2015-2016 CIHS Registration Session 3. Registration So Far… During sessions #1 and #2, you should have selected your English and social courses for next.

2015-2016 CIHS

Registration

Session 3

Registration So Far…

During sessions #1 and #2, you should have selected your English and social courses for next year.

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You Can Earn College Credits While

Attending High School!

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By taking Articulated College Credit (Tech Prep) courses,

students can earn high school credits as well as college credits

ACC (Tech Prep) Courses offered at CIHS are listed on page five of the

registration guide

For additional information, you may meet with the Career Center

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CIHS Articulated College Credit Trivia!!

How does my post-secondary school know

that I have earned Articulated College Credits

in high school?

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Your Articulated College Credit (Tech Prep) certificate(s)

you earn. Keep the certificate(s) in a safe place

until you are ready to register for college

Bring the certificate to one of the colleges listed on pg 5 and enroll in a career

program or major

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Certain tests may help with your

preparation for college? ACT – All juniors are required to take this

assessment as per State mandate on April 28, 2015.

PSAT – Is usually taken the fall of the 11th grade year. Practice test for the SAT/ACT (Oct)

Stop by the Career Center for more info

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Additional details about college planning, college visits and

applying to colleges is available on pages 63-74 of

your registration guide.

Information about college and career planning can also be found in the Career Center.

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Math Requirements Seven or eight Credits of Math are required for

students graduating in 2015 or later (This depends on course sequence).

Math Teachers will recommend the correct math course for 9th and 10th graders.

Current 11th graders who have successfully completed Algebra 3 or higher may pre-register for next math course under elective requests.

Some 4 year colleges will want to see 4 years of math. Students may want to consider having 4 years of math and science (Careers: Health Care, Engineering, etc.) 9

What to do if you failed Math classes in the past: Seven or eight credits of math are

required for graduation

If you failed a math course, you must retake it in next year’s schedule

If you failed only the “B” portion of a math course, it is recommended you retake both the “A” and “B” portion

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Science courses by grade:Most students take… Grade 9 –Integrated Science A & B * Students must pass Integrated Science A&B – as it is a pre req

for future science courses

Grade 10 – Biology A & B or Basic Biology A & B or College Biology A & B (taken in

11th

or 12th grade with counselor permission)

Grade 11/12 – Two additional credits of science are required for graduation

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Science reminder:

Basic Biology is not recommended for students planning on attending a two

or four year college.

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Review Science course descriptions Choose your next year Science

classes. Record your choices on the colored pre-registration sheet.

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What to do if you failed Science classes in the past: Integrated Science A & B and Biology A & B

or Basic Biology A & B or College Biology A & B are required for graduation.

If Integrated Science A and/or Integrated Science B or Biology A and/or B or Basic Biology A and/or B was failed, you must retake it in next year’s schedule

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Additional 9th Grade Tasks:

Choose your Grade 10 Physical Education class: If you took PE 9, register for PE 10

9th and 10th grade PE are required for graduation. If you failed PE, register for it again in the elective portion of your pre-registration form.

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Registration Task For Today, February

11th

Choose your science courses Select your math courses based on your

math teacher’s recommendation 11th grade students can select math courses and list under elective options

9th grade students should have selected their 10th grade PE course

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Registration Reminders… Students should register for 15 credits. Students wanting to repeat a course must

meet with their counselor for prior approval.

Students must register for the “A” and “B” part of courses.

It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that all graduation requirements are met. If in doubt, ask your counselor.

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Questions??

Ms. Christofferson, Counselor (A-G)Ms. Choyke, Counselor (H-O)Ms. Johnson, Counselor (P-Z)

Your Directed Study Teacher

Optional activity…

If you plan to bring your group to a computer lab during

directed study on Thursday, Friday, or Monday to register online, you may want to go

through the registration instructions on the Session #4

PowerPoint today.19

To end slide show, right click and select ”End Show”

To enjoy more trivia questions, continue advancing to the next slides

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CIHS Math Trivia!!

What do you call a two-dimensional surface that

only has one side?

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Pure gold

One ounce of gold can also be stretched into a wire 50 miles long

To learn more about other elements and all things science, consider one of the CIHS Science classes

such as…

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CIHS Math Trivia!!

What Greek math whiz noticed that the morning star and evening star were one and

the same, in 530 B.C.?

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Pythagoras

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CIHS General Trivia!!

How many gallons of water must the average cow drink to produce one

gallon of milk?

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Four gallons. To produce one gallon of gasoline,

six gallons of water are needed.

If you think that’s a lot, it takes 1,400 gallons of water to

produce a meal of a quarter-pound hamburger, fries and soda. (Think production of

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