Lovejoy High School Lovejoy High School Registration for 2014-Registration for 2014-

20152015

Class of 2016Class of 2017

Counseling TeamCounseling Team

Guidance CounselorsAmanda Breeden – All students A-

FLissa Testa – All students G-MLance Hendrick – All students N-Z

College and Career CounselorsAddison Snyder – All students A-KRandy Trevino –All students L-Z

College and ChoicesCollege and Choices

Think about the future when making your choices

Top 10% rule (UT top 7%)GPA and Rank Tier 1 – AP courses Tier 2 – PAP courses Tier 3 – all other

Graduation RequirementsGraduation Requirements26 credits required for graduation –

Recommended or Distinguished Diploma

Successful completion of STAAR EOC◦English 1, English 2, Algebra I, Biology,

US History ◦ ELA 1 – March 31◦ ELA 2 – April 1◦ Algebra 1 and Biology – May 5-9

Senior Project

Graduation Plans – Side by Graduation Plans – Side by SideSide Recommended

Distinguished

English 4.0 4.0Mathematics 4.0 4.0Science 4.0 4.0Social Studies 4.0 4.0Lovejoy Leadership 0.5 0.5Health 0.5 0.5Fine Art 1.0 1.0Physical Education 1.0 1.0Technology 1.0 1.0 Foreign Language 2.0 3.0*Additional Electives 4.0 3.0

TOTAL CREDITS 26 26

Distinguished Achievement Distinguished Achievement Diploma (DAP)Diploma (DAP)What is an Advanced Measure?A student needs any 4 of the following:A Junior year PSAT score that designates them as

commended or higherA score of 3 or higher on an AP test (each score is

one advanced measure)A college academic course and Tech Prep

articulated college course with a grade of 3.0 or higher (each 3.0 is one advanced measure)

An original research project judged by a panel of professionals in the field (only 2 projects can be used and the senior project would qualify as one)

EnglishEnglish

10th Grade OptionsPreAP English II

PreAP/GT English II

11th Grade OptionsPreAP English III

AP English LanguageAP/GT English

Language

All English courses require summer reading.

10th grade – check with current English teacher about suggestion for 11th grade.

MathMathRequired to

GraduateAlgebra IGeometryAlgebra II4th year of math

*All students are required by LHS to continue with math through their senior year.

Math OptionsPreAP GeometryPreAP Algebra IIPreAP/GT Algebra IIPreAP Pre-CalculusPreAP/GT Pre-

CalculusAP/GT Calculus ABAP/GT Calculus BCAP/GT StatisticsAP Computer

Science

Math SequenceMath SequenceMath taken this year

Pre-AP Algebra 1 Pre-AP Geometry

Pre-AP Geometry Pre-AP Algebra II

Pre-AP Algebra II Pre-AP Pre-Calculus

Pre-AP Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Statistics

AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics

ScienceScience

10th Grade OptionsPreAP ChemistryPreAP/GT

Chemistry

11th Grade OptionsPreAP PhysicsAP Physics 1

Social StudiesSocial Studies

10th Grade OptionsPre-AP World

HistoryAP World History*AP/GT World

History*

11th Grade OptionsPre-AP US HistoryAP US History*AP/GT US History*

*AP Courses require summer reading as well as a minimum of 1 hour of homework each night.

Foreign LanguagesForeign Languages

DAP3 credits of the

same

Recommended2 credits of the

same

OptionsSpanish I, II, III, IV, AP

Spanish Language, AP Spanish Lit.

French I, II, III, and AP French Language (IV)

Chinese I, II, III, IV*American Sign

Language I, II, III and IV

*Consult prospective colleges to learn if ASL meets FL requirements

TechnologyTechnologyRequired1.0 Credit

OptionsPre AP Computer ScienceAP Computer Science ABusiness Information

ManagementDigital and Interactive

MediaAnimationAdvanced AnimationWeb TechnologiesVideo TechnologyMobile Apps DevelopmentAny Engineering course Journalism courses

(Yearbook, Newspaper, Magazine, Broadcast, Photojournalism)

Fine ArtsFine Arts

Required1.0 credit same

course

OptionsBand/Jazz BandOrchestraChoirTheater/Tech TheaterDance/MajesticsArtAP Music TheoryAP Art History

Physical EducationPhysical Education

Required1.0 credit

OptionsAthleticsAthletic TrainingPE Foundations Individual Sports/Team

SportsCheerleadingFall semester of band, drill

team, colorguardOff-campus PE – application

is online. Must be approved

Final Graduation Final Graduation RequirementsRequirements

.5 credit of Health.5 credit of Lovejoy Leadership3.0 credits of electives for DAP4.0 credits of electives for

Recommended

AP Elective Options 10AP Elective Options 10thth and 11 and 11thth Grade StudentsGrade StudentsAP Human Geography (semester only)AP Music Theory – requires approvalAP Computer Science – Prerequisite requiredAP Studio Art 2D and 3D – prerequisites

required AP Studio Art 2D Photo – requires approval

(11th-12th)AP Art History – summer project (10th-12th)AP Psychology – (11th-12th only)AP European History – (11th-12th only)AP Chemistry – (11th-12th only)AP Biology – (11th -12th only)AP Statistics – (11th- 12th only)

Other Elective OptionsOther Elective OptionsBusiness ClassesHealth Science ClassesEducation and Training ClassesJournalism Engineering ClassesTechnology Applications

GPAGPAGPA tables – pg 14 of the course

guide◦Rank GPA vs Official GPA

Tier 1 – All AP ClassesTier 2 – All Pre-AP

Classes Tier 3 – All other

courses

ExclusionsExclusions Students must earn the 26 credits

required for graduation. For each additional credit earned beyond the required 26, students may exclude a maximum of eight semester grades from his/her GPA calculation. Excluded grades may not include the required 26 credits.

Some classes are automatically excluded. ◦ Off Campus PE◦ Correspondence Classes◦ Summer School◦ Dual Credit Classes◦ ASC or CAT classes◦ Math Labs

ExclusionsExclusionsPossible exclusions

◦Electives◦Fine Arts ◦Technology◦LOTE◦5th math or science class

ExclusionsExclusionsTimeline

First Time – June after Junior Year Both Rank and Official GPA

Second Time – January (end of first semester Senior Year)

Both Rank and Official GPA

Third Time – After the 5th six weeks Senior Year

Rank GPA only (this locks the rank for graduation)

Fourth Time – June after graduation Official GPA only for final transcript

Showcase Showcase

Monday, March 10, 2014 6:00 to 8:00 pm

◦ GT Informational Session 6:30 Lecture Hall

◦ Intro to AP Info Session 7:00 Lecture Hall

◦Information about classes, clubs, and extracurricular activities in the cafeteria and commons

Registration InformationRegistration InformationMarch 24-28- Course input with

Counselors – 9th grade – History

April 2-4 – Course input with Counselors – 10th grade - English

May – Verification slips will be sent home. This will be the last chance until school starts to make any class changes, so make good choices!

NO SCHEDULE CHANGES IN THE SUMMER!!!!!