Counselors
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Counselors
Steve Watsey Michelle Cañas
9th and 10th Grade Counselor 11th and 12th Grade Counselor
[email protected] [email protected]
985-624-5046 ext 207 985-624-5046 ext. 206
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Topics
• Graduation Requirements
• TOPS
• Earning Carnegie units or “credits”
• Transcripts
• Typical Schedule
• Selecting Courses
• Honors and Gifted
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Graduation Requirements• All incoming freshmen will be required to follow the Louisiana Core 4
curriculum for at least the first two years. • 21 Required Credits
– 4 English– 4 Math– 4 Science– 4 Social Studies– 2 Foreign Language or Speech– 1 Art– 1 ½ Physical Education or JROTC*– ½ Health
• 3 Electives• Total = 24 credits to graduate• * Students may substitute JROTC I and JROTC II for PE and Health
requirements. • Students will be required to pass state end of course tests (EOC). This
requirement is in addition to the required number of credits.
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TOPS
Students that take certain courses may be eligible for a TOPS scholarship. The courses and requirements are listed in the TOPS Program rules which can be viewed at:
• www.osfa.state.la.us
• or on page 10 of the course description guide
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Earning Credits
• Students will earn .5 credit per passed course for a total of 3.5 credits for each semester. Freshman will have a high school transcript at the end of the 1st semester.
• Semester 1 (average of 1st and 2nd nine weeks grades) and Semester 2 (average of 3rd and 4th nine weeks grades) do not average together; each is its own self-contained unit.
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Transcripts
• A transcript is the official record of courses taken and credits earned beginning in 9th grade.
• Only semester grades appear on a transcript.
• Failed courses can not be deleted off the transcript.
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Typical 9th Grade Schedule
• English I • Algebra I• World Geography• Physical Science• P.E. / ROTC• Intro. To Business Computer Applications (IBCA)• Art Elective Choice
• This typical 9th grade schedule is aligned with TOPS and Louisiana Core 4 graduation requirements.
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Elective Choices• Fine Arts Survey• Art I• *Talented Arts (Music, Art,Theatre)• Band• Dance• Chorus• **Spanish II or **French II
• * Must have a current IEP• **Must have proof of credit earned in Spanish I/ French I in 8th
grade.
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Honors and Gifted
• Students enrolled in designated honors or gifted courses will receive an extra quality point according to the following scale:
A=5 B=4 C=3 D=1 F=0
See page 6 for a list of designated courses. • Students must have an IEP to be enrolled in
gifted courses.• Students enrolled in honors level courses must
remain in the course for the semester.
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Course Selection• The 1st semester of a course is the “A” semester and the
2nd semester is the “B” semester. Please be sure to choose a course for each semester, both “A” and “B.” The schedule card should have 14 selections, 7 for the “A” semester and 7 for the “B” semester.
• (H) = Honors (G) = Gifted (R) = Resource• Please choose 3 alternate electives in case original
choices are unavailable. • Example:• __1100 ENG I A• __1110 ENG I B
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Thank You
• Thank you for your time and attention.
• Please visit Lakeshore’s website for additional information.
• www.lakeshorehigh.stpsb.org