Class of 2017

 Today’s purpose is to learn about options for your final two years of high school.  Step one: Declare your “major”

 Credit requirements  State proficiency exams (SBAC & EOCs)  Culminating Portfolio  High School & Beyond Plan

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 Signature classes  Bates courses  Dual-credit CTE courses  Running Start  IB Diploma Programme (full or partial )

 WHAT: International educational program offering rigorous college preparation  WHO: Any 11 th or 12 th grade student who wishes to work hard and prepare for college  HOW: Sign up for 1-6 IB classes  WHY IB: IB classes offer an international perspective on curriculum and instruction. Unlike other college-prep programs, IB students collect different types of assessment evidence over the two years of the program. Students can earn college credit for strong scores on IB exams

Full diploma is for our most academically aggressive students who want the best college preparation that you can get in a high school Partial diploma is for students who wish to challenge themselves and prepare for college but who do not wish to commit to the full-diploma programme

1. Only take as many IB classes as you can do and do well 2. Consider that full diploma is a serious commitment that involves 6 college-prep/ college-level classes AND requires:  CAS: 150 hours of creativity, action and service over the two years of the programme  EE: A 4000-word (10+ page) independent research paper  TOK seminar: a once-per-week after school Theory of Knowledge class

Options include:  IB English SL or HL  World Language (French, Spanish, or Japanese)  IB Psychology HL or History HL  IB Math SL or Math Studies (Math Studies is college prep math and you only need Geometry to take Math Studies)  IB Chemistry SL and/ or IB Biology HL  IB Art, IB Film, and/ or IB Business and Management

 Teachers: Ask your current teachers for recommendations  Counselor: Mrs. Bortle can help you to plan and look at options  IB Coordinator: Ms. Swigart will meet with any 10 th grader who wants to take IB classes and needs help deciding which classes to take  Current juniors: Ask juniors whom you trust about the choices they made and how it is working out for them  Parents: Make sure you ask your parents what they think about your scheduling options. They probably have good advice!

 Monday, March 2 6:00 p.m. in the LRC: IB information for current 10 th graders and their families  Tuesday, March 3 rd and Wednesday March 4 th in the PAC during Advisory: Mr. Slater and Ms. Swigart will meet with next year’s FULL-DIPLOMA kids to help them with registration