Class of 2019

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Class of 2019
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High School Options

• Traditional High Schools (all are Open Choice
  applications accepted March 16 April 24)
• Laney
• New Hanover
• Hoggard
• Ashley
• Non-Traditional High Schools
• Isaac Bear Early College (UNCW)
• Wilmington Early College (CFCC)
• Mosley Career Readiness Academy

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NHCS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• 28 Course Credits
• Future-Ready Core Course of Study
• Graduation Project

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COURSE CREDITS

• You must have accumulated 28
  course credits to graduate.
• Each class that you take and pass, you get one
  course credit.
• If you do not pass a class, you do not get credit
  for the class

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Lets add it up

• Each year has 2 semesters
• Each semester you take
  4 classes
• So, 2 semesters x 4 classes each 8
  total courses per year
• There are 4 years of high school, so 8 classes
  per year x 4 years 32 credits
• If you pass all of your classes, you will have 32
  credits when you graduate

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Required Courses for Graduation (28 credits)
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PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS

• 9th ? 10th grade 6 credits
• (English 1 Math 1)
• 10th ? 11th grade 12 credits
• 11th ? 12th grade 20 credits
• To graduate minimum of 28 credits

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End-of-Course Tests(EOCs)

• Math 1 (Algebra 1)/Integrated Math 1
• English II
• Biology

Each EOC counts 25 of your final grade for the
class.
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Future-Ready Core Course of Study

• To graduate, you must meet the requirements on
  the following chart

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CONTENT AREA FUTURE-READY CORE
English 4 credits I, II, III, IV
Math 4 credits (Math I, Math II, Math III) OR (Integrated Math I, II, III WECHS only) 4th Math Course should be aligned with students post HS plans
Science 3 credits Earth/Environmental Science, Biology, a physical science course
Social Studies 4 credits World History, The Founding Principles, Civics Economics, American History I, American History II AP US History may be substituted for American History III, but it will only count as one creditan additional social studies class must be taken.
Second Language Not required for graduation. Required to meet minimum application requirements for UNC system colleges.
Health/PE 1 credit Health/Physical Education Hands-Only CPR instruction
Electives 6 credits required (see next slide)
Additional NHCS Requirements 6 credits
TOTAL 28 credits
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Electives

• 2 Elective credits of any combination from
  either
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Arts Education (Dance, Music, Theatre Arts,
  Visual Arts)
• Second Languages
• 4 Elective credits strongly recommended (four
  course concentration) from one of the following
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• JROTC
• Arts Education (Dance, Music, Theatre Arts,
  Visual Arts)
• Any other subject area

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GRADUATION PROJECT(offered within English IV)
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GPA CLASS RANK

• Rank is established at the end
• of each school year. Final rank in-
• cludes all courses attempted in HS
• GPA (Grade Point Average)
• A (90-100) 4.0 points
• B (80-89) 3.0 points
• C (70-79) 2.0 points
• D (60-69) 1.0 points
• F (below 60) 0 points

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EXAMPLE...

• A student made the following grades after her
  first year of high school
• A, B, A, A, B, C, B, A (letter grades)
• 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4 (points per unit)
• 43443234 27 points total
• to get her GPA for that year, divide the total
  number of points by the number of classes
• 27 divided by 8 3.375 GPA

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WEIGHTED COURSES

• Honors and Advanced Placement Classes get extra
  points when calculating GPA.
• The typical rule is that Honors courses get 0.5
  additional points and AP courses get 1 additional
  point.

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Special Programs Courses

• Striving to Achieve Excellence (STAE)
• Advanced Placement Program (AP)
• N.C. Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS)
• NC School of Science Math (NCSSM)
• The Lyceum Academy _at_ NHHS
• Marine Science Academy _at_ AHS
• Laney STEM Program
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
  (IB)
• UNCW Advanced Study
• N.C. Career College Promise

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N.C. Academic Scholars

• Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of
  3.5 unweighted through the first semester of
  his/her senior year
• Students must complete the course of study
  outlined in the curriculum guide
• Students must complete two credits of higher
  level courses (honors or AP) during their junior
  and/or senior years
• Students must complete the Graduation Project.

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High School Registration

• The high school registration process will be done
  this year utilizing a scheduling program found
  within PowerSchool. NHHS, Hoggard, and Ashley
  will also require a paper/pencil registration
  sheet.
• Today, we will provide you with a Course
  Curriculum Guide school specific course
  information (LHS, JTH, NHHS AHS) based on your
  district school for next year.
• We encourage you to start thinking about which
  electives you would like to take in 9th grade (as
  well as alternates) by using the Student
  Registration Worksheet provided today.
• Completed registration worksheets, with a parent
  signature, are DUE to your homeroom teacher by
  February 25th.
• On March 4th 5th, you will come into the
  library by Social Studies classes to enter your
  course selections into PowerSchool (if you have a
  parent signature on your registration worksheet).
• A print out and/or final registration sheet will
  go home for parent review and signaturesigned
  sheets must be returned to your homeroom teacher
  by March 13th.