Lovejoy High School Registration for Class of 2016 Class of 2017

Counseling Team Guidance Counselors Amanda Breeden – All students A-F Lissa Testa – All students G-M Lance Hendrick – All students N-Z College and Career Counselors Addison Snyder – All students A-K Randy Trevino –All students L-Z

College and Choices Think about the future when making your choices Top 10% rule (UT top 7%) GPA and Rank Tier 1 – AP courses Tier 2 – PAP courses Tier 3 – all other

Graduation Requirements 26 credits required for graduation – Recommended or Distinguished Diploma Successful completion of STAAR EOC ◦ English 1, English 2, Algebra I, Biology, US History ◦ ELA 1 – March 31 ◦ ELA 2 – April 1 ◦ Algebra 1 and Biology – May 5-9 Senior Project

Graduation Plans – Side by Side Recommended Distinguished English Mathematics Science Social Studies Lovejoy Leadership Health Fine Art Physical Education Technology Foreign Language * Additional Electives TOTAL CREDITS 26 26

Distinguished Achievement Diploma (DAP) What is an Advanced Measure? A student needs any 4 of the following: A Junior year PSAT score that designates them as commended or higher A score of 3 or higher on an AP test (each score is one advanced measure) A college academic course and Tech Prep articulated college course with a grade of 3.0 or higher (each 3.0 is one advanced measure) An original research project judged by a panel of professionals in the field (only 2 projects can be used and the senior project would qualify as one)

English 10 th Grade Options PreAP English II PreAP/GT English II 11 th Grade Options PreAP English III AP English Language AP/GT English Language  All English courses require summer reading.  10 th grade – check with current English teacher about suggestion for 11 th grade.

Math Required to Graduate Algebra I Geometry Algebra II 4 th year of math *All students are required by LHS to continue with math through their senior year. Math Options PreAP Geometry PreAP Algebra II PreAP/GT Algebra II PreAP Pre-Calculus PreAP/GT Pre-Calculus AP/GT Calculus AB AP/GT Calculus BC AP/GT Statistics AP Computer Science

Math Sequence Math taken this year  Pre-AP Algebra 1  Pre-AP Geometry  Pre-AP Geometry  Pre-AP Algebra II  Pre-AP Algebra II  Pre-AP Pre-Calculus  Pre-AP Pre-Calculus  AP Calculus AB AP Statistics  AP Calculus AB  AP Calculus BC AP Statistics

Science 10 th Grade Options PreAP Chemistry PreAP/GT Chemistry 11 th Grade Options PreAP Physics AP Physics 1

Social Studies 10 th Grade Options Pre-AP World History AP World History* AP/GT World History* 11 th Grade Options Pre-AP US History AP US History* AP/GT US History* *AP Courses require summer reading as well as a minimum of 1 hour of homework each night.

Foreign Languages DAP 3 credits of the same Recommended 2 credits of the same Options Spanish I, II, III, IV, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Lit. French I, II, III, and AP French Language (IV) Chinese I, II, III, IV *American Sign Language I, II, III and IV *Consult prospective colleges to learn if ASL meets FL requirements

Technology Required 1.0 Credit Options Pre AP Computer Science AP Computer Science A Business Information Management Digital and Interactive Media Animation Advanced Animation Web Technologies Video Technology Mobile Apps Development Any Engineering course Journalism courses (Yearbook, Newspaper, Magazine, Broadcast, Photojournalism)

Fine Arts Required 1.0 credit same course Options Band/Jazz Band Orchestra Choir Theater/Tech Theater Dance/Majestics Art AP Music Theory AP Art History

Physical Education Required 1.0 credit Options Athletics Athletic Training PE Foundations Individual Sports/Team Sports Cheerleading Fall semester of band, drill team, colorguard Off-campus PE – application is online. Must be approved

Final Graduation Requirements.5 credit of Health.5 credit of Lovejoy Leadership 3.0 credits of electives for DAP 4.0 credits of electives for Recommended

AP Elective Options 10 th and 11 th Grade Students AP Human Geography (semester only) AP Music Theory – requires approval AP Computer Science – Prerequisite required AP Studio Art 2D and 3D – prerequisites required AP Studio Art 2D Photo – requires approval (11 th -12 th ) AP Art History – summer project (10 th -12 th ) AP Psychology – (11 th -12 th only) AP European History – (11 th -12 th only) AP Chemistry – (11 th -12 th only) AP Biology – (11 th -12 th only) AP Statistics – (11 th - 12 th only)

Other Elective Options Business Classes Health Science Classes Education and Training Classes Journalism Engineering Classes Technology Applications

GPA GPA tables – pg 14 of the course guide ◦ Rank GPA vs Official GPA

Tier 1 – All AP Classes Tier 2 – All Pre-AP Classes Tier 3 – All other courses

Exclusions  Students must earn the 26 credits required for graduation. For each additional credit earned beyond the required 26, students may exclude a maximum of eight semester grades from his/her GPA calculation. Excluded grades may not include the required 26 credits.  Some classes are automatically excluded. ◦ Off Campus PE ◦ Correspondence Classes ◦ Summer School ◦ Dual Credit Classes ◦ ASC or CAT classes ◦ Math Labs

Exclusions Possible exclusions ◦ Electives ◦ Fine Arts ◦ Technology ◦ LOTE ◦ 5 th math or science class

Exclusions Timeline  First Time – June after Junior Year  Both Rank and Official GPA  Second Time – January (end of first semester Senior Year)  Both Rank and Official GPA  Third Time – After the 5 th six weeks Senior Year  Rank GPA only (this locks the rank for graduation)  Fourth Time – June after graduation  Official GPA only for final transcript

Showcase Monday, March 10, :00 to 8:00 pm ◦ GT Informational Session6:30Lecture Hall ◦ Intro to AP Info Session7:00Lecture Hall ◦ Information about classes, clubs, and extracurricular activities in the cafeteria and commons

Registration Information March Course input with Counselors – 9 th grade – History April 2-4 – Course input with Counselors – 10 th grade - English May – Verification slips will be sent home. This will be the last chance until school starts to make any class changes, so make good choices! NO SCHEDULE CHANGES IN THE SUMMER!!!!!