Counselors

Steve Watsey Michelle Cañas

9th and 10th Grade Counselor 11th and 12th Grade Counselor

stephen.watsey@stpsb.org michelle.canas@stpsb.org

985-624-5046 ext 207 985-624-5046 ext. 206

Topics

• Graduation Requirements

• TOPS

• Earning Carnegie units or “credits”

• Transcripts

• Typical Schedule

• Selecting Courses

• Honors and Gifted

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Thank You

• Thank you for your time and attention.

• Please visit Lakeshore’s website for additional information.

• www.lakeshorehigh.stpsb.org