1. Hickory High School Scheduling

2. Scheduling Process  After this presentation you will receive the scheduling packet from your homeroom teacher.  Take the packet home for your parent/ guardian to review and sign. Return to your homeroom teacher by Friday, February 26 th.  NEW THIS YEAR: Enter your course requests into your StudentVue account.  Counselors will meet individually with students on assigned dates to answer questions and review choices.

3. Scheduling Process  If you have questions about The Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology or The Governor’s School of the Arts please see the appropriate counselor in Guidance.  In the spring, final course selections will be mailed home with a change request form. The request form must be returned completed with a parent signature to be honored. (cont.)

4. StudentVue USING STUDENTVUE TO ENTER REQUESTS Instructions are on the Website MUST BE IN STUDENTVUE. ParentVue has view access only Courses that are available will appear. If you do not meet the pre-requisite, a message in large red print will appear. You MUST select 3 alternates for electives in the order that you want them, or it will not allow you to save your requests. Once you meet with your counselor, the requests will be locked, and any changes must be requested in writing.

5. GUIDELINES Students MUST take eight (8) credits per year. There is one exception to this rule: - Seniors who have written permission from a parent/guardian, and have met graduation requirements, may take six credits and be released after third block each semester.

6. GUIDELINES  Students may take only one core English and Social Studies course per year.  Students may take more than one Math, Science, or Elective Course keeping within the course sequence.  Music students must NOT take Physical Education in Summer School.

7. GUIDELINES Music courses are scheduled in a modified block format (A/B days) as follows:  Freshmen – Music / PE 9  Sophomores – Music / PE 10  Juniors – Music / Honors US History or Econ/Finance  Seniors – Music / Gov’t, Honors Gov’t, or AP Gov’t Choose ALL elective courses CAREFULLY, including three alternates. The program will automatically use an elective if there is a conflict. Electives will be used in the order in which they are listed in the Course Requests. (Cont’d )

8. PROGRAMS Governor’s School for the Arts (GSArts) This is a afternoon program only and includes the fine arts areas of Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Dance, Visual Arts, and Theatre Arts. Chesapeake Center for Science & Technology (CCST) These are either A.M. (blocks 1 and 2) or P.M. (blocks 3 and 4) programs in the areas of Technology, Health, Trade & Industrial, Human Service, and Communications.

9. PROGRAMS CCST and Governor’s School of the Arts programs require an application. If you are interested in one of these programs, pick up an application in Guidance Office as soon as possible. See Mr. Markin an application for the CCST programs if you have not already gotten one. Deadline is February 25 th. Important to remember: These are 3 credit full year courses that meet every day and they cannot be dropped after the first 5 days of school. (cont’d)

10.  Classes can only be offered if there are enough students to request them. There must be a minimum of 15 students to request a class for it to be offered.  NEW FOR 16-17: We will offer Meteorology as a science class in the 2016-2017 school year, IF there are enough people to request the class. It will not appear on the course selection sheet, but it will appear in the online course requests. You can write the class on the sheet if you want to take it.  Be sure that you choose AP classes carefully. Year-long AP Courses can only be dropped in the 1 st 5 days of the year. Two credits are earned by the class, and the grade will be included in the GPA twice.  Due to the complexity of the master schedule, changes to requests after the selection process may not be honored. To Keep In Mind

11. 1. Review selections carefully 2. Know what you need to graduate (review diploma options and use the four-year planning chart) 3. Choose electives of interest TO YOU - not your friends COURSE SELECTION

12. ELECTIVES Chesapeake Center for Science & Technology Electives are available in the following areas: Art Business English Family & Consumer Science Marketing Music & Drama Physical Education Social Studies Technology Governor’s School for the Arts

13. DIPLOMA CHOICES CLASS OF 2017 Advanced Diploma – 26 Credits **Completion of Academic Career Plan and one virtual course SUBJECTCREDITSVERIFIED CREDITS ENGLISH 42 MATHEMATICS 42 LABORATORY SCIENCE 42 SOCIAL STUDIES 42 FOREIGN LANGUAGE3 PE AND HEALTH 2 FINE ART OR PRACTICAL ART 1 ECONOMICS / PERSONAL FINANCE 1 ELECTIVES3 STUDENT SELECTED SOL TEST TOTAL _________ 26 ____1____ 9

14. DIPLOMA CHOICES CLASS OF 2017 Standard Diploma – 22 Credits **Completion of Academic Career Plan and one virtual course SUBJECTCREDITSVERIFIED CREDITS ENGLISH 42 MATHEMATICS 31 LABORATORY SCIENCE 31 SOCIAL STUDIES 31 PE AND HEALTH 2 FINE ART OR PRACTICAL ART 2 ECONOMICS / PERSONAL FINANCE 1 ELECTIVES (2 sequential)4 STUDENT SELECTED SOL TEST TOTAL _________ 22 ____1____ 6

15. PROMOTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED IN – 10 th Grade: Complete AND Pass 4 standard subject- area credits including English 9 and 1 Verified Credit in Math, Science, or Social Studies. 11 th Grade: Complete AND Pass 10 standard subject- area credits including English 9 & 10 and 3 Verified Credits, 1 Math, 1 Science, and 1 Social Studies. 12 th Grade: Complete AND Pass 15 standard subject- area credits including English 9, 10, and 11, and 4 Verified Credits, at least 1 Math, 1 Science, and 1 Social Studies.

16. OPTIONS Additional courses are available through CPS on-line, Virtual Virginia, and through Tidewater Community College Ask your Counselor for details.

17. CONCLUSION Choose classes carefully in order to fulfill diploma requirements. MAKE SURE to choose alternate courses. Schedule changes are ONLY accommodated in cases of failure, not meeting prerequisites, or schedule conflict. Talk to your counselor if you have questions.