SMARTS MILL COURSE SELECTION PRESENTATION Tuscarora High School SMARTS MILL COURSE SELECTION PRESENTATION

Counseling Team Jennifer L. Reed Director of School Counseling Tracy Mandina A-COF & AVID Keegan Barr COG-HAC & AVID John Han HAD-McA Megan Beardsley McB-SCHE Michael Newkirk Career Center Specialist Michelle Vocke Administrative Secretary Maral Amado School Counseling Secretary Celene Goodwyn School Social Worker Lynsey Riley School Psychologist

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Five Important Terms… LEVELS of Core Courses: Academic, Honors (+.5), AP (+1.0), DUAL Enrollment (+.5) STANDARD CREDIT- what you earn when you successfully complete a course. VERIFIED CREDIT-what you earn when you successfully complete a course and pass the corresponding SOL ADVANCED PLACEMENT-college level course offered in high school; test taken to award possible college credit DUAL ENROLLMENT-course that meets HS grad requirement while simultaneously earning college credits

Typical 9th Grade Schedule A Day 1st Block- Earth Science 2nd Block- World History 1 3rd Block- HPE 9 4th Block- Algebra I B Day 5th Block- Spanish 2 6th Block- Study Hall 7th Block- English 9 8th Block- Intro to Business

What Classes should I take? Academic Versus Honors?

Academic versus Intro to AP World History College Prep- Learn to think critically about world events and societies around the globe before the year 1500. Express your understanding in all forms of writing, both formal and informal No Summer Assignment 1 hour of homework per week Introduction to AP World History Academic + writing/reading interpreting historical documents; learn to understand and & use primary sources as historical evidence to conduct research & produce essays. Summer Assignment Due 1st week of school!! 5 hours of homework per week

English 9 Academic versus Honors College preparatory curriculum Composition skills and grammar through writing Oral presentations Research projects Analysis of literary works Application of literary terms Study of seven major works 1 hour per week of homework Honors All of the academic curriculum, plus More extensive and independent reading More frequent and varied writing assignments Study of eight or more major works County-wide Big Question assessment for the .5 GPA boost This is a year-round exploration of a theme found in literature studied inside and outside of class 5 hours per week of homework

Academic vs Research Earth Science & Biology Academic Earth Science 0-2 hours of homework per week Research Earth Science 2-4 hours of homework per week Uses Algebra 1 and Geometry skills Required research project- 1st semester 2 research assignments focused on developing research skills Research assignments focused on developing research skills 2nd semester, science symposium project 75% of all research projects are done outside of school. Required to participate in a school-wide Science Symposium Research Biology Required Summer Assignment 2-4 hours of homework per week Uses Algebra 1 and Geometry Required research project 75% to be done outside of school Required to participate in a school-wide Science Symposium Independent Science Research project Quarterly Scientific Investigations Science Department Chair does not recommend skipping Earth Science to take Biology your Freshman year

Mathematics Geometry Algebra I Geometry (recommended) Functions, Algebra, and Data Analysis (FADA) Functions, Algebra, and Data Analysis (FADA) Algebra II Algebra II/Trigonometry (SUMMER ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED)

Mathematics Algebra II/Trig Algebra II Advanced Functions & Modeling Advanced Algebra/ Precalculus (SUMMER ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED) Advanced Functions & Modeling Advanced Algebra/Precalculus (SUMMER ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED) Math Analysis (SUMMER ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED)

Health & PE 9 Summer School Option via Virtual Loudoun- See Mrs. Hagan Registration opens April 19,2019 and closes May 17, 2019 10 week term- classes being on June 3, 2019 and end August 9, 2019 See the LCPS.org Virtual Loudoun page for details, cost, and registration Cannot take Health and PE 10 in 9th grade

World Language Options ASL 1 French 1,2 or 3 German 1,2,or 3 Latin 1,2 or 3 Spanish for Fluent Speakers 1,2 or 3 Spanish 1,2 or 3

CTE/FACS Elective Choices Full Year Credit- Select 1 Computer Information Systems Intro to Business & Marketing Leadership Development Materials and Processing Technical Drawing & Design Technology Foundations Productions Systems Intro to Cybersecurity Intro to Early Childhood Education Intro to Culinary Arts Half Credit- Select 2 Gourmet Foods Human Development Independent Living Intro to Housing & Interior Design Fashion Design & Merchandising

Fine Arts/English Elective Choices Instrumental Methods/Percussion Ensemble 1 (Woodwinds) Ensemble 1 (Brass) Beginning Orchestra Beginning Concert Choir Select Women’s Choir (Audition) Mixed Chorus Small Vocal Ensemble (Audition) Advanced Concert Choir Music Theatre Ensemble (Audition) Beginning Guitar Art/Architecture 1 (.5) Art/Architecture 2 (.5) Art 1 Theater Arts 1 Technical Theater Intro to Journalism Creative Writing (.5) Etymology (.5)

Graduation Requirements Standard 4- English (2-SOL) 3- Math (1-SOL) 3-Science (1-SOL) 3- History (1-SOL) 2- HPE (Certification in CPR-9th Grade) 1-Econ/PF 2- World Lang/Fine Arts or Career Tech 4- Electives (2 Sequential) 22=TOTAL 5=TOTAL (SOL) CTE Certification is REQUIRED Advanced 4- English (2-SOL) 4-Math (1-SOL) 4-Science (1-SOL) 4- History (1-SOL) 2-HPE (Certification in CPR-9th Grade) 1- Econ/ PF 3- World Lang 1- Fine Art/CTE 3- Electives 26=TOTAL 5= TOTAL (SOL)

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