New Year Scheduling Orientation for Rising 9 th Grade Oneonta High School

Rising Freshman and Sophomores OCS New Diploma Options Beginning with 2017 Graduation Cohort Alabama State Diploma Alabama State Diploma with Oneonta City Academic Endorsement - 1 Foreign Language Credit - Pre-Calculus - One AP Course Credit Alabama State Diploma with Oneonta City Advanced Academic Endorsement (OHS requirement for Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Historian) - 2 Foreign Language Credits (same language) - Additional Math above Pre-Calculus - Three AP Course Credits (any combination)

ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA This one approach to the Alabama High School Diploma removes the need for endorsements or the Alabama Occupational Diploma. The focus will be on the coursework taken that necessitates a clearly articulated and individualized four-year high school plan built for each student based on the results from the EXPLORE academic and career interest assessment and middle school coursework. 3

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OHS Electives Required courses are priority. Electives will be considered once requirements are met. Possible electives include: Career Tech Courses – Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Ashby, and Coach Pass Foreign Language – Spanish Arts – Varsity Band and Music & Drama Physical Education – LIFE and Advanced Driver’s Education (10 th Grade) Yearbook and Broadcasting (interview process) ACCESS Courses (available to 10 th – 12 th grade students)

ACCESS Distance Learning for 10 th -12 th Grade Students Web-Based (Online) Courses – Counselor Approval Additional Foreign Languages – French I, German I, Latin I Web Design I (full year; prerequisite computer application or keyboarding) Creative Writing (½ credit) & Journalism (½ credit) Psychology (½ credit) & Sociology (½ credit) (11 th and 12 th grade students who are reading on grade level) Computer Programming BASIC I (½ credit; prerequisite Algebra I and Geometry) & Arts Survey (½ credit) or Personal Finance (½ credit)

Dual Enrollment for 10 th -12 th Grade Students OHS partners with Snead State Community College and Wallace State Community College. This program is available to OHS 10 th -12 th grade students who have received approval from their high school and meet requirements to receive both college credit and high school credit. All tuition, books, and fees are the responsibility of the parent/guardian. Dual Enrollment packets are available in the high school counselor’s office on a quarterly basis for completion and returned to the high school counselor by the deadline listed on the packet. Please check website for availability and deadline under Counselor’s Corner Calendar. High School CoursesCollege Course Timeline 11 th Grade US HistoryHIS201HIS202Summer after completing 10 th Gr US HistoryDuring junior year PreCalculusMTH112MTH113Summer after completing Algebra II with TrigDuring school year after completing Algebra II with Trig CalculusMTH125MTH126Summer after completing PreCalculus or MTH112 and MTH113 During school year after completing PreCalculus or MTH112 and MTH th Grade EnglishENG101ENG102Summer after completing 11 th Gr EnglishDuring senior year

Your Ninth Grade Registration Form must be complete, signed by your parent, and returned to your first period teacher by Thursday, March 20 th. If you do not return your form, a schedule will be created for you based on your requirements for graduation. Note: Please make sure you list alternate courses.

Counselor Contact: Rhonda Gibbs (205) Thank you!