1. Deerfield High School Welcomes You!
Curriculum Information
Incoming Freshmen

2. Kathryn Anderson Principal kanderson@dist113.org 224-632-3011

7. Amy Bricker Counseling and Health Services Department Chair abricker@dist113.org 224-632-3043

8. Naviance

9. What You Need to Register
Purple Packet
Access Code (located on envelope label)
Naviance Directions
Read the directions carefully
Refer to course recommendations
Reminders

10. Course Placement
Survey
Standard
Honors

11. Required Freshman Courses
English
Freshman Advisory
Mathematics
Physical Education
You may also select up to 4 periods of electives.
41 credits

12. DHS Daily Schedule 8 periods
Early Bird: EB Science and EB Traffic Safety
Designated Lunch

13. Cycle Template

14. Important Registration Dates
Deadline for Course Requests – January 30 at 3:30 pm
Course Notification opens February 15
Summer School Registration Opens – February 21 at 7:00 am
Notify DHS of any mistakes by February 21 at 3:30 pm
Please check your purple packet for additional deadlines

15. English Department Chair
Ryan Leist
English Department Chair

16. English Courses Freshman English Survey
Freshman English Survey with Reading
Western World
Freshman English
Power Reading (elective)

17. Dee Bolos-Hartman Fine and Applied Arts Department Chair dboloshartman@dist113.org 224-632-3161

18. Fine Arts Courses Dance Beginning Guitar Chamber Orchestra (audition)
Introduction to Theatre
Technical Theatre
Art I
Introduction to Art
Introduction to Ceramics
Photography I
Fashion and Interior Design
Graphic Design
Deerfield Film and TV

19. Applied Arts Courses Introduction to Business
Honors Business Incubator
Graphic Design
Production Technology/Woodworking
Introduction to Programming
Deerfield Film and TV

20. Joe Taylor Assistant Principal jtaylor@dist113.org 224-632-3211

21. Freshmen Advisory Options
Traditional
Concert Choir - Bass Clef Voices
Treble Ensemble - Treble Voices
Concert Band
Concert Orchestra
Theatre (Limited number of sections available)

22. Scott Leverentz Mathematics and Computer Science Department Chair

23. Mathematics Courses Pre-Algebra I Essentials & Alternative
Algebra I Fundamentals & Essentials
Algebra I Survey
Algebra I
Geometry
Geometry Honors
Algebra II Advanced (leads to AP Calc AB)
Algebra II Honors (leads to AP Calc BC)

24. Computer Science Courses
Introduction To Programming (single-semester course)
iOS App Development
(full-year course)
AP Computer Science Principles (requires department chair approval)
AP Computer Science A (requires department chair approval)

25. John Campbell Physical Education Department Chair jcampbell@dist113
John Campbell Physical Education Department Chair

26. PE Courses
Freshman PE A
Freshman PE B
Traffic Safety

27. Judi Luepke Science Department Chair jluepke@dist113.org 224-632-3261

28. Science Courses Freshman Physics Honors Freshman Physics Standard
DHS Science
Science Courses
Freshman Physics Honors
Freshman Physics Standard
Freshman Physics Survey

29. Rich Grady Social Studies Department Chair rgrady@dist113
Rich Grady Social Studies Department Chair

30. Social Studies Courses
World History Survey
World History
World History Honors
The Western World
Modern History of the Developing World

31. Donielle Escalante World Languages Department Chair descalante@dist113
Donielle Escalante World Languages Department Chair

32. World Languages Courses
Chinese I
French I
French II
French II Honors
Hebrew I
(placement determined through DHS Hebrew teacher Yaffa Berman)
Spanish I
Spanish I Survey
Spanish II
Spanish II Survey
Spanish II Honors

33. Tonight Self-Advocacy Self-Guided Station Locations and Map
Teacher Recommendations on Naviance

34. Questions Course recommendations Course options Overall load
Special education and 504
Counselor requests

35. Please turn in your green evaluation before you leave tonight.
Green Form
Evening Evaluation Form
Please turn in your green evaluation before you leave tonight.

36. Thank You !