Student Scheduling A Guide to the Class Selection Process Sun Valley High School Penn Delco School District S V Sun Valley High School “Home of the Vanguards”

Administrative and Guidance Staff  Pete Donaghy, Principal  Ro Edmiston, Asst. Principal  Joel Alutius, Asst. Principal /Athletic Director  Amy Jenkins, Dean of Students & Academic Affairs  Bill Hartwell, Lead Counselor, V-Z  Susan Lichtenfeld, Counselor, M-U  Elyssa Eisenbrock, Counselor, F-L  Janet Kruger, Counselor, A-E  Kat Goss, 9 th Grade Counselor S V

Course Selection –Mathematics 4.0 credits  Minimum Graduation Requirements –English 4.0 credits –Social Studies 3.0 credits –Science 3.0 credits –Health & P.E. 1.9 credits S V –Arts/Humanities/ Electives 7.1 credits Electives 7.1 credits

Class Credit Requirements  Freshman Class –Meet requirements of Middle School  Sophomore Class –Complete minimum of 5 credits  Junior Class –Complete minimum of 11 credits  Senior Class –Complete minimum of 16 credits  Graduation –Must earn at least 23 high school credits S V

Course Selection College Bound Students  English- 4 Credits  Mathematics- 4 Credits  Social Studies- 4 Credits  Science- 4 Credits- Physics  Health/Phys. Ed Credits  Arts/Humanities/Electives- 2.1 Credits  World Language- 3 Credits S V

Course Selection English: Math: Survey of LiteratureAlgebra I World Literature Geometry American Literature Algebra II British Literature Intro to Calculus StatisticsCalculus Science: Social Studies: General Science Civics & Government BiologyWorld History ChemistryContemporary American History Physics(Elective) Typical Course of Study for High School Career S V

Course Selection  The master schedule for the school is constructed based on the needs and wishes of the student body at large  Attempt to fulfill the requests of the maximum number of students  Courses will only be scheduled if there is adequate student enrollment and teacher availability S V

New Course Offerings  Astronomy  Sustainable Energy  AP Psychology  Civics and Government  AP World History  World History  American Society & Popular Culture  Terrorism, Human Rights & Human Security S V

Reading the Course Selection Guide 700 Art Foundations IX(Grades 9-12)Credits: 1.0PPC 6 LAB FEE $5.00 Prerequisites: None In this beginning course students learn to recognize the elements and principles of design and use them in a variety of art media and techniques. Students are provided with opportunities to work in the studio areas of drawing, painting, collage, book arts, sculpture, and printmaking. The course includes the four problem-solving areas of art: art criticism, aesthetics, art history, and art production. There is a $5.00 lab fee for this class S V

Electives  Electives are weighted at the accelerated level  Examples of electives: –Anatomy –Band –Chorus –Art Classes –Forensics –Psychology S V

Accelerated (X)  Describes those courses that make up the major core of the curricula  Designed to: –Increase knowledge of the basic subject areas –Prepare for continuing education after high school S V

Honors (H)  For high-achieving students who excel academically  Demonstrate an ability to express themselves effectively via various mediums  High expectations of performance and achievement

Advanced Placement (AP)  No Freshmen classes  Intended for academically talented students  Abilities, interests, and demonstrated levels of performance are considered  They will do difficult, college-level work in high school (summer work is involved)  May earn college credit at some colleges  AP Tests administered by ETS and are taken in May 2012 (Fee for the exam)

Typical 9 th Grade Schedule  Physical Education- 2 ppc  English (Survey of Literature)- 6 ppc  Social Studies (Civics & Government)- 6ppc  Math (Geometry or Algebra I)- 6 ppc  Science (General Science)- 6 ppc  Electives- 16 ppc –Foreign Language (6ppc) –Art Foundations (6ppc) –Music (Choral or Instrumental) 2 or 6 ppc –Technology, Bus. Ed., TV Prod. or ROTC (2 or 6 ppc) –Astronomy 2 ppc S V

ADVANCED PLACEMENT HONORSACCELERATED A - 5.0A – 4.5A ‑ 4.0 B - 4.0B – 3.5B ‑ 3.0 C - 3.0C – 2.5C ‑ 2.0 D - 1.0D ‑ 1.0 F- 0F – 0 Grade Point Scale S V

Class Decile   At Sun Valley High School (SVHS), class decile is derived from a student's grade point average (GPA) which is calculated using a weighted system.   Students are grouped according to deciles (such as 1 st deciles being the top ranking 10% of the class). S V

NCAA Clearinghouse  Determines whether student athletes are eligible to participate in college athletics.  If a student athlete wishes to participate in college athletics he/she must meet the core course requirements set by the NCAA Clearinghouse  For a list of approved core courses visit the NCAA Clearinghouse website:  S V

Course Scheduling Dates  Freshmen through Juniors January 23 rd through February 3 rd  8 th Grade February 6 th through 10 th  8 th Grade Assembly January 20 th at SV  Rosters will be sent in Spring S V

Contact Information Who will help me with scheduling??  -Departments then guidance  High School Guidance Office –(610) ext S V

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