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And Registration questions!
Goals for Students and Parents To learn about the “Future Ready Core”high school graduation requirements. To understand courses your student musttake to meet the graduation requirements. To better understand the rigor of highschool. To lessen the stress and anxiety of highschool transition time.
ENLOE?Wake Early College of Health and SciencesWake NC State University STEM Early CollegeWake Young Women’s Leadership AcademyWake Young Men’s Leadership AcademyVernon Malone College & Career Academy
High School Terms to Know ACT – American College Testing –alternateadmissions assessment to the SAT. AP Course – Advanced Placement courseearning the student high school and collegecredit and 2 extra “quality points” for the finalgrade earned. Blackboard-teacher communication site. Block Schedule – 84-90 minute class period for onesemester. Students take 4 courses in fall term & 4 new courses inthe spring term. All classes cover 1 year of material in 1semester. CDC- Career Development Coordinator CFNC-College Foundation of North Carolinawww.cfnc.org Free, online resources to assist withhelping you plan, apply and pay for College and forsubmitting college apps.
High School Terms (con’t.) Elective course – any course not specifically required for graduation but taken as an option to fulfill the requirednumber of credits for graduation.EOC Tests- End-of-Course Exams created by the state.Counts for 25% of grade. All students must pass the 3 EOC’sto meet graduation requirements- Common Core Math I,English II, and Biology.FRC –Future-Ready Core graduation requirements. Allstudents are in “Future Ready” Core unless inOccupational Course of Study (IEP determined).GPA – Grade Point Average calculated by dividing thequality points earned by number of courses taken.HomeBase – Student and Parent Portal on PowerSchool.Parents and students can monitor grades, attendance anddiscipline.
High School Terms (con’t) Honors Course-advanced course earning .5 extraquality point for the final grade in the weightedGPA. IB Diploma Programme- InternationalBaccalaureate – Advanced Diploma Programavailable at 3 magnet high schools, Broughton,Millbrook and Garner. NCAA Clearinghouse – National CollegiateAthletic Assoc.-student athletes must register toparticipate in varsity college sports (see Athleticdirector for more info). NCVPS – North Carolina Virtual Public Schoolsonline courses available under certaincircumstances to students enrolled in NC publicschools.
High School Terms (con’t.) NHS – National Honor Society Quality Points – Points earned for passing acourse, honors, AP, and IB courses are allottedextra quality points for the “weighted” GradePoint Average (GPA). Required Course – Course that must be takenand passed in order to earn a high schooldiploma. SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test –college/university admission assessment. SATII - Subject tests within the SAT, required forsome college admissions. Transcript – Official document listing courses,grades, GPA, class rank.
High School Terms (con’t.) UNC Admission Requirements- minimumrequirements for admission to the 16 publiccolleges and universities within the UNC systemin North Carolina—slightly more rigorous thanthe minimum NC graduation requirements. Unweighted GPA – the grade point averagecalculated without adjustment for academiclevel of the courses taken (Hon., AP, IB). MSL – Measurement of Student Learning.State-mandated final exams for CTE courses. Weighted GPA – the grade point averagecalculated by adjusting quality points accordingto the academic level of the courses taken –Honors, AP, IB.
EnglishCourseNo. of Credits4English I,II,III,IV Math4Common Core Math I, II, III & 4th mathbeyond level CCMIII Science3Biology, Earth or Environmental Science, Chemistry Social Studies4World History, American History I and II, Civicsand Economics Healthful Living1 Electives (2 required from Career and Tech,Arts or Second Language; 4 recommended in10a course concentration)Total26
Career / MilitaryCommunity College/Specialized Trade SchoolUNC Systems (16 State Schools)ECU,WCU, APP State, UNC-P,UNC-CH, UNC-W, NCCU, Nc A&T, UNCG,NC State, UNC-A, UNCCompetitive Colleges / UniversitiesUNC-CH, UNC-W, Campbell, NC State, AppMost Competitive Colleges / UniversitiesDuke(*91,92,01,10,15), Stanford, Ivy Leagueschool, Davidson
UNC Systems Minimum RequirementsLanguage – 6 credits total English – 4 credits Second Language – 2 credits (recommended thathighest level be taken in 12th Grade)Math – 4 credits(Common Core Math I, II and III. 1 credit course, beyond Math III, it isrecommended this be taken in 12th grade)Science - 3 credits(Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry)Social Studies – 4 credits(World History, American History I & II, Civics &Economics)
English I English I Honors Paideia - Offered @ – Sanderson, Millbrook &Broughton & LeesvilleIt combines English and Social Studies courses. They are taught ina seminar format. Paideia courses are typically followed by AP Courses.
Fundamental Math I (elective credit) - Consistently low performance on tests in Math 8/ 1 orLow 2 on EOG’s Introductory Math (Pre - CCM I) (elective credit)Inconsistent performance on tests inMath 8 / 2 on EOG’s Foundation of CCMI / CCM I(Common Core Math I in 2 semesters receive 1 math credit & 1 elective credit)At least an 80% test average in Common Core Math 8 / 3 inEOG’s Common Core Math I -At least a 90% test average in Common Core Math 8 / 3 or 4 Math EOG’s Foundations of Math or Math Plus / CCM II(receive 1 math credit & 1elective credit) Common Core Math II Common Core Math II Plus Common Core Math III Plus
Earth Science Honors Earth Science Biology Honors Biology
World History Honors World History Honors Civics and Economics - C & C atENLOEHonors English I is paired with Honors Civics and Economics World History Paideia at the schools that offer it.For History Paideia, the student must also register for English I Paideia
May come from any of the following areas: Arts (i.e. - Visual Arts, Band, Chorus, Theatre Arts I, etc.) Career and Technical (i.e.- Principles of Business & Personal Finance, ApparelDesign, Foods I, Drafting, etc.) Computer Education (microsoft word, Powerpoint & Excel) English (i.e. – Study Skills, Creative Writing, Newspaper, Speech) Healthful Living (Prerequisite Healthful Living 1) (i.e. – Weight Training,Personal Fitness, Team Sports, Community First Aid & Safety, etc.) JROTC (Offered at : Broughton, ENLOE, Garner, Sanderson, Cary, Millbrook,Knightdale, Wake Forest & Rolesville) Math (i.e. Intro to math, Foundations in Math) Science (i.e. Principles of Technology, AP BIOLOGY, AP CHEMISTRY,etc.) Second Language (i.e.- Spanish, French, Latin, German, etc.) Social Studies (i.e. – Geography, Sociology / Psychology, Religions in WorldCulture, etc.)
*Students may register at Home withparents, instructions are in thispresentation.*Students may register at school onany day. I will meet with every studentbased on their assigned high school. Iwill follow up with them during 4thperiod Smart Lunch.
How To Register for 9th Grade?Mrs. Guinn, 8th grade Counselor is coming in to all 1st period classesuntil Thursday, April 7th. A paper Registration Sheet will be senthome for parents to go over with them and Sign, this must bereturned to their 1st period Teacher the next day. Rewards will begiven to those with the parent signature. All students will register for 9th grade on Powerschool. Studentswill use their powerschool username and password. Theirusername is their student id number or lunch number. If thepassword needs to be reset, this must be done in Student Services,let your 1st period Teacher know, they will email Mrs. Guinn, ourData Manager, Ms. West will reset it and it will be emailed toyour 1st period Teacher to give to the student.
th9Grade CourseOnline RegistrationWhat Will You See inPowerSchools?
Steps to FollowLog on to - https://wcpss.powerschool.com/public/
CRS numCourseTypeCr Hrs1. ENG1100English IPrimary1.002. MAT1100Common CoreMath IPrimary1.003. SCI1100Earth SciencePrimary1.004. SS1100World HistoryPrimary1.005. Health9000Healthful Liv IPrimary1.006. CTE1000Microsoft WordPrimary1.007. Arts1000BandPrimary1.008. Arts1100BandPrimary1.00Total Credit Hours RequestedCRS numCourseType8.00Cr Hrs1. ENG1100Creative WritingAlternate1.002. CTE1000MarketingAlternate1.003. CTE1400DraftingAlternate1.00Total Credit Hours Requested3.00Prerequisite NotesPlease print out two copies,one for Mrs. Guinn,Counselor and one copy foryou!Prerequisite Notes
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What Does Mrs. Guinn Need?Completed and Signed Registration Worksheet fromPowerSchools, please copy one for Mrs. Guinnand keep one for yourself.Completed & Parent Signed course paper Registrationsheet from the folder, to your 1st periodTeacher, due the next day afterit is given to you. (less likely tolose)
Get Involved in activities in HighSchool & keep your grades up! Academic Social/Emotional Career ClubsIf you have questions, call oMrs. Guinn, 919-881-1377 orEmail TGuinn@wcpss.net
All classes cover 1 year of material in 1 semester. CDC- Career Development Coordinator CFNC-College Foundation of North Carolina www.cfnc.org Free, online resources to assist with helping you plan, apply and pay for College and for . UNC-CH, UNC-W, NCCU, Nc A&T, UNCG,NC State, UNC-A, UNC Competitive Colleges / Universities UNC-CH, UNC-W .
