselor 1:1 twice a year to monitor progress. Meeting these requirements is a student obligation and expectation. We are here to support you.

4-year Core Courses English: 4 full years Social Studies: 3.5 full years (4 years is recommended)  Honors World Studies/Humanities 1 (9 th grade)  AP U.S. History/AP Humanities 2 (10 th grade)  Government/Economics and AP Human Geography (11 th grade)  A Semester or more of electives in Social Studies (12 th grade)

Math Sequence 3 Years Minimum (4 years is recommended): Minimum sequence to graduate includes: Intermediate Algebra Geometry/Honors Geometry Advanced Algebra Other math electives include: Pre-Calculus AP AB Calculus AP BC Calculus AP Statistics College Prep Algebra & Statistics Algebra/Geometry/Statistics

Science 9 th –Physical Science 10 th –Biology 11 th –Chemistry or Physics (both are recommended before graduation) 12 th – Electives in Science are highly recommended: AP Environmental AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics PSEO Science course

World Languages Two-year minimum for Liberal Arts diploma. Most colleges want at least 2 years of the same World Language; competitive colleges look for 3, 4, or more. If you read, write, and speak a second language, you may waive or test out the requirement in college.

Fine Arts One year is required. Music, visual arts, and graphic/digital photography classes count. Half the value of some PLTW classes count (Intro and POE).

Physical Education and Health Fitness for life 1 (1 semester). Health 1 (1 semester). Some students take these classes through MPS Online; space is limited.

AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination Is a program, not just a course Is for students in the “academic middle” who want to go to college and might need support Historically underrepresented at college/university AVID Coordinator: Katie Allebach-Franz

the Bridge NEW: elective class for 9 th grade success. Create a dream and a plan for your life. Get connected with students, staff, and the South community. Feel confident as a high school student. Learn time management, organization, notetaking, and test taking skills. Know how to access help academically and personally. Get a dream. Make a plan. Learn the skills. Do high school like a boss. Be college ready!

Emerging Educators Partnership between Minneapolis Community and Technical College and South High brings students a unique opportunity to work towards an Associates’ Degree with an emphasis in Education. Students must apply for Emerging Educators indicating this by checking the appropriate box on the South High Course Request Form. It is advised to take PE, Health and Art your 9 th grade year.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Year-long college-level Engineering courses May earn college credits. For students “at or above” grade level in math and science. Teaches problem-solving and creativity in a computer-based setting. Half of the PLTW credit counts toward Fine Arts for Intro. to Engineering and Principles of Engineering. Principles of Engineering also counts for the full year of Physics (additional online coursework required).

Completing the Course Selection Form Be sure that Name, Student ID, Program, and next year’s grade level are all on the form. Please include a phone number where we can reach you if we have questions.

Choose enough electives You must provide 8 elective choices in order of preference (with #1 being the elective you want the most and #8 the elective you want the least). Sometimes classes are not be offered or might conflict with the rest of your schedule. If you don’t choose enough electives, we will select for you and you may have no option to change.

Making Careful Choices We will hold you to your commitment to your courses Consult with your family Current teachers will provide recommendations to our school in World Languages and Math

Requests VS Schedules Course offerings are determined by: Number of student requests Budget Staffing Schedules are available at the August “Back to School Event.” Class schedules on the portal prior to this event are NOT final.

Thank you! We are glad you are here in our South High Community. If you have individual questions, please speak to Counselors here in the auditorium, or staff in the commons. Please leave your completed form with us as you exit the main door. See you in August for the “Back to School Event.”