1. Welcome to Albertville High School

2. Extracurricular Activities

3. Extracurricular Activities

4. ACADEMICS 4 Year Plans – Guide for Classes
Credits to Graduate - Transcripts
Credentialing – College Ready or Career Ready
Alabama High School Diploma

5. Graduation Requirements
To receive an Alabama High School diploma, you must graduate with
24 credits.
16 credits - 4 core
8 credits – Electives

6. Graduation Requirements
4 Math- Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or equivalent (Algebra w/Finance)
Science – 1 Biology, 1 Physical (Chemistry)
History – 1 World History, US History I and II, Government and Economics
PE – 1 full PE
Health
Other Electives – 3 from Career Tech, Fine Arts, or Foreign Language (combination of any)
Career Preparedness (if not taken in 8th Grade)

7. Credentialing College Ready
Meet ACT Benchmarks – Science 23, Math 22, Reading 22, English 18
Post Secondary Credit while in high school
Ex. Dual Enrollment
AP Exam – Qualifying score of 3+

8. Career Ready ACT Work Keys – Benchmark @ “Silver” Level
Approved Industry Credentials – Assessments that can be taken in elective courses
(i.e. MOS, ServSafe, PQA, BQA, NCCER, CNA, 3 years of JROTC)
Military Enlistment

9. 9th Grade Electives Hospitality and Tourism- Culinary Program
AgriScience – Building Science Program
Advanced Business Technology
Choirs– Serendipity, Censations
PE – Athletic Conditioning, JROTC, Show Choirs
Foundations of Health Science
Sports & Entertainment Marketing Fundamentals
Internet Marketing
Career Preparedness (if not taken in 8th Grade)

10. Culinary Arts

11. Health Science

12. Technology

13. Agriscience

14. JROTC

15. Fine Arts
Choirs – Serendipity (Girls’ Choir),VocalEase, CenterStage Show Choir, CenSations
Band – Brass Quintet, Jazz, Symphonic, Wind Ensemble, Percussion
Art – Intro to visual art, Visual Art II and III, Visual Art Portfolio Prep.
Foreign Language – Spanish I & II, French I & II

16. Pre AP Guidelines Pre-AP Courses at AHS - Pre-AP English 9
Weighted 5 points each 9 week grading period and Semester Test
Pre-AP English 9
Must have passed English 8 or Pre-AP English 8 and must meet a benchmark of 424 on the Reading portion of the Grade 8 ASPIRE.
Pre-AP Biology
Must have completed Algebra I in the 8th Grade OR must be enrolled in Algebra I in the 9th Grade
must have a “B” average in Pre-AP Life Science or Pre-AP Physical Science or an “A” average in 8th Grade general science

17. Pre AP Guidelines Pre-AP Geometry Must have 85 average in Pre-Algebra
Pre-AP Geometry  
Must have 85 average in Pre-Algebra
Must have 85 average in Algebra I
Yearly benchmark on Aspire Interim (for minimum score of 35%)
(***must meet 2 of 3 requirements to be eligible)

18. Math Guidelines Freshmen
Recommended Course Requirements
9th Grade Algebra I
Must have minimum average of 80 in Pre-Algebra and Benchmark on Aspire Periodic of 30%
9th Grade Algebra A
Less than an 80 average in Pre-Algebra

19. Math Progression Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade Twelfth Grade
Algebra A
Algebra B
Geometry
Algebra II/Trig or Algebra w/ Finance
Algebra I
Pre AP Geometry or Geometry
Algebra II/Trig or Pre AP Algebra II/Trig
Pre AP Calculus or Analytical Math or AP Cal
Algebraic Connections
Algebra w/Finance or Algebra II/Trig
Pre AP Geometry
Pre AP Algebra II/Trig or Algebra II/Trig
AP Calculus AB or
Pre AP Pre Calculus or
Analytical Mathematics
Pre AP Algebra II/Trig
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
Algebra II/Trig
Pre AP Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus
Algebra I A and Algebra I B must both be taken to satisfy the Algebra I requirement.
Students may not go from Algebra II/Trig, DE Math, or Analytical Mathematics to Algebraic Connections.
*All Students are required to take Algebra II/Trig or Algebra w/Finance.

20. Science Progression Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade
Twelfth Grade
Pre-AP Biology
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental
Science
Earth Science
Pre- AP Biology
Pre-AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry *
AP Physics*
Anatomy/Physiology
AP Biology
AP Chemistry*
*Either Pre-AP Chemistry, Chemistry or AP Physics must be taken to met the physical science requirement.
All students must have completed Algebra I before selecting Pre-AP Chemistry as a course offering.
**Please see the registration packet for more information on requirements for taking AP Physics and AP Chemistry.
Earth Science and Anatomy/Physiology are Senior only courses.

22. Freshmen Academy Office
Contact Information
Beth Rhodarmer
9th Grade Counselor
Freshmen Academy Office
Ph. (256)

23. I look forward to working with you at Albertville High School.