1. Registration INFO Night Feb. 7TH 2017

2. Graduation Requirements
4 English
1 Fine Arts
4 Math
2 Foreign Language
3 Science
3 CTE Academy Pathway Focus
3 Social Studies
0.5 Personal Finance
6 Electives
1 Lifetime Wellness
Take the ACT or SAT
0.5 PE
Take Civics test in Gov’t class
28 Credits To Graduate

3. Grade Level Promotion
10th Grader – Student must be in their 2nd year of high school
11th Grader – Student must be in their 3rd year of high school
12th Grader – Student must be in their 4th year of high school and also have earned at least 24 total credits

4. Graduating with honors
Regular Diploma with Honors
In order to graduate with a Regular Diploma with Honors, students must satisfy all requirements for a regular diploma AND score at or above all of the following ACT subject area readiness benchmarks (or equivalent SAT scores).  Acceptable scores may be used from more than one ACT test.
ACT SAT
* English 18  * SAT Benchmark – 1550
* Math 22  * 11th grade PSAT – 142
* Science 23  * 10th grade PSAT – 133
* Reading * 8th grade ReadiStep – 11.8

5. To graduate “with Distinction”
Meet all requirements for regular diploma, earn a GPA of 85 or higher, AND complete one of the following:
Nationally recognized industry certification
Participate in one of the Governor’s Schools
Participate in an All State musical organization
Participate in Boys or Girls State
Attain an ACT composite score of 31 or higher
Score a 3 or higher on 2 or more AP exams
Earn 12 or more hours of college credit (example: Dual Enrollment)
Be a National Merit Finalist or Semi-Finalist
Meet requirements for TN Scholar
Vanderbilt School for Science & Math graduate
Cambridge diploma

6. Should I take Advanced academic classes?
If you are breezing through a class with an A, or maybe a high B, and you want to be more challenged and work at a faster pace next year, you should consider taking an advanced level course
Talk to your current teachers about what they recommend
These classes are MORE challenging and require more homework, so only choose them if you are willing to work hard from August to May
If you’ve never taken an advanced level class, but to want to, we recommend starting with 1 or 2 Advanced Academic level classes in your strongest subject areas

7. Advanced Academics & EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT
CAMBRDIGE CLASSES
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CLASSES
DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES
DUAL CREDIT CLASSES

8. Questions to ask yourself
Will this class help me get into a specific school I’m interested in?
Will this class help me build skills I’ll need in my future?
Does this class have anything to do with my career path?
Do I meet the pre-requisites?

9. PROGRAMS, Contacts & options
PROGRAMS, Contacts & options ***these courses can help you earn college credit while attending high school***
CAMBRIDGE –
DUAL ENROLLMENT –
ADVANCED PLACEMENT -Dual Credit Courses
AP Class Options (testing required)
AP Studio Art - Personal Finance
AP Spanish Lang - Pre-Calculus Honors
AP Calculus AB - Statistics Honors
AP Statistics - Dual credit courses in
AP Biology II your academy pathway
AP Macro Economics
AP US Government

10. More Dual Enrollment information
What are the early post secondary options available to me:
Dual Enrollment English III/English IV (6 college credit hours)
Dual Enrollment History-TN History/Ancient History
(6 college credit hours)
To register for dual enrollment courses, students must apply to the post-secondary institution. Dual enrollment requirements include:
Completed application (including a current HS transcript)
Minimum 19 ACT sub-score in specific subject area; or pass Compass/university enrollment test; or meet requirements of institution
Permission from high school principal and parent/guardian.

11. More dual credit information
Dual Credit Options:
Personal Finance (3 college credit hours)
Pre-Calculus Honors
Statistics Honors
Dual Credit Academy Pathway Courses
Intro to Engineering
Tech Graphics
Medical Terminology
Web Design
(Dual Credit requires that students take the high school course from a high school teacher and pass a challenge exam developed and administered by the post-secondary institution. MNPS Dual Credit courses will have 4 points added to each marking period grade used to calculate the semester average.)

12. Other college credit earning options
Industry Certifications
CTE courses or honors courses that offer a National Industry Certification through a nationally recognized examination
(Specific to your Academy Pathway)

13. Academy Pathway classes ENG = Engineering EMMP =Marketing & Music
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Elective Option
ENG
Engineering by Design
_Foundations of Technology
_Tech Design
_Advanced Design
_Engineering Design
Mech., Elec. & Plumbing (MEP)
_Fundamentals of Construction
_MEP Systems
_HVAC
Urban Agriculture
_Agriscience
_Plant Science & Hydroculture
_Greenhouse Management
EMMP
Instrumental or Vocal
_Focused Music
_Music History &Music Theory
_Crossover Music Course
_Focused Music (optional)
_Senior Capstone
Entrepreneurship
_Marketing & Management 1
_Entrepreneurship
_Event Planning & Mngmt
_Advertising Public Relations

14. Academy Pathway classes HS = Health science IT = information technology
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Elective Option HS
Medical Interpreter
_Health Science Ed
_Medical Spanish AND
_ Medical Terminology AND _Anatomy & Physiology
_Medical Sociology & Anthro
And
_Clinical Internship
Diagnostic Services
_Diagnostic Medicine AND
_Anatomy & Physiology
_Cardiovascular Services
Therapeutic Clinical Services
_Medical Therapeutics AND
_Pharmacological Sci. (H) or
_Rehabilitation Careers IT
Networking
_Information Technology
_Computer Systems
_Networking
Programming
_Programming & Logic 1
_Programming & Logic 2
_Programming & Software Dev. Practicum
Web Design
_Web Design Foundations
_Web Site Development

15. Timeline of events
Feb 2nd Counselor visit with 8th graders at Croft Middle School
Feb 7th Parent Registration INFO Night at 6pm (see below)
Feb 8th Counselor visit with 8th graders at Oliver Middle School
Feb 9th Counselor visit with 8th graders at McMurray Middle School
Feb 13th – March 9th Counselors will meet with 9th graders in their English classes
Feb 14th -24th Counselors meet with 10th graders in their academy pathway classes
March 10th-15th Counselors will work with make-ups and newly enrolled students
March 15th Deadline to turn in parent signed course request form to each counselor’s office

16. SUMMER SCHOOL tentative plan
June 5th – 23rd 8:00am – 12:00
Classes offered
Based on signs up as well as availability
Government/Economics 1 credit
Personal Finance 0.5 credit
Lifetime Wellness 1.0 credit
Credit Recovery lab available

17. Stay Connected www.johscounseling.weebly.com Counselor Website
@JOHSCounselors
to the number 81010
Thank you:
The John Overton School Counseling Team