1. 8th GRADE REGISTRATION 2016

2. Graduation Requirements Standard Diploma
4 English credits
3 Math credits
3 Science credits
3 Social Studies
2 Health/PE credits
2 Foreign Language, Fine Arts, or Career & Technical Education credits
1 Personal Finance
4 Electives
22 Total Credits
6 Verified Credits (passed SOLs)
2 English
1 Social Studies
1 Math
1 Science
1 Student Choice

3. And…….. Additional Requirements for a Standard Diploma
You must be a CTE completer
You must take a minimum of two classes that fall within the same domain within the career & technical education umbrella
i.e. Independent Living & Intro Culinary Arts
And……..
You must pass a CTE Credential

4. Completer Course Combinations
Agriculture Business Fundamentals (Ag III) (8022) with one or more of the following:
Agriculture Business Operations (Ag IV) (8024)
Agriculture Business Management (Ag V) (8026)
Floral Design I (8055) or II (8056)
Floriculture (8038)
Greenhouse Plant Production & Management (8035)
Landscaping I (8036) or II (8039)
Agriculture Business Operations (Ag IV) (8024) with one or more of the following:
Agriculture Business Fundamentals (Ag III) (8022)
Agriculture Business Managements (Ag V) (8026)
Greenhouse Plan Production & Management (8035)
Agriculture Business Management (Ag V) (8026) with one or more of the following:
Horticulture Sciences (8034) with one or more of the following:
Floral Design I (8055) or II (8056)
Floriculture (8038)
Greenhouse Plant Production & Management (8035)
Landscaping I (8036) or II (8039)
Floriculture (8038) with one or more of the following:
Agriculture Business Fundamentals (Ag III) (8022)
Agriculture Business Management (Ag IV) (8024)
Agriculture Business Operations (Ag V) (8026)
Horticulture Sciences (8034)
Greenhouse Plant Production & Management (8035) with one or more of the following:
Horticulture Sciences (8024)

5. Completer Course Combinations cont.
Floral Design I (8055) with one or more of the following:
Agriculture Business Fundamentals (Ag III) (8022)
Agriculture Business Management (Ag IV) (8024)
Agriculture Business Operations (Ag V) (8026)
Floral Design II (8056)
Floriculture (8038)
Horticulture Sciences (8034)
Floral Design II (8056) with one or more of the following:
Floral Design I (8055)
Horticulture Sciences (8024)
Turf Grass Establishment & Maintenance (Turf I) (8051) with one or more of the following:
Landscaping I (8036) or II (8039)
Turf Grass Applications, Advanced (Turf II) (8054)
Turf Grass Applications, Advanced (Turf II) (8054) with one or more of the following:
Turf Grass Establishment & Maintenance (Turf I) (8051)
Landscaping I (8036) with one or more of the following:
Agriculture Business Fundamentals (Ag III) (8022)
Agriculture Business Management (Ag IV) (8024)
Agriculture Business Operations (Ag V) (8026)
Floriculture (8038)
Greenhouse Plant Production & Management (8035)
Horticulture Sciences (8024)
Landscaping II (8039)
Turf Grass Establishment & Maintenance (Turf I) (8051)
Turf Grass Applications, Advanced (Turf II) (8054)
Landscaping II (8039) with one or more of the following:
Landscaping I (8036)

6. Completer Course Combinations cont.
Accounting (6320) with one or more of the following:
Accounting, Advanced (6321)
Business Management (6135)
Computer Applications (6611)
CIS (6612) or Advanced CIS (6613)
Design, Multimedia, & Web Technologies (6630)
Office Administration (6621)
Principals of Business & Marketing (6115)
Accounting, Advanced (6321) with one or more of the following:
Accounting (6320)
Computer Information Systems (CIS) (6612) with one or more of the following:
Accounting (6320) or Accounting Advanced (6321)
Advanced CIS (6613)
Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (6670)
Computer Information Systems, Advanced (Advanced CIS) (6613) with one or more of the following:
Accounting (6320) or Accounting, Advanced (6321)
Business Management (6135)
Computer Applications (6611)
CIS (6612)
Design, Multimedia & Web Technologies (6630)
Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (6670)
Office Administration (6621)
Principals of Business & Marketing (6115)
Computer Applications (6611) with one or more of the following:
CIS (6612) or Advanced CIS (6613)
Design, Multimedia, & Web Technologies (6630)
Business Management (6135) with one or more of the following:
Marketing (8120)

7. Completer Course Combinations cont.
Design, Multimedia & Web Technologies (6630) with one or more of the following:
Accounting (6320) or Accounting, Advanced (6321)
Business Management (6135)
Computer Applications (6611)
Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (6670)
Office Administration (6621)
Principals of Business & Marketing (6115)
Office Administration (6621) with one or more of the following:
Accounting (6320) or Accounting, Advanced (6621)
CIS (6612) or Advanced CIS (6613)
Design, Multimedia, & Web Technologies (6630)
Principals of Business & Marketing (6115) with one or more of the following:
Accounting (6320) or Accounting, Advanced (6321)
Business Management (6135)
Computer Applications (6611)
CIS (6612) or Advanced CIS (6613)
Design, Multimedia, & Web Technologies (6630)
Introduction or Fashion Careers (8248)
Marketing (8120) or Marketing, Advanced (8130)
Office Administration (6621)
Sports, Entertainment, & Recreations Marketing (8175)
Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (6670) with one or more of the following:
Design, Multimedia. & Web Technologies (6630)

8. Completer Course Combinations cont.
Independent Living (8219) with one or more of the following:
Child Development & Parenting (8232)
Culinary Arts I (8275) or II (8276)
Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation I (8202)
\Introduction to Culinary Arts (8250)
Introduction to Early Childhood, Education, & Services (8234)
Introduction to Fashion Careers (8248)
Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation (8259)
Introduction to Interior Design (8255)
Nutrition & Wellness (8229)
Nutrition & Wellness (8229) with one or more of the following:
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation I (8202)
Independent Living (8219)
Introduction to Culinary Arts (8250)
Introduction to Early Childhood, Education & Service (8234)
Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation (8259)
Introduction to Culinary Arts (8250) with one or more of the following:
Culinary Arts I (8275) or II (8276)
Independent Living (8219)
Nutrition & Wellness (8229)
Culinary Arts I (8275) with one or more of the following:
Culinary Arts II (8276)
Introduction to Culinary Arts (8250)
Culinary Arts II (8276) with one or more of the following:
Culinary Arts I (8275)
Introduction to Interior Design (/8255) with the following:
Introduction to Fashion Careers (8248) with one or more of the following:
Marketing (8120 or Marketing, Advanced (8130)
Principals of Business & Marketing (6115)

9. Completer Course Combinations cont.
Child Development & Parenting (8232) with one or more of the following:
Independent Living (8219)
Introduction to Early Childhood, Education & Services (8234)
Nutrition & Wellness (8229)
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I (9062)
Introduction to Early Childhood, Education, & Services (8234) with one or more of the following:
Child Development & Parenting (8232)
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I (9062) with one or more of the following:
Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation (8259) with one or more of the following:
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation I (8202)
Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation (8259) with one or more of the following:
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation I (8202)
Independent Living (8219)
Nutrition & Wellness (8229)
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation I (8202) with one or more of the following:
Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation (8259)
Introduction to Health & Medical Sciences (8302) with the following:
Nurse Aide I (8360)
Nurse Aide I (8360) with one or more of the following:
Introduction to Health & Medical Sciences (8302)
Nurse Aide II (8362)
Nurse Aide II (8362) with the following:
Firefighting I (8705) with the following:
Firefighting II (8706)
Firefighting II (8076) with the following:
Firefighting I (8705)

10. Completer Course Combinations cont.
Sports, Entertainment, & Recreation Marketing (8175) with one or more of the following:
Marketing (8120) or Marketing, Advanced (8130)
Principals of Business & Marketing (6115)
Marketing (8120) with one or more of the following:
Business Management (6135)
Introduction to Fashion Careers (8248)
Marketing, Advanced (8130)
Sports, Entertainment & Recreation Marketing (8175)
Marketing, Advanced (8130) with one or more of the following:
Marketing (8120)
Technical Drawing & Design (8435) with the following:
Engineering Drawing & Design (8436)
Engineering Drawing & Design (8436) with the following:
Technical Drawing & Design (8435)
Drafting I (8530) with the following:
Drafting II (8531)
Drafting II (8531) with the following:
Drafting I (8530)
Computer Systems Technology I (8622) with the following:
Computer Systems Technology II (8623)
Computer Systems Technology II (8623) with the following:
Computer Systems Technology I (8622)
Automotive Technology I (8506) with the following:
Automotive Technology II (8507)
Automotive Technology II (8507) with the following:
Automotive Technology I (8506)
Building Trades I (8515) with the following:
Building Trades II (8516)
Building Trades II (8516) with the following:
Building Trades I (8515)
Cosmetology I (8527) with the following:
Cosmetology II (8528)
Cosmetology II (8528) with the following:
Cosmetology I (8527)

11. CTE Credential Exam Options
 All CTE Courses—*Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth and *WorkKeys
Nursing Aide I & II —Virginia Board of Nursing Nurse Aide Certificate
Auto Technology —Automotive Service Excellence Student Certificate
Cosmetology —Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetology State Cosmetology License
Culinary Arts - National Restaurant Association ServSafe Manger Certification
Military Sciences - The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Economics & Personal Finance - W!SE Financial Literacy

12. Graduation Requirements Advanced Studies Diploma
4 English credits
4 Math credits
4 Sciences credits
4 Social Studies credits
3 Foreign Language credits
2 Health/PE credits
2 Fine Arts or Career & Tech Course credits
1 Personal Finance credit
2 Electives
26 Total Credits
9 Verified Credits
(passed SOLs)
2 English
2 Social Studies
2 Math
2 Science
1 Student Choice

13. Today Review Registration Sheet Highlight High School Programs
Answer Any Questions

14. Required Classes
At the top of the registration form you will see a section titled Required Courses. Certain courses must be taken by all 8th grade students. The required courses combined with elective courses will make up your 8 classes (4 in the fall, 4 in the spring).

15. TEACHER RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED
English 8
English 8 Year – one block per day, both semesters – all year
English 8 – one block per day, one semester only
English 8 (Advanced) – one block per day, one semester only
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED

16. Mathematics Math 8 Year – one block per day, both semesters – all year
Algebra I – Parts** (2 courses – Algebra Readiness and Algebra I Part 2); one block per day, each semester – all year
Algebra I** - one block per day, one semester; advanced students only
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED
**High School Credit Course

17. Other Required Courses
Physical Science
Computer Applications**
Health/PE 8
**High School Credit Course
FOR AN ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA, YOU MUST HAVE FOUR SCIENCES FROM THREE DISCIPLINES. THESE INCLUDE EARTH SCIENCE, BIOLOGY I AND ANY OTHER TWO EXCEPT BIOLOGY II: HUMAN ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY II: ECOLOGY. COMBINATIONS THAT WORK ARE: CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY II: HUMAN ANTAOMY; CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY II: ECOLOGY; CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS; PHYSICIS AND BIOLOGY II: HUMAN ANATOMY; OR PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY II: ECOLOGY.

18. ELECTIVES

19. Social Studies World History & Geography to 1500 (World History I)**
**High School Credit Course

20. English Developmental Reading** - teacher recommendation required
**High School Credit Course

21. Fine Arts Beginning Band Year Marching Band 8**/Beginning Band
Beginning Chorus 8
Art I**
Drama I: Theatre Arts Exploration**
**High School Credit Course
Marching Band 8/Beginning Band students are in Marching Band in the Fall and Beginning Band in the Spring. Only the Marching Band 8 part awards high school credit.
BAND DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION needed for Marching Band 8**/Beginning Band courses.

22. Foreign Language Spanish I** **High School Credit Course
REMINDER: YOU MUST HAVE THREE YEARS OF A FOREIGN LANG OR TWO YEARS EACH OF TWO LANGUAGES FOR AN ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA

23. Career & Technical Ed. Courses
Agriculture I: Agriculture, Food &Natural Resource Systems**
Principles of Business & Marketing**
Technology Foundations**
Independent Living**
Citizenship in Action
Construction Technology**
**High School Credit Course

24. Future Career & Technical Ed. Programs
Agriculture
Horticulture
Building Trades
Auto Mechanics
Health Occupations
Cosmetology
JROTC
Business & Marketing
Culinary Arts
Firefighting/EMT Academy

25. D-Squared Dual Degree Program2
D-Squared Dual Degree Program 2
Partnership Between Patrick County High School and Patrick Henry Community College

26. 2
Purpose
Provide enrichment opportunities to academically talented students who are ready for the challenge of college coursework
Associate Degree in General Studies by the end of students’ senior year in high school
Pioneer model-only a few other similar models in the US
FREE OF CHARGE! Tuition-free college coursework
Must have 15 students in order to offer the program

27. Sports
8th Grade students can qualify to play on the Middle School or JV teams.
Fall Sports – Football, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Cheerleading
Winter Sports – Girls/Boys Basketball, Wrestling, Indoor Track
Spring Sports – Baseball, Softball, Girls/Boys Tennis, Girls/Boys Soccer, Outdoor Track, Cheerleading

28. Sports Student-Athletes must:
pass 3 out of 4 subjects each semester
have a VHSL physical dated after May 1st of each year
Activity buses runs after school to transport student-athletes to drop-off points and selected elementary schools after practices
The bus leaves PCHS at 6:30pm

29. School Website Division page – www.patrick.k12.va.us
Parent Portal link - grades, attendance, student accounts, and more
Choose PCHS from drop down menu at top right
Links to:
School Messenger - school activities, closings, etc.
Daily Announcements
School Calendar

30. Important Point! Put time and effort into your class work! Grades
Attendance
Courses sometimes fill up and we have to take students out of courses because there is not enough room. Who do you believe gets the seat in the class? Who do you believe gets what is left over?

31. Remember
Complete form with parent’s signature and return it to your homeroom teacher. They will tell you when they need them back!
Math and English placement will be determined by grades, SOL scores, teacher recommendations and Interactive Achievement scores.
Think about the future when selecting classes!

32. SAMPLE SCHEDULES Fall: Block 1 – Math 8 Block 2 – English 8
Year-Long English 8 and Year-Long Math 8:
Fall:
Block 1 – Math 8
Block 2 – English 8
Block 3 – Physical Sci
Block 4 – Health/PE 8
Spring:
Block 1 – Math 8
Block 2 – English 8
Block 3 – Computer App.
Block 4 – Elective

33. SAMPLE SCHEDULES Algebra Readiness, Algebra I Part 2, and English 8:
Spring:
Block 1 – Health/PE 8
Block 2 – Algebra I Part 2
Block 3 – Computer App.
Block 4 – Elective
Fall:
Block 1 – Algebra Readiness
Block 2 – English 8
Block 3 – Physical Sci
Block 4 – Elective

34. SAMPLE SCHEDULES Fall: Spring: Block 1 – Algebra I
Advanced English 8 and Algebra I (one semester):
Fall:
Block 1 – Algebra I
Block 2 – Physical Sci
Block 3 –Elective
Block 4 – Elective
Spring:
Block 1 – Health/PE 8
Block 2 – English 8 Adv
Block 3 – Computer App
Block 4 – Elective
Advanced schedule elective examples: World History I, Spanish I, plus one CTE or Fine Art course (5 high school credits at the end of the 8th grade)

35. YOU’VE BEEN GREAT! THANK YOU
THANK YOU. YOU CAN RETURN TO YOUR CLASSES (OR WAIT QUIETLY FOR THE BELL) DEPENDING ON THE TIME.