Ninth Grade AcademyStudent/Parent Orientation

CLASS OF 2019

CREDITS TO GRADUATE

WHITE COUNTY REQUIREMENT: 28 Credits

WHITE COUNTY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• I. English/Language Arts 4 Credits• II. Math 4 Credits• III. Science 4 Credits• IV. Social Studies 4 Credits• V. Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE), and/or

Modern Language/Latin, and/or Fine Arts 3 Credits• VI. Health and Personal Fitness 1 Credit• VII. Elective 4 Credits

PATHWAYS

• Students may complete a Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Career/Technical/Agriculture Education (CTAE) or Academic Pathway.

Foreign Languages

• Spanish I• Spanish II• Spanish III

Fine Arts

• Theatre Arts/Fundamentals I• Theatre Arts/Advanced Drama I• Theatre Arts/Technical Theater I• Theatre Arts/Musical Theater I• Visual Arts I, II, III, and IV• Band• Mixed Chorus

CTAE • Plant Science/Horticulture Career Pathway (Basic Ag Science and Tech)• Forestry/Natural Resources Career Pathway (Basic Ag Science and Tech)• Animal Systems Career Pathway (Basic Ag Science and Tech)• Power, Structure &Technical Systems Pathway (Basic Ag Science and Tech)• Metals Technology Pathway (N/A for 9th grade)• Audio/Video Technology Film Pathway (Audio/Video Tech Film I & II)• Entrepreneurship Pathway (Intro to Business and Tech & Legal Environment of

Business)• Business & Technology Pathway (Intro to Business and Tech & Legal Environment of

Business)• Teaching as a Profession Pathway (N/A for 9th grade)• JROTC Army Career Pathway (JROTC-Army I & II)• Therapeutic Services-Allied Health Career Pathway (N/A for 9th grade)• Therapeutic Services-Nursing Career Pathway (N/A for 9th Grade)• Personal Care Services-Cosmetology Pathway (Intro to Personal Care)

BLOCK SCHEDULING

• 90 Minute Classes• 2 Core Classes and 2 Electives each Semester• Elective/CTAE REQUEST Form (Must return to

WCMS by February 18, 2015)

HOPE RIGOR REQUIREMENTS• Students must receive at least four credits from courses possessing academic rigor. The following is a list of WCHS courses that meet the rigorous course requirement as set forth by the Georgia Student Finance Commission:AP Human GeographyAP Language & CompositionAP Literature & CompositionCCGPS Advanced AlgebraCCGPS Pre-CalculusCCGPS Accelerated Pre-CalculusStatistical ReasoningScientific ResearchChemistry IHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyPhysics IAP ChemistryAP BiologyAP World HistoryAP MicroeconomicsSpanish IISpanish III

CLASS RANKINGBEGINS in NINTH GRADE!

AP/Dual Enrollment Info Meeting

February 17, 2015 at 5:30 P.M.(White County High School)

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