1. Rising 9th Grade Scheduling Information Session
Heim Middle School
Rising 9th Grade Scheduling Information Session

2. Registration Worksheet
Top section must be completed
Student Name :________________ Student Number _______________Middle School: Shirley Heim
Diploma Type: Advanced Diploma Standard Diploma Applied Diploma
Programs: STAT CGS IB
Indicate your course selections on the sheet. Part math courses count as two separate course selections. Number the electives in order of priority from #1-10 (one being your top elective choice and ten being your lowest elective choice).

3. Diploma Types and Programs
Standard Diploma Advanced Studies Diploma S.T.A.T. (Stafford Academy for Technology) C.G.S. (Commonwealth Governor’s School) I.B. (International Baccalaureate) APPX (Advanced Placement Programs of Excellence)-only offered to North Stafford students

4. Standard Diploma pg. 4 4 English 3 Math 3 Science 3 Social Studies
2 Health/PE
2 World Language, Fine Arts, or Career and Technical Ed.
1 Economic & Personal Finance
4 Electives, including 2 sequential electives
22 Credits

5. Advanced Diploma pg. 5 4 English 4 Math 4 Science 4 Social Studies
2 Health/PE
3 years of one World Language or two years of two different World Languages
1 Economics & Personal Finance
1 Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education
3 (or 2) Electives of your choice
26 Credits

6. Standard VS Advanced Advanced Diploma Standard Diploma
26 Required Credits
Standard Diploma
22 Required Credits
Subject Area
Required Credits
English 4
Health/PE 2
Math 3
World Language, Fine Arts, OR Career and Technical Education
Science
Economics & Personal Finance 1
Social Studies
Electives, including 2 sequential electives
Subject Area
Required Credits
English 4
Health/PE 2
Math
World Language
Either 3 credits of one language, OR 4 (two credits of two different languages).
Science
Economics & Personal Finance 1
Social Studies
Fine Arts OR Career & Technical Education  1
Electives
3 (or 2)

7. Advanced Academic Programs
Nickname
Location
Advanced Placement Programs of Excellence
APPX
pgs
Colonial Forge HS, North Stafford HS, &
Stafford HS
Commonwealth Governor’s School
CGS
pg. 68
(Travel Provided)
International Baccalaureate Program IB
pgs
Mountain View HS & Brooke Point HS
Stafford Academy for Technology
STAT
pgs
Brooke Point (Information Technology) and
North Stafford HS (Engineering and Biomedical Sciences)
Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps
JROTC
pgs
(No transfer to another school for a specific branch JROTC)
Brooke Point HS and Stafford HS-Navy
North Stafford HS-Air Force
Colonial Forge HS-Army
Mountain View HS-Marine Corps

8. Course Descriptions
Each core and elective class is described in detail in the catalog.
Honors classes are offered in certain subjects.
Honors placement depends on grades and teacher recommendations.
Please see catalog for grade requirements.

9. ENGLISH Courses (Core)
Choose appropriate core English class
_____English
_____English 9 Honors 1130H (Must meet requirement)
_____English 9 collaborative 1130I
pg. 24

10. SCIENCE Courses (Core)
____Earth Science
____Honors Earth Science 4210H (Must meet requirement)
____Earth Science Collaborative 4210I
pg. 39

11. HISTORY & SOCIAL STUDIES Courses (Core)
Choose appropriate core History & Social Studies class
____World History I
____World History I Honors H (must meet requirement)
____World History I Collaborative 2215I
* If a student should decide not to pursue the full IB Diploma in their junior year, he or she may then be required to go back and take World History I *
pg. 28

12. MATHEMATICS Courses (Core)
Choose appropriate core Mathematics class
____Algebra I
____Algebra Part I & Algebra Part II (2 courses) 3131, 3132
____Algebra Part I & Algebra Part II collaborative (2 courses) 3131I & 3132I
____Geometry
____Honors Geometry H (Must meet requirements)
____Honors Algebra II H (Must meet requirements)
pg. 33

13. HEALTH and P.E.
___ Health & PE 9 (Required)
pg. 57

14. WORLD LANGUAGE Courses (Required for Advanced Studies Diploma)
____Spanish I
____Spanish II
____Spanish III
____French I
____Latin I
____German I
Students can still take level 2 languages, but this will be offered their sophomore year and will double with level 3 if needed. At all high schools, American Sign Language I is only offered junior and senior year.
pg. 44

15. ELECTIVE Courses Select and number, in order of preference,
10 elective classes
(#1 = first choice and #10 = last choice)
Select at least 10 electives in case you do not get your first choices
World Language counts as an elective
Please review all course descriptions and prerequisites before making your selections.
In StudentVue, electives are listed under the same subject area as they are on your scheduling worksheet.

16. RISING 9th Grade SCHEDULING TIMELINE
What is next?
Students and parents complete course selections online through StudentVue by Friday, March 17th at 11:59 p.m. (Window closes at that time)
As soon as online course selections are completed, the Scheduling Worksheet must be turned in to Counseling. Counselors will then meet with students and parents to finalize course requests. Please make sure you sign up early so that we can schedule your appointment.
* Once your counselor meets with you in person to go over your classes it is submitted to the high school, which means we no longer have access to it. Really think about the classes you want to take because you will not be able to come back later and change them. *

17. How will you know when your counselor is going to meet with you?
Counselors will be meeting with students on a first come, first serve basis. As you turn in your completed Parent Approval/Request Form and Course Selection form (and have signed up for your classes online) counselors will set up a meeting time for you. Meeting times will be posted daily outside of the counseling office and in the 8th grade hallway. Your teachers will also have a copy of it. Please check daily to see when you are scheduled to meet. Make sure you show up for your scheduled meeting on time.
We will eventually sign you up for a meeting if you have not turned in your form, so always check the posted lists. Please know that the longer you wait to turn everything in the more likely it will be that you may not get the electives you want next year.

18. High School Registration Parent Approval/Request Form
Parents please sign and have your child return this form with his/her registration sheet. A conference with the counselor can be arranged at the time of the phone call if so desired. Please sign the registration form even if you are requesting a phone call.
If you would like to contact us please send an to: or
Student’s Name___________________________
_ I APPROVE of the attached course requests and have gone into Parent Vue/Student Vue with my son/daughter to sign up for classes.
_ I REQUEST a phone call from the 8th grade counselor and I have gone into Parent Vue/Student Vue to help my son/daughter sign up for classes.
Parent Signature_______________________ Date:________________

27. Parent Night at Shirley Heim
We will have an Information Night for parents/guardians here at Shirley Heim on Thursday, February 16th from 6- 7pm. We will be here to answer any questions that your parent/guardian may have about the registration process.
Remember, once we meet with you in person and go over your classes it is submitted to the high school which means we no longer have access to it. Really think about the classes you want to take because you will not be able to come back later to change them.

28. Rising Freshman Parent Night
Rising Freshman Parent Night will now be held on March 22, 2017 at your base high school. Please make sure you attend with your parent to learn more about all programs available to you. You and your parents will need to use this information to help you choose your high school courses. After this night you can go online and sign up for your high school courses. Make sure you turn your registration sheet into the counseling office.