Student Enrollment Presentation - 2020-2021 School Year - 9th Grade - AWS
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9th Grade Student Enrollment Presentation 2020-2021 School Year
Your Counseling Office Counselors A-F Beth Gaches G-Ma Courtney Harter Mb-S Casey Machado T-Z Angela Schottel All 9th Stephanie Butler Registrar Heather Rainwater Counseling Assistant Jamie Webb
Graduation Requirements –
College Bound Curriculum
State Graduation Curriculum
Requirements 2020 & Beyond
English
4
Math (Alg I or higher)
3 (taken 9-12)
Lab Science
3 (1 Life, 1 Physical)
History/Citizenship
3
World Language
2 of Same or 2 CT
Computer Technology
2 or 2 WL
Additional Elective
1 from above
Fine Arts/Speech
1
Electives
6
Total Number of Units Required
23
*Remember: HS classes taken in 8th gr. appear on the transcript but
are not calculated into the high school GPA.
*Remember: 8th gr Algebra, Geometry, Physical Science & Biology do
not count toward the 3 Units for graduation requirements in those
subject areas.
Core Curriculum
State Graduation
Curriculum Requirements 2020 & Beyond
English 4
Math 3
Science 3
History/Citizenship 3
Computer Technology or World Language 1
Fine Arts/Speech 1
Electives 8
Total Number of Units Required 23
Remember: HS classes taken in 8th gr. appear on the transcript but are not calculated into
the high school GPA.
•Spanish I, Algebra I, Geometry, Honors Physical Science
Remember: 8th gr Algebra, Geometry, Physical Science & Biology do not count toward the
3 Units for graduation requirements in those subject areas.
Additional Graduation
Requirements
1 set of Fine Arts Competencies is embedded in the
Modern World History and AP alternate courses
All students must complete Personal Financial
Literacy sometime during grades 9-12.
Students that did not complete the course in 9th grade still
must complete it for graduation.
Students who do not complete the course by 2nd semester
of their senior year will lose an elective and will be
required to take the online course as one of their classes.
All students must have CPR instruction prior to
graduation.
Will be given during Biology courses within the school
day. Opt out forms are available.9th Grade Enrollment Dates Feb 5th & 6th – Pre-enrollment Presentations through history classes. Feb. 5-10th – Get signatures from teachers on all core selections. Also need parent signature at the bottom of the form. Feb. 10th – Enrollment Forms due to history teachers – must have all signatures. Course guides will be available on Canvas and the high school webpage. Print out of requests will be sent home after spring break for review and changes. Enrollment request changes will not be allowed after May 1st
Enrollment Form • Do NOT put virtual classes on the enrollment form. You must fill out the entire form with sit in classes. • If you are not currently on a tryout sport’s roster, you may not enroll in the sport of your choice. Tryouts for those not on a roster will be in the spring. • Application classes should be noted in the comments section but not listed as elective choices. • Core class requests should have their current core teacher signature for a recommendation.
AP Courses prepare students o *Any student who wishes to
for the rigor of college. drop a Honors/AP course once
Allow student’s to take enrolled must go visit with an
college level classes and assistant principal.
possibly receive college credit.
AP Coursework grades are o Counselors can not make that
indicators of college success. change without prior approval.
Honors = weighted at a 5
o AP Letter must be signed by
AP=weighted at a 6 if AP student.
Exam is passed with a 3,4,5
Colleges favor students who
o Parent Signature is required on
have participated in the most
Request list form.
challenging academic
program available to them.Math Course Sequences
• Algebra I -9th
• Geometry – 10th
Typical Track • Algebra II – 11th
• Recommend add’l math senior year – PreCalc, Algebra III, AP Stats
• Algebra I – 8th
Accelerated •
•
Geometry – 9th
Algebra II – 10th
Track •
•
PreCalculus – 11th
Recommend add’l math senior year – AP Calc, AP Stats, Algebra III
• Algebra – 7th
• Geometry – 8th
• Algebra II – 9th
Advanced Track • PreCalc – 10th
• AP Calc – 11th
• Recommend add’l math senior year – AP Calc BC, AP Stats
Remember: Middle school Algebra & Geometry do not count toward the 3 Units for graduation requirements.English Course Options
Sophomore Junior Senior
• English II or • English III or • English IV –Lit
or
• Honors English • AP Language
II & Comp or • English IV –
Comp or
• TCC Comp I*
• AP Literature
or
• TCC Comp I/II*
*TCC admission requirements must be met prior to enrollment.
Fees are associated with the TCC courses.Science Course Sequences
• General Physical Science -8th
• Biology -9th
Typical Track • Chemistry or AP Physics – 10th
• Open Choice – 11th -See Curriculum Guide for options
• High School Physical Science – 8th
Accelerated •
•
Honors Biology – 9th
Honors Chemistry or AP Physics I– 10th
Track •
•
AP Chemistry II, AP Physics I or II, or AP Biology– 11th
Recommend add’l AP science senior year
• High School Physical Science– 7th
• High School Biology – 8th
• Honors Chemistry – 9th
Advanced Track •
•
AP Chemistry II, AP Physics or AP Biology – 10th
AP Physics I or II, AP Biology – 11th
• Recommend add’l AP science senior year
Remember: Middle school Physical Science & Biology do not count toward the 3 Units for graduation requirements.History Course Options
Freshman Sophomore Junior
• US Gov’t & • Modern History or • US History or
• Military History or
OK History or • Human Geo or
• Asian Studies & • AP US
Holocaust Studies
• Honors US (each 1 semester)
History or
Gov’t and OK or
History • TCC US
• AP World History or History 1493*
• AP Human
Geography
*TCC admission requirements must be met prior to enrollment.
Fees are associated with the TCC courses.Elective options: • Bixby High School offers over 40 elective courses for students in grades 9-12th in Fine Arts ROTC Leadership PE and Athletics Business Family and Consumer Science Academic Team Foreign Language Computers PreEngineering Internships and Service Learning Please see the course guide for more information on all of our offerings.
Virtual Classes
Students interested must complete a
virtual course request form with parent
signature in August after schedules are
released. Are you….
DO NOT PUT ON PreENROLLMENT FORM.
Self-motivated?
Online AP courses have associated
Able to learn
costs which must be paid each
independently?
semester.
Able to manage time well?
NCAA approved courses have
associated costs which must be paid Able to speak up when
each semester. problems arise?
Virtual classes are factored into weekly Not all students are successful.
Courses are not self-paced;
eligibility.
deadlines must be met.
STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
SWITCH TO VIRTUAL COURSES AFTER
THE FIRST 15 DAYS OF THE SEMESTER
WITHOUT PRINCIPAL APPROVAL Register online at www.eligibilitycenter.org the before the Spring of your Junior year. Please notify your counselor. It is the student’s responsibility to choose the right courses and maintain good grades to meet NCAA requirements. 10 of 16 core courses must be completed before Sr. yr. Grades are “locked in” after your junior year. Summer School after your junior year is the last opportunity to get your 10 of 16. You will be a red-shirt if you do not have 10 cores by the start of your senior year. Please note, NCAA does not accept computer classes. Failing any core course will negatively impact your NCAA eligibility to play in college. Virtual courses may not meet NCAA eligibility requirements.
State Requirements vs NCAA
Recommend that students
take it the Spring they are www.actstudent.org
enrolled in Algebra II.
ACT dates left this school year
Can take it as many as 12x.
Feb. 8th
Students on free/reduced
lunch can receive a fee waiver April 4th
for 2 tests. (Juniors & Seniors June 13th
only)
July 18th
ACT prep opportunities
available online, as well as, Flyers available in the
paid through TCC & NSU, and counseling office.
local BHS workshops.Questions ???
Contact your counselor
• A-F - Beth Gaches
• G-Ma- Courtney Harter
• Mb-S- Casey Machado
• T-Z & College/Career – Angela Schottel
• 9th grade – Stephanie Butler
Check the Counselor’s Page on the High
School Website.You can also read
