1. A Guide to the Next 4 3.5 Years of High School
Georgetown High School, November 2018

2. Your GHS Counseling Staff
Counselor
Students
Mrs. Barfield
A - Do
Mrs. Simpson
Dr - Ke
Ms. Henson
Ki - Ma
Ms. Wills
Mc - R
Mrs. Gilly
S - Z
Mrs. Kepner
Intervention Services
Coach McCutchen
College and
Career Center

3. What We Do Social/Emotional Academics College and Career
How and where to find us

4. Agenda Course Guide Graduation Requirements Endorsement Pathways
Class Rank and GPA
Pre-AP/AP
Course Selection
Schedule Changes

5. Know Your Course Guide!

6. Graduation Requirements
Students must successfully earn at least 26 credits in a plan of study that includes specific courses in English, math, science, social studies, and other required courses and electives.
In order to enroll in a four-year university after graduating from high school, students must select and complete an endorsement.

7. Foundation + Endorsement Graduation Plan
English –
4 credits
Math –
Science –
Social Studies –
3 credits
Foreign Language – 2 credits
P.E. –
1 credit
Fine Art –
Health –
½ credit
Electives –
6 ½ credits
Total # of Credits needed 26
If you are taking the multidisciplinary endorsement track, meaning, you’re taking different types of electives and not following a certain pathway, you need
4 years of Social Studies!

8. Endorsement and Pathway Examples
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Multidisciplinary/
4x4
4 core subjects
Any electives
STEM/
Engineering
Intro to Engineering
Principles of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering and Architecture
Arts & Humanities/
Fine Arts
Art 1
Dance 1
Art 2 Drawing
Dance 2
Art 3 Drawing
Dance 3
Art 4 Ceramics
Dance 4
Public Service/
Health Science
Principles of HS
HS Theory
Anatomy and Physiology
Practicum in HS/CNA
Business & Industry/
Animal Science
Principles of Ag
Livestock Production
Wildlife, Fisheries, and Eco Mngmt
Vet Med Apps
Please note, these are just a few examples.
More pathways can be found in your _________________.

9. Rank and GPA What goes into your rank: What goes into your GPA:
The core four
Your two LOTEs (Languages other than English)
What goes into your GPA:
AND your electives
What colleges look at:
Your transcript
Your rank (top 10% => assured admissions for most public schools in Texas)
Your unweighted GPA (4.0 scale)
Your involvement in extracurricular activities
What your teachers say about you (letters of recommendation)
Your essay

10. Not Sure What to Take?
Log-in to Naviance to take an interest inventory and career profiler assessment
Search “Career Profiler” or “Interest Inventory” on Google
Sign up for the ASVAB in January
Talk to your counselor

11. AP Classes Taught at faster pace Taught by GHS teachers
College-level curriculum
Students take exam in Spring (costs about $100) to earn college credit with a passing score (varies by college)
Weighted points for GPA
Can only drop between 3-6 week mark or at end of Fall semester
AP Credit Policies by College:

12. Sophomore Choice Sheet
Remember this?
You will complete a new one in February. Before then, it’s important to get to know your _________________.

13. Classes (Choose 8 credits) (From the Course Catalog)
Your Sophomore Year
Classes (Choose 8 credits)
Name of Class
(From the Course Catalog)
Credit
(.5, 1.0)
Check One
English Choice
English II
1.0
Core
PreAP/AP
Math Choice
Algebra I  Geometry  Algebra II
Social Studies Choice
W. History
Science Choice
BioChem
Elective Choice
i.e. Sport/PE
i.e. Fine Art or Health
i.e. Foreign Language II
.5/.5
i.e. Pathway Elective
 1.0
Total Credits (must equal 8)
 8.0

14. GISD Policy for Schedule Changes
The Joy of Counseling
Dear “Students,”
WE CAN’T:
change schedules because you don’t like your teacher;
change schedules because you cannot get to class on time;
change schedules because you changed your mind;
change schedules because you don’t have friends in your class; or
change schedules because you didn’t know there was a course guide.
Dear “Students,”
WE CAN:
change schedules when we have made an error;
change schedules due to a program change (i.e. athletics); and
change schedules for failure to complete a prerequisite course.
Know your course guide!

15. Exit Ticket Bookmark the following three sites:
(Start Earning Scholarship $$$ Now)
GHS Counselors’ Page
________________________.

16. Exit Ticket
Sign up for REMIND
to 81010

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