CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLCLASS OF 2024

Registration Orientation

Becoming College and/or Career at CHS

The four-year plan, developed in 8th grade with each student’s individual post-secondary goals, interests, and skills in mind, will assist in the selection from a variety of pathways in HS:

1) Take more college credit courses while still in high school (up to 40 hours).2) Take more specialty elective courses such as foreign language, drama,

band, athletics, cheerleading, art, ROTC, etc. 3) Specialize in a career technical field such as culinary arts, welding, coding,

HVAC, cosmetology, masonry, carpentry, business, etc.

STEM and Post-Secondary Success• Need for 500,000 additional highly skilled workers by 2025• Alabama projects a worker shortage of 199,000 in 2026 and 273,000 in 2035.• The National Science Foundation also reports that there are currently between two and three

million unfilled positions in the STEM areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

• All graduates must be college and career ready. They must earn at least one of the following Career Readiness Indicators (CRI) :

• 1. Earn a benchmark score in at least one subject on the ACT exam.• 2. Score at the Silver level or above on the WorkKeys Assessment.• 3. Earn a qualifying score on an Advanced Placement exam.• 4. Earn an approved industry credential through Career Technical Education.• 5. Earn dual enrollment credit through an Alabama college or university.• 6. Enlist in the military.

Dual Enrollment• Honors US History I & II (6 college credit hours)• Honors English 11 & 12 (6 college credit hours)• Pre-Calculus & Calculus (6 college credit hours)• Honors Biology I & II (8 college credit hours)

* Career Technical dual enrollment classes that combine the above dual enrollment courses with courses at CVCC in career tech. Many students who choose this route get their career technical college courses and their academic courses at no charge.

Advanced Placement in the Classroom●●●

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Credit Advancement• Credit Advancement is an opportunity for students to earn credits

outside of the normal school day. • CA is offered after school each of the 4 nine weeks for CHS students

and during the summer.• Most credit advancement courses are done through Access. • The exception is the required LIFE (PE) credit in the summer before or

after the students 9th grade year. (Marching band and NJROTC can substitute for the LIFE credit).

• Driver’s Education with the required Health credit is also offered in the summer after 9th grade for credit advancement.

Access Courses Available for Credit Advancement• All English, science, history and math courses• French/German/Latin I, II & III• Spanish I, II, III & IV and Mandarin Chinese I & II• AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Creative Writing,

Forestry, Global Studies, AP Psychology, AP Art History

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS-25 CREDITS•4 MATH CREDITS- GEOM, ALG I, ALG II, AND A SPECIALIZED MATH COURSE

•4 ENGLISH CREDITS-ENGLISH 9, ENGLISH 10, ENGLISH 11, AND ENGLISH 12

•4 SCIENCE CREDITS-BIOLOGY AND A PHYSICAL SCIENCE, PLUS 2 OTHERS

•4 SOCIAL STUDIES CREDITS-WORLD HISTORY, US HISTORY I, US HISTORY II, AND GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS

** HONORS/AP CLASSES CAN SUBSTITUTE FOR REGULAR CLASSES, BUT MUST MEET REGISTRATION PRE-REQUISITES/REQUIREMENTS

COMMUNITY SERVICE•ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A TOTAL OF 55 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS PRIOR TO

GRADUATION

•THIS IS A RECOMMENDED TIMELINE

•9TH-10 HOURS

•10TH-15 HOURS

•11TH-20 HOURS

•12TH-10 HOURS

REQUIRED ELECTIVES•CAREER PREPAREDNESS-1 CREDIT (NJROTC)

•HEALTH-1/2 CREDIT

•BEG. KINESIOLOGY (PE)-1 CREDIT (Ath PE, NJROTC, Marching Band)

•3 CREDITS IN FINE ARTS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, AND/OR CAREER TECH. (PREFER THESE IN THE SAME CONCENTRATION)•3 ½ ELECTIVES

DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTSCAREER TECHNICAL

MUST COMPLETE 3 SEQUENCED FULL CREDIT COURSES OF A CAREER TECHNICAL PROGRAM. CAREER PREP DOES NOT

COUNT TOWARD THIS ENDORSEMENT.

DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS

FOREIGN LANGUAGEMUST COMPLETE 3 SEQUENCED FULL CREDIT COURSES OF A

FOREIGN LANGUAGE.

DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS

FINE ARTSMUST COMPLETE 3 SEQUENCED FULL CREDIT COURSES OF A

FINE ARTS PROGRAM.

DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS-CONT.

ADVANCED HONORS ENDORSEMENT•MUST HAVE 14 HONORS COURSE CREDITS

•1 FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE

CFA ENGLISH

•TRADITIONAL - ENGLISH 9 OR HONORS ENGLISH 9•ACCELERATED - HONORS ENGLISH 10

HONORS ENGLISH REQUIREMENTSHONORS ENGLISH 9

•STUDENT MUST HAVE A 90 OR ABOVE IN REGULAR ENGLISH 8 OR AN 80 OR ABOVE IN HONORS ENGLISH 8

•WRITING ASSESSMENT (mid-April)

•SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS ARE REQUIRED AND WILL BE FOUND ON THE CFA WEBSITE

HONORS ENGLISH 10

• STUDENT MUST HAVE AN 80% MASTERY OF ENGLISH 9 STANDARDS

• STUDENT MUST EARN AN 80 OR ABOVE CUMULATIVE AVERAGE IN THE ENGLISH 9 COURSE

• SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS ARE REQUIRED AND WILL BE FOUND ON THE CFA WEBSITE

CFA SOCIAL STUDIES

•TRADITIONAL- WORLD HISTORY OR HONORS WORLD HISTORY

• ACCELERATED- AP WORLD HISTORY

HONORS WORLD HISTORY REQUIREMENTSHONORS WORLD HISTORY

•STUDENT MUST HAVE A 90 OR ABOVE IN WORLD HISTORY 8 OR AN 80 OR ABOVE IN ADVANCED WORLD HISTORY

•THIS IS A CHALLENGING COURSE WHICH REQUIRES OUTSIDE READING/RESEARCH BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS

AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.

AP WORLD HISTORY

•STUDENT MUST HAVE A 90 OR ABOVE IN WORLD HISTORY 8 OR AN 80 OR ABOVE IN ADVANCED WORLD HISTORY

•CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN HONORS ENGLISH 10

CFA SCIENCE

•TRADITIONAL- BIOLOGY OR HONORS BIOLOGY•ACCELERATED- HONORS PHYSICAL SCIENCE OR HONORS CHEMISTRY

HONORS SCIENCE REQUIREMENTSHONORS BIOLOGY

•STUDENT MUST HAVE A 90 OR ABOVE SCIENCE 8 OR AN 80 OR ABOVE IN ADVANCED SCIENCE

HON. PHYSICAL SCIENCE

● CREDIT EARNED IN HONORS BIOLOGY

HONORS CHEMISTRY

● CREDIT EARNED IN HONORS BIOLOGY

● 80% MASTERY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE

● CREDIT EARNED IN ALGEBRA I

CFA MATHGEO WITH DATA ANALYSIS● COMPLETION OF MATH 8

HON GEO WITH DATA ANALYSIS

● MUST BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH GEO WITH DATA ANALYSIS

● EARNED A 70 OR BETTER IN 8TH GRADE ALG I WITHOUT EARNED CREDIT OR

● EARNED A 95 OR BETTER IN MATH 8

HON ALG WITH PROBABLITY

● COMPLETION OF ALGEBRA I WITH CREDIT EARNED IN 8TH

GRADE OR● 90 OR ABOVE IN MATH 8

REQUIRED NON-CORE CREDITS

• P.E. (REQ. IF NOT IN ROTC, MARCHING BAND, OR ATHLETIC P.E.)

• CAREER PREPAREDNESS (REQ. IF NOT IN ROTC)

9TH GRADE ELECTIVESNJROTC

VISUAL ARTS

THEATRE/DRAMA

TV PRODUCTION

MIXED CHORAL

WORLD HISTORY THROUGH FILM

ATHLETIC PE

HEALTHCARE

BAND

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

APPLICATIONS

JAVA PROGRAMMING

ENGINEERING

FOUND OF BUS. LEADERSHIP

SPORTS/ENT MARKETING

ALABAMA HISTORY

PUBLIC SPEAKING

YEARBOOK

CREATIVE WRITING

MATH LAB

READING SUPPORT

BOTANY

Career Technical Offerings● Business Classes

○ Business Management○ Marketing○ Finance

● Engineering● Culinary Arts● Healthcare

○ Athletic Training● Cosmetology● Carpentry● Welding

● Masonry● NJROTC● HVACR● Automotive Repair● Television Production ● Program and Software

Development

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PRE-REGISTRATION IMPORTANT DATES● Pre-Registration Orientation for

Students○ February 18th

● Pre-Registration Orientation for Parents○ February 20 at 12 PM ○ February 20 at 6 PM

● Pre-Registration 1:1 Parent-Counselor Conferences (OPTIONAL) ○ February 24-26

● 4 Year Plans signed and returned to SGS History teacher February 28nd

● Pre-Registration Course Selection for Students○ March 3-5 AND 11-13

● Summer Registration (Mandatory Attendance)○ Wednesday, July 22ND, 7:30 AM-12:00 PM○ Thursday, July 23RD, 12:00 PM-5:30 PM

● Returning Student Infosnap Pre Reg. -March 30

● New Student Infosnap Pre Reg. -April 15

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