Preparing for the 2016 – 2017 School Year! Sherwood High School Registration: Preparing for the 2016 – 2017 School Year!

Important Dates Grades 9-11: Registration cards are due by Tuesday, February 16, to your Science teacher. During the weeks of February 16 and February 23, you will meet with your Counselor to discuss and review your course selections. The MYMCPS Scheduling Program will be locked for Students on Friday, February 19. After that time, any changes need to be made through your counselor.

Graduation Requirements English (4 credits) Social Studies (3 credits) Science (3 credits) Math (4 credits) Technology (1 credit) Fine Arts (1 credit) Physical Education (1 credit) Health (1/2 credit) Program of Study Foreign Language (2 credits), or Advanced Technology (2 credits), or Career Development Program Example(s): Horticulture Pathway, Child Development Pathway, Med Careers Pathway, Thomas Edison Technical High School, etc.

Additional Graduation Requirements Student Service Learning Hours (75 hours) High School Assessments PARCC(Combined Total of 1602) Algebra Biology English 10 NSL Government

Planning for College/Career Rigor, Complementary to What You’re Interested in Mathematics courses beyond Algebra II and Geometry with a grade of a B or better 3 - 4 credits of Science with a grade of a B or better 2 or more credits in a Foreign Language with a grade of a B or better, or 2 or more credits in Advanced Technology with a grade of a B or better

Marketability for College: Strong G.P.A. Honors and Advanced Placement courses Strong SAT and/or ACT scores Athletics, Service Learning, and Extra-curricular activities

Courses English Social Studies Science Mathematics Other

English English 11 Honors English 9 English 9 Honors English 10 Honors Electives: Journalism Yearbook Newspaper Creative Writing Lit As Film Graphic Novel Lit African American Lit College Test Prep English 11 Honors AP Lang AP Lit English 12 Honors ESOL Language classes satisfy English requirement AP Lang

Social Studies US History Honors US History AP NSL 9th Grade Honors/ AP NSL AP US History 10th Grade Honors MW History AP US History AP MW History 11th Grade 12th Grade Electives: Global Issues, Psychology, Law I & Law II, Sociology I & Sociology II, African American History, Philosophy, Comparative Religions, Ancient and Medieval History, AP Comparative Govt/Politics, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP Macro Economics, AP Micro Economics, AP Human Geography, Women’s Studies **MC – Abnormal Psychology

SP - Single Period, DP - Double Period Mathematics SP - Single Period, DP - Double Period Algebra 1 SP or DP Geometry - SP or DP 12th grade Electives: Quantitative Literacy, **MC - MV Calculus, Differential Equations Two year Algebra 2 Algebra 2 Calculus AP AB or BC Or with Apps. Statistics AP Pre-Calculus

Science H Geoscience H Biology H Physics 9th Grade H Biology Biology H Biology DP Sem 1 H Chemistry DP Sem 2 H Chemistry Chemistry 10th Grade H Physics Physics Elective H Chemistry Chemistry Elective Elective 11th Grade 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, Molecular Biology,

Foreign Language American Sign Language, French, Spanish, Italian Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Honors Level 4 Honors AP Spanish (Language and Literature) AP French (Language) Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 & 2

Physical Education 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, Yoga Stretch

Health Comprehensive Health On-level or Honors *May do online/summer (it’s not free!) Online registration begins Mar. 18th at 3pm 11th and 12th Grade Elective: Family Life and Human Development

Fine Art Electives Fine Arts Art Electives: Ceramics 1 – 3, Digital Art, Drawing & Design, Photography 1 – 3, Digital Photography, Studio Art 1 – 3, AP Drawing, AP Studio Art 2-D, AP Studio Art 3-D, Theatre 1 – 2, Advanced Acting, Play Directing Music Electives: Chorus 1, Women’s Chorus, Show Choir, Honors Jazz Choir, Honors Chamber Singers, Jazz Lab, Honors Jazz Ensemble, Honors Symphonic Band, Honors Symphonic Orchestra, Piano 1 – 2, Guitar, Electronic Music, Music Perspectives, AP Music Theory and Composition

Technology Tech-Ed Courses: Foundations of Technology, Intro to Engineering Design, Foundations of Computer Science Other Tech Courses: (Project Lead The Way Courses - PLTW) Principals of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Digital Electronics, Engineering Design & Development

Dates to Note February 12th Registration Begins February 16th Signed Course selections due to Science Teacher February 19th Course selections locked in MCPS Scheduler February 16th – February 26th SHS Counselors meet with students to finalize requests May – Course selections will be sent home for verification June 15th – All Change Requests to Schedules MUST Be Submitted by this date

Registration

Students should use the following URL to access course request program: http://scheduler.mcpsmd.org/public/

MyMCPS Scheduler You will enter your own course requests online at home If you do not have access to a computer and printer at home, please find time to go to the Media Center, or use one of our open Computer Labs on the following dates: February 11, 12, 16 If you have ANY trouble-don’t worry! Your counselors will help you and we will be meeting with you to check things over.

How to Make your Course Selections! You will learn the new scheduling system to sign up for classes in 6 easy steps! http://scheduler.mcpsmd.org/public/

STEP 1 Login: http://scheduler.mcpsmd.org/public/ Once you see the sign in screen, enter your MCPS username (your 6 digit MCPS Student ID#) and password (the password you use to log into the computers at school). Then select “Sign In.”

STEP 2 This is your Grade Level specific home screen. You will choose courses from here. (See Grade 10 screen in the example below.)

STEP 3 Choose your courses by clicking on the pencil icon. Make sure you pick 7 classes. A green check mark shows that a choice has been made or that there is no choice required in that section. A red exclamation mark shows that a selection still needs to be made.

HELPFUL HINTS Make sure you check off the course for both semesters: Example: Algebra 1A and Algebra 1B Courses are listed in alphabetical order within each category in MyMCPS Scheduler. You can select multiple courses in each subject area. Then click OK. DP=Double Period

Another Helpful Hint Please note that you may need to click through multiple pages in order to find the course you are looking for.

STEP 4 When you are finished making all of your choices, make sure it says, “Requesting 7 credit hours” at the bottom of the page. Click the “Submit” button on the bottom right.

STEP 5 Once you have reviewed your selections, print a copy for your records. You can sign out of the application using the “Sign Out” link located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

YOU ARE NOW REGISTERED FOR CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR! STEP 6 Make sure your registration card is filled out. On your card, write down your 2 alternate courses. Parent signature is required on the form. Make sure to turn in your Registration form on your designated day. YOU ARE NOW REGISTERED FOR CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR!

Finally, please remember… Follow the recommendations your teachers have made. They know you as a student and they have a good understanding of the expectations of classes. Talk with your parents or guardians, teachers and counselor about your course choices. They know you best! Please have your MyMCPS Scheduler course selections entered and your registration card filled out by the due dates listed. Email your counselor if you have questions!

Hand Out Registration Cards

After you submit your registration form, you may contact your counselor if you need to make any changes. But please note that any change request must be communicated by June 15, 2016.