1. WelcomeIncoming 9 th and 10 th Grade Students

2. Principal – Renee Pentecost Associate Principal – Ruben Molinar Associate Principal – Clint Miller Assistant Principals – Randall Ball, Chris Reza, and Terilyn Monday Counselors – Denise Jensen, Juan Schmidt, Elizabeth Reed and Kristen Barger LEHS Administration

3. Current high school courses offered at the junior high ********Do not retake these classes unless you fail********  Algebra I  Art I  Gateway to Technology I  Gateway to Technology III  Health  Heritage Spanish II  Heritage Spanish III  Principles of Health Science  Principles of Education & Training  Principles of Arts and AV Production  Professional Communications  Spanish I  Spanish II  Theatre I

4. Programs that require teacher approval Examples:  Sports Medicine/Athletic Trainer  Athletics (students will be placed into PE until counselors receive approval from a coach)  Choir: Show Choir  Band: Winter Guard Check course guide for additional classes

5. Prerequisites  Prerequisites - required or necessary as a prior condition Examples: Geometry Prerequisite: Algebra I Spanish II Prerequisite: Spanish I

6.  Creates a Foundation High School Program  Allows a student to earn an Endorsement in one of the following: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Arts and Humanities Business and Industry Public Service Multidisciplinary  Provides for a Distinguished Level of Achievement Texas New Graduation Plans (HB 5)

7. State Assessments  5 STAAR END-OF-COURSE (EOC) EXAMS ENGLISH I ENGLISH II ALGEBRA I BIOLOGY US HISTORY ***You must pass all of the above to graduate!

8. CORE CLASSES ( SPECIFICALLY FOR 9 TH GRADE)  ENGLISH/ LANGUAGE ARTS – ENG 1 ( REG OR PREAP)  MATHEMATICS – ALGEBRA I (REG) OR GEOMETRY( REG OR PREAP)  SCIENCE – BIOLOGY ( REG OR PREAP)  SOCIAL STUDIES – WORLD HISTORY ( REG OR PREAP)

9. Physical Education (Up to 4 Credits Total)  P.E.  ATHLETICS  DRILL TEAM (1 credit – afterwards only local credit, no elective credit)  CHEERLEADING (1 credit - afterwards only local credit, no elective credit)  BAND (1 credit - afterwards only local credit, no elective credit)  COLOR GUARD

10. Fine Arts  TECHNICAL THEATRE  ART  CHOIR  THEATRE  DANCE  BAND  COLOR GUARD

11. Foreign Language  2 credits in the same Foreign Language

12. Naviance -Naviance is a college and career readiness platform that helps connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals. -This college and career readiness program empowers students and their families to connect learning and life and provides schools and districts with the information they need to help students prepare for life after high school. -Allows students to create a plan for their future by helping them discover individual strengths and learning styles and explore college and career options based on their results. -http://www.naviance.com/http://www.naviance.com/

13. Miscellaneous Information  Course offerings and teacher assignments are based on choices students make during spring scheduling  We make every effort to place each student in the classes indicated on the student’s course selection form  You may not get all classes of your choice, these are requests  For more information regarding PREAP/AP, Dual Credit or OnRamps, attend the Advanced Academics Presentation every 30 minutes in the library.  Any of the courses are subject to change per Little Elm policy or HB5  To view our Academic Course Guide, please visit http://www.edline.net/pages/lehs/academics/counselor s

14. Registration You will receive more information via school messenger with the registration dates and course selection form…