2.  AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL WILL BEGIN ARENA SCHEDULING IN FEBUARY 2015  WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?  We are not doing paper course request sheets  WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR ASSIGNED, MANDATORY APPOINTMENT TIME YOU WILL HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TO TAKE WITH YOU HOW DOES THIS WORK? It starts with 3 Homerooms in late January/early February…

6. 2 nd Homeroom- February 3 rd - During this homeroom you will complete the 3 Schedule Options Form to take home for parent signature. THIS FORM MUST BE RETURNED WITH A PARENT SIGNATURE BY THE 3 RD HOMEROOM DATE OF FEBRUARY 5 TH. 3 rd Homeroom- February 5 th - During this homeroom your Homeroom Teacher SHOULD HAVE your signed copy of the 3 Schedule Options Form to return to Guidance. If your Homeroom Teacher DOES NOT HAVE your form, a standard schedule form will be created for you that will be used during your IGP appointment. This form is the template for your schedule and MUST BE RETURNED to your Homeroom Teacher.

7.  Each IGP appointment will be 15 minutes long  Meet with a Career Specialist to discuss career goals and update IGP  Then meet with Guidance Counselor who will review 3 Schedule Options Form, teacher recommendations, transcript audit and graduation requirements to build your schedule for next year.  Students and parents will be able to ask questions during the appointment regarding the scheduling process. If there are still questions at the end of the appointment time, we will be happy to meet with you after all scheduling is done after Spring Break.

8.  Aiken High Students are scheduled to register based on their grade level classification. (Rising 12 th graders go first, then rising 11 th graders, then rising 10 th graders.)  Appointment times are randomly computer- generated in order to make this process as fair as possible for students to select electives.  You will be given your appointment date and time well in advance of your appointment so your parents can plan to attend your IGP with you.

9.  If you cannot make it to your assigned appointment time, one of the Guidance Counselors will build your schedule without you based on the 3 Schedule Options Form turned into your Homeroom Teacher and your teacher recommendations so you can still have your priority scheduling slot.  If you want to reschedule your appointment time, we will gladly see you after all scheduling has been completed after Spring Break.  If your parents cannot attend, they can participate with you in your IGP appointment via phone conference. Make sure Guidance has a working phone number for your parent.

10.  Please be aware that since you are meeting directly with a Guidance Counselor during your IGP appointment to create your schedule, your schedule will be FINAL.  Changes after the IGP appointment will only be made if  You did not pass a class this school year that is needed for a class selected for next year  You do not have a class on your schedule that you need to graduate (i.e. English, Math…etc)  You previously passed a class that is on your schedule for next year  You want to drop a course not needed for graduation for a Study Hall

11.  English- 4 credits (English 1, 2, 3, 4)  Math- 4 credits  Science- 3 credits (Need 3 lab sciences for 4-year college)  Government/Economics- 1 credit  U.S. History- 1 credit  “Other” Social Studies- 1 credit (World History, Sociology, Psychology)  Computer Science- 1 credit  PE or NJROTC- 1 credit  Foreign Language or Career Technology- 1 credit (Must have 2 credits in same language for 4-year college)  Electives- 7 credits (Don’t forget the 1 Fine Arts credit needed for 4-year college)  24 CREDITS TOTAL NEEDED TO GRADUATE

12. CATE MAJORAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Horticulture  Agriculture Science, Horticulture 1 (2 credits), Horticulture 2 (2 credits), Nursery & Garden Technology  Art 1, 2, 3, 4 Chorus (4 credits) Band (4 credits) Music Appreciation Orchestra  Fine Arts

13. CATE MAJORAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Journalism & Mass Communications (Must take Newspaper or Yearbook)  Advanced Composition, AP English Language, AP English Literature, Art 2 Graphic Design, Art 2 Photography, Newspaper, Yearbook  Language Arts  AP English Literature, AP English Language, Advanced Composition, Foreign Language Level 2 or Higher

14. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Visual Arts (Art 1 & 2 required, Yearbook can only count once)  Art 1, 2, 3, 4, Yearbook  Performing Arts  Band (4 Credits) Chorus (4 Credits) Orchestra (4 Credits)

15. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  World Language- at least 3 Credits must be in Foreign Language  Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, AP German 1, 2, 3, 4, AP French 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Advanced Composition, AP English Language, AP English Literature  General Management- must take Entrepreneurship & Accounting  Business Finance, Business Law, Integrated Business Applications, Project Management

16. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Early Childhood Education – Early Childhood Education 1 & 2 required  Early Childhood Education 1 & 2 (2 Credits), Entrepreneurship, Foods & Nutrition, Intro to Culinary Arts, Intro to Early Childhood Education  Education & Training- Teacher Cadet or Intro to Early Childhood Education is required  Teacher Cadet, Intro to Early Childhood Education, (AP) Psychology, Sociology, Early Childhood Education 1, Family & Community Health, Integrated Business Applications, Foreign Language Level 2 or Higher

17. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Health & Physical Education- 1 Credit of Weight Training is required  PE 2, PE 3, Anatomy, (AP) Psychology, Sociology, Family & Community Health, Foods & Nutrition  NJROTC  NJROTC 1, 2, 3, 4  Marketing- Marketing & Advertising are required  Marketing, Advertising, Sports Entertainment Marketing, Entrepreneurship

18. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Social Studies  AP European History, (AP) Psychology, AP US History, Economics Honors, Government Honors, Sociology, World History Honors  Medical Science & Research  Anatomy, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, (AP) Psychology, Family & Community Health

19. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Culinary Arts- Culinary Arts 1 & 2 are required  Culinary Arts 1 (2 Credits) & 2 (2 Credits), Entrepreneurship, Foods & Nutrition, Intro to Culinary Arts  Social Work- Psychology & Sociology are required  Psychology, Sociology, Family & Community Health, Foreign Language Level 2 or Higher

20. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Project Lead the Way Pre-Engineering- Must go to Aiken Tech to complete  Intro to Engineering (required), Principles of Engineering (required) plus 2 years at Aiken Tech  Science  Anatomy, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, (AP) Environmental Studies, AP Physics, Marine Science, Physics

21. CATE MAJORSAHS MAJOR CLASSES  Math- (AP) Calculus is required  (AP) Calculus, Algebra 2 Honors, AP Computer Science, Geometry Honors, Pre-Calculus, Probability & Statistics  Automotive Technology  Auto Tech 1, 2 (2 Credits), 3 (2 Credits)

24.  Culinary Arts 1 & 2- see Ms. Gorthy in E7  Early Childhood 1 & 2- see Ms. Harmon in E5  Horticulture 1 & 2, Nursery Tech, Floriculture- see Mr. Priester in F5  Principles of Engineering- see Mr. Redd in F3  Auto Tech 2 & 3- see Mr. Smith in F2  Advertising & Sports Marketing- see Ms. Hall in E0 (1 st - 4 th periods) GET, COMPLETE AND RETURN THESE APPLICATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE TEACHER BEFORE YOUR IGP APPOINTMENT TO SECURE YOUR SPOT IN THESE CLASSES!