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SPRING BREAK!!! Hangin with his girl Chillin at the pool
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H EADIN TO THE BEACH !
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H IS TEACHER WANTS HIM TO THINK! and answer important
questions!
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Who am I? How will I get there? Where am I going?
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So Tuffy took a break from his vacation daydream and started to
think Who am I?
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H E THOUGHT BACK TO WHAT HE FIRST DREAMT OF BEING When he was
just a pup he wanted to be -- A Super HERO!
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I N HIS EARLY TEEN YEARS HE WANTED TO BE A . ROCK STAR
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Financial Investor Video Game Developer At the moment he thinks
either OR
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O N TO THE NEXT QUESTION .W HERE A M I GOING ? Tuffy is a
pretty good student He wants to go to college Yale sounds
good!
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H OW WILL HE GET THERE ??? Tuffy knows that to G ET to College
he will need to. 1. Keep his grades up. 2. Take challenging
classes. 3. Meet GRADUATION requirements! My future is bright
baby.
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So what does it take to graduate from La Porte H.S.?
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R ECOMMENDED D EGREE P LAN 26 CREDITS 4 English 4 Math 4
Science 4 Social Studies 2 Language other than English (Spanish,
French, ASL) 1 Fine Art 1.0 Physical Education 0.5 Speech 5.5
Electives
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D ISTINGUISHED A CHIEVEMENT PLAN 3 years of Foreign Language 4
Advanced Measures DAP Diploma Meet all of the same requirements on
the Recommended Plan BUT, with a higher level of Academic Rigor by
meeting several extra requirements
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Complete a year long AP Course Score at least a 3 or higher on
the AP test to gain the college credit. This will count as 1
advanced measure AP Course Complete a Dual Enrollment Course. Each
semester will count as 1 Advanced Measure. You must receive a grade
of 80 or better for the course to qualify as an Advanced Measure.
Dual Enrollment Course W HAT IS AN A DVANCED MEASURE ? Y OU CAN
PICK FROM ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS AS LONG AS YOU
COMPLETE 4 A DVANCED M EASURES BY GRADUATION. Original
research/project
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A SAMPLE 4 YEAR PLAN FOR TUFFY .. English = 4 cr. English I
English II English III English IV Social Studies = 4 cr. World
Geography World History US History Government/Economics Physical
Ed. = 1 cr. Football Speech = cr. Communication Applications
Language Other than English = 2cr. Spanish I Spanish II Math = 4
cr. Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Pre Cal Science = 4 cr. Biology
Chemistry Physics Anatomy & Physiology Fine Art = 1 cr. Art I
Electives = 5.5 cr. Theatre Arts I Football Webmastering Football
Art II Drawing Health
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MathScience Social Studies English The CORE.
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R ISING 9 TH GRADE ENGLISH CHOICES .. English I PAP *NEED
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION English I To be or not to be
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M ATH CHOICES . This year I took Algebra I In 9 th Grade I will
take Geometry PAP In 9 th Grade I will take Algebra I This year I
took 8 th grade math
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S OCIAL S TUDIES . World Geography PAP * Need Teacher
Recommendation World Geography Does this outfit look
historical?
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S CIENCE C HOICES Biology Biology PAP *Need Teacher
Recommendation
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L AST YEAR WHEN T UFFY WAS FILLING OUT HIS COURSE REQUESTS HE
WAS TIRED . L AST YEAR WHEN T UFFY WAS FILLING OUT HIS COURSE
REQUESTS HE WAS TIRED .
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S O HE JUST PICKED ANY OLD CLASS AND ENDED UP WITH A FEW
CHOICES THAT WEREN T QUITE A FIT FOR HIM . Dance Intro to Floral
Design an d
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Yippeee!!!
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HELP!!! Save me! Ugh. Ugh.
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A T THE START OF THE SEMESTER HE WENT TO HIS COUNSELOR TO BEG..
For a schedule change
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T HE COUNSELOR COULD NOT HELP T UFFY BECAUSE HE HAD PICKED
THOSE CLASSES. T HE COUNSELOR COULD NOT HELP T UFFY BECAUSE HE HAD
PICKED THOSE CLASSES. Ugh He was stuck for the rest of the
year.
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S O T UFFY DECIDED THIS YEAR HE WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE
HE PICKED HIS ELECTIVE CLASSES . S O T UFFY DECIDED THIS YEAR HE
WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE HE PICKED HIS ELECTIVE CLASSES .
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First he went to talk to Captain Hernandez about ROTC. How many
push ups would he really have to do? What kind of ROTC scholarships
are there for dogs?
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H E TALKED TO HIS COACH ABOUT WHEN TRY - OUTS FOR ATHLETICS
WERE GOING TO BE H E TALKED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR H E
ASKED ABOUT CHOIR He talked to his friends about Chatos and
Dance.
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T UFFY ALSO RESEARCHED ONLINE He went to www.lpisd.org and then
to the high school page. Then he looked at the course catalog under
counselors corner
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T UFFY KNEW HE NEEDED TO PICK 3 ELECTIVES Elective #1Elective
#2Elective #3
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S O HE LOOKED THROUGH SOME OF HIS CHOICES
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Principles of Architecture and Construction
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P RINCIPLES OF TRANSPORTATION M ARITIME
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P RINCIPLES OF H UMAN S ERVICES
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P RINCIPLES OF A GRICULTURE MANAGEMENT P RINCIPLES OF A
GRICULTURE MANAGEMENT
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A RT
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C ONCEPTS OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
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T HEATRE ARTS
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P RINCIPLES OF B USINESS, M ARKETING AND FINANCE
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S MALL A NIMAL M ANAGEMENT S M A L L A N I M A L M A N A G E M
E N T
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B USINESS I MAGE M ANAGEMENT
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M ONEY M ATTERS
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He realized that if he wanted to take cosmetology, he would
have to start his foreign language his freshman year!
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T UFFY DIDN T FORGET TO ASK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CLUBS AT HIGH
SCHOOL ! American Sign Language Anime Club Art Club Brony Club
Christ on Campus/Fellowship Of Christian Athletes Criminal Justice
Competition DECA Discovery Dawgs (science club) ECO (Earth Care
Organization) Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
Future Farmers of America Hispanics Advocating Better Lives and
Attitudes(HABLA) Heritage Club Interact Marathon Club Mu Alpha
Theta National Honor Society Student Council Thespians Theater
Ultimate Frisbee Club
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T UFFY KNOWS THAT THE NEXT STEP IS TO TALK TO HIS PARENTS ABOUT
HIS OPTIONS. Be ready to register for your classes!
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N OW THAT T UFFY HAS DONE HIS RESEARCH HE IS READY TO REGISTER
FOR HIS CLASSES !
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S O THE NEXT QUESTION IS .
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Somethings New!!!
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I NTEREST I NVENTORY & COURSE REGISTRATION You will answer
a few short questions to see what your interests are. Then, you
will select a career pathway that matches your interests. You will
see all your choices in that pathway on your new 4 year plan! YOUR
CLASSES MUST MATCH YOUR CAREER PATHWAY.
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INSTRUCTIONS 1. Select your choices for each of the 4 core
areas. 2. Make sure to get the required recommendation in order to
sign up for a PAP class. 3. Select your top 3 elective
choices.
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C OURSE S ELECTIONS E XAMPLES Example: English I Algebra I
Biology W. Geography PE Comm Apps/Money Matters Theater Arts
Example: English I Geometry PAP Biology W. Geography
Football/Softball Comm Apps/Small Animal Man. Spanish II PAP
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Look on the LPHS home page!
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L OOK AT YOUR CHOICES !
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NEXT Create your plan! Talk to your Parents about it. Register
for courses online!
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YOU NEED TO.. Look at your choices. Create a plan & talk to
your parents about it. Talk to your counselor one-on-one when she
comes later this semester.