Steve Watsey 9 th and 10 th Grade Counselor ext 207

LHS Website: Freshmen Orientation August 1, 2014

Semester: A division of the academic year. We have 2 semesters in high school. The first, or A semester, consists of the 1 st and 2 nd nine weeks and the second, or B semester, consists of the 3 rd and 4 th nine weeks. Credit: Successful completion of a course. Students will earn.5 credit per passed course for a total of 3.5 credits per semester or 7 credits for the whole year. A Course: First semester course B Course: Second semester course

Please be sure to choose a course for each semester, both A and B. The schedule card should have 14 selections, 7 for the A semester and 7 for the B semester. Example: X_ ENG I A X_ ENG I B __ENG I A (H) __ENG I B (H) __ENG I A (G) __ENG I B (G)

English I Algebra I Physical Science World Geography P.E. or ROTC IBCA (Intro. To Business Computer Applications) Art Elective Choice (Art, FAS, Dance, Chorus, Band, Talented Courses/Screening) This typical 9 th grade schedule is aligned with TOPS and Louisiana Core 4 graduation requirements.

Students must have a signed Advanced Level (Pink Sheet) to schedule Honors or Gifted classes. Students enrolled in advanced level courses must remain in the course for the semester. Please check the class that you would like to take. We will verify this against the list that we receive from your school. If there is a discrepancy, we will contact a parent.

Alg I: Geom (H) and Bio (H) Spanish I: Spanish II French I: French II World Geography: Civics The following may need to be advised individually: Art I Ag. Science Band Chorus Piano FCS

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9th Grade i LEAP Results: (circle one) Y N Scored in upper quartile Y N Scored in middle quartile Y N Scored in lower quartile EOC Test Results (circle one) (Entering 9 th graders 2010 and beyond) Y N Algebra I EOC test –Fair or above 10th Grade GEE Results: (circle one) Y N Approaching Basic or above: English Language Arts Y N Approaching Basic or above: Mathematics EOC Test Results (circle one) (Entering 9 th graders 2010 and beyond) Y N English II EOC test–Fair or above Y N Geometry EOC test–Fair or above Y N Biology EOC test–Fair or above 11th Grade GEE Results: (circle one) Y N Approaching Basic or above: Science OR Y N Approaching Basic or above: Social Studies EOC Test Results (circle one) (Entering 9 th graders 2010 and beyond) Y N English III EOC test–Fair or above Y N American History EOC test–Fair or above 12th Grade GEE Results: (circle one) Y N Approaching Basic or above: English Language Arts Y N Approaching Basic or above: Mathematics Y N Approaching Basic or above: Science OR Y N Approaching Basic or above: Social Studies EOC Test Results (circle one) (Entering 9 th graders 2010 and beyond) Y N Fair or above on one math EOC Y N Fair or above on one English EOC Y N Fair or above on one science or social studies EOC (Remember to consider TOPS/TOPS Tech Core Curriculum) English I Mathematics: Algebra I Science: Physical Science Social Studies:­­ World Geography PE/Health/ROTC: PE I or ROTC I (Remember to consider TOPS/TOPS Tech Core Curriculum) English II Mathematics: Geometry Science : Biology Social Studies:­­ Civics PE/Health/ROTC: PE II/Health or ROTC II (Remember to consider TOPS/TOPS Tech Core Curriculum) English III Mathematics: Algebra II Science : Chemistry Social Studies:­­ Amer. History PE/Health/ROTC: (Remember to consider TOPS/TOPS Tech Core Curriculum): English IV Mathematics: Pre-Calculus Science: Physics/Biology II Social Studies: ­­ World History PE/Health/ROTC: General Electives Art IBCA General Electives Spanish I or French I ______________________ General Electives Spanish II or French II ______________________ General Electives _________________________ _________________________ Electives: Career Tech Area of Concentration (4 units comprised of a sequence of related specialty courses). _______________________ _______________________ Electives: Career Tech Area of Concentration (4 units comprised of a sequence of related specialty courses). _______________________ _______________________ Electives: Career Tech Area of Concentration (4 units comprised of a sequence of related specialty courses). _______________________ _______________________ Electives: Career Tech Area of Concentration (4 units comprised of a sequence of related specialty courses). _______________________ _______________________ Signatures: _____________________ Student Date _____________________ Parent Date _____________________ Counselor/AdvisorDate Initials: ______________________ Student Date ______________________ Parent Date ______________________ Counselor/AdvisorDate Initials: ______________________ Student Date ______________________ Parent Date ______________________ Counselor/AdvisorDate Initials: _________________________ StudentDate _________________________ ParentDate _________________________ Counselor/AdvisorDate 10

Please turn in all signed materials tonight. Teachers and Counselors will be available to answer questions. Please visit Lakeshores website for additional information. Thank you for your time and attention.