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GLEN BURNIE HIGH SCHOOL 9th Grade Presentation!!!
Today you will learn about: • Core Subjects (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Classical Languages) • Elective courses available • Extracurricular activities • How to complete the course selection sheet!!!
English • English 9 (Graduation Requirement) • Available in Standard and Honors • 4 years of credits in English required (1 each year!!!) • AP (Advanced Placement) English classes are offered to 11th and 12th Graders
Math • Algebra 1 Daily – Available in Standard • Geometry Honors – received a “C” or better in Algebra 1 Math Graduation Requirements: • 4 credits of Math required • Honors level offered in 9th-12th Grade • AP Levels offered in 11th/12th Grade
Science • 9th Grade Sciences Include: • Environmental Science – Standard Level • Honors Biology Science Graduation Requirements: • 3 years or credits in science are required • Honors classes offered in all grade levels • AP courses available to 11th/12th graders • Both semester and year-long courses are available
Social Studies • 9th Grade Social Studies Includes: • History of the U.S. – Standard and Honors • AP U.S. History with Seminar (Daily) Social Studies Graduation Requirements: • 3 credits in Social Studies courses (History of the U.S., U.S. Government, and World History) • Honors and AP classes available in all grades • AP Human Geography is an Elective course (students must still take U.S. History)
Global Community
Citizenship
• Requirement for all students beginning
with the class of 2023
• What is this class???
• Introductory signature course
designed to explore the values and
diversity of our local, national, and
global communities
• Includes: Self Exploration,
Collaborative Group Work, Project
Based Learning, Discussion of
Current Events and Issues
•Need 1.00 Tech credit • Hands on classes
for graduation • Engineering design and problem solving
• AP Computer Science Principles (strong
computer skill set)
• Principles of Engineering (teacher
recommendation req.)
Projects include:
.25 Credit courses; must be selected in pairs
•Car safety systems
• Engineering Design
• Design for Manufacturing
•Cranes
• Intro to Web Development
• Data Mining
•Electric motors
• Flight in Action
•Bridges
•Rocket
•Airplanes
•And more
CAT-N
•Semester long (.5 credits)
•Year long (1.0 credits)
•8.5 credits required to
graduation
•Classes are A or B days
•Semester class or .5 or .25 credits
•Need 1.0 Fine Arts credit
•Foundations of Art (Pre-requisite)-.5 credit
•Studio 2-D-.5 credit
•Studio 3-D-.5 credit
Quarter Credit Art Courses:
•Photography and Digital Processes- .5
• Telling Stories in One Act (.25
credit credit)
•Theatre 1- .5 credit • Writing on the Wall (.25 credit)
• Modern Beats- Tell Your Story (.25
credit)
• Instadance – (.25 credit)Dance,
Dance for the Athletes,
Dance Company (audition)
•Counts as a PE credit or a Fine Arts credit
Fitness for Life Life Sports
•Graduation •Experience a
Must have 1.0
requirement variety of leisure
credit in PE to
graduate time activities
Team Sports Stretch your
•Learn rules, terms, skills
for a variety of sports Wellness (Yoga)
Walking Wellness 1
* We offer Basketball, Soccer, •Learn the importance of
Lacrosse, Football, Volleyball,
Baseball, Strength and
nutrition and exercise
Conditioning individually •Daily walks during classSpanish I, II,
French I, II
III
American Sign Language I, II
*Colleges like to see 2-3 years of the same foreign language•Honors Nutrition—cooking and •Child Development 1 nutrition, Completer Program •Year long course •Learn about children ages 3-6 •Study stages of growth •Completer Program
Freshman Band:
• Performing Art
Piano I
• 0.5 or 1.0 credit
•.5 or
1.0 credit
Piano I:
• 0.5 or 1.0 credit
Chorus:
• Performing Art
• 0.5 or 1.0 credit
Guitar:
• 0.5 or 1.0 credit
Orchestra:
• Performing Art
• 0.5 or 1.0 credit
Note: All Music classes count as a
fine art creditEnglish Electives Journalism • Explore the role of journalists in a free society • Learn about law, ethics, philosophy and history Creative Writing • Students will learn to develop their own technique and individual writing style in poetry, short story, drama, and essays Academic Writing • Students learn and practices modes of writing most common to AP college courses • Students will learn to improve the unity and emphasis in their writing
Center for Applied Technology(CAT-North)
9th Grade elective that anyone can take
32 technical programs of study
Learn ‘hands on’ training for any one of the 32 programs
Go to CAT-N for part of the day and GBHS for the other
part of the day for major subjects
Gain knowledge, skills, and career training to enter the
workforce after high school for some careers (i.e.
cosmetology)
Gain “pre”-career training so only two years of
training/education after high school for some careers (i.e.
electrician)APPLY AND INTERVIEW!!
www.aacps.org AND
see your 8th grade counselor
•Organizational Skills
•Time Management
•Study Skills
•Reading & Writing
•Tutoring during class
•Field trips to colleges
•Guest speakers
•College Awareness
•Career AwarenessCompleter Programs
College Completer
(requires Algebra 2 and 2 years of world language or
Algebra 2 and 2 credits of Advanced Technology)
Career Completer
-Early Childhood (CD I, II, III, Dec Parent, Intro Teaching, Internship)
-Adv Tech (2 credits of Advanced Technology)
-ProStart (Nutrition A, Culinary Skills and Hospitality I, II, Internship)
CAT-N Completer (must apply online)
World Language (2 years of the same WLC)Extra Curricular Activities • JV/Varsity Football • National Honors Society (Available 11th Grade) • Girls Soccer • Yearbook • Boys Soccer • Newspaper • Golf • Dance Company • Girls Field Hockey • Theatre Production • Cheerleading • Art Club • Swimming • Spanish Club • Girls Basketball • Chorus • Boys Basketball • Marching Band • Boys Wrestling • Orchestra • Indoor/Outdoor Track • Band • Girls Volleyball • Green Crew • Boys Volleyball • AVID • Softball • AND MANY MORE…..!!!!! • Baseball • Cross Country • Tennis • Girls Lacrosse • Boys Lacrosse
Sample Schedule
A Day B Day
1st Period 7:30-am- 1st Period 7:30-9:00am
9:00am Algebra Daily
Algebra Daily
2nd Period 9:08-10:38 2nd Period 9:08-10:38
Elective Spanish 1
3rd Period 10:43-12:43 3rd Period 10:43-12:43
Environmental Science US History (Standard or H)
OR Biology Honors
Lunch 30 minutes Lunch 30 minutes
A, B, C, or D A, B, C, or D
4th Period 12:48-2:18 4th Period 12:48-12:18
English 9 ElectiveCourse Selection Sheet
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