Curriculum Fair Current Students

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Curriculum FairCurrent Students

• Lake Norman High School

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Registration Packets
• Additional course offerings
• Art Academy
• Career Cruising
• Comment Cards
• Visit Tables in Gym

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Registration Packets

• Registration Card (worksheet)
• Sports/Clubs List
• Course Planner Directions
• Transcript
• Access Information for Course Planner
• Departmental Guides

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Registration Card

• Should be used as a worksheet to assist you in
  online registration
• Will not be turned in
• Students must choose 8 courses and 4 alternate
  courses
• Band students who choose Marching Band will have
  9 courses

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Alternate Course Selections
You must select four (4) alternate courses.
Alternate courses are used when your first-choice
electives are unavailable. Be very careful in
selecting your alternate courses as they will be
used when it is necessary to accommodate your
required courses.
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Advanced Placement (AP)

• Advanced placement courses are college-level
  classes. Pass the AP exam and earn College
  credit!
• Over 22 subjects available, if not available at
  LNHS, may be offered through virtual public
  school.
• Advanced placement courses are challenging,
  stimulating, and extremely rigorous.
• Worth 2-3 quality pts

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North Carolina Virtual Public Schools (NCVPS)

• Three different on-line opportunities
• North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS)
• North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS)

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Huskins

• Classes are held at Mitchell Community College
• You receive both HS and College Credit. Some
  courses are HS honors, others are not.
• College credit accepted at all 16 UNC System
  Colleges (next slide) and Community Colleges,
  depending on course completed.
• Must at least a junior, min. 2.5 GPA, good
  attendance and discipline.
• See Ms. Winterkamp for additional info

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16 UNC System Colleges that will accept SOME
Huskins credits

• UNC Chapel Hill UNC Asheville
• UNC Greensboro UNC Charlotte
• UNC Pembroke UNC Wilmington
• Western Carolina East Carolina University
• Winston Salem State University NC State
  University
• Appalachian State University NC AT University
• NC Central University Fayetteville State
  University
• UNC School of the Arts Elizabeth State
  University
• Will need to find out from other colleges if
  they will accept credit

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Dual EnrollmentWhat is that?

• Enrolled in BOTH HS and Mitchell Community
  College. Credit earned - applied ONLY towards
  college.
• 16 yrs old by 1st day of class - enrolled in HS
  at least ½ time. (Yes, you can take summer
  classes!)
• Tuition - 7.50 per class plus books.
• Math, science, technical and development courses.
• See Ms. Winterkamp for info., Rm 434

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Registration Process and Dates

• March 1st 3rd Registration will begin by
  homeroom, prior selection should be made by this
  time and uploaded in career cruising
• April Option Verification Letters will be sent
  home around this time
• Schedules will be given out as soon as possible

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Courses that require recommendations, auditions
and applications

• Newspaper Application Mr. Keys
• Yearbook Application Mr. Pappas
• Allied Health II Application Mrs. Sigmon
• Teacher Cadet Application Mrs. Shoffner
• Library Assistant Application Mrs. Holleman
• Show Choir Audition Mrs. Wagner
• Theatre Arts IV Audition/Application Mrs.
  Dowell
• Art Academy Application Mrs. Fox
• All Honors and AP courses - Recommendation

Check the registration guide for grade level
and prerequisites
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Schedule Changes

• You will have a chance to review your course
  selections in April and request changes at that
  time. Any issues should be taken care of
  immediately
• Choose courses wiselyschedule changes will be
  limited to
• Blanks in schedule
• Problems with sequence
• Prerequisite issues

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Art Academy

• Application process
• 2.5 minimum GPA Transcript required
• Parent-signed Learning Agreement
• Mini-essay questions
• Two Teacher Recommendations

Enhanced Art Curriculum VADA student get
enrollment preference in art classes Student must
maintain 3.0 GPA in all art classes Designed for
the serious art student! ?
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Course Planner

• Step by step instructions and log in information
  included in your packet
• Documents can be found under LNHS Freshman
  Academy webpage
• Courses cannot be locked in before being checked
  by a counselor but we encourage you to make your
  selections at home with a parent within the next
  week to allow time for questions if needed
• Visit the table out front for individual
  questions

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Closing

• Please take a comment card on guidance table and
  place in the designated boxes in the commons to
  allow us to better serve you in the future.
• We appreciate your attendance and input in
  improving our process.
• All departments, clubs, and sport teams are
  located downstairs in the gym to answer questions
  and give guidance on course selections.
• Career Cruising, NCVPS, and counselors are set up
  in the commons to give assistance