Hunterdon Central Regional High School

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Hunterdon Central Regional High School

• 8th Grade
• Program of Studies Freshman Course Selection
  Orientation

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Your High School Experience!

• Your 4-Year academic experience is a journey.
  Make sure you think about your destination and
  work backwards.
• Use the Program of Studies online as a guide.
• http//www.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/academics/program-of-st
  udies/index.aspx

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Minimum Requirements for Graduation

• Take the 8th Grade NJASK8 seriously!
• Placement in 9th grade
• Your ultimate goal
• See online program of studies for High School
  Graduation Requirements.

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Scheduling Guidelines

• Take the most challenging course load that you
  can handle without creating too much stress.
• Trust your teachers recommendations
• Balance your life- academically, socially,
  emotionally
• Check Prerequisites, Grade Level and pay
  attention to Recommendations listed in course
  descriptions. (Shown on next slide)
• Refer to quick link on HCRHS website labeled
  Freshman Electives.

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Example
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More Scheduling Guidelines

• An important guide for your initial course
  selections is the Teacher Recommendation Form.
• If you have concerns about the recommended
  placement, talk with your teacher and parents. 
  Parents can override a recommendation but please
  think carefully about what is right for you. 
  Choose wisely.   
• If you override, move up a level, and are
  struggling please note that you may not be able
  to move back down. Level changes depend on the
  number of open seats.
• 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.
• Please note that summer work is a requirement for
  all Honors and AP courses

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Teacher Recommendation Form
Course Course Name Mid Year Recommendation (Teacher Initial) Override (Parent Initial)
011 Honors English I
012 English I
014 Freshman Humanities If recommended for 012 you may choose 014 If choosing 014 rather than 012 initial here
S019 English I
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Scheduling Guidelines

• Health Physical Education are scheduled
  automatically.
• You must select Alternates for each elective
  choice.
• Electives are courses you can choose once you
  have fulfilled your requirements for that year.
• Remember, every course you take and every final
  grade you receive will be on your permanent
  record (transcript).

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Electives and Alternates (In Order of Preference)
Course Course Name of credits Alt. Course Alternate Course Name of credits






I will participate in Marching Band for Credit
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ASPEN

• At HCRHS important information can be accessed by
  students and their parents/guardians - 24 hours a
  day, 7 days a week.
• ASPEN can be used for
• online class scheduling
• to view schedule
• interim report/report cards (these are no longer
  mailed)
• graduation requirements
• student transcript
• student progress/ grades
• Access to ASPEN is private and password protected
  - a unique log-in name and password will be
  assigned to each student. The password assigned
  is confidential it should not be shared.

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Scheduling with ASPEN

• Beginning on February 11th, course requests can
  be entered using ASPEN.
• For current 8th grade students, HCRHS online
  course selection will be open between 800 a.m.
  February 25th and 1159 p.m. March 1st.
• You must complete your course selections online
  within this time frame.
• ASPEN can be accessed at
• https//nj-hcrhs.myfollett.com/aspen/home.do
• To access ASPEN via Hunterdon Central's website -
  click on quicklinks in the top right hand corner
  and then click on ASPEN.

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ASPEN Logins

• In order to access ASPEN, you will receive an
  exclusive User Name and Password. KEEP IT
  SECURE!!!!

You will be receiving ASPEN user name and
instructions at the end of January. They will be
mailed home.
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Selecting Courses

• It makes no difference if you select courses
  first or last during the 2/25 to 3/1 time frame.
  However, if you fail to input courses during this
  time frame, you will be assigned a lower
  scheduling priority. This will affect your
  ability to enroll in courses that you want.

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Freshman Only!

• When selecting some courses such as
• 332- Algebra 2
• 221- French 2
• 222 Spanish 2
• Remember to select the Grade 9 option!
• Only schedule these more rigorous courses if you
  have been recommended to do so!

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Athletics

• 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.

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Alternate Credit Information

• Students have the option to take courses outside
  of HCRHS for high school credit.
• Online course, RVCC, Other college coursework
• Courses must be approved prior to registering for
  the course.
• If you are considering Outside Course Work this
  summer, please read the Alternate Credit
  Information on the Counseling website
• http//www.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/campus-life/counseling/
  index.aspx
• Applications must be received at the H.S. prior
  to May 15.

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Grade Scale
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Typical Freshman Schedule (40 credits)

• ENGLISH 5 Credits
• PHYS ED/ HEALTH 5 Credits
• US HISTORY I 5 Credits
• MATHEMATICS 5/7.5 Credits
• SCIENCE 5 Credits
• WORLD LANGUAGE 5 Credits
• ELECTIVES 7.5/10 credits
• Students selecting Marching Band may have 42.5
  total credits

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Typical Block Schedule
SEMESTER ONE SEMESTER ONE SEMESTER TWO 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 World Language World Language
Block 3 English English Science Science
Block 4 Art I Art I Interior Design Computer Applications
Sample electives
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Questions and comments