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Counselors. Steve Watsey Michelle Cañas 9 th and 10 th Grade Counselor 11 th and 12th Grade Counselor [email protected] [email protected] 985-624-5046 ext 207985-624-5046 ext. 206. Topics. Graduation Requirements TOPS Earning Carnegie units or “credits” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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


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