1. 2019-2020 High School Registration
Class of 2023!

2. Agenda / Hopes For Tonight
Give general high school information
Graduation requirements
Registration Process
Recommendations and what to expect

3. Registration Every student will do his/her base school registration.
If a student moves or is accepted to a different school after we register for classes, that student will register on paper with me and I will send it to the new school.

4. Graduation Requirements
Earn 22 Units of Credit under the Future-Ready Core plus 4 Elective Credits from any area totaling 26 Units
Students must pass three EOC assessments (NC Math I, Biology, English II)

5. Graduation Requirements
Students taking NC Math 1 or NC Math II in 7th/8th grade will receive high school credit in Math.
The grade will not be part of the high school GPA.
However, the grade will show on the transcript.

6. Future Ready Core English 4 English I, II, III, IV Math 4 Science 3
Courses Credits
English
English I, II, III, IV
Math
Science
Biology, Earth/Environmental Science, a Physical Science
Social Studies
World History
American History I: The Founding Principles
American History II
Civics & Econ.

7. Future Ready Core Courses Credits Healthful Living 1 Electives 10
Career/Tech, Arts, STEM,
World Languages, etc..
4 credits strongly recommended in an Area
of Concentration (CTE, JROTC, Arts Ed. or
any other subject area)
____________
26 Credits

8. *Colleges encourage students to take a math SR. Year.*
Math Requirements
4 CREDITS OF MATH
(1)NC Math I,
(2)NC Math II,
(3)NC Math III,
(4) then a 4th Math Course to be aligned with the student’s post high school plans.
After NCM III – Adv. Functions and Modeling, Discrete Math, Statistics, Calculus etc...
*Colleges encourage students to take a math SR. Year.*

9. Promotion Requirements
9th to 10th Grade
Must pass 6 courses:
English
2 out of the following 3—(Math, Science, Social Studies)
3 additional courses
Course Loads
Students are required to carry a course load equal to the number of instructional periods in the school day.
4 instructional periods = 4 classes.

10. Course Levels
Standard
Honors
Advanced Placement

11. Honors Level Classes: What Does It Take?
Independent learning.
Discussions where you are prepared and participate.
Summer reading/assignments.
Vocabulary is geared toward SAT prep.
Emphasis on critical thinking.
Emphasis on college level reading and writing.

12. Honors Level Classes: What Does It Take?
An honor student needs to be a more mature student.
Student grades should be an A (90-100) or high B (85-89) average for the year. High schools look for a level 4 or 5 on EOGs.
An accelerated, advanced course requiring significantly more work.

13. AP Level Classes: What Does It Take?
AP classes are more rigorous than honors courses. After completing an AP class, students can take the AP exam and potentially receive college credit for that course if they receive a passing score. Taking an AP course shows colleges that students can handle college level work.

14. Quality Points
Grade Standard Honors AP FF

15. GPA Calculation Example—11th Grader—Cameron Newton
Course Grade Quality Points
AP English III B(85) 4
Honors NCMath III A(94) 4.5
Honors Chemistry B(85) 3.5
Am. History II A(95) 4
French I A(95) 4
French II B(85) 3
Chorus A(95) 4
Photography A(95) 4
8 attempted credits Total
GPA=31 divided by 8= a weighted GPA of YEAH!!! GOOD JOB!!!!

16. Cumulative GPA Example- 9th and 10th Grade-Cameron Newton
Course Grade QP
Honors English I D(65)
NCM I D(65)
Earth/Envi Sci. F(50)
World Hist. D(65)
Healthful Living F(50)
Speech C(75)
Comp App I C(75)
Visual Arts D(65)
Total
10th Grade
Courses Grade QP
English II C(75) 2
NCM ll B(85) 3
Earth/Envi Sci. A(95) 4
Am. History I C(75) 2
Healthful Living A(95) 4
Chorus A(95)
Theater Arts I C(75) 2
Comp App II A(95) 4
Total 25

17. Cumulative GPA, cont. 9th 8 8.5 10th 8 25 11th 8 31 Total 24 64.5
Credits Attempted Quality Points
9th
10th
11th
Total

18. Cumulative GPA, cont.
GPA=Total Credits divided by Total Quality Points 64.5 divided by 24 = 2.68 Overall Weighted GPA

19. Course Selection for 9th Grade
8th grade teachers have made recommendations based on high school guidelines
Your student’s paper copy of his/her recommendation form. (Purple)
If the recommendation is not what you hoped for, have your student talk with Mrs. Font.
Students who enroll in a class above what was given in the recommendation are generally not as successful as those who follow the teacher’s recommendation.

20. Required Courses for 9th Graders
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Healthful Living (Includes Health and PE)

21. English—9th Grade
Choices: English I (Standard) Honors English I (Honors)

22. Math—9th Grade Choices: Math 8-Students
Fundamentals of Math (Elective)/Intro to Math (1 Credit) =Year long
D or F in Math 8 and scored a 1 or 2 on EOG
Foundations of Math 1(Elective)/NC Math 1(NC M1 credit) = Year Long
Completed Math 8 and need to take Math 1 as a yearlong course, rather than the faster paced semester course.
NC Math 1 – (NCM1 Credit) –Semester long class
-Strong Math 8 students that score a 4 or 5 on 8th grade EOG

23. Math-9th Grade Math 1 Students
Math Plus(Elective)/ NC Math II (NC Math II Credit) Year long
-Completed Math I but lack a good foundation.
NC Math II Honors – (NC Math II Credit) Semester long class
-Strong Math 1 Students
Math 2 Students
NC Math III Honors – (NC Math III Credit) Semester Long Class

24. Science—9th Grade
Choices: (Generally based on Math recommendation to keep Math and Science aligned throughout high school)
Earth Science
Earth Science Honors
Honors Biology (Must have taken Math 1)

25. Science Pathways 9- Earth/Envir Science 9-Honors Bio *** 10-Biology
11-Chemistry
Total = 3 Credits
9-Honors Bio ***
10-Chemistry
11- AP Envir/Earth
Total = 3 Credits
***Must have taken Math I***
These 3 levels may differ depending on each individual high school.

26. Social Studies—9th Grade
Choices: World History (Standard) World History (Honors) AP World History (Apex High School, Apex Friendship High School, and Cary High School only) World History is the 9th Grade Social Studies curriculum.

27. World Languages - When to do it?
**World Language NOT required for graduation
but 2 credits required to meet minimum
admission requirements for UNC system.**
Wake county encourages students to
start taking a language in 10th grade unless they have earned a credit already in middle school.
10th- Part 1 (fall) / Part 2 (Spring)
11th- Part 3 (fall) / Part 4 (Spring)
12th- Part 5 or AP

28. Academies Specialized Academies available at most high schools.
STEM, Health Science, Information Technology, Digital Media, Engineering, etc.
Provides students with:
Cohort of peers with similar interests and dedication
Field experiences
Job Shadowing and Internships
Opportunities to jump start their future careers (ie. certification programs)
Applications are online through your high school’s website.
March deadlines.

29. 9th Grade Registration
Each student will select 8 courses and 3 or 4 alternate elective courses (Depending on school):
English
Math - If taking Foundation of Math1 and NCMath 1 or Math Plus and NCMath II, you will be taking 2 math classes. One as elective credit the other a core credit.
Science
Social Studies
Healthful Living
6-8. Electives
Plus 4 alternate electives—as 2nd choice electives

30. Registering for Classes
The eight classes should be the ones that they hope to have 1st and 2nd semester.
The alternate electives are those classes they are willing to take if they do not get the first choice.
This is just the choice of classes, not a schedule.

31. Block Schedule Sample Schedule – Band Student
Spring Term NC Math II Earth/Envir. Science English Band (Spring) (Elective)
Fall Term Math Plus (Math Elect) World History Health/PE Band (Fall) (Elective)

32. Block Schedule Sample Schedule- Non Band Student
Fall Term
NC Math II
Biology (H)
Health/PE
ART (Elective)
Spring Term
English 1
World History
Astronomy (H) (Elect)
Marketing (Elective)

33. Registering for Classes
Students will register in the computer lab with the counselors.
Students will register on Power Schools/ WakeID.
Students must have their own Power Schools/WakeID accounts.
You will use the recommendations given to your student (Purple) and courses available at your specific high school (Salmon) to fill out the High school Work plan (Yellow).

34. High School Attendance Policy
Students can only miss 10 Block Classes/semester in high school.
Once a student misses his/her 11th Block Class (Ex/ 11 absences for 1st block English class) they receive an automatic “FF”.
FF= Failed for violation of attendance policy
It does not matter if you currently have an “A” in the class you receive an “FF”

35. Drivers Education Driver’s Education through Jordan Driving School.
If you are 14 ½ years old and interested in Drivers Ed. Please go to the Jordan Driving School Website for more information.

36. High Schools that have Drivers Ed.
Apex High School
Apex Friendship High School
Athens Drive High School
Broughton High School
Cary High School
East Wake High School
Enloe High School
Fuquay-Varina High School
Garner High School
Green Hope High School
Heritage High School
Holly Springs High School
Knightdale High School
Leesville Road High School
Middle Creek High School
Millbrook High School
Panther Creek High School
Rolesville High School
Sanderson High School
Southeast Raleigh High School
Wake Forest High School
Wakefield High School

37. Registration Packet Due Dates:
Track 1, 3, & 4: Due March 1st Track 2: Due March 15th Turn registration folders in to your Social Studies teacher by the due date. You will receive the folder back with a copy of your course requests once your track registers.

38. Thanks for coming tonight!!
Please me if there are any questions or concerns:
Krisi Font
8th Grade Counselor
(919)
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