1. 2013-2014 REGISTRATION GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: 4 ENGLISH ENGLISH 9(1) & ENGLISH 10(1), SPEECH (1/2) 2 MATH 2 SCIENCE 3 SST: CIVICS (½) AND US HISTORY (1) ½ COMPUTER LITERACY ( INFO PROC ) OR BEGINNING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ½ PERSONAL FINANCE ½ HEALTH 1 ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10 ELECTIVES 24 TOTAL CREDITS

2. REMEMBER………. MINIMUM 6 CLASSES PER SEMESTER –EXCLUDING TUTORING (GPA > 2.00) –TOTAL YEAR CREDIT MUST EQUAL 6 OR MORE ( MAXIMUM 8 ) WHAT YOU SIGN UP FOR IS WHAT YOU GET ! (HOPEFULLY) NO SCHEDULE CHANGES DON’T ASK FOR A CLASS YOU DIDN’T INTIALLY REQUEST.

3. SCHEDULE “CORRECTIONS” ARE DIFFERENT THAN SCHEDULE CHANGES. PLEASE MAKE SCHEDULE “CORRECTIONS” DURING THE DESIGNATED PERIOD PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW SEMESTER. BALANCING SECTIONS AND LUNCHES REQUIRE THAT WE MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR SCHEDULE AFTER THE SCHEDULE CHANGE REMEMBER….

4. REMEMBER….. A SEMESTER ONE REQUEST OF A SEMESTER (S12) CLASS, DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BE ON YOUR SCHEDULE DURING SEMESTER ONE. CHOIR STUDENTS PUT DOWN CURRENT CHOIR PLACEMENT DON’T PLACE “EXTRA MUSIC” CLASSES ON REQUEST FORM: (JAZZ, SHOW, LOCOMOTION, ETC)

5. REMEMBER…… MOST CLASSES HAVE PREREQUISITES NOT ALL CLASSES ARE FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS (S12)=INDICATES THE CLASS MIGHT BE OFFERED EITHER SEMESTER ONE OR SEMESTER TWO. REMAIN CAUTIOUS OF “BLOCK” CLASSES: BIOLOGY, APPLIED SCIENCE, ECOLOGY, AP BIOLOGY. TYPICALLY YOU CAN NOT SIGN UP FOR “SEMESTER TWO ONLY” OF A YEAR-LONG CLASS, UNLESS YOU HAVE ALREADY PASSED SEMESTER ONE.

6. 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY INFO UW SYSTEM INTRODUCTION –Admission vs Graduation UW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS –4 ENGLISH (SPEECH) –3 MATH (ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA TWO) –3 SCIENCE –3 SOCIAL STUDIES –4 ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES: (FOREIGN LANGUAGE, MATH, SCIENCE, SST, AND ENGLISH)

7. ACT DATES AND DEADLINES UNIVERSITY BOUND JUNIORS TEST DATES: –APRIL 13 –REGISTRATION: MARCH 8 –JUNE 8 –REGISTRATION: MAY 3 ALL REGISTRATION MATERIALS IN THE GUIDANCE OFFICE OR WWW.ACT.ORG WWW.ACT.ORG

8. TECHNICAL COLLEGE EVERY “PROGRAM OF STUDY” WILL HAVE DIFFERENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS – YOU NEED FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE. WWW.CVTC.EDU WWW.CVTC.EDU PLAN TO ATTEND SOME FORM OF EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.

9. NEW CLASSES:  TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLASSES: GREEN TECHNOLOGY, SMALL ENGINES, ADVANCED WOODS, ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE.  ENGLISH 11A REPLACES APPLIED COMMUNICATION  ART CERAMICS 1,2,3, POTTERY, PHOTGRAPHY 1,2,  SOCIAL STUDIES AP PSYCHOLOGY

10. 2013-2014 10 TH GRADERS 1 ENGLISH 10 (ENGLISH 9) ½ HEALTH ½ CIVICS ½ SST –EASTERN –WESTERN –ANCIENT –MODERN WORLD HISTORY –AP ECON ( FULL YEAR CLASS) 1 BIOLOGY: 2 PERIODS ONE SEMESTER (PHYSICAL SCIENCE) ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 MATH PRE-ALGEBRA, ALGEBRA ONE, GEOMETRY,ALGEBRA TWO, PRECALCULUS, AP CALCULUS 1 ELECTIVE

11. 2013-2014 11 TH GRADERS 1 US HISTORY ½ SPEECH ½ PERSONAL FINANCE (JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR) 1 ENGLISH ELECTIVE –(ENGLISH 10 AND ENGLISH 9) ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 ½ ELECTIVES

12. MATH SEQUENCE CURRENTLY IN:TAKE: PRE-ALGALGEBRA I OR CONSUMER MATH *ALGEBRA IGEOMETRY *GEOMETRYALGEBRA II *ALGEBRA IIPRE-CAL OR INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE PREP MATH PRE-CALAP CALCULUS DOUBLE UP: ALGEBRA 2 AND GEOMETRY – TEACHER PERMISSION REQUIRED *MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS WE ARE PHASING OUR PRE ALGEBRA AS THAT IS NOW TAUGHT IN 8 TH GRADE

13. ENGLISH SELECTION(S) ALL JUNIORS TAKE SPEECH (1/2) 4 YEAR UNIVERSITY BOUND: (CURRENTLY IN SPANISH 2 OR PLAN TO COMPLETE SPANISH 2 OR CURRENLTY IN ALGEBRA I / GEOMETRY) ENGLISH 11 OR ENRICHED ENGLISH 11 TECHNICAL COLLEGE BOUND: ENGLISH 11A BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

14. 3 RD YEAR OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY BOUND JUNIORS: CHEMISTRY = TYPICAL THIRD YEAR OF SCIENCE

15. 2013-14 SENIORS ENGLISH CHECK TRANSCRIPTS FOR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS !!! YOUR RESPONSIBILITY !!! REPORT ERRORS TO ME, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. DON’T FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT: “JUNIOR CONFERENCES” – FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL SENIORS ONLY: SCHOOL TO WORK (WORK RELEASE) SCHOOL TO WORK= ½ credit 5 REGULAR ACADEMIC CLASSES PLUS SCHOOL TO WORK PERIOD (7) 8 OR PERIOD 1 (2)

16. ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CLASSES –AP BIOLOGY (11-12 WITH CHEMISTRY OR POST-CHEMISTRY) –AP US HISTORY (11-12) –AP ECONOMICS (10-12) BOLEY PROMOTIONBOLEY PROMOTION –AP PSYCHOLOGY (10-12)? –AP LITERATURE (TYPICAL IN SENIOR YEAR) –AP CALCULUS (TYPICAL IN SENIOR YEAR)

17. BUDGET CONCERNS CLASS REQUESTS ARE CRUCIAL PROGRAMS, COURSES AND TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE BASED ON YOUR REGISTRATION. STUDENTS CAN’T AFFORD LATE REGISTRATIONS. ACCURATE NUMBERS ARE CRITICAL. STUDENTS CAN NOT CHANGE THEIR MIND. YOU REQUEST IT, YOU TAKE IT.

18. NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS! THIS YEAR YOU WILL ALL BE IMPUTING YOUR OWN REGISTRATION. YOU WILL HAND YOUR REGISTRATION IN TO OUR OFFICE BY FEB. 26 TH. ON FEB. 28 TH OR MARCH 1 ST YOU WILL COME DOWN TO THE COMPUTER LAB DURING A DESIGNATED TIME AND WILL IMPUT YOUR COURSE REQUESTS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS TURNED IN ON TIME WITH YOUR PARENT SIGNATURE!

19. ALTOONA HIGH SCHOOL CAREER CLUSTERS

20. AP CLASSES AND ENRICHED ENGLISH CLASSES = SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS!!! IF YOU SIGN UP FOR AN ENRICHED ENGLISH CLASS OR AN AP CLASS YOU AGREE TO COMPLETE THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENT AND AGREE TO TAKE THE CLASS!!!

21. REGISTRATION DUE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26

22. FEBURARY 26TH RETURN COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORMS (WITH PARENT SIGNATURE)……. TO THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK IS ONLINE EARLY REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED