Loudoun Valley High School Home off the Vikings! Course Registration 2019-20 Class of 2023

Course Registration for 2019-20 Loudoun Valley High School This presentation will provide information to assist you in selecting your courses for the 2019-20 school year.

Freshman Year From NACAC-National Association for College Admission Counseling Take challenging courses Study hard and earn excellent grades Read, read, read…to strengthen your vocabulary Become involved in sports, clubs, volunteer activities Browse through college literature or surf the web to learn about schools that may interest you Research career possibilities Know NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) requirements if you want to play sports in college Begin saving $$$$$$ for college Get to know your high school counselor

High School Credits (earned in middle school) Math: Algebra I, Geometry or Algebra 2 Foreign Languages Beginning with Level I…not Exploratory

Typical 9th Grade Schedule A1 Geometry* A2 Earth Science A3 Band A4 Spanish II* *Student would have completed Algebra 1 and Spanish 1 in 8th grade. B5 English 9 B6 Study Hall (remediation/enrich) B7 World History I B8 H/PE 9

High School-Four Year Plan SAMPLE- Adv. Studies Diploma Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade12 English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12 Math Math Math Math Science Science Science Science W.History 1 W.History 2 US/VA Hist. US/VA Gov. Health/PE9 Heath/PE10 (Finance/Econ) (Elective) w/CPR w/ Driver Ed For. Lang. For. Lang. For. Lang. (For. Lang.) Elective Elective Elective Elective

Levels of Core Courses Offered Academic Honors (+.5) Advanced Placement (+1.0) Dual Enrollment (+1.0) You will need to explain gpa in simple terms

English English 9 Acad or Honors English 10 Acad or Honors or AP English Language & Composition English 12 Acad or AP English Literature & Composition or DE English 12 Semester Creative writing 9+ Fundamentals of Writing 9+ Etymology 10+ 21st Century Literacy Strategies 9+ Public Speaking 10+ Full Year Intro to Journalism 9+ Intro to Multimedia and Broadcast 9 Newspaper Journalism 1-3 10+ Photojournalism 1–4 10+

Social Science and Global Studies 9th World History/Geography to 1500 (Academic) or Intro to AP World History (Honors) 10th World History/Geography 1500 to present (Academic) or AP World History 11th US & Virginia History (Academic) or AP US History or DE US History 12th US & Virginia Government Academic or AP Government or DE US Govt. Semester Economics 10+ Modern International Relations 11+ Full year AP Psychology 11+ AP Human Geography 11+ AP Economics (Micro/Macro) 11+ DE International Relations 11+ DE Survey of African History 11+ DE in US History is coming...maybe even DE in International Relations

Mathematics Multivariable Calculus DE AP Calculus BC AP Calculus AB Math Analysis Honors Calculus Pre-calculus Advanced Functions & Modeling Algebra 2 with Trigonometry Honors Algebra 2 Geometry Functions, Algebra, & Data Analysis Algebra 1 Semester Statistics Discrete Math Full Year Computer Math AP Computer Science AP Statistics

Science Earth Science Acad or Honors RESEARCH 9th Biology Acad 10th or Honors RESEARCH 9th Chemistry Acad or Honors RESEARCH 11+ Environmental Explorations 11+ Physics 11+ Conceptual Physics 10+ AP Environmental Science 11+ AP Chemistry 11+ AP Physics 12 AP Biology 11+ Independent Science Research (dual enrollment option) 11+ Geospatial Science (dual enrollment option) 11+

World Languages and Cultures French 2,3,4 & 5 (Honors), & AP German 2,3,4 & 5 (Honors), & AP Latin 1,2,3,4 & 5 (Honors), & AP Spanish 1,2,3,4 & 5 (Honors),AP & DE American Sign Language 1,2,3 & DE

Fine Arts Music Theory/History 9+ Band 9+ Jazz Ensemble 9+ Orchestra 9+ Guitar 9+ Mixed Chorus 9+ Womens Chorus 9+ Theater Arts 1 – 4 9+ Technical Theater 9+ Art 1 – 4 and AP Studio Art 9+ Art I is prerequiste for following: Graphic Design (semester) 10+ Drawing and Painting (semester) 10+ Sculpture (semester) 10+ Photography (semester or full yr) 10+

Career and Technical Education Intro to Cybersecurity 9+ Intro to Business & Marketing 9+ Computer Information Systems 10+ Business Law and/or Business Mgt (sem) 10+ Sports Entertainment & Recreation Mktg 10+ Marketing Non Co-Op 11+ Advanced Marketing Non Co-Op 12 Gourmet Foods (sem) 9+ Intro to Culinary Arts 9+ Independent Living (sem) 9+ Project Management(sem) 9+

Technology Education Technology Foundations 9+ Technology Transfer 10+ Technology Assessment 11+ Technical Drawing & Design 9+ Engineering Drawing & Design 10+ Architectural Drawing & Design 10+ Advanced Drawing & Design 11+ Aerospace 1 10+ Aerospace 2 11+ Tech of Robotic Design 9th Materials & Processes 9+ Manufacturing Systems 10+ Manufacturing Systems 2 11+ Production Systems 12

Diploma Requirements Standard Diploma 26 Advanced Diploma 22 5   Standard Diploma Advanced Diploma English 4 Mathematics 3 4 (including Algebra 2) Science 3 (2 different disciplines) 4 (3 different disciplines) History/Social Science Health & Physical Education 2 World Language *2 - see below 3 of one language or 2 of 2 different languages Fine Art or Career & Technical Education (CTE) elective 1 Other electives 4 (2 must be sequential) 2 or 3, depending on World Language Economics/Personal Finance (or AP Economics) Other requirements… 1 virtual experience and 1 technical education credential/certification 1 virtual experience Total Credits 22 26 Verified credits (SOLs) 5 *One of the following combinations of credits will fulfill this requirement: One World Language credit with one Fine Arts credit One World Language credit with one CTE credit Two CTE credits Two Fine Arts Credits One CTE credit with one Fine Arts Credit

End of Course SOL Tests Exams are taken in May each year End of Course SOL Tests Exams are taken in May each year. English Writing is taken in March English 11 -2 parts Reading/Literature Writing (March exam) Science Earth Science Biology Chemistry Math Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Social Studies World History I World History II US/VA History

Verified Credits Standard Diploma 1 Reading English 11 1 Writing English 11 1 Math 1 Science 1 Social Studies Total: 5 Verified Credits (pass 5 sol tests) Adv. Studies Diploma 1 Reading English 11 1 Writing English 11 1 Math 1 Science 1 Social Studies Total: 5 Verified Credits (pass 5 sol tests)

Honor’s Courses Begin in 9th grade English 9H, Intro to AP World Research Earth Science Honors Research Biology Honors Weight of .5 on GPA AP Courses 1st opportunity to take-10th grade Course-AP World History Weight of 1.0 on GPA

Special Programs Academies of Loudoun *Academy of Science (AOS) *Academy of Engineer &Technology (AET) *Monroe Advanced Technical Academy (MATA)-10TH, 11TH, & 12TH Grade Advanced Placement Program Dual Enrollment Agreements with NVCC, Shenandoah University, VA Tech and Loudoun Governor’s Career and Technical Academy. Geospatial Course-JMU Dual Enrollment CAMPUS-By application only. See counselor for details. * JROTC-at Loudoun County High School – apply by mid Feb. Go to http://www.lcps.org/domain/2781 for application and deadlines/dates.

Blue Ridge Visits Loudoun Valley in April! Date-Spring 2019 Times-9:00-11:30 Tour the school Learn about Valley Sports, Clubs, Student Activities and more!.

Registration Process BRMS Counselor will obtain Core Teachers course recommendations in January. Loudoun Valley counselors visit middle school to register 8th graders for courses January 29th & 30th online in Phoenix. Parents should review and edit course selections online between Jan. 29-Feb. 15. After Feb 15, course changes will need to be made in writing to the 8th grade counselor because the online course selection feature in Phoenix will be closed. All students will sign up to take 4-core courses, PE 9, and 2-electives for a total of 7 courses. All students will be given a study hall. Academic Career Plan Form -Due back to the middle school counselor in early March. Please review, make changes and sign off. This form should match the courses selected in Phoenix. The POS (Program of Studies) is online at LCPS. This document is a resource that provides descriptions of available courses.

To select your courses: Login to StudentVue On the left hand side of the screen, select Course Request From the drop down menu select: - 4 core courses-(English, Math, Science and Social Science) - PE 9 (required) - 2 electives 4. Save