Deerfield High School Welcomes You! Curriculum Information Incoming Freshmen

Kathryn Anderson Principal kanderson@dist113.org 224-632-3011

Amy Bricker Counseling and Health Services Department Chair abricker@dist113.org 224-632-3043

Naviance

What You Need to Register Purple Packet Access Code (located on envelope label) Naviance Directions Read the directions carefully Refer to course recommendations Reminders

Course Placement Survey Standard Honors

Required Freshman Courses English Freshman Advisory Mathematics Physical Education You may also select up to 4 periods of electives. 41 credits

DHS Daily Schedule 8 periods Early Bird: EB Science and EB Traffic Safety Designated Lunch

Cycle Template

Important Registration Dates Deadline for Course Requests – January 30 at 3:30 pm Course Notification opens February 15 Summer School Registration Opens – February 21 at 7:00 am Notify DHS of any mistakes by February 21 at 3:30 pm Please check your purple packet for additional deadlines

English Department Chair Ryan Leist English Department Chair rleist@dist113.org 224-632-3121

English Courses Freshman English Survey Freshman English Survey with Reading Western World Freshman English Power Reading (elective)

Dee Bolos-Hartman Fine and Applied Arts Department Chair dboloshartman@dist113.org 224-632-3161

Fine Arts Courses Dance Beginning Guitar Chamber Orchestra (audition) Introduction to Theatre Technical Theatre Art I Introduction to Art Introduction to Ceramics Photography I Fashion and Interior Design Graphic Design Deerfield Film and TV

Applied Arts Courses Introduction to Business Honors Business Incubator Graphic Design Production Technology/Woodworking Introduction to Programming Deerfield Film and TV

Joe Taylor Assistant Principal jtaylor@dist113.org 224-632-3211

Freshmen Advisory Options Traditional Concert Choir - Bass Clef Voices Treble Ensemble - Treble Voices Concert Band Concert Orchestra Theatre (Limited number of sections available)

Scott Leverentz Mathematics and Computer Science Department Chair sleverentz@dist113.org 224-632-3221

Mathematics Courses Pre-Algebra I Essentials & Alternative Algebra I Fundamentals & Essentials Algebra I Survey Algebra I Geometry Geometry Honors Algebra II Advanced (leads to AP Calc AB) Algebra II Honors (leads to AP Calc BC)

Computer Science Courses Introduction To Programming (single-semester course) iOS App Development (full-year course) AP Computer Science Principles (requires department chair approval) AP Computer Science A (requires department chair approval)

John Campbell Physical Education Department Chair jcampbell@dist113 John Campbell Physical Education Department Chair jcampbell@dist113.org 224-632-3091

PE Courses Freshman PE A Freshman PE B Traffic Safety

Judi Luepke Science Department Chair jluepke@dist113.org 224-632-3261

Science Courses Freshman Physics Honors Freshman Physics Standard DHS Science Science Courses Freshman Physics Honors Freshman Physics Standard Freshman Physics Survey

Rich Grady Social Studies Department Chair rgrady@dist113 Rich Grady Social Studies Department Chair rgrady@dist113.org 224-632-3291

Social Studies Courses World History Survey World History World History Honors The Western World Modern History of the Developing World

Donielle Escalante World Languages Department Chair descalante@dist113 Donielle Escalante World Languages Department Chair descalante@dist113.org 224-632-3181

World Languages Courses Chinese I French I French II French II Honors Hebrew I (placement determined through DHS Hebrew teacher Yaffa Berman) Spanish I Spanish I Survey Spanish II Spanish II Survey Spanish II Honors

Tonight Self-Advocacy Self-Guided Station Locations and Map Teacher Recommendations on Naviance

Questions Course recommendations Course options Overall load Special education and 504 Counselor requests

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