Parents of the Freshman Class of

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Career Cluster and Pathway choices

Freshman required courses

Elective courses available to Freshman

Requirements for graduation

Career Clusters

Pathways

Professional

Planning to attend a 4 year college or beyond

SkilledPlanning to attend a 2 year community college, technical school, or military

Business & Marketing

Human Services

Health

Science & Natural Resources

Engineering & Technology

Fine Arts & Humanities

• English 9 (H)

• Physical Science (H)

• World History (H)

• Health

• Math– Math block– Algebra I– Geometry

• Honors Requirements– A in subject 8th

grade– Teacher signature– Recommended for

professional pathway

Math Block– Receive math

support first semester and Algebra I second semester; 2 periods a day all year

Recommended:

Foreign Language

Fine Art

Keyboarding

Career Major Course

Other Electives:Young Adult Fiction

Creative Writing

Sociology

Intro to Bus. & Marketing

Travel WV

Drafting

Tech Ed I

Infant Development

Parent/Child Development

Nutritional Foods

Fashion Design

Housing Design

Agriculture & Natural Resources

JROTC

Require Auditions Special Conditions Required

Dance Team Show Choir Women’s Choir Chamber Choir Jazz Band Steel Drums

Marching Bandmust attend summer band camp and after school practices and events

JROTCmust wear uniform to school every Tuesday and after school practices and events

Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

• 4 English• 4 Science (3 labs)• 4 Social Studies• 4 Math• 1 Fine Art• 1 Health • 1 Physical Education• 2 foreign language

(same)• 24 total credits

4 English 3 Science (no lab

req.) 4 Social Studies 4 Math 1 Fine Art 1 Health 1 Physical

Education 24 total credits

Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

• Physical Science 9 (H)• Advanced Biology (H)• Advanced Chemistry

(H)• AP Chemistry• AP Biology• Advanced Human

Anatomy• Zoology• En. Earth Science• Forensic Science

Physical Science 9 Conceptual Biology Conceptual

Chemistry Conceptual Physics En. Earth Science Zoology Forensic Science

Professional Pathway Skilled Pathway

World History (H)

US History I (H)

US History II (H) AP History

Civics AP Government

World History

US History I

US History II

Civics

Professional Pathway

Skilled Pathway

Algebra I (H) Geometry (H) Algebra II (H) Trigonometry Pre-Calculus AP Calculus Prob. Stats/Discrete

Math

Math Block Algebra Support(2

periods) Algebra I (2

periods) Algebra I Applied Geometry Conceptual Math Algebra II

Art I

Band I

Dance I

Chorus I

Theatre I

Music Appreciation

Spanish

French

Latin

NCAA Clearinghouse Regulationswww.ncaaclearinghouse.net

Promise Scholarship Eligibility Criteriawww.promisescholarships.org

Summer SchoolApplications available mid-April in the

middle schools

Now is the time to think about what artifacts your student should collect to represent his/her best assets to:

Apply for work Earn scholarships Present to technical schools Earn apprenticeship positions Get into their first college choice

See handout…. Student Portfolios

WE RECOMMEND BOTH AN ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO THROUGH WWW.CFWV.COM AND A Paper Copy

Take a few minutes to review the Tips for Parents resource.

Discuss with the persons setting near you the key points and share other parent tips you have learned over the years.

Requires parent signature

Requires teacher signatures for honors classes

We do not change elective choices

We will only change computer mistakes

QUESTIONS……