Rising to seventh grade Mr. Z Academic Planning Rising to seventh grade Mr. Z

What is Academic Planning? Academic planning is an opportunity to: plan for your short and long-term future select courses for next year and beyond learn about high school diplomas explore future careers You will discuss academic planning with your counselor every year 6th grade complete worksheet to be sent home to families 7th and 8th grade you will create and update academic plans Academic planning website: www.apsva.us/academicplanning Career planning resources on Naviance

Diploma Options and Graduation Requirements Standard Diploma 22 credits and 5 verified credits Advanced Diploma 26 credits and 5 verified credits Credit: you receive one credit for every class you successfully complete Verified credit: you receive a verified credit when you pass a high school Standards of Learning (SOL) test

Standard Diploma Discipline Standard Units of Credit Verified Credits Required English (reading and writing) 4 2 Math 3 1 Lab Science History and Social Science HPE World Language, Fine Arts or CTE Econ and Personal Finance Electives Total 22 5

Advanced Studies Diploma Discipline Standard Units of Credit Verified Credits Required English (reading and writing) 4 2 Math 1 Lab Science History and Social Science HPE World Language 3 Econ and Personal Finance Fine Arts or CTE Electives Total 26 5

High School Credit Classes in Middle School Students in middle school can begin earning high school credit as early as 7th grade 8th grade students also have the opportunity to earn high school credit At the end of the school year, you may choose to drop the credit and grade from your transcript, or school record, if you’re not happy with how you did Language Investigating Computer Science Possibly Algebra Language World Geography Algebra/Geometry

Once You Get to High School… English 9, 10, 11, and 12 (everyone takes four years of English, no matter what diploma!) Math: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II. Students then move on to more advanced math (3 standard diploma, 4 advanced diploma) Social Studies: World History, US History, Government (3 standard, 4 advanced) Economics and Personal Finance

Once You Get to High School… Science: Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics (3 standard, 4 advanced) Electives (4 standard, 3 advanced) PE (at least 2 years) World Languages

Math

World Language Language courses at Swanson Latin Spanish French Chinese Arabic American Sign Language* Languages offered at APS high schools: German Japanese Spanish/Spanish for Fluent Speakers Advanced Studies Diploma requires: 3 years of one language or 2 years of 2 different languages

Electives! There are a wide variety of elective classes you can take in high school: Music classes like Band, Orchestra, Choir, Guitar, and Song Writing Art classes like Ceramics, Crafts, Painting, and Art History Theater Computer Science Marketing …..and much, much more!

Semester elective Semester elective Picking Electives: Semester elective Full year elective Semester elective                              Semester elective Full year elective

Arlington Tech! Arlington Tech provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with different careers and skills Courses are two periods long Examples of classes you can take in high school at the Career Center include: Animal Science Air Force Junior ROTC Auto Body Repair Computer Programming Cosmetology Culinary Arts

Other Programs of Study International Baccalaureate Program (IB) At Washington-Lee High School (but students can enter a lottery to transfer) Must have completed Algebra and second year of a world language by the end of eighth grade Remember that you can take IB classes without seeking the IB diploma Advanced Placement (AP) Offered at all high schools Yorktown AP Network Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST)

Break Out Sessions Session 1 8:00 PM to 8:25 PM Session 2 World Languages 7th and 8th Grade – Auditorium Math Curriculum & Placement for 7th and 8th grade – Library   Session 2 8:30 PM to 8:55 PM World Languages 7th and 8th Grade –Auditorium Math Curriculum & Placement for 7th and 8th grade – Library