P1247176259antNZ

1

Welcome to
The Woodlands High School Senior Campus
2
INFORMATION PRESENTATION INCOMING JUNIORS 2007 -
2008
AGENDA

• Introduction
• Graduation Requirements
• Transcript
• Registration Form
• Time Line

3
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CLASSES OF
2008

• ALL STUDENTS MUST EARN MINIMUM 24 CREDITS TO
  GRADUATE
• ENGLISH 4.0
• MATHEMATICS 3.0
• SCIENCE 3.0
• SOCIAL STUDIES 4.0
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2.0
• HEALTH .5
• P.E. OR P.E. SUBSTITUTE 1.5
• FINE ARTS 1.0
• COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS (SPEECH) .5
• COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 1.0
• ELECTIVES 3.5
• TOTAL CREDITS 24.0

4
S A M P L E T R A N S C R I P T
CONROE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Building Name Address
Campus Phone
THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 003 6101
RESEARCH FOREST THE WOODLANDS TX
77381 [phone]
CBCC 441471
Student Name WHITE, SALLY NICHOYLE
Current Grade 10 ID (SSN)
123456789 Birth date
12/07/1986 Sex F
Ethnic 5 White Parent Info
WHITE, ALIYSEN Address 26
STUMBLING SQUIRREL
THE WOODLANDS TX 77381-2574
Grad Date Program Type
TAAS MASTERY END OF COURSE Class
Rank 644
Reading Algebra 1
GPA 3.8792 / 4.0
Mathematics Biology
Class Size 1350 Writing
US History DPT
COURSE T 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH CRD
DPT COURSE T 1ST 2ND 3RD
4TH CRD
SCHOOL YEAR 2002 GR 09 EN ENG 1
88 80 1.0 EN
JRNLSM 65 75
1.0 MA ALG 1 86
92 1.0 SC IPC
93 65 0.5 SS W GEO
78 83 1.0 PE PE EQ1
100 0.5 PE PE EQ2
100 0.5 TA
BCIS 81 77
1.0 CREDIT LOCAL 0.0 STATE
6.5
SCHOOL YEAR 2003 GR 10 EN ENG 2 H
99 100 1.0 MA GEOM
80 85 1.0 SC BIO H
83 92 1.0 HL
HLTH ED 89 0.5 PE
PE EQ3 95 0.5 FL SPAN 1
88 93 1.0 SS W
HIST 80 90
1.0 SP COMMAPP 93
0.5 LC OFC PRAC
93 0.5 CREDIT LOCAL 0.5 STATE
6.5
5
Materials Provided for Completing Registration
Forms

• Course Description Guide
• Registration Form
• Registration Handout explaining the specific
  instructions to assist in completing the
  registration form.
• Transcript
• Planning The Block

6
Getting Prepared

• Check the graduation plan in your course
  description book
• What courses do you lack for graduation?

7
What level of a course should I register for?

• What are your choices? (Level, Honors, Pre-AP,
  Advanced Placement)
• What is your teachers recommendation?
• What are your past grades?
• How much time will be required?
• How much time are you willing to devote?
• (Continued)

8
What level of a course should I register for?

• How much time will you be spending on other
  things? (school activities, church, community,
  jobs)
• Why are you choosing this level?
• How many other advanced level courses are you
  taking?

9
How Much Homework??

• Level Classes
• 30-45 minutes per class each night

Honors Classes Approximately 60 minutes per
class each night

• Pre-AP AP Classes
• 60 90 minutes per class each night, or more
• Faster pace
• More reading, writing, and research-based
  assignments

Plan carefully and make good choices!!!!
10
Entrance Requirements For Honors/Pre-AP/AP
Courses

• Students must get recommendations from current
  subject teachers
• Recommendations are based on set criteria
• See Course Description Handbook
• Teachers can change their recommendation
• Waivers are available from your Counselor
• Please note if you choose to sign a waiver, you
  remain in the requested level for a minimum of 9
  weeks and can only be changed if there is class
  availability.

11
Recommendations Grade Prerequisites

• Honors, PreAP and AP classes require a teacher
  recommendation/signature AND certain numerical
  grade. If you do not have both, then a waiver
  will be required.

• Both the student and parent must sign
• the commitment statement if you request
• a honors, PreAP or AP class. Failure to
• sign will automatically place you in a
• level class.

12
DUAL CREDIT COURSES
What is Dual Credit? These are courses that
award both high school and college credit.
Refer to the Course Description Guide for
complete information on dual credit. What
courses are available as dual credit? Sociology,
Psychology, Business Law, Criminal Justice Any
other elective approved by your counselor What
is required to take a dual credit course? Pass
the THEA or its equivalent (ASSET test is the
equivalent test used by Montgomery College)
13
DUAL CREDIT COURSES CONTINUED

• How do you register to take the ASSET?
• To take it at TWHS email Mrs. Vickers in the
  College and Career Center at shvickers_at_conroeisd.n
  et
• To take it at Montgomery College call the
  testing center at Montgomery
• What is the deadline to take the ASSET?
• April 27, 2007
• What is the cost of a dual credit course?
• 90.00
• Where do I pick up applications for dual credit?
• In the Grade Level Office or at Montgomery
  College

14
Investigate Electives

• What electives interest you most?
• What is the time commitment?
• Is there a cost involved?
• Will I need a teacher recommendation or an
  application?

15
COSMETOLOGY

• Applications for Cosmotology are available in the
  Grade Level Office and are required.
• Bus is provided to Oak Ridge.
• Class meets 100 p.m. 400 p.m.
• Earn 1.5 credits per semester
• Completion of 2 year program and state licensing
  exam will result in a Cosmetology license.
• Cost is 700 for the 2 year program. If you
  attend a private Cosmetology program such as
  Aveda Institute the cost could be as much as 12
  15,000!
• Questions Contact Ms. JoAnn Fewell
• 832-592-5489 kfewell_at_conroeisd.net

16
GRADE CLASSIFICATION
Junior Classification - MUST have 12 Credits
17
What if I failed a Required Course?

• What are your options?
• Take it in summer school.
• Put it in your schedule for next year.
• See your counselor about a credit-by-exam.
  (30.00/half credit Review sheet on line _at_
  www.dce.ttu.edu)
• Remember, you must have 12 credits by August of
  2007 to be classified as a junior.

18
Summer School

• Will be in June
• Classes available for
• Repeat Credit (Most academic core courses)
• First Time Credit (Health, PE, Communication
  Appl, Technology, Fine Arts, Govt. and Eco.)
• Information and Registration Forms available
• in the Grade Level Office
• Sign Up After Spring Break
• Total Credit 1
• Out of District Availability

19
COMPLETING THE FORM
Step-by-Step
20
PLANNING THE BLOCK
Fall Spring
Acapella Choir 5114
1A
1st period
Teen Leadership 1543
Reading Applications 2363
1B
Spanish III 3031S
Spanish II 3011F
2A
2nd period
2B
U.S. History B 1111
U.S. History A 1111
English III H/PreAP (2111)
3rd period
Algebra II H/PreAP 1681
Chemistry PreAP (0231)
4th period
21
Important Points to Remember

• Amount of time is indicated at the top of each
  page.
• Some courses require extended time. These are
  noted.
• Plan your schedule to accommodate these extra
  blocks
• This information is also in your course
  description book.

22
SC
SC
Choir 5134
BH
BCIS 7161
Intro to CAD
8251
Spanish II 3014
Entrepreneurship
8051
Landscape
696H
Bus Law 727H
IFL 761H
Parenting
7623
Equine Science
6953
8083
Advertising
23
More Important Points

• Foreign Language Must be taken sequentially.
  For example
• Fall 2007 Spanish I
• Spring 2008 Spanish II
• Spring 2008 Spanish II
• Fall 2008 Spanish III
• There should NOT be a
• semester break between classes!

24
What is the schedule for registration?

• Meet with students during February.
• Parent Meeting _at_ 7PM on Feb. 27th.
• Course Selection Sheet Due by March 9th.
• Receive Verification Sheet in April.
• Any changes must be submitted in writing and
  signed by a parent by May 4th.

25
Fall Semester 2007

• Schedules will be mailed at the end of July.
• Be sure you do your required summer reading!
  Dont depend on having English scheduled in the
  Spring.
• Review carefully call if there is an error
  (NOTE Changing your mind is not considered an
  error. Errors include courses previously passed,
  academic misplacement or courses for which the
  prerequisites have not been met).
• Books, parking, etc will be picked up prior to
  the first day of school.

26
IMPORTANT POINTS

• ALL schedule changes must be made in writing with
  parent signature no later than May 4th .
• Please do not call in August and ask for a
  change.
• If you do not choose electives and/or alternative
  courses, dont be surprised when we make the
  choices for you.

27
To Log on to Family Connection

• Go go http//connection.naviance.com/thewoodlands
• Enter registration code
• You will be prompted to enter your email
• address and a password
• Your email address and the password you select
  will be used to log on to Family Connection once
  you register.
• Be sure to bookmark the website or save it to
  your desktop!

28
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING