lovejoy high school registration for 2014-2015 class of 2016 class of 2017
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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
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!!!!!