Parent Night Agenda Registration Process Presentation – SPHS Counselors Q & A

Hello Class of 2022!! Welcome to Sparrows Point High School! Counselors: Last names A-F= Mrs. Jubb Last names G-O= Mr. Barton Last names P-Z= Ms. Warm http://sparrowspoinths.bcps.org/departments/pare nts/classes_registration/

Registration for 2018-2019 Classes Objective: Students will indicate primary and alternate course preferences in order to create a schedule that meets graduation requirements, completer requirements and is appropriate to individual post-secondary plans.

Timeline January 9th SPHS Electives Tour January 8th Counselors distribute registration materials in English classes January 10th and 11th Registration Night January 16th Completed forms are due to your English teacher on Tuesday 1/16/18

Registration Worksheet Several courses have already been recommended for you. (English, SS, Science, Math, PE) Check on the recommended level and discuss with your teacher. Registration worksheet is used to record primary choices and alternate choices. ALL students MUST have a total of 8 credits and the appropriate number of alternate courses.

Course Levels Courses ending in: 00= Standard 04= Honors (more rigorous same curriculum as standard) 05= Gifted Talented Advanced Academic G/T A/A (very rigorous, faster paced, and different curriculum) 06= Advanced Placement AP level (most rigorous course, college level, curriculum prepared by College Board, take a national exam at end of year)

Registration Worksheet If you do not list alternates, you risk having your schedule completed last and the scheduler may put you in any class that fills your schedule. Choose wisely and carefully; if you list a course as a primary or alternate choice and you are scheduled for the course, you WILL NOT be able to get out of the course. Write in PENCIL.  

Graduation Requirements The Right 21 Credits Testing PARCC English, PARCC Algebra, American Government HSA, Science Service Learning Minimum 75 hours Career or College Completer College/University of Maryland Business: Administrative Services or Finance & Accounting Construction Design management (new for Freshmen) Information Technology Computer Science Sollers Work Based Learning

Graduation Requirements

What is a Completer? What is a completer? A completer program is required for graduation and consists of a sequence of courses in a particular career pathway.

Notes on Completing Forms Students must circle on the registration sheet if they applied to a special program. Students accepted to Sollers Point, their Math and Science will be taken there. The four classes at SPHS will include English, Government, and two electives. Student accepted to the SPECIES Magnet Program will receive additional registration materials in April 2018. Students who are 4-year college-bound and interested in the AVID program must apply with the AVID Site Team in Spring 2018. Please circle AVID on your registration form. If accepted into the program, AVID will be added and an elective will be deleted.

Electives Freshman can sign up for: Class Notes Spanish I Spanish 1 meets College Completer requirement Fundamentals of Art meets Fine Arts graduation requirement Theater Arts Concert Band* Concert Orchestra* Chorus Piano Guitar Nutrition and Foods   Foundations of Computer Science meets Technology Education graduation requirement Principles of Business meets requirements for Business Completer Accounting I Information Systems Management Creative Writing Journalism

Recommendations Current freshman should try to earn initial fine arts, and PE requirements in the first two years of high school. This allows students to take more advanced courses in these subject areas later in high school. College Completers- you must take at least 2 years of the same foreign language in high school and you will take 4 years of math in high school.

The Sparrows Point High Freshman Registration Night Family Involvement Please encourage your parents /guardians to join us on one of the following nights for The Sparrows Point High Freshman Registration Night Date: Wednesday 1/10/18 Time: 6-7pm Location: SPHS Cafeteria OR Date: Thursday 1/11/18 Time: 6-7pm Location: Battle Grove Elementary Library

Important Date You must return to your English teachers on due date: 1/16/18. Write this due date on the top of your registration worksheet.