1. Class Meetings Nov. 2015 Billings West High School Home of the Golden Bears

2. Administration Mr. Cobb – Principal Mrs. Hehn – Associate Principal Mr. Bazant – Asst. Prin. A-G Mrs. Gray – Asst. Prin. H-N Mr. Gottula - Asst. Prin. O-Z

3. Guidance Counselors A-G with Mr. Bazant: Beth Tocci Levi Grosskop H-N with Mrs. Gray: Kim Petersen Lori Townsend O-Z with Mr. Gottula: Dave Spring Siobhan Flynn

4. How does Registration and Scheduling Work? It all starts with YOU so please give your course selections serious consideration!! November & December - students enter their "course requests" in PowerSchool screens January - course requests are compared to the number of teachers we have and a determination is made regarding how many sections of each course will be offered February – counselors will meet 1:1 with their students March - information is entered into PowerSchool in order to "build" the schedule; students are then "loaded" into classes by the computer (very complex algorithm!) April - students are given a list of their first semester courses for next fall to check for accuracy If course requests are not entered accurately, you may not get the classes you want or need as they won't be built!!!!

5. Registration Time is NOW!! The registration process starts with YOU!! Counselors will help with your course selections out of your English classes: Juniors November 10 – Cerise, Repnak, Lee, Webber November 12 – Edward, Hamblin, Wendt Career Center - TBD Sophomores November 17 – Cerise, Hamblin, Watson November 19 – Lee, Macartney, Zent Career Center - TBD Freshmen December 2 – Burke, Sulser, Smithlin December 4 – Anderson, Schamp, Webber

6. West High Website Support You will need to know how to access your PowerSchool Student account to enter your course requests! See the Main Office before your registration date if you do not know how to access your account Registration information is available on our website at www.billingswest.org Course Offerings Book (Course Report) Grade level registration forms Registration Booklet Flyers from our elective departments

7. Graduation Requirements Minimum 21 credits in 4 years of high school 4 credits in English 2 credits in Math (1 year Algebra, 1 year Geometry) 2 credits in Science (1 Biological and 1 Physical) 1 credits in Health Enhancement 1 credit in World History 1 credit in U.S. History ½ credit in U.S. Government ½ credit in a Senior Social Studies elective 1 credit in Visual or Performing Arts 1 credit in Practical Arts 7 elective credits Your grade level in PowerSchool indicates how many years you have been in school – it does NOT reflect your progress towards graduation

8. Sophomore Options College Prep Plan: –Honors or Reg. English 2 –Algebra 1, Geometry, or Honors Algebra 2 –Honors or Reg. Biology (+ Honors or Reg. Chemistry) –AP or Reg World History –World Languages or other elective –HE1 or elective Vo-Tech Plan: –English 2 –Algebra 1, Geometry, or Algebra 2 –Honors or Reg. Biology –World History –HE1 or elective –Visual or Performing Arts or Practical Arts or Elective

9. Junior Options College Prep Plan –Honors or Reg. English 3 –Honors or Reg. Algebra 2 or Honors or Reg. Pre-Calc –Honors or Reg. Chemistry or Honors or Reg. Physics 1, or Human Anatomy, or Environmental Studies, or Biology 2 or Geology –AP or Reg. U.S. History or U.S. History/Lit Block –World Languages –Other Electives Vo-Tech Plan: –English 3 –U.S. History –Elective

10. Senior Options College Prep Plan –AP English or World Lit –Algebra 2 or Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus or AP Stats –Honors Physics 1 or Physics 1 or Physics 2 or Biology 2 or Human Anatomy or Geology or Environmental Studies –AP Government or U. S. Government and Senior Social Studies –World Language or elective –Elective Vo-Tech Plan –Contemporary Lit –U.S. Government and Senior Social Studies –Elective

11. What Classes Should I Take? Core course teachers will visit with you in your current classes: English Math Science Social Studies Health Enhancement Our Career Center has lots of options, too! Elective handouts or presentations to describe your options: –Art –Business –FCS –Health Enhancement –Music –Tech Ed –World Languages

12. What If You Failed A Class This Year? Options for credit recovery: Retake the course next year: GradPoint credit recovery during the school day GradPoint Credit Recovery after school ($$) Correspondence courses ($$) Take summer school this summer o GradPoint credit recovery ($$) o Correspondence courses ($$) o Montana Digital Academy (MTDA) online classes Some of these options have a fee while others are free - see your counselor for more specific information regarding what option is the best match for you. You will want to recover your credits as soon as possible in order to graduate!

13. NCAA/NAIA Requirements Complete a certain number of high school core courses Earn a certain minimum grade point average in these core courses Earn a certain minimum score on the SAT or ACT Graduate from high school See your counselor for the most up to date information regarding NCAA/NAIA requirements as they have changed! More students fail to qualify to play NCAA sports because of lack of appropriate course work than for low test scores.

14. What’s this I hear about more AP or Concurrent Enrollment classes? Concurrent Enrollment –College Algebra –College Trig Possible Additions –Sociology –Psychology Courses will be taught at West High by our teachers There is a cost (textbooks, reduced tuition) There are often minimum test scores required AP Classes –AP US History –AP Government –AP English 4 –AP Calculus –AP Stats –AP Spanish Possible Additions –AP World History –AP Science? (Biology, Chemistry, Physics – would take the place of Honors) –Others?

15. Electives & the Career Center Tech Department Presentation Career Center – Mr. Steve Wilson, Counselor Flyers on the table when you leave: –Art Department –Business Department –Family Consumer Science Department –Tech Department –World Languages –Career Center Registration Forms

16. So What Do I Do Now? 1.Take your sample registration form home and look it over 2.Research and ask questions about any courses that are of interest to you – counselors, teachers, online, etc. 3.Talk with your parents, counselor, teachers, etc. about what courses would be best for you to take 4.Keep in mind your plans for after high school o If you are college bound, be sure to take the classes you need (College Prep - Science, Math, Languages, etc.) o If you are unsure, take advantage of the variety of courses offered to find an area of interest o Keep your options open! 5.Be ready when you meet with your counselor next week to select courses and enter your course requests 6.Make sure you know how to log in to your PowerSchool student account before the day you register!!

17. Class Meetings Nov. 2013 Billings West High School Home of the Golden Bears