North Hunterdon High SchoolCourse Selection and Registration

**This Powerpoint will be posted on Mrs. Casellini’s webpage following this program for your

convenience**

What you can expect to learn

tonight…• Scheduling process

• High School Course information

• Credits

• Freshman Requirements

• Daily Schedule

• Weekly Schedule Rotation

• Course levels/Freshman Placement

• World Language/ Elective Choices

• Activities/Clubs/Sports

• Polytech

• Graduation Requirements

• Academy Recap

• Helpful Links

Scheduling Process

November 13th- High School Registration Forms due to Mrs. Casellini

The week of November 18th-Language Arts Common Placement Test

The week of December 2-6-Mrs. Casellini will be going into 8th grade classes to go over the scheduling process with students. Parents will be receiving this information at the parent information session on November 25th.

December 17th-NHHS World Language Teachers visit UTMS

December (Date TBA)-Math Placement Test

December 20th (Right Before Winter Break)-Students receive their course level placement from teachers for Math, Science, English, and History. Should you have any questions about your child’s placement recommendation, please discuss this with that subject area teacher as soon as possible.

Scheduling ProcessOver Winter Break-Students should select their electives and their world language choice from the online course guide and write them down on their planning sheet (will receive before break). Students should select 4 electives, 3 alternate (or back-up) electives, and 1 world language choice.

January 7-Student field trip to North Hunterdon High School for orientation.**NHHS also has a parent orientation presentation in the evening at 6:30PM

January 8-10-Students will meet with Mrs. Casellini by appointment to put their course requests into Aspen (online program). Students will bring home a print out of their courses for parent signature. This is due back to Mrs. Casellini with parent signature by January 17th.

Special Education Transition Meetings will take place beginning in January. You will be contacted by our CST office to set this up.

Additional Timelines

February 3-14th-NHHS Counselors available for parent appointments to

discuss schedules and/or any questions or concerns about the transition to

high school.

• To schedule call: 908-713-4130

• They do not start taking appointments until after winter break.

March, 2020: Email will be sent to families about creating Aspen accounts for cheering tryouts: Other parents should not fill out athletic forms at this point because everything will be lost in the July roll-over.

July 2020: Parents should complete all fall sports forms through Aspen.

Guide Abbreviationshttp://www.nhvweb.net/guidance/curriculum-guides-2/

• CP – College Preparatory • Adv.-Advanced• H – Honors • AP – Advanced Placement • Cr. – Credits • Wks. – Weeks • Wt. – Weighted • Sug. Pre – Suggested Prerequisites • V – Voorhees Only • N – North Only • N/V – North and Voorhees

Course Credits

35+ Credits

Semester 1

½ Year

2.5 Credits

Semester 2

½ Year

2.5 Credits

1 year = 2 semesters

1 Full Year

5+ Credits

Freshman Requirements

Math (Algebra or Geometry) Full Year 5 Cr.

Biology Full Year 6 Cr.

English Full Year 5 Cr.

Early Amer. History Full Year 5 Cr.

World Language Full Year 5 Cr.

Lunch Full Year 0 Cr.

Physical Education ½ Year 2.5 Cr.

Health ½ Year 2.5 Cr.

+ Elective choices to =

minimum 35 credits,

Maximum of 41 credits

*Most electives are ½ year (2.5 Cr.) but some are full year (5 Cr.)

such as band or choir, PLTW engineering, and Academy courses

Freshman must take a minimum of 35 credits

= 31 credits

Daily Schedule

55 Minute Period Daily Schedule

with Split Lunch and Lab

1 7:45 8:40

2 8:44 9:39

3 9:43 10:38

Lunch 1/Study Hall/Lab 10:40 11:04

Lunch 2/Study Hall/Lab 11:06 11:30

4 11:32 12:27

5 12:31 1:26

6 1:30 2:25

“Rolling Drop Block Rotation”8 classes per semester that rotate into 6 classes per day

A 4 day cycle rotation

Day A Day B Day C Day D

1 4 3 2

2 1 4 3

3 2 1 4

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

Study Hall Study Hall Study Hall/Lab Study Hall

5 8 7 6

6 5 8 7

7 6 5 8

C+I C+I C+I C+I

C+I= Curriculum and Instruction (Resource rooms available for extra help 2:30-3:10)http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/home/

Sample SchedulePERIOD DAY A DAY B DAY C DAY D

1 SCIENCE HISTORY MATH ART ELECTIVE

2 ART ELECTIVE SCIENCE HISTORY MATH

3 MATH ART ELECTIVE SCIENCE HISTORY

L1 STUDY STUDY SCIENCE LAB STUDY

L2 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

4 WORLD

LANGUAGE

PE ENGLISH Tech Elective

5 Tech Elective WORLD

LANGUAGE

PE ENGLISH

6 ENGLISH Tech Elective WORLD

LANGUAGE

PE

C+I

Course Levels

Advanced(Adv.)

College Prep(CP)

Honors/Weighted(H/Wt.)

• Ease-in approach

• Most challenging level in which

you can realistically succeed

• Maintain A/B average

• Balance

• Not fixed

Your Freshman Placement

Freshman PlacementCollege Prep, Advanced, or Honors

7th grade final

grades

8th grade Marking Period

1 Grades

Teacher Recs

Scores on certain tests

Placement• If you do not agree with your

placement, first

• Be your own advocate

• Try to understand why you were

recommended for that level

• Your teachers want you to succeed

• Remember: Scheduling overrides may only

be completed by the high school guidance

office

• Courses dropped after 5 weeks will be

reflected on the student’s transcript as a

Withdraw Pass (WP) or Withdraw Fail (WF).

Changing Levels

• Placement levels can change

in either directions

• You may take CP or Advanced

classes freshman year and

then move to a different level

sophomore year

College Prep (CP)

• Common courses for

freshmen

• More direct support

• Smaller classes

• Gradual pace

Advanced (Adv.)

• Common courses for

freshmen

• Should be at least a

“B” student

• Independent

work/study habits

• Teacher

recommendation

required

Honors

• For students with VERY

STRONG academic records

• “A” students

• Self-motivated and strong work

ethic

• Willing to do more homework

• Teacher recommendation

required

• Weighted GPA

Advanced Placement (AP)• AP Science is no longer offered to

incoming Freshman• AP science classes will require students to complete the first level of the course prior

to taking the AP course.

• The new typical AP science sequence could look like this:

• 9th Grade: Honors Biology

• 10th Grade: Honors Chemistry and AP Biology

• 11th Grade: Honors Physics and AP Chemistry

• 12th Grade: AP Physics and another science elective

• Extremely rigorous and fast-paced

• HIGHLY motivated and capable students

• Scoring high on final exam may grant

college credit

Math• Algebra before Geometry

• SMI for placement (Scholastic

Math Inventory) in December

• Freshman courses

– CP Algebra I

– Advanced Algebra I

– Advanced Geometry

– Honors Geometry

Currently: students must pass Algebra

1 PARCC to graduate HS

English I

• FRESHMEN take a full year of

English I (5 credits), which is

designed to provide each student

with a sound basis in reading,

writing, speaking, listening, and

viewing. Core literature includes a

Shakespeare play, Great

Expectations, The Catcher in the

Rye, King Arthur, and the

Odyssey, as well as a selection of

short stories.

• CP

• Advanced

• Honors

Early American History

• This United States history course

focuses on the growth of the nation

from colonization and settlement to the

emergence of modern America. The

role of the United States in the world is

considered through the lenses of

historical, political, economic,

socio/cultural, and geographical

developments. The creation and

evolution of the American system of

government and the rights and

responsibilities of citizenship are

emphasized. This course satisfies the

first half of the New Jersey state

requirement for US History.

• CP

• Adv.

• Honors

Science• CP Biology (Lab)

• Advanced Biology

(Lab)

• Honors Biology(Lab)• Through a variety of exercises, demonstrations, and

laboratory experiences the student will discover new concepts and interests in the biological sciences.

• All science classes will be 6 credits• All science classes will include an additional lab period which

will meet for 24 minutes over the lunch period when their science class is just prior to or just after the lunch period.

• If students have a morning science class, they will have the science lab during the first lunch period and they will eat each day in the second lunch period.

• If students have an afternoon science class, they will have the science lab during the second lunch period and they will eat each day in the first lunch period.

PERIOD DAY A DAY B DAY C DAY D

1 SCIENCE HISTORY MATH ART ELECTIVE

2 ART ELECTIVE SCIENCE HISTORY MATH

3 MATH ART ELECTIVE SCIENCE HISTORY

L1 STUDY STUDY SCIENCE LAB STUDY

L2 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

4 WORLD

LANGUAGE

PE ENGLISH Tech Elective

5 Tech Elective WORLD

LANGUAGE

PE ENGLISH

6 ENGLISH Tech Elective WORLD

LANGUAGE

PE

C+I

Sample Schedule: 41 credits for the year

World Languages

• Each class is 1 year (5 Cr.)

• Choices:

– Spanish, French

German, Latin

• Spanish II

– teacher recommendation

• 1 year required for

graduation

• 2-3+ for college (mastery)

Electives

• 5 credits for

graduation

• Art

• Music

• Performing Arts

• 5 credits for graduation

• Business

• Family & Consumer Science

• Technology Education

• Freshman cannot take

cooking courses at NHHS

• PLTW Engineering

Graduation RequirementsAt least 120 credits to graduate

ENGLISH20 credits

(I, II, III, IV)

HISTORY15 credits

(Early American, Modern, World,

Financial Lit.2.5 credits)

WORLD LANGUAGE

5 credits(Spanish, French, German, or Latin)

SCIENCE18 credits

(Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

PHYS ED/ HEALTH 20 credits

(Driver’s Ed included)

MATH15 credits

(5 cr. in Algebra, 5 in Geometry, and 5

cr. Algebra II topics)

FINE ARTS5 credits

PRACTICAL ARTS5 credits

Financial Literacy

2.5 Credits

Get Involved• To be eligible for the

second semester of sports

(Spring season) a student

must be passing 15.0

credits at the conclusion

of the first semester• Clubs• Activities• Sports• **Unified Sports—unifies

students with disabilities and students without disabilities on a common sports team. Promotes social inclusion through sports and activities.

• http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/studentactivities/

Polytech Programs-Junior/Senior Year

• Hunterdon County Polytech website: www.hcpolytech.org

• Lead directly to work (construction, automotives, cosmetology, etc.)

• College-bound, professional career focus (teaching, law enforcement, health sciences, commercial arts, culinary arts, etc.)

• Scheduled by your high school guidance counselor

• AM/PM schedule depends on program

• Fulfills the Practical Arts requirement

• Open to Juniors & Seniors

• Includes transportation

• Highly competitive

• Plan ahead!

Hunterdon County Vocational School District Academies

offered to Freshman

Deadline to Apply is December 15th!http://www.hcvsd.org/

• Partnerships with multiple colleges—could earn college credit in high school• Acceptance into program based on placement test scores, attendance, discipline

records, grades, and interview

Biomedical Science Academy• Project Lead the Way curriculum

• Provides exposure to concepts of human medicine, physiology, genetics, microbiology, and public health

• Students in this program attend North Hunterdon High School

Computer Science & Software Engineering Academy• Project Lead the Way curriculum

• For students with career interest in computer science

• Coding languages, simulation and modeling, artificial intelligence, and cyber security

• Students in this program attend Voorhees High School

Environmental Sustainability and Engineering Academy• Focuses on Environmental related issues, as well as environmental engineering and sustainability occupations

• Agricultural Sciences Education Curriculum

• Introduces students to engineering principals, resource management, ecology, and all the aspects of a comprehensive environmental education

• Students in this program attend Voorhees High School

NEW Full Time Animal Sciences Academy

Important Dates• From today until your scheduling session

– Start thinking about what world language and electives you may be interested in

– December -World Language Teachers visit

– Before winter break, you will get course level recommendations

– January 7-Orientation field trip to North Hunterdon

– January 8, 9, 10-inputting course selections in Aspen. Taking home a printed copy for parent signature.

• January 17, 2019

– SIGNED ASPEN SCHEDULE PRINT-OUTS ARE DUE, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE

• February 3-14

– Parent appointments available with NHHS counselors (call 908-713-4130)

Helpful links:

• NHHS Homepage: http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/home/

• Course guide: http://www.nhvweb.net/guidance/curriculum-guides-2/

• NHHS Guidance Counselor Caseload information:

http://www.nhvweb.net/guidance/north-hunterdon-counselor-

caseload/

• Student Activities: http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/studentactivities/

• Athletics: http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/athletics/

• NHHS Scheduling Resources:

http://www.nhvweb.net/guidance/scheduling/

• Polytech Homepage: https://www.hcpolytech.org/

• HCVSD Academies: https://www.hcvsd.org/

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