1. Deer Park High School North Campus
WELCOME CLASS OF 2015
Deer Park High School
North Campus

2. NORTH CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS
Ernie Salazar – Principal –
Evette Powell – AP – (A-K)–
Roy Dale Adams – AP – (L-Z)–

3. COUNSELORS Janice Hudson – A-K – 832-668-7305
Meagan Kiefer – L-Z

4. Parent Night
February 10th 6:30-8 pm Gaines Mason Auditorium North Campus Parents only, no students Encourage your parents to come!

5. JUNIOR HIGH PRE-REGISTRATION
The counselors will be at the Junior High
campuses to Pre-Register students on the
following dates:
Feb 14 – DPJH 9 AM
The 8th graders will visit NC to enter their
electives into the computer on the following dates:
Feb 17 – DPJH- 9 AM

6. Online Information
The Program of Studies is available on the DPISD webpage under the Parents and Students links.
The Program of Studies is also available on the North Campus webpage.
Pre-Registration form is Available Online
Registration form for Flex Class Online
Information concerning Virtual School Online
Information concerning STARR/EOC

7. SCHEDULES
Schedules reflect 7 classes. If a student chooses to enroll in a flex class their schedule will have 8 classes.
Lunch is included in the schedule and is determined by the fourth period class.
A certain lunch period can not be requested.
Teacher requests cannot be honored.

8. HOW TO EARN A CREDIT
One credit is earned for each class you pass with a 70 or better.
A student schedule has 7 classes per semester, so you may earn 3.5 credits per semester or 7 credits for the year.
Must earn at least 5 credits to move to DP South

9. GRADE LEVEL CLASSIFICATION
Students will be classified at the beginning of each school year according to the number of credits earned.
Grade
Credits 9
0-4.5 10
5-11.5 11 12
19-26
Graduation 26

10. How to Graduate Earn 26 credits total 2-3 credits of Foreign Language
1 credit of Fine Arts
4 credits of English
1 credit PE
4 credits of Math
1 credit Technology
4 credits of Science
½ credit Speech
4 credits of Social Studies
½ credit Health
3- 4 Elective Credits

11. Ninth Grade CORE COURSES
ENGLISH
English I
English PAP
MATH
Algebra I
Algebra I Honors
Geometry
Geometry PAP
Algebra II PAP
SCIENCE
Biology
Biology PAP
SOCIAL STUDIES
World Geography
World Geography PAP

12. REQUIRED ELECTIVES Elective Credits Required
Communication Applications
(Teen Leadership at North)
0.5
Fine Arts
1**
Foreign Language 2
Health (equivalencies for Health can be found on page 45 in the Program for Studies)
Physical Education (equivalencies for PE can be found on page 45 in the Program for Studies) 1
Technology 1*
*Technology and Fine Arts classes must be 2 semesters of same class.

13. ELECTIVES Art** Band** Business Information Management* Choir**
Communication Applications
Construction Management
Debate
Desktop Publishing*
Electronics
French I
French I PAP
German I
Health
Principles of Agriculture
Touch Systems Data Entry
Orchestra**
Principles of Architecture and Construction
Principles of Human Services
Reading Improvement
Spanish I
Spanish I PAP
Spanish Speakers
Principles of Manufacturing*
Theatre Arts**
* Tech Credit. ** Fine Arts Credit. Speech credit is not awarded for debate.

14. Physical Education (PE)
PE – Team Sports
PE – Aerobics
PE – Weightlifting
Aerobics - Dance
For PE waiver of credits, refer to page 17 of the Program of Studies for detailed requirements. ROTC and Marching Band may count as PE credits.

15. ATHLETICS
If you would like to sign up for athletics, only sign up for ONE sport. Sign up for the sport that is played first.
Sport
Contact
Baseball
Emerick Jagneaux
Basketball boys
Louie Means
Basketball girls
Theresa White
Cross Country boys
Russell Elfstrom
Cross Country girls
Mike Walker
Diving
John Lewis
Football
Chris Massey

16. ATHLETICS continued… Sport Contact Athletic Training Jim Davidson
Golf
Mark Boyd
Soccer boys
Jerry Hurtado
Soccer girls
Todd McBride
Softball
Mary Siebert
Swimming boys/girls
John Lewis
Tennis
Will Rau
Volleyball
Gay Sabatell

17. HONORS CLASSES OFFERED AT NORTH CAMPUS
Algebra I
Algebra II
Biology
English
French I
Geometry
Spanish I
World Geography

18. ELIGIBILTY FOR HONORS CLASSES
Grade of 80 or above in the preceding honors class, or 90 and better in the preceding general class.
Commended score on TAKS test
Recommendation of the teacher.
Placement test (for Algebra I Honors only).

19. Algebra I Honors
This course is designed to give the talented mathematics student enriching experiences that will aid in the preparation for advanced honors mathematics courses. The basic goals and objectives are the same as Algebra I, although the course is more rigorous.

20. Algebra I Honors Completed application received by deadline
8th grade math teacher recommendation
8th grade math TAKS commended level (45 or higher)
Yearly average of 85 or higher in 8th grade math
Meets the standard on an Algebra Diagnostic Test

21. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Deer Park High School 4 Year Plan
Graduation requirements for students entering the 9th grade in can be found on page 21 of the Program of Studies.

22. GRADE POINT AVERAGE Numeric Honors Average Alternate 100 6.0 5.0 4.099
5.9
4.9
3.9 90
3.0 89
2.9 80
2.0 79
1.9 70
1.0
69 and lower 0.0 on all levels

23. Pre-Registration Form

24. CAUSES OF FAILURE
Research has shown that academic failure on the ninth grade level is caused by the following:
Failure to do homework
Attendance
Failure to ask for assistance when falling behind
Removal from class whether disciplinary or otherwise (ISS or DAEP).

25. DRESS CODE
North Campus follows the district dress code policy. This can be found in the Student Handbook or on the Deer Park website (
ID’s MUST be worn to enter the building and kept on throughout the entire school day.

26. Mandatory Flex Class
A student entering the ninth grade who failed more than one core class during his or her eighth grade year shall be required to enroll in flex period class assigned by the principal or designee.

27. TRANSITIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
The following 8th grade students are required to enroll in summer school at Deer Park High School North Campus:
Those students who fail more than one core subject for the year
Those students who fail the Mathematics or Reading TAKS test three times
There is a fee to take the course.
This required elective is called Path to Success.

28. Changes from TAKS to STAAR
Class of 2015 is the first who must meet the end-of-course (EOC) testing requirements.
This will include 12 assessments; English I, English II, English III, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World Geography, World History, and U. S. History.
Each assessment will count as 15% of a student’s grade in the corresponding course.
More information will be available later.