Class of 2023 Parent Meeting April 11, 2019

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Texas High School Diploma – Foundation Program FOUNDATION-22 CREDITS 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ( ELA I,II,III, & advanced) 3 MATHEMATICS ( ALGEBRAI, GEOMETRY, & 1 advanced math) 3 SOCIAL STUDIES ( world geography or world history, US History, & Govt/Eco) 3 SCIENCE ( Biology, IPC or advanced science, additional advanced science) 2 FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 FINE ART 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 5 ELECTIVES (Must be speech competent from 1 class…more about this later) STEM Math Science Combo Business & Industry Agriculture Business Architecture Multi-Disciplinary Studies **All students at WHS start here** Public Service Family Consumer Science Arts & Humanities Band Theatre Art Algebra II Algebra II Algebra II Algebra II Algebra II Distinguished Eligible for top 10 %

WHS Offers 5 Endorsements STEM Business & Industry Arts & Humanities Multidisciplinary Public Service

English- 4 Credits 3 options @ WHS English I,II,III,IV English I, II, III, Dual Credit ( 1301/1302) English I,II, Dual Credit ( 1301/1302), Dual Credit ( 2 Sophomore Literatures) **End-of-Course Exam in English I and II**

**End-of-Course Exam in Algebra I** Math- 3 Credits + 1 Algebra Geometry Algebra II College Prep Math/ Independent Study Grade Level Math Pre-AP Algebra II Pre-Cal "Late Bloomer” Math Pre- AP Algebra II Calculus Advanced Math Program Option For Struggling Math Students **End-of-Course Exam in Algebra I**

Social Studies- 3 Credits +1 WHS Has 4 Credits World Geography - 9th Grade World History – 10th Grade US History – 11 Grade ( EOC Test) Government & Economics – 12th Grade Dual Credit Options

Integrated Physics & Chemistry (IPC) Honors Anatomy & Physiology Science- 3 Credits + 1 Biology Integrated Physics & Chemistry (IPC) Freshmen EOC Test Taking Alg I Advanced Chemistry Sophomores Chemistry Taking Alg II +7 Alg I Juniors AP Chemistry Food Science Physics Completed Alg II +7 Geometry Seniors Honors Anatomy & Physiology Anatomy & Physiology Honors Physics +7 +5 Pre-Cal

Spanish-2 Credits Spanish I Spanish II

Students can take four years of each as electives. Fine Arts- 1 Credit 1 From One Category Band Art Theatre Students can take four years of each as electives.

Physical Education- 1 Credit Band Athletics PE

Hints About High School Your Grades Matter Top 10 % automatic acceptance into a Texas public university- (UT is 6%) Colleges/scholarships care about what quartile Challenge Yourself Follow your degree plan When in doubt, take a CTE course ( Ag, FCS, Business, A&P) Try something NEW Start Thinking College Grades matter! Visit Colleges- On vacation, or online, and especially junior and senior year

Attendance Counts in ALL Periods!!!!! If you miss too many class periods, you will not earn credit for the course! Extracurricular absences – 15 allowed…after that they count as excused absences! **See Attendance Reminders Portion in Packet**

Things I’ve learned in High School… Art can wait- Especially if you are not taking athletics past 9th Grade If you are showing for FFA, you need to take an Ag class (Prin of Ag) Get involved in an organization – some organizations have dues The A/B Day schedules makes the day go FAST!!!!! GET YOUR MAKE-UP WORK- Teachers love GOOD communication Keep up with community service- NHS is right around the corner Break is AWESOME! Debate & Oral Interpretation count as speech “credit”. Principles of AG now counts as a speech “credit”. But…speech is also a great class to get that “credit”!

Contact Us jamie.barker@wallisd.net kim.jordan@wallisd.net ryan.snowden@wallisd.net (325)651-7790

Here is What Counselor Needs… Choice Sheet with 8 classes marked – Due April 16 Be clear with your choices Select an “extra” class on your electives and note it as an alternate with an “A”. This will be used if your first choices are full. 4-year plan completed Clean Copy Parent Signature Make certain it’s saved to your student drive We are working on these April 25, 2019 in Mrs. Cope’s class.