1. Parent Night Agenda
Registration Process Presentation – SPHS Counselors
Q & A

2. Hello Class of 2022!! Welcome to Sparrows Point High School!
Counselors:
Last names A-F= Mrs. Jubb
Last names G-O= Mr. Barton
Last names P-Z= Ms. Warm
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3. Registration for 2018-2019 Classes
Objective:
Students will indicate primary and alternate course preferences in order to create a schedule that meets graduation requirements, completer requirements and is appropriate to individual post-secondary plans.

4. Timeline January 9th SPHS Electives Tour
January 8th Counselors distribute
registration materials in English classes
January 10th and 11th Registration Night
January 16th Completed forms are due to your English teacher on Tuesday 1/16/18

5. Registration Worksheet
Several courses have already been recommended for you. (English, SS, Science, Math, PE)
Check on the recommended level and discuss with your teacher.
Registration worksheet is used to record primary choices and alternate choices.
ALL students MUST have a total of 8 credits and the appropriate number of alternate courses.

6. Course Levels Courses ending in: 00= Standard
04= Honors (more rigorous same curriculum as standard)
05= Gifted Talented Advanced Academic G/T A/A (very rigorous, faster paced, and different curriculum)
06= Advanced Placement AP level (most rigorous course, college level, curriculum prepared by College Board, take a national exam at end of year)

7. Registration Worksheet
If you do not list alternates, you risk having your schedule completed last and the scheduler may put you in any class that fills your schedule.
Choose wisely and carefully; if you list a course as a primary or alternate choice and you are scheduled for the course, you WILL NOT be able to get out of the course.
Write in PENCIL.

9. Graduation Requirements
The Right 21 Credits
Testing
PARCC English, PARCC Algebra, American Government HSA, Science
Service Learning
Minimum 75 hours
Career or College Completer
College/University of Maryland
Business: Administrative Services or Finance & Accounting
Construction Design management (new for Freshmen)
Information Technology Computer Science
Sollers
Work Based Learning

10. Graduation Requirements

11. What is a Completer? What is a completer?
A completer program is required for graduation and consists of a sequence of courses in a particular career pathway.

12. Notes on Completing Forms
Students must circle on the registration sheet if they applied to a special program.
Students accepted to Sollers Point, their Math and Science will be taken there. The four classes at SPHS will include English, Government, and two electives.
Student accepted to the SPECIES Magnet Program will receive additional registration materials in April 2018.
Students who are 4-year college-bound and interested in the AVID program must apply with the AVID Site Team in Spring Please circle AVID on your registration form. If accepted into the program, AVID will be added and an elective will be deleted.

13. Electives Freshman can sign up for:
Class
Notes
Spanish I
Spanish 1 meets College Completer requirement
Fundamentals of Art
meets Fine Arts graduation requirement
Theater Arts
Concert Band*
Concert Orchestra*
Chorus
Piano
Guitar
Nutrition and Foods
Foundations of Computer Science
meets Technology Education graduation requirement
Principles of Business
meets requirements for Business Completer
Accounting I
Information Systems Management
Creative Writing
Journalism

14. Recommendations
Current freshman should try to earn initial fine arts, and PE requirements in the first two years of high school. This allows students to take more advanced courses in these subject areas later in high school.
College Completers- you must take at least 2 years of the same foreign language in high school and you will take 4 years of math in high school.

15. The Sparrows Point High Freshman Registration Night
Family Involvement
Please encourage your parents /guardians to join us on one of the following nights for
The Sparrows Point High Freshman Registration Night
Date: Wednesday 1/10/ Time: 6-7pm Location: SPHS Cafeteria OR
Date: Thursday 1/11/ Time: 6-7pm Location: Battle Grove Elementary Library

16. Important Date
You must return to your English teachers on due date: 1/16/18. Write this due date on the top of your registration worksheet.