1. Welcome To Wilson High School
Class Of 2023 Course Scheduling Meeting
For Prospective Wilson Families
February
28, 2019
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2. Class of
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3. Introduction to Wilson
Camille: Welcome and thank you for coming. My name is Camille Robinson and I am one of the APs for the class of The purpose our meeting tonight is to give you information on course selections for your rising 9th graders. We’ll give you information about graduation requirements, some of our course offerings, and how students will choose their course for next year.
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4. We make decisions based on student learning
Vision and Mission
Vision
Woodrow Wilson High School strives to build a safe, supportive, and welcoming community of dedicated and self-reflective learners, equipped to joyfully embrace opportunities for growth on the path of active citizenship.
Mission
We make decisions based on student learning
This is our vision and mission. We strive to live our mission through our daily lives here at Wilson.
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5. Class of 2023 Student Support Team
Tiffany Mercer Assistant Principal
Camille Robinson Assistant Principal
Mark Martin Dean of Students
Wanda Flowers School Counselor
Ramona Singletary-Robertson School Counselor
Kimberly Wilson Social Worker
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6. Graduation and Promotion
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7. DCPS Graduation Requirements
Subject
Credits (Carnegie Units)
English
4.0 credits
Mathematics (including Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)
Science (must include three lab sciences)
Social Studies (must include World History 1 and 2, United States History; United States Government, and District of Columbia History)
World Language
2.0 credits
Art
0.5 credits
Music
Health and Physical Education
1.5 credits
Electives
3.5 credits
Total
24.0 credits
In addition to 100 community service hours (can begin earning in the 8th grade)
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8. The Ninth Grade at Wilson
Unique offering of courses with emphasis on advanced study:
Honors Biology for ALL
Pre-AP English I for ALL
Working on offering DC History in the 9th grade year.
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9. World Languages at Wilson WORLD LANGUAGE ARTICULATION - TRADITIONAL ROUTE
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10. AP-SPANISH LITERATURE
World Languages at Wilson STUDENTS FROM BILINGUAL AND/OR SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAMS
Pre-Ap
AP-LANGUAGE
AP-SPANISH LITERATURE
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11. World Languages at Wilson STUDENTS WHO ARE HERITAGE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS
HLL-1
HHL-2
HHL3
AP-LANGUAGE
AP-SPANISH LITERATURE
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12. JROTC at Wilson
JROTC in DCPS
JROTC courses at Wilson
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13. Alex Wilson, Director of Academic Development
Academies at Wilson
Alex Wilson, Director of Academic Development
Alex Wilson will discuss academies that we offer and when students apply for academies.
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14. Wilson Academies Academic Athletic Achievement Academy (AAA)
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
Academy of Finance
Humanities, Arts, and Media Academy
JROTC Leadership Academy
Science, Math and Technology Academy (SciMaTech)
Wilson International Studies Program (WISP)
Wilson LEAD Academy
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15. Course Scheduling Process
Today: Parent Information Session
Discuss course selections with your child using the course request sheet
Students may not get the elective that they choose. It may not be offered that year, there may not be enough sections, etc.
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16. Course Selection Collection from Middle Schools
Representatives from Wilson will visit each middle school to review course requests with students.
The dates for each school are as follows:
Oyster-Adams: March 19th
Hardy: March 20th
Deal: Week of March 25th , 26th, and 28th
All course request materials must be turned in at your middle school by April 10th
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17. Follow Our Journey Visit our website: www.wilsonhs.org
Follow us on Twitter:
@Wilsonhsdcps
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18. Thank you!
Contact Information
Tiffany Mercer
Assistant Principal
Camille Robinson
Mark Martin
Dean of Students
Wanda Flowers
School Counselor
Ramona Singletary-Robertson
Kim Wilson
Social Worker
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19. Student Panel
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