WELCOME TO COURSE SELECTION FOR YOUR

JUNIOR YEAR!

WAYNESBORO AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WASHS Counseling Department

Mr. CristD-M

Ms. StahlN-Z

Ms. BaerA-C

All Career Tech

Ms. Henicle

Mrs. Shoap

Bailey

Mrs. Caiati

-Meet Your Coun. Dept.-Important Dates-Services Offered-Ed. Planning-Military Career Plan.-Personal Resources-SAP...AND SO, SO MUCH MORE UNDER EACH HEADING!

We’re going to cover a lot of ground today!!!

Graduation Requirements What your choices are next year

(lots of new classes) How we’ll schedule your classes Answers to your questions

Where have you been?

Where are you going?

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS4 English4 Math

3 or 4 Science

3 or 4 Social Studies

.50 Personal Finance

1.5 Physical Education

.50 Health

1 Computer Applications

.50 21st Century Comm.

.50 Career Prep OR 1.0 World Language

3.5 or 4 Electives (3.5 if taking World Language or 4 if taking Career Prep)

TOTAL CREDITS

23.5

CAREERTECH CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

4 English3 Math

3 Science

3 Social Studies

.50 Personal Finance

.50 Physical Education

.50 Health

1 Computer Applications

.50 21st Century Comm.

2.5 Electives (2 achieved in 9th grade)

9 CareerTech Credits (3 Each Year)

TOTAL CREDITS

27.5

Review Your Credit SheetYour HOMEROOM teacher will

give you a copy of your credit sheet.

It is important that: You have the credits needed

to graduate You are taking the right

classes for your career goals You make up classes you

failed You meet prerequisites for

classes If you are new to the high

school, your transcript may not have been updated yet.

Review Your Credit Sheet

There is an asterisk next to the courses that are in progress.

Arts & Humanities are ELECTIVES!

College? A 2 Year or Technical School? Headed to a Job or the Military?

Where are you going?

Getting Started…

• Don’t write on your Course Sheet yet!• Course Selection Guides (You will get your own copy when you return to HR!)• Please use a pencil when filling it out!!!• Use the back of your Course Sheet to check elective classes you may be interested in.• You will get your Credit Sheet when you go back to HOMEROOM.

Course Selection Guide

Graduation Requirements Pages 3-8

Course Progression Page 6

Keystone info Page 4

College Credit Options Pages 12-13

Department descriptions Core courses and Elective sections Pages 16 - 54

Attention Athletes!• Are you planning to play in College?

• Start reviewing NCAA requirements!

www.eligibilitycenter.org

• Have you been taking the core courses? How about the SAT score and GPA requirements?

Check the counseling department

website for more info:

wasd.k12.pa.us

COURSE SELECTION SHEET

1. Use Pencil (you might make changes)

2. Complete the front and total the credits

3. This will tell you how many elective credits you can choose

4. Fill out all info asked for (including parent signatures at bottom)

English•ENGLISH 11 (ALL CT SELECT THIS)

•HONORS ENGLISH 11•AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION

**You may be placed in a ‘Keystone Focus’ English class if you are not proficient on the

Keystone Exam.

IMPORTANT: YOU MUST TAKE ENGLISH 11 AT WASHS BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH PAPER

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT!

English Electives • THEATER ARTS• JOURNALISM• BROADCAST JOURNALISM (APPLICATION

REQUIRED)•WRITING WORKSHOP• AMERICAN LITERATURE

Mathematics

Accelerated• HONORS GEOMETRY

• HONORS PRE-CALC

• TRIGONOMETRY

• COLLEGE ALGEBRA

Academic/CareerTech• GEOMETRY

A WORD ABOUT MATH GRAD. REQS... ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE:1. ALGEBRA I2. GEOMETRY3. ALGEBRA II

4. Then, the 4th math credit can be up to you and your goals! Talk to your teacher, parents, and counselor about it!

**NOTE: CT students must complete Alg I, Geometry, and Alg II.

• Intro to Comp. Science• AP Comp. Science• College Algebra• Accounting I• Probability and Statistics

Mathematics ElectivesCourse in RED may count as a math credit

It is important to check prerequisites!!!

Career Tech.• CHEMISTRY• PHYSICSAcademic:• CHEMISTRY• APPLIED CHEM.• PHYSICS• APPLIED PHYSICS

Accelerated:• HONORS

CHEM.• AP CHEM• AP PHYSICS I

Science

You may be placed in a ‘Keystone Focus’ Biology class if you are not proficient on the

Keystone Exam)

A WORD ABOUT SCIENCE GRAD.

REQS... ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE:1. EARTH SYSTEMS2. BIOLOGY3. AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. CHEMISTRY COURSE2. PHYSICS COURSE

4. 4TH SCIENCE CREDIT IS OPTIONAL(REMEMBER YOU NEED 3 OR 4 SCIENCE

CREDITS TO GRADUATE)

**NOTE: CT students must complete Earth Systems, Biology, and either Chemistry or Physics.

• AP ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH• AP BIOLOGY• ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY• MICROBIOLOGY• HUMAN GENETICS• CHEMISTRY II• FORENSICS

Science Electives

CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE PRE-

REQUISITIES FOR THE CLASS BEFORE SIGNING

UP FOR IT!

Social Studies

ACADEMIC: US HISTORYACCELERATED: AP US HISTORY

CT: .50 CREDIT SS ELECTIVE

Social Studies Electives• US HISTORY IN WAR• CONTEMPORARY

ISSUES IN US HISTORY• STATE & LOCAL HIST.

• SOCIOLOGY• PSYCHOLOGY• ECONOMICS• WORLD RELIGIONS

A WORD ABOUT SS GRAD. REQS...

ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE:1. CIVICS COURSE2. WORLD HISTORY COURSE3. US HISTORY COURSE4. 4TH SOCIAL STUDIES CREDIT IS OPTIONAL (REMEMBER YOU NEED 3 OR 4 SCIENCE CREDITS TO GRADUATE)

**NOTE: CT students must complete Civics and 4 Social Studies Electives.

AP POTENTIAL• PSATs – My College Quickstart• Receiving a letter this week from our AP Coordinator (Mr. Crist) encouraging you to consider signing up for AP level courses

Physical Education/Health

MUST CHOOSE .50 CREDIT IN PE FOR JR. YEAR

(Can choose more for elective credit)• 11/12 GRADE PE

• COMPETITIVE PE• PERSONAL FITNESS I & II (FALL/SPRING)• PIAA SPORTS CREDIT (APPLICATION NEEDED)• SPORTS LEADERSHIP• DRIVERS ED – ELECTIVE CREDIT ONLY

**Be sure you are entering the right code for theappropriate gym class: BOYS vs. GIRLS

REQUIRED CAREER CLASS FOR JUNIOR

YEARFUNDAMENTALS OF 21ST CENTURY

COMMUNICATIONS

REQUIRED FOR ALL JUNIORS

COURSE SELECTION SHEET

1. Use Pencil (you might make changes)

2. Courses in BOLD require an Application

3. Total credits must equal 7 (6.5 for CT)

4. Don’t forget to check prerequisites!!

5. List four Alternates with ALT1, ALT2, ALT3, ALT4 in order of preference.

ELECTIVES• Start on page 36 • Check Prerequisites • Courses• Grades

• Let’s talk about applications• You will be choosing 2 elective credits this year.• Be sure to check credit value of class.

You will need to take Art Fundamentals before Drawing and Painting, Studio Arts,

or Sculpture

Plus you need at least a 75% to move on in art classes

ART FUNDAMENTALS (.50)ART APPRECIATION (.50)

DRAWING & PAINTING I, II, III, & IVCONT. STUDIO ARTS I & II

SCULPTURE I, II, & IIIYEARBOOK (APPLICATION NEEDED!)

ART

Business & Information Technology

• Computer Applications• Entrepreneurship

• Business Law

• Intro to Video Game Design• Sports & Entertainment Marketing• Money, Banking, & Finance• Accounting I• FBLA II (Application Needed!)

Business & Information

Technology (Continued)

• Articulation Agreements (p. 12)• This means WASHS has courses that

colleges have found to be equivalent to courses offered at the collegiate level.

• WASHS currently has agreements with:• Kaplan University

• Hagerstown Community College

• Central Pennsylvania College

• Harrisburg Area Community College

• Over half of the courses offered in this department offer this great option!

MUSIC

New ClassesNew Combinations

PERFORMANCE COURSESSymphonic Band

Concert ChoirWind EnsembleChamber Choir

by themselves or in combination

Music Electives: No experience needed!

Classroom GuitarHistory of Rock and Roll

Music TechIntro to Music

Music Theory – Must be able to read music

Take your Course Sheet to music class for specific instructions

Technology Education

CONSTRUCTION AND WOODWORKING

ENGINEERING

3 AREAS

GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Basic Home Repair• Materials Processing I, II, III, IV

• Intro to Engineering• Engineering Design I• Architectural Design I• CNC Design

• Intro to Graphics• Graphic Design I, II

IMPORTANT TO CHECK:

Prerequisites

Credit value

World LanguagesMost colleges recommend

2 or 3 years in HS

Many colleges require World

Language on the college level

(and it’s harder!)You must have at least 1.0

credit of a World Language or .50 credit of Career Prep to graduate.

World Languages• FRENCH I, II, III, & IV

• GERMAN I, II, III, & IV

• LATIN I, II, III, & IV

• SPANISH I, II, III, IV, & AP SPANISH

• LATIN & GREEK ROOTS IN ENGLISH

MAKING HIGH SCHOOL COUNT!

• Next year it will be more important than ever to participate in…

• Job Shadowing

• Earning College Credit

• Apply for NCAA

• College visits

• SATs/ACTs

• Volunteering

• Insider’s view of Healthcare Careers

•Spend time in every hospital department (Even surgery!)

• 2 Programs available• Option 1: Class during school year

• Option 2: Week in the summer

•Application and Interview needed

•Meeting today to hear more!!!

Healthcare Career Institute

Let’s talk about Early to College (ETC)

• Still available in new schedule (for CT too!)• Saves time and money • Counts as high school AND college credit•Work with your counselor to find what’s best for you• College choices are Mont Alto, HCC, the Mount, SHIP•Meeting in March/April• Sign up for classes AS IF you are NOT doing

ETC, & once accepted, make changes.

(pg.6)

• What have you taken?• What do you need to schedule?• Do your classes fulfill Graduation Requirements?• Do your classes prepare you for future plans?

Where have you been

and where are you going?

Four Year Plan

Reminders!

Educational Planning Night Thursday, 6:00 pm Feb. 12th

WASHS Cafeteria Teachers and myself will be there to answer questions!

February 11 and 17 - You will get teachers’ signatures!

February 20 - Course Selection sheet due to your period 1st period teacher!

You will enter your selections in the Portal with your Social Studies class March 3-7.

Your teachers will be able to help –

or make an appointment to see your counselor

if you are befuddled!

If you have questions about your credit

sheet?

REMEMBER!!!

There will be a Healthcare Career

Institute (HCI) meeting in the balcony when this lesson is over!

THE PROCESS !• Step 1 – Today’s Lesson

• Step 2 – Deciding what you want to take

and what you meet the prerequisites

for

• Step 3 – Ed. Planning Night Thursday Feb

12th

• Step 4 – Completed sheet due by Feb 20th

(of course you can turn it in early!)

• Step 5 – Entering selections into the

Portal during your Social Studies class

Make an appointment to see your counselor!