WELCOME TO COURSE SELECTION FOR YOUR

SENIOR YEAR!

Waynesboro Area Senior High School

WASHS Counseling Department

Mr. CristD-M

Ms. StahlN-Z

Ms. BaerA-C

All Career Tech

Ms. Henicle

Mrs. Shoap

Bailey

Mrs. Caiati

-Meet Your Coun. Dept.-Important Dates-Services Offered-Ed. Planning-Military Career Plan.-Personal Resources-SAP...AND SO, SO MUCH MORE

We’re going to cover a lot of ground today!!!

Graduation Requirements What your choices are next year

(lots of new classes) How we’ll schedule your classes Answers to your questions

Where have you been?

Where are you going?

COURSE CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

4 English4 Math

3 or 4 Science

3 or 4 Social Studies

1.0 Physical Education

1.0 Health

.50 Personal Finance

.50 21st Century Comm.

1.0 Computer App.

.25 Drivers Ed.

.25 Employability

4 Electives

TOTAL CREDITS

23.50

CAREER TECH CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

4 English3 Math

3 Science

2.5 Social Studies

1.0 Physical Education

.50 Health

.50 Personal Finance

.50 21st Century Comm.

1.0 Computer App.

.25 Drivers Ed.

.25 Employability

2 Electives

10 Career Tech Credits

TOTAL CREDITS

28.50

Review your Credit SheetYour Homeroom teacher will

give you a copy of your credit sheet.

It is important that: You have the credits needed

to graduate You are taking the right

classes for your career goals You make up classes you

failed You meet prerequisites for

classes If you are new to the high

school, your transcript may not have been updated yet.

Review your Credit SheetArts & Humanities are

ELECTIVES!

There is an asterisk next to the courses that are in progress.

College? A 2 Year or Technical School? Headed to a Job or the Military?

Where are you going?

Getting Started…

• Don’t write on your Course sheet yet!• Course Selection Guides (you will get your own copy when you return to HR)• Please use a pencil when filling it out!!!• Use the back of your Course Sheet to check elective classes you may be interested in.• You will get your Credit Sheet when you go back to HOMEROOM.

Course Selection Guide

Graduation Requirements Course Progression Keystone info College Credit Options Independent Study Department descriptions

Core Courses and Elective sections

Attention Athletes!• Are you planning to play in College?/

• Start reviewing NCAA requirements!

www.eligibilitycenter.org

Have you been taking the core courses? How about your SAT score and GPA requirements?

Check the counseling department

website for more info:

wasd.k12.pa.us

COURSE SELECTION SHEET

1. Use Pencil (you might make changes)

2. Complete the front and total the credits

3. This will tell you how many elective credits you can choose

4. Fill out all info asked for (including parent signatures at bottom)

EnglishChoices are:

AP Literature and Comp. (1 credit)

A recommended course for accelerated students

Broadcast Journalism

(1 credit, application)

11 - .50 electives that count as Core credit from which you will choose two, including Writing Workshop

English Electives – Theatre Arts and Journalism I

Student athletes remember to cross

reference your English courses with NCAA

requirements!

Mathematics AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus BC (2 credits)

College Algebra

Honors Pre-Calc

Trigonometry

Honors Geometry

Geometry

Algebra II

Accounting I

Career Tech has no Math requirement for Senior year.

• Intro to Comp. Science• AP Comp. Science• College Algebra• Accounting I• Probability and Statistics

Mathematics ElectivesCourse in RED may count as a math credit

It is important to check prerequisites!!!

Academic: Chemistry Applied Chemistry Physics Applied Physics

Accelerated:• AP Biology• AP Chemistry• AP Physics I• AP Physics II• AP Environmental Sci

Science

Career Tech has no Science Requirement for Senior Year.

• AP Environmental Science(1.0)•Anatomy and Physiology (1.0)•Microbiology (.5)•Human Genetics (.5)•Chemistry II (.5)•Forensics (.5)

Science Electives

If you are planning a career in the Health Field, these courses would be good to consider.

Social Studies

• U.S. In War (.50)• Contemporary

Issues(.50)• State and Local (.50)• Sociology (.50)• World Religions (.50)• Psychology (.50)• Economics (.50)• AP European History

(1.0)If you need Social Studies credits, any of

these courses are acceptable.

AP Potential

• PSATs – My College Quickstart

• Receiving a letter this week from me encouraging you to consider signing up for AP courses

Required Class for Senior Year

Personal Finance (.5 credit)

*Unless you have taken Money,

Banking, and Finance

COURSE SELECTION SHEET1. Use Pencil (you

might make changes)

2. Courses in BOLD require an Application

3. Total credits must equal 7

4. Don’t forget to check prerequisites!!

5. List four Alternates by writing ALT1, ALT2, ALT3, & ALT4 in the ‘Credit’ box

ELECTIVES• Start on page 36• Check Prerequisites • Courses• Grades

• Let’s talk about applications• Seniors often have more elective leverage• Be sure to check credit value of class

Physical Education/Health• PE 11,12

• Competitive PE 10,11, 12

• PIAA Sports (Application needed)

• Sports Leadership

• Personal Fitness and Strength Training I and II

• Driver’s Education – fee for ‘Behind the Wheel’ time(does not count for PE credit)

Make sure you are using the appropriate

course code to indicate

whether you are signing up for a BOYS or GIRLS

gym class!

You will need to take Art Fundamentals before Drawing and Painting, Studio Arts, or Sculpture

Plus you need at least a 75% to move on in art classes

ART

Business & Information Technology

• Articulation Agreements (pg. 12 course selection booklet)

• Computer Applications

• Entrepreneurship

• Business Law

• Sports and Entertainment Marketing

• Money, Banking, and Finance

• Accounting

• Advanced Accounting

• Intro to Video Game Design

• FBLA II (application required)

Business & Information Technology (cont.)

Articulation Agreements (p. 12)

This means WASHS has courses that colleges have found to be equivalent to courses offered at the

collegiate level.

WASHS currently has agreements with four local colleges.

Over half of the courses offered in this department have this great option!

Career Exploration

Work Experience (.5 – 3.0 credits)

Community Internship (.5 – 2.0 credits)

Educational Internship (.5 – 2.0 credits)

Mentor Internship (.5 – 2.0 credits)

Child Care Internship (.5 – 2.0 credits)

Separate online applications required for each one you want to do!

SENIOR PRIVILEGE

Must Apply! Pd. 1 or 7; semester or year GPA 3.0 or higher Proficient on all Keystones Disciplinary/attendance

guidelines Completed paper application

to C-level office by 2/20!

MUSIC

New ClassesNew Combinations

PERFORMANCE COURSESSymphonic Band

Concert ChoirWind EnsembleChamber Choir

by themselves or in combination

Music Electives no experience needed!

Classroom GuitarHistory of Rock and Roll

Music TechIntro to Music

Music Theory – must be able to read music

Take your Course Sheet to music class for specific instructions

Technology Education

CONSTRUCTION AND WOODWORKING

ENGINEERING

3 AREAS

GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Basic Home Repair• Materials Processing I, II, III, IV

• Intro to Engineering• Engineering Design I• Architectural Design I• CNC Design

• Intro to Graphics• Graphic Design I, II

IMPORTANT TO CHECK:

Prerequisites

Credit value

World LanguagesNot a grad requirement

however…..

Most colleges recommend 2 or 3 years in HS

Many colleges require World

Language on the college level

(and it’s harder!)

MAKING HIGH SCHOOL COUNT!

• Job Shadowing

• Internships

• Work Experience

• Earning College Credit

• College Visits

• Insider’s view of Healthcare Careers

•Spend time in every hospital department (even surgery!)

• 2 Programs available (school year, summer, week-long camp)

•Application and Interview needed

•Meeting today to hear more!!!

• 8:30 balcony

Healthcare Career Institute

Let’s talk about Early to College (ETC)

• Still available in new schedule• Saves time and money • Counts as high school and college credit•Work with your counselor to find what’s best for you• College choices are Mont Alto, HCC, the Mount, SHIP•Meeting in March/April

(pg.55)

• What have you taken?• What do you need to schedule?• Do your classes fulfill Graduation Requirements?• Do your classes prepare you for future plans?

Where have you beenand where are you going?

Four Year Plan

Reminders!

Course Selection Night Thursday, 6:00 pm Feb. 12th

Teachers, administrators, and counselors are on hand to answer your questions!

February 17th you will get teacher signatures

February 20 - Course Selection sheet due to your HOMEROOM teacher!

You will enter your selections in the Portal with your English class March 3-7

Your teachers will be able to help –

or make an appointment to see your counselor

if you are befuddled!

If you have questions about your credit

sheet?

REMEMBER!!!

There will a Health Career

Institute meeting in the balcony when this lesson is over!

THE PROCESS !

• Step 1 – Today’s Lesson

• Step 2 – Deciding what you want to take

and what you meet the prerequisites

for

• Step 3 – C.S. Night – Thursday Feb 12th

• Step 4 – Completed sheet by Feb 20th (of course you can turn it in

early!)

• Step 5 – Entering selections into the

Portal

Make an app’t to see your counselor!