1. HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION Welcome to the SGHS

2. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

3. PROMOTION zTo be promoted to 10 th grade, Students must have 6 credits, one of which is English I. zATTENDANCE COUNTS! Students automatically fail a course after 8 absences of any kind in a single class period. zCourse Load: Students must carry a course load equal to number of instructional periods in school day (4/semester). 4x4

4. Sample BLOCK SCHEDULE 1ST SEMESTER zMath I zWorld History zHealth/PE zElective 2ND SEMESTER zEnglish I zEarth Science zElective This is just an example. This is not the exact schedule your student will receive.

5. Required Classes zEnglish I (Honors Available) zMath I (Honors Available) Math II (Honors Available) Math III (Honors Available) zEarth/Environmental Science (Honors Available) zWorld History (Honors Available) zHealth & PE z3 Electives (one MUST be in school selected)

6. Selecting Electives zOne elective must be in the school student selected. The following courses are ones you must chose for your school. zFor HLS students, Health Team Relationships or Agriscience Applications zFor ITL students, MSITA, Marketing, Career Management, JROTC, Intro to Computer Programming * Please make sure you are comfortable with the alternate electives you choose since preference for these courses will be given to upperclassmen.

7. Course Sequencing zEnglish (4 required) z__English I (standard or honors) z__English II (standard or honors) z__English III (standard, honors, or AP) z__English IV (standard, honors, or AP) zHonors English I will have summer reading assignment.

8. Math Sequence zFoundations of Math/Math I zMath I (standard or honors) zMath II (standard or honors) zMath III (standard or honors) zAdvanced Functions & Modeling, or Precalculus, or Discrete Math zA.P. Calculus, or A.P. Statistics z4 Required

9. Science Sequence zEarth & Environmental (standard, honors) zPhysical Science or Biology zBiology or Chemistry 3 Required

10. Social Studies Sequence zWorld History (standard or honors) zAmerican Hist. I (standard or honors) zAmerican Hist. II (standard or honors) zCivics and Economics OR zWorld History, AP US History, Civics and Economics, and Social Studies Elective 4 Courses Required

11. PE and Foreign Language zHealth/PE required freshman year. Pass or retake as a senior. Foreign Language: Must have 2 credits in same language if going to 4 year university. Not required for community college, but I recommend it anyway.

12. Health and Life Elective Options zAgriscience Applications zAnimal Science I zEquine Science I zHorticulture I zHealth Team Relations zStrength and Conditioning zJournalism zCreative Writing zMicrosoft Word, Powerpoint, ect. zJROTC I, II zVisual Arts zChorus/Ensemble/VV zMarching/Concert Band zGuitar zCareer Management zOnline options also

13. Integrated Tech. and Leadership zMarketing zMicrosoft Word, Power. Etc. zCareer Management zIntroduction to Computer Science zPrinciples of Business zStrength and Conditioning zJournalism zCreative Writing zJROTC I, II zVisual Arts zChorus/Ensemble/VV zMarching/Concert Band zGuitar zOnline Classes

14. Athletics zNinth graders are eligible to play any fall sport because they were promoted. Grades and attendance will determine eligibility after school begins. zMust have updated physicals zQuestions: colgandl@gcs.k12.nc.uscolgandl@gcs.k12.nc.us

15. Clubs zArt Club zYearbook zFFA zFCA zROTC zDECA zFBLA zStudent Council zFishing Club zHOSA zBook Club zJazz Band zLeadership Retreat zP7 zHumane Society All 9 th graders are encouraged to join a club

16. SGHS get the BEST welcome ever!

17. Important Dates zMonday, April 6 th : Registration opens in PowerSchool for all rising 9 th Graders zFriday, May 1 st : Registration closes for all schools.

18. More questions? zEmail Meghan Burris: burrisme@gcs.k12.nc.us burrisme@gcs.k12.nc.us zVisit Ms. Burris’ webpagewebpage zEmail Don Griffin: griffind@gcs.k12.nc.usgriffind@gcs.k12.nc.us zVisit Mr. Griffin’s webpage