1. BHS SENIOR registration
school year

2. PURPOSE
To provide you with important information about graduation requirements
To help you make well informed decisions about which classes to take your junior year
Or your individual Counselor at:
(A-F)
(G-O)
(P-Z)

3. PROCESS Get your Registration card from your CAMP teacher.
Choose and circle class selections on your registration card.
Take your registration card home and discuss your selections with your parents. Get your PARENT SIGNATURE.
Turn your signed registration form into your CAMP teacher. You will upload your selections to the parent/student portal of Powerschool during CAMP.

4. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Credit Type Credit Required
Communication Arts 4 credits
Social Studies 3 ½ credits
Science 3 credits
Math credits
Practical Art (IT, FACS, Business) 1 credit
Fine Art (Art, Music, Theater) 1 credit
Physical Education/Health 2 credits
Personal Finance ½ credit
Other Electives 7 credits
Total: 25 credits

5. GUIDE FOR CAREER PLANNING AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY BOOKLET
Access this book online at
What will you find in the book?
Graduation requirements – pg. 8
Class Descriptions - pgs. 110 – 169
Career Pathways (for help in choosing classes which go along with your intended career) – Pgs

6. SAMPLE REGISTRATION CARD

7. REQUIRED CORE CLASSES YOU MUST TAKE THESE COURSES YOUR senior YEAR
You will choose & circle 1 class in each of the following categories
Communication Arts 12
American Government
Personal Finance (only if you have not already taken)
6 to 6 ½ credits of the electives of your choice

8. *HONORS VS. NON HONORS CLASSES
Honors classes are denoted by an * on your registration sheet
You MUST take 5 honors classes per semester if you are trying to be in the top 10% of your graduating class

9. CHOOSING ELECTIVES
Select and circle elective credits to equal 8 total for the year.
We encourage you to take CORE electives (Math, Science, Comm. Arts, and Social Studies)
It has been shown to increase ACT scores
IF you are a HILLYARD TECHNICAL SCHOOL student:
Circle your 4 hour program on your registration card

10. Choosing elective “ALTERNATES”
ALTERNATE Classes: Write in 2 year long alternates and 4 sem. alternates on your registration sheet.
These are classes you agree to take if your other class selections cannot be filled.
IMPORTANT!! ONLY CLASSES CIRCLED ON YOUR REGISTRATION SHEET OR WRITTEN IN AS ALTERNATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TAKE NEXT YEAR.

11. SCHEDULE CHANGES NEXT YEAR
You will NOT be allowed to change your schedule into a class not listed on your registration card.
ABSOLUTELY NO SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE MADE DURING AUGUST REGISTRATION!!!

12. ACT
Taking a rigorous course load (honors and core) is best for achieving a high ACT score
Required for admittance to most colleges and universities
Scholarship $ depend on it
IF you have NOT already taken ACT; take it NOW!!
2 Fee waivers for those who qualify for free/reduced lunch

13. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND . . .
First and foremost: we place you in classes that are required for graduation.
For example: if you have failed classes required for graduation, we put those classes back into your schedule next year.
Pay your fees!
If you owe money for a course this year, we cannot put you in a course that requires a fee next year
For example, if you owe money for Woodworking Tech this year, we cannot put you in Metal Working Tech next year
We do our best to fill your course requests, but sometimes it is impossible.

14. What to do about failed courses
Register for regular senior classes as if you have passed every course up to this point.
Counselors will adjust your schedule to make room for you to re-take failures.
For example: if you failed a class required for graduation this year, we put that class back into your schedule next year
Failed graduation requirements must be re-taken until passed.

15. FAIRLY NEW AND REALLY EXCITING NEW COURSES
Career Investigations: Job Shadowing (semester course)
Career Investigations: Internship (semester course)
Career Investigations: Job Shadowing is a prerequisite (must be taken 1st) to Career Investigations: Internship.
In the Internship class, you get to intern at a business in the career field of your choice during 4th block.

16. THE END QUESTIONS: EMAIL YOUR COUNSELOR
(A-F)
(G-O)
(P-Z)
Stop in the counseling office and make an appointment
Or Call
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