20092010 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

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2009-2010 ENROLLMENTINFORMATION
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Your Counselor

• Last Name Counselor
• A-CO Mr. Coons
• CR-HAM Mr. Smith
• HAN-LEE Mr. Liggett
• LEF-PAS Ms. Kremer
• PAT-SN Ms. Stuart
• SO-Z Ms. Jaworowski
• Careers/Testing Ms. Rust

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MHS COLLEGE CENTERMr. Sisk-Counselor A-KMrs.
Lodes- Counselor L-ZMrs. Haller-SecretaryRoom
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• WHAT CAN THE COLLEGE CENTER DO FOR ME?
• College Selection process
• Application process
• Scholarship applications
• Summer Opportunities

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How do I prepare for college?

• Complete Standardized Testing
• Apply to Colleges Early in the Fall
• Meet with College Representatives at MHS
• Visit College Campuses
• Work Closely with your College Counselor
• Know Application Deadlines and Procedures

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Check out our Website

• www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/marquette
• Click on College Center
• Click on Home
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INCENTIVES/PRIVILEGES

• IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR INCENTIVES/PRIVILEGES
  NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, YOU MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
  
• BEHAVIOR, GRADES, AND ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE
  BASED ON THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER
• YOUR BEHAVIOR, GRADES AND ATTENDANCE THIS
  SEMESTER WILL EFFECT YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EARN
  INCENTIVES/PRIVILEGES WHEN SCHOOL STARTS

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CHOOSE CLASSES CAREFULLY

• Schedule changes must be made before the first
  day of the semester in order to go to another
  class for credit.
• No schedule changes after the semester begins.
• Classes cannot be changed because you want a
  different teacher or a different hour
• Year long classes cannot be dropped unless you
  have a D or F.

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Withdraw From a Class

• After the semester starts, students may withdraw
  from a class to go to a study hall only. Grades
  will be assigned as follows
• 1st 20 days (Jan. 6 Feb. 3) None
• 21-60 days (Feb. 4 April 9)W/P or W/F
• (Not figured into G.P.A.)
• 60th day (April 13 May 28)...... F
• (Grade of F will be figured into GPA)

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Schedule Logistics

• Seven periods with 6 minutes between classes
• Day begins at 816 and ends at 305
• Optional Zero Hour on Tuesday-Friday from
  708-810 a.m.

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Class Times

• STANDARD CLASSES
• Meet 5 days a week
• 49 minutes each day
• BLOCKED CLASSES
• Meet 49 minutes on A day
• Meet 104 minutes on B C days
• Must be chosen in pairs

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Schedule Logistics

• Students can choose to have
• 7 standard classes,
• 5 standard and two blocked classes,
• 3 standard and four blocked classes, or
• 1 standard and six blocked classes a day.

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Logistics Weekly Format

• Monday A Day
• Tuesday/Thursday B Day
• Wednesday/Friday C Day

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Sample Student Schedule7 Standard Courses
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Sample Student Schedule5 Standard Courses, 2
Blocked Courses
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Sample Student Schedule3 Standard Courses, 4
Blocked Courses
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Sample Student Schedule 1 Standard Course, 6
Blocked Courses
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Choosing Classes

• Make the best decisions you can in choosing
  classes for next year. Talk to your parents and
  teachers to help you decide which courses to take
• Do NOT make an appointment to see your counselor
  about course selections. Your counselor will
  meet individually with you AFTER you have
  returned your course selections to your teacher.

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ZERO HOUR SUMMER SCHOOL

• Zero hour is optional. It is an 8th class period
  that meets Tuesday through Friday from 708-810.
  It is not a blocked class
• Feb. 15 Summer school registration forms are
  available on-line and in the guidance office
• March 2 Summer School forms should be returned
  to the guidance

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On-Line Registration

• Students must enter course requests on-line from
  Jan.23-Feb. 2
• Requests may be entered from home.
• Students lacking internet access at home may
  enter course selections from school.

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MOUSE, MICKEY STUDENT Number 071050046 Grade
09 Requested Courses LA025S 09 Language Arts
A LA026S 09 Language Arts B SS046S US History
A SS047S US History B MA003B Algebra I
A MA004B Algebra I B SC003B Biology
A SS004B Biology B FL013S German I
A FL014S German I B MU060S Concert
Chorale MU061S Concert Chorale PE025S Personal
Fitness Wellness EL080S Freshman
Seminar Alternate Courses SP007S Public
Speaking DR001S Theatre Arts I Beginning
Acting FC001S Foods and Nutrition I AR026S Art
Fundamentals Mr. I. M. Mouse Mickey Mouse
01-27-09
All course request worksheets/request summaries
need to be completed and signed by you and a
parent/guardian. Portal closes Feb. 2,
2009 Forms due Feb. 3
14 courses listed 15/16 if requesting zero hour
Minimum of 4 semester length alternatives.
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Be sure to check

• Prerequisites recommendations
• Grade Level Requirements
• Recommendations for Honors AP classes
• Get AP summer reading lists from subject area
  teachers before making a final decision
• Be sure to enroll in at least 14 classes, 7
  each semester

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To Be a Sophomore

• Students must earn 6 credits before the first day
  of the semester to be classified as a sophomore.
• Students who do not have 6 credits when the
  semester starts will be a freshman for the entire
  semester.

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To Be a Junior

• Students must earn 11 credits before the first
  day of the semester to be classified as a junior
• Students who do not have 11 credits when the
  semester starts will be a sophomore for the
  entire semester.

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TO BE A SENIOR

• Students must earn 17 credits before the first
  day of the semester to be classified as a senior
• If you do not have 17 credits when school starts,
  you will not be classified as a senior.
• You will have to be enrolled in zero hour(s) or
  correspondence course(s)

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10th 11th Grade Instructions

• Must enroll in at least 14 classes, 7 each
  semester
• Must enroll in a full year of Language Arts
• Must enroll in a full year of Social Studies
• Must enroll in a full year of Math
• Must enroll in a full year of Science

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12th Grade Instructions

• Select at least 14 classes, 7 each semester
• Enroll in a full year of Language Arts
• Check graduation requirements
• Check college admission requirements
• Dual Enrollment and Senior Incentive
• Check with your counselor
• CCE
• Get an application from Mrs. Haar in room 310.

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10th-12th Grade Instructions

• In addition, choose from the following
• Foreign Language
• Computers required for graduation
• Personal Finance required for graduation
• P.E. 1.0 required for
  graduation
• Practical Arts 1.0 required for graduation
• Fine Arts 1.0 required for graduation
• Health Ed. .5 required for graduation

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10th-12th Grade Instructions

• Some classes require an application. Do not
  request these classes. Get an application from
  the teacher and your counselor will put you in
  the class after you have been approved.

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REMEMBER

• Some colleges require
• 2 units of the same foreign language
• 4 units of English
• 4 units of math
• 3 units of social studies
• 3 units of a lab science

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CREDIT CHECK LETTER

• You have received your individual credit check
  letter from your English teacher. Included in
  your packet today is a sample credit check
  letter.
• Your Credit Check Letter is your record of
  credits you have earned last year and first
  semester of this year
• Classes in which you are currently enrolled are
  NOT included because you will not earn credit in
  these classes until you pass them at the end of
  second semester
• .50 credit is earned for each class you pass

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REQUIRED CREDITS

• Credit Check letter lists the required courses
  for graduation. It does not list college
  admission requirements.
• Tells you the required credit and if it has been
  completed

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PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Computer must pass a computer class or take the
  proficiency exam. Students who passed Computer
  Connections in 8th grade, with a grade of C or
  higher, have met this requirement.
• Speech must pass a speech proficiency or take a
  class that meets the requirement.
• Personal Finance Students must take a finance
  class and pass the proficiency test.
• Constitution Tests Will be given in government
  class.

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ELECTIVES

• 24 credits are needed to graduate
• 16.50 credits are required
• 7.50 credits are electives
• Any class you take that is not one of the 16.50
  required courses will be an elective. For
  example, foreign language or your fourth year of
  math is an elective

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