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Registration:Preparing for the
2015 – 2016 School Year!
High School !
Sherwood High School
Planning for High School
Select courses to meet graduation
requirements
Select complimentary, rigorous courses
for
college/ career readiness
Consider how to be more involved in
school and
community
Consider future careers
Today you will Begin your plan for high school
Our Counseling Services Team
A Ms. Al-AtrashB-Cap Ms. Natalie RitchieCar-Fd Ms. Nancy BensonFe-Ja Ms. Constance LeeJb-Mar Ms. Raenell RaffertyMas-Pe Ms. Erin McKennaPf-St Mr. William SartoriSu-Z Ms. Jamii Avery
Students should plan their schedules keeping the end in mind. (college/career)
Students should take courses that challenge them the most such as honors and advanced placement courses.
Students must complete 22 credits (keeping in mind graduation requirements)
What Courses Should Students Take?
English (4 credits) Social Studies (3 credits) Science (3 credits) Math (4 credits in high school) Technology (1 credit) Fine Arts (1 credit) Physical Education (1 credit) Health (1/2 credit)
Know the Graduation Requirements
Program of Study Foreign Language (2 credits) or Career Development Program
Graduation Requirements (cont.)
Academy of Health Professions Accounting and Business Administration Certified Professional Horticulturist Early Child Development Engineering: Project Lead the Way (begin in
9th grade) Environmental Horticulture Hospitality and Tourism Television Production
Career Development Programs at Sherwood
Please contact your high school counselor with questions about our Programs of Study.
Project Lead the Way will require completion of 5 courses and should begin in 9th grade.
Academy of Health Professions should start in 9th grade if student wants to work in a hospital as a senior.
Contact your high school counselor to map out your 4 year plan.
Programs of Study
Student Service Learning Hours (75 hours)
High School Assessments Biology GovernmentPARCC English 10 Algebra 1
Additional Graduation Requirements
Colleges look for: Honors and Advanced Placement courses
Strong GPA
Extra-curricular activities, Athletics, and/or Community Service
Choosing Classes – Plan for College/Career
Be a Warrior
Colleges look at the whole package.----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------What do you have to offer?
What are your interests?
Extracurricular Activities
Academic Activities – Debate Team, Forensics, It’s Academic, Mathletes, Mock Trial, Model UN, Quill and Scroll
Honor Societies - Art, Foreign Languages, English, History, Math, Music, National Honor Society, Science
More Activities
Clubs - Anime Club, Asian Pacific Student Union, Badminton, Black Student Union, Book Club, Break Dancing, Chess Club, Gardening Club, Ice Hockey, Muslim Student Union, Rugby Club, Shakespeare Club, Ski Club, Stand Proud, Warrior Improv, Young Democrats.
Extracurricular Activities
Publications - Year Book and Newspaper Service Organizations – Ambassadors, Amnesty International, Best Buddies, Green Team, Interact Club, Key Club, Leo Club, Peer Mediators, Project Change, S.A.D.D.
Year Long Activities – Cheerleaders and Pom Pons
Sports By Season
Fall: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Handball, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball. (Tryouts start Aug 12th)
Winter: Basketball, Bocce Ball, Swimming/Diving, Indoor Track, Wresting
Spring: Softball, Baseball, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Track, Co-ed Volleyball, Boys Volleyball, Weight Training
English Social Studies Science Mathematics Other
Courses
ESOL Language classes satisfy English
requirement
English 11 Honors
EnglishEnglish 9
AP Lang
AP LitEnglish 12 Honors
English 10 Honors Electives:Journalism/Newspaper
Yearbook, Film, (Upper-class electives: Creative Writing, Film
AP Lang
English 10
English 9 Honors
Social Studies
US History
NSL AP NSL
HonorsUS History
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
Electives for Grades 11 and 12: Global Issues, Psychology, Comparative Religions, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, AP Psychology, AP European History, AP US History AP Comparative Govt., African Am. Experience, Latin Am. History, History of East Asia
HonorsMW History
AP MWHistory
AP NSL
AP US History
AP
US History
Honors NSL
Mathematics
Statistics orAP Statistics
Geometry - SP or DP
Pre-Calculusor Hon. Pre-Cal
Algebra 2 or Hon. Alg. 2
SP - Single Period, DP - Double Period
12th grade Electives: Quantitative Literacy, **MC - MV Calculus, Differential Equations
Bridge to Algebra 2
Algebra 1 SP or DP
CalculusApplications
or AP
Science
H Geoscience
H BiologyBiology
H ChemistryChemistry
Elective
H Biology DP Sem 1H Chemistry DP Sem 2
Upperclassmen Electives: Astronomy, Environmental Science, AP Environmental Science, Horticultural Science, Foundations of Medicine and Health Sciences, Structures and Functions of the Human Body, Wildlife Biology, Honors Geoscience, Foundations of Horticulture, Plant Production, Landscape Design
H Biology H Physics9th Grade
10th Grade
H ChemistryChemistryElective
H PhysicsPhysicsElective
11th Grade
AP Spanish(Language
and Literature)AP French (Language)
French 6
World LanguageAmerican Sign Language, French, Spanish,
Italian
Level 4 Honors
Level 2
Level 1
Level 3 Honors
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 & 2
Level 5 Honors
American Sign Language 1 & 2May not fulfill college
world language requirements
Physical Education
Physical Education
Grade 9: General P.E. (1st or 2nd semester) Specialty P.E. (1st or 2nd semester)
Grades 10 – 12: Specialty P.E. (students can repeat the same course for credit; example: Weight training)
Grade 9: General P.E. (1st or 2nd semester) Concentrated or Specialty P.E. (1st or 2nd Semester)
Grades 10 – 12: Concentrated or Specialty P.E. (Elective Credit)
Team/Individual Sports, Net Sports, Street Hockey/Lacrosse, Soccer/Adv. Soccer, Strength Training/Adv. Strength Training, Basketball/Adv. Basketball, Volleyball/Adv. Volleyball, Fitness Body Works, Yoga Stretch
Health
Comprehensive Health
On-level or Honors(Expected for 10th grade)May complete online/summer
Other ElectivesFine ArtsGrade 9: Drawing and Design, Digital Arts 1, Photography 1, Chorus 1, Piano, Guitar, Electronic Music,Concert Band (former training required), Symphonic Orchestra, Theatre
Engineering & Technology EducationFoundations of Technology, Introduction to Engineering Design, Designing Technology Solutions
**
Other ElectivesCareer EducationIntroduction to Hospitality /Tourism, Foundations of Horticulture, Video Productions, Foundations of Medicine and HealthComputer ScienceComputer Programing, Simulation & Gaming, Website DevelopmentFamily & Consumer ScienceChild and Adolescent Development, Food Trends, Culinary Essentials
High school credit can be earned in middle school: Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus World Language
Classes are offered by Semester in high school
Registration Materials and
Course Bulletins
MCPS and Sherwood Course Bulletins
The MCPS Bulletin contains all courses in the county – for every high school.
The Sherwood High School Bulletin contains the offerings available to you at Sherwood
High.
Sherwood Course Bulletin
Sherwood Course Bulletin – page 2 – Table of Contents page 7 – Begin List of Courses and descriptions
page 17 -
Sherwood Course Bulletin
Course Title Grade
Sem
Code Prerequisite Credit/other
GeoScience Hon A GeoScience Hon B
9-12 9-12
1 2
3579 00 3577 00
Physical Sc
Biology ABiology B
10-11 10-11
1 2
363100 363200
Biology A
Biology
Biology Honors A Biology Honors B
9-12 9-12
1 2
3621 00 3622 00
Concurrent w/Geom Honors Biology A
Biology
Look at your registration card.Take out a pencil.
Write due date for your school
SHERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL FMS: February 10GRADE 9 PLANNING CARD (2015-2016) Due: RPMS: February 13
Make sure all contact information is accurate.
Student’s Information
Counselor
Name:____________________________________________________________________________
Student Name: _______________________________ ID# ________________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________________________________________
Home Phone: _______________________________ Cell: _________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name #1: ___________________________________________________________
Cell #: _____________________________________________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name #2: ___________________________________________________________
Cell: ______________________________________________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________________________
The directions are on the card.
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE IN THE MCPS SCHEDULER PROGRAM.CIRCLE ONE COURSE IN EACH SUBJECT AREA (ENGLISH OR ESOL, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES). THEN SELECT YOUR ELECTIVE CHOICES ON THE BACK OF THIS CARD FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN (7) CLASSES AND/OR 14 CODES.
What is your English/ESOL recommendation? Circle your choice.
ENGLISH
English 9 1311/1312
English 9 Honors 1313/1314
ENGLISH ELECTIVES
Journalism (Sem 1) 1150
Newspaper (Sem 2) 11530 (Pre-req Jounalism A)
Yearbook 115302/115302
ESOL(English for Speakers of Other Languages)
ESOL 1 (DP) 120110/121110
ESOL 2 (DP) 120210/121210
ESOL 3 1203/1213
ESOL 4 1204/1214
ESOL 5 1205/1215
*ESOL Lab 120640/121640 (Level 3 by recommendation)
Academic Language 124140/124240 (ESOL 1 only)
*ESOL Basic Reading 114540
(Levels 1, 2 & 3)
Read 180 ESOL 113940/114040 (levels 2-5 by recommendation only)
Circle your choice. Example: Honors English 9
ENGLISH
English 9 1311/1312
English 9 Honors 1313/1314
ENGLISH ELECTIVES
Journalism (Sem 1) 1150
Newspaper (Sem 2) 11530 (Pre-req Jounalism A)
Yearbook 115302/115302
ESOL(English for Speakers of Other Languages)
ESOL 1 (DP) 120110/121110
ESOL 2 (DP) 120210/121210
ESOL 3 1203/1213
ESOL 4 1204/1214
ESOL 5 1205/1215
*ESOL Lab 120640/121640 (Level 3 by recommendation)
Academic Language 124140/124240 (ESOL 1 only)
*ESOL Basic Reading 114540
(Levels 1, 2 & 3)
Read 180 ESOL 113940/114040 (levels 2-5 by recommendation only)
What math class was recommended for you?
Circle the class you should take.MATHEMATICS
Algebra 1 3111/3112
Algebra 1 w/Rel. Math DP 311110/311210
Algebra 2 3301/3302
Algebra 2 Honors 3310/3311
Geometry 3201/3202
Geometry w/Supp DP 320110/320210
Geometry Honors 3203/3204
Pre-Calculus 3489/3490
Pre-Calculus Honors 3350/3351
ESOL M.A.P.S. 311340/311440
ESOL Algebra 1 w/Rel. Math 311140/311240
(DP) (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
ESOL Geom w/Supp DP 320140/320240
Circle your Science and Social Studies courses
SCIENCE
Geoscience Honors 3579/3577
Biology Honors 3621/3622
Physics Honors 382159/382259
ESOL Applied Science 361140/361240
(Level 2 or 3)
SOCIAL STUDIES
United States History 2110/2112
US History, Honors 2111/2113
AP NSL Government 2104/2105
ESOL U.S. History
(Levels 2, 3 & 4) 211040/211240
ESOL Modern World History (Levels 2, & 3) 222140/222240
Turn Over the Card to see your elective courses
DIRECTIONS: CIRCLE YOUR ELECTIVE COURSES.
KEY: † Fine Arts Credit # Basic Technology Credit * One semester courses; however, these courses may be offered either semester or both DP Double Period class
Consider elective choices and circleWORLD LANGUAGES
French 1 1611/1621
French 2 1612/1622
French 3, Hon 1633/1643
French 4, Hon 1634/1644
Spanish 1 1711/1721
Spanish 2 1712/1722
Spanish 3, Hon 1733/1743
Spanish 4, Hon 1734/1744Spanish for Spanish
Speakers 1 1777/1778
Italian 1 1981/1982
PHYSICAL EDUCATION*General P.E. (1 sem. required)
772000
*Badminton,Tennis Net Spt
773600
*Team/Individual Sports
773900
*Basketball
774200
*Street Hockey /Lacrosse
774400
*Soccer
774800
*Advanced Soccer
774810
*Volleyball
775100
*Advanced Volleyball
775110
*Strength Training/Team
775200
*Advanced Strength Training
775210
*Yoga/Stretching
775400
*Team Sports
773800
FINE ARTS
†Ceramics/Sculpture 1
6381/6391
†Digital Art
6496/6497
†Foundations of Art
6055/6056
†Photography 1
6345/6346
† Digital Photography
6343/6344
MUSIC
†Chorus 1
6711/6712
†Concert Band
6821/6822
†Guitar
6585/6586
†Piano 1
6520/6521†Orchestra, Honors 6868/6869+Theatre 6926/6927
CAREER EDUCATIONIntroduction to Hospitality/ Tourism 5398/5399Foundations of Horticulture 5535/5536 COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Programming 1 2989/2990 (concurrent Geometry)Simulation & Gaming 2804/2805Website Development 2991/2992 PATHWAY TO Engineering –PLTW
#Introduction to Engineering 5152/5153
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION#Foundations of Technology 5161/5162#Designing Tech Solutions 2812/2813#Introduction to Engineering
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMChild and Adolescent
Development 1
4847/4848
Hospitality Management
Program
Food Trends & Technology
4204/4205Culinary Essentials 4825/4826
ACADEMY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONSFoundation of Medicine and Health Sciences 4044/4045
VIDEO PRODUCTION PROGRAMVideo Production 5173/5174
List alternative possibilities
ALTERNATIVE ELECTIVE CHOICES 1. ______________________________________ Course No.________/______ 2. ______________________________________ Course No.________/______
Signatures areon the front of card
Please consult the MCPS Course Bulletin for course descriptions or visit the website at www.mcpscourses.org. The selection of teaching staff is based on registration information. Therefore, all course selections for next school year are considered final. No changes can be made after June 15, 2015. I have read and reviewed the recommendations/selections made for the coming school year.
SIGNATURES Parent/Guardian: ______________ Student: ___________ Date _____
Registration
Dates to Note
February 5 – Course Fair at Sherwood High School
FMS: February 10 RPMS: February 13
Registration cards due to your 8th grade Counselor
May – Course selections sent home during 4th quarter
What is it like to be in high school?
Sherwood Ambassador
What is it like to be in high school?
How do the upper classmen treat freshmen?
What are the teachers like?
How much homework is there?
What do you need to do to be successful?
How do you join activities?
Q & A ?????
Be A Warrior!
Questions? Questions?
We look forward to seeing you in the Fall.
