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Stillwater Area High School

REGISTRATIONClass of 2022

TODAY’S GOALS:

• Introduce registration process • Academic plan for 2018-2019 school year• Review graduation requirements • Identify resources: Current teachers, Families,

Counselors, Case managers

HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS

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Kate Nelson: A-BKrista Koenen: C-FalBecky Hopper: Fam-HicSandra Weaver: Hid-LamKristina King: Lan-MJeremy Baldwin: N-RodLiz Nelson: Roe-SDan Ralston: T-Z

OVERVIEW• Meet all graduation requirements• Balance: school, activities, family & friends, sleep• Focus on classes with appropriate level of rigor

• College credit opportunities: AP, College in the Schools, Concurrent Enrollment, PLTW, 916, PSEO

• Explore interests - elective coursework, clubs, activities, sports, community involvement

• Post-secondary plans - what is your goal?

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HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS• To graduate, each student

must earn a minimum of 43 credits

• Each class = 1 credit– Semester 1 = 6 credits– Semester 2 = 6 credits– TOTAL = 12 credits per year

• 12 credits x 4 years = 48 credit opportunities

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SUBJECT REQUIRED CREDITS

Language Arts 8

Social Studies 8

Mathematics 6

Science 6

Health 1

Physical Education 1

Art 2

Required 32

Elective 11

Total 43

HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS• Most students graduate with

48 credits• Earning credit in required

courses is very important – students cannot and will not graduate without these

• Success in 9th grade translates into success in 10th grade

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SUBJECT REQUIRED CREDITS

Language Arts 8

Social Studies 8

Mathematics 6

Science 6

Health 1

Physical Education 1

Art 2

Required 32

Elective 11

Total 43

ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

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9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

English 9 Regular

English 9 Enriched

English 10 Regular

English 10 Enriched

English 11 Regular

English 11 Newspaper

AP Language/Comp

English 12 Regular

English 12 Journalism

AP Literature/Comp

Students take 2 semesters of English each year of high school

SOCIAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS9th grade 10th grade 11th grade 12th grade

Global Studies

AP Human Geography

World History

AP World History

US History

AP US History

US Government/Economics

AP Microeconomics (with Government)

AP US Government (with Economics)

Students take 2 semesters of Social Studies each year of high school

MATH REQUIREMENTS6 Math credits are required for graduation:

OPTION 1:

Geometry (2cr) → Algebra 2 Concepts (2cr) → Algebra 2 (2cr)

OPTION 2:

Geometry (2cr) → Algebra 2 (2cr) → Algebra 3 (2cr)

*courses listed above taken prior to 9th grade meet graduation requirements

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MATH COURSE OPTIONS

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SCIENCE REQUIREMENTSPhysical Science (2 credits): Physical Science or STEM Physical Science

Biology (2 credits): Biology, Online Biology or AP Biology

Chemistry/Physics (One full year course from the list below is required)• Food Science • Chemistry (prerequisite Algebra 2 or concurrent enrollment)• Online Chemistry• Conceptual Physics• Physics • PLTW Principles of Engineering

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REGULAR VS. AP: HOW TO CHOOSEAdvanced Placement

– Students who are successful in AP courses:• Have a high level of academic curiosity and motivation• Want to pursue knowledge further and deeper• Are able to maintain a high level of organization with time, class materials, and assignments• Have a mature, focused work ethic and are able to maximize learning time in and out of the

classroom• Have strong reading, notetaking and writing skills and are able to read a college level text,

create summarizing notes and express themselves clearly in writing

– Weighted grade

– AP Exam in the Spring

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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATIONCOURSE OPTIONS

•Physical Education - 1 credit•Health - 1 credit

*On-line Health and PE offered by SAHS. Information regarding online can be found at: https://stillwaterschools.org/our-staff/ellie-berg

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ART COURSE OPTIONS

Art - 2 credits required for graduation

Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Floral Design,

Video Production, Intro to Engineering, Yearbook

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ELECTIVES

● Agriscience● Art● Business/Marketing● Industrial Technology● Language Arts● Project Lead the Way● Math

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● Music● Physical Education● Science● Social Studies● World Language● Special Services● NE Metro 916 (seniors)● PSEO

WORLD LANGUAGE• World Language credits are not required for high school

graduation.

• World Language credits are often required for admission to college.

• College admission requirements vary…see online registration guide for recommended guidelines and consult colleges directly for specific requirements.

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PSEO: Post-Secondary Enrollment Options

• 10th grade students may only take one career and technical education course at a Minnesota State college or university

• Must meet qualifying criteria• Must demonstrate ability through GPA• Success first semester…allowed to take another course second

semester • PSEO Informational Meeting at SAHS: Thursday, February 22nd

6:00 p.m. in the Main Forum Room

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NCAA

• To be certified by the Clearinghouse for

Division I and II participation

• Athletes apply online after junior year www.eligibilitycenter.org

• Your SAHS course selection is directly related to NCAA eligibility. See your Counselor with questions.

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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

• Balance• AP, Enriched and Regular Course Options• Co-curricular involvement• Part-time job • Family commitments• Post secondary plans

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

Your registration is for the 2018-2019 school year (both Fall and Spring semester). Be very thoughtful about your decisions as course selections are FINAL.

REGISTRATION RESOURCES• Stillwater Area High School webpage• SAHS Registration Resource Guide 2018-19• Current teachers• School Counselor• Family & friends

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● Use the front page to plan your 12 course requests and 5 alternate requests

● Discuss your choices with your current teachers, and obtain their signatures as support for your course choices.

● Share your guide with your family

● Use your guide to enter course requests into Skyward.

SAHS REGISTRATION GUIDE

HOW TO REGISTER• Login to your Skyward student account and select your…

– Language Arts course (A & B)– Social Studies course (A & B)– Math course (A & B)– Science course (A & B)– Art/PE/Health/Elective courses

Deadline for Online Registration in Skyward: Tuesday, January 30th

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HOW TO REGISTER

HOW TO REGISTER

REQUEST 12 COURSES

REQUEST 5 ALTERNATES

COMMON MISTAKES● Not registering for both A & B for a full year course● Online Health & PE are in addition to the 12 credit

total, not an alternate course● Register for same level course A & B (an example of

a mistake is registering for Global Studies A and AP Human Geography B.)

● Not completing 5 alternate choices● Not registering at all● Not using your resources (talking to teachers, etc)

PONY POSSIBILITIES

Parents and Students Invited to Attend

Monday January 22, 2018 Academics and Activities Fair

● 6:00 - 8:00 pm. First floor HallwayInformation sessions in Auditorium:● 6:00 - 6:30 pm for students with last names A - L ● 6:30 - 7:00 pm for students with last names M - Z.

QUESTIONS?CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR!

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