Hunterdon Central Hunterdon Central Regional High SchoolRegional High School

8th Grade Program of Studies & Freshman Course

Selection Orientation

Your 4-Year academic experience is a journey. Make sure you think about your destination and work backwards.

Use the Program of Studies Booklet as a guide.

Your High School Your High School Experience!Experience!

Take the 8th Grade “NJASK8”“NJASK8” seriously!

See Page 5 for High School Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minimum Requirements for Requirements for

GraduationGraduation

Take the most challenging course load that you can handle without creating too much stress.

Check “Prerequisites”, “Grade

Level” and sometimes “Recommendation”

See Page 99 for Freshmen Electives.

Scheduling GuidelinesScheduling Guidelines

An important guide for your initial course selections is the Teacher Recommendation Form.

If you have concerns about the recommended placement, your parents can initial the desired course in the “override” column.

Please note that students selecting a Math, Science, English or Social Studies honors course will be required to take a departmental placement test this spring.

More Scheduling More Scheduling GuidelinesGuidelines

# Course Name Mid YearRecommendation (Teacher Initial)

Override (Parent Initial)

011 Honors English I012 English I014 Freshman Humanities If recommended

for 012 you may choose 014

If choosing 014 rather than 012 initial here

S019 English I

Teacher Teacher Recommendation FormRecommendation Form

Health & Physical Education are scheduled automatically.

Think about picking “Alternates” for each elective choice.

Remember, every course you take, and every final grade you receive, will be on your permanent record.

Scheduling GuidelinesScheduling Guidelines

# Course Name Cr. Alt. #

Alternate Course Name

Cr.

I will participate in Marching Band for Credit

Electives and Electives and Alternates (In Order Alternates (In Order

of Preference)of Preference)

Beginning on February 6th, course requests can be entered using an internet based “HomeLogic” software.

HCRHS online course selection will be open between 8:00 AM February 6th and 8:00 AM February 11th.

You must complete your course selections online within this time frame.

Home Logic Home Logic

In order to access HomeLogic, you will receive an exclusive User Name and Password.

KEEP IT SECURE!!!!

You will be receiving detailed HomeLogic user name and instructions soon. They will be mailed home.

It makes no difference if you select courses first or last during the 2/6 to 2/11 time frame. However, if you fail to input courses during this time frame you will be assigned a lower scheduling priority. This may affect your ability to enroll in courses which are filled or are low enrollment courses.

Selecting Courses Selecting Courses

When selecting some courses such as…332- Algebra 2, 221- French 2

222 – Spanish 2

Remember to select the Grade 9 option!

Freshman Only!Freshman Only!

At the end of the course listing, please find a list of Hunterdon Central sports identified with the prefix “XTR”.

Please check off any sports that you may be interested in participating in. This information will be provided to our coaches.

Athletics Athletics

If you are considering “Outside” Course Work this summer, please read Pages 7 -12 carefully. Applications must be received at the H.S. prior to May 15.

Non TraditionalNon Traditional“Credit Attainment Pathways”“Credit Attainment Pathways”

1 - Weighted: AP (Advanced Placement courses) HNS (Honors courses)

2 - Unweighted: Any course not designated AP, or HNS

Course Levels Course Levels and Weightingand Weighting

ENGLISHPHYSICAL EDUCATION/ HEALTHUS HISTORY IMATHEMATICSSCIENCEWORLD LANGUAGEELECTIVES

Typical Freshman Typical Freshman ScheduleSchedule

SEMESTER ONE SEMESTER TWO

Quarter 1(Sept.- Nov.)

Quarter 2(Nov.- Jan.)

Quarter 3(Jan.- Apr.)

Quarter 4(Apr.- June)

Block 1 Math Math US History I US History I

Block 2 Phys Ed Phys Ed Spanish II Spanish II

Block 3 English English Science Science

Block 4 Art I* Art I* Interior Design**

Computer Applications

**

Typical Block Typical Block ScheduleSchedule

QUESTIONS?!?QUESTIONS?!?