MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

WELCOMES

THE CLASS OF2019

WEBSITES

MACON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL http://www.maconcountyhs.com

TENNESSEE DIPLOMA PROJECT http://www.state.tn.us/education/TDP/GradReq.shtml

CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATIONhttp://tennessee.gov/education/cte

TENNESSEE SCHOLARShttp://www.tennesseescholars.org

TENNESSEE PROMISEhttp://www.tennesseepromise.gov

SCHOLARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• Recognition at graduation for any students who have taken all Honor’s classes and no in-house (pass/fail) classes through their senior year will be eligible for Scholars of Academic Excellence ranking.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS28 Credits Required for Graduation at MCHS

ENGLISH 4 credits (one per year)MATH 4 credits (one per year)SCIENCE 3 creditsSOCIAL STUDIES 3 creditsLIFETIME WELLNESS 1 creditPERSONAL FINANCE/PE ½ credit eachELECTIVE FOCUS AREA 3 creditsFOREIGN LANGUAGE 2 credits (same

language)FINE ARTS 1 credit

o or 3 additional electives if FL/FA waiver

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/FINE ARTSWAIVER

Students who elect NOT to go to college may waive the 2 Foreign Language and 1 Fine Arts requirements.

Instead, they will have to take 3 additional electives to expand and enhance their Elective Focus Area.

We MUST have a PARENT signature on file indicating that the parent consents to the waiver.

GREEN REGISTRATION FORM Make sure that you have filled out the

top part of this sheet with a PENCIL.At the bottom of the page, you must

indicate whether your child plans on attending college OR has decided that he/she will waive those courses in order to enhance the Elective Focus Area.

Mark YES or NO to the Waiver question.

GREEN REGISTRATION FORM

At the bottom of the page, you will also need to write down an Elective Focus Area before you leave tonight. This needs to be determined by the end of the student’s Sophomore year.

The STUDENT will need to sign this form.The PARENT will also need to sign the

form and then date it.

HEALTH/PE/DRIVER’S EDPE may be taken any year prior to

graduation for ½ credit or 1 credit. (1/2 credit is required—in addition to the 1 credit of Wellness students earned as a Freshman)

If there are openings, Freshmen may take Driver’s Ed. You will need to fill out the form and turn it in.

ENGLISH

Every student will enroll in an English class.Select one of the courses below and, if

necessary, add the extra letters to the code that is already printed on the form :oEnglish IoEnglish I—Honors oEnglish I—ELL oEnglish I—SPED

MATHSelect at least one of the Math courses

below and, if necessary, add the extra letter to the code that is already printed on the form :oAlgebra IoAlgebra I—Honors oAlgebra 1-A (SPED)

SCIENCESelect at least one of the Science courses below

and, if necessary, add the extra letters to the code that is already printed on the form.

Both sciences will meet college entrance requirements; however, Physical World Concepts is intended to be more college- preparatory than Physical Science.o Physical World Conceptso Physical World Concepts (Honors)o Physical Scienceo Physical Science (SPED)

SOCIAL STUDIES

Select at least one of the Social Studies courses below and, if necessary, add the extra letters to the code that is already printed on the form :oWorld HistoryoWorld History --HonorsoWorld History—SPED oWorld History—ELL

YEAR BOOK/COLOR GUARDIf you plan on participating in Color Guard or

Year Book you will need to write the name on the 1st ALTERNATE Elective line.

ELECTIVE FOCUS AREASPROGRAMS OF STUDY

Every student must choose at least ONE elective course in their Elective Focus Area. These types of courses are referred to as “Focused Electives.”

Choose course(s) from the Elective Focus Areas below:

o AGRICULTURE (CTE Program of Study)o BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY (CTE Program of Study)o FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE (CTE Program of Study)o FINE ARTSo HUMANITIES (Language Arts and Social Studies)o MATH/SCIENCEo Classes at Tri-County Campus of TTC-Hartsville (cannot go until

Sophomore year)

ELECTIVE FOCUS AREASTri-County Campus of TTC-Hartsville

o CTE Programs of Study• Automotive Maintenance (not until Jr. year)• Residential & Commercial Construction• Architectural & Engineering (CAD)• Cosmetology• Culinary Arts• Therapeutic Nursing(not until Jr. year)• Machining Technology• Welding

MCHSCTE Programs of Study ELECTIVES AGRICULTURE

o Agriscience

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGYo Computer Applicationso Introduction to Business Marketing

FAMILY and CONSUMER SCIENCESo Introduction to Human Serviceso Fundamentals of Education

Additional CTE Information

You may sign up for additional CTE electives as long as you have also registered for the first level course in that Program of Study.

You may take additional courses:o in different Programs of Study and/oro up to TWO electives in the same Program of

Study

Additional CTE Courses

For additional CTE Courses look on the back of your papers.

FINE ARTS ELECTIVES

oMarching Band (S1 only)oConcert Band (S2 only)oGeneral MusicoTheatre ArtsoVisual Arts IoVocal Music---You will have to audition

before being placed in this class. Please sign up on the clipboard in the hallway.

HUMANITIES ELECTIVESLANGUAGE ARTS

o Creative Writing(This class alternates on a rotating basis with Creative Writing)

SOCIAL STUDIESo Bible Studieso Contemporary Issueso Psychologyo Sociologyo Tennessee Studies

MATH / SCIENCE ELECTIVESIf you choose Math/Science as your Elective

Focus Area, you may need to double up on Math at least one year between 10th and 12th grades and/or take at least one advanced-level Science (Jr. Chemistry is a pre-requisite) your Senior year.

Chemistry is not a pre-requisite for Scientific Research or:o Scientific Research(This class alternates on a rotating basis with Ennvironmental

Science)

IN-HOUSE ELECTIVESYour grade in an In-House Elective class will be

either a “P” for Pass or an “F” for Fail.You may register for only one In-House Elective per

semester.Color Guard, Credit Recovery, Study Skills, Teacher

Assistant, and Yearbook are all In-House Electives. o Teacher’s Assistant 9TAo Teacher’s Assistant (1/2) 9TAQ

½ Credit CoursesIf you sign up for a ½ credit course, you MUST

sign up for another ½ credit course in the SAME BLOCK. o Driver’s Education (1/2)o Financial Planning (1/2)o Physical Education(1/2)o Teacher Assistant (1/2)

REMINDERS

All 8 blocks MUST have a course name in the block.

All 3 ALTERNATE ELECTIVES MUST be filled in.Circle YES or NO for the FL/FA Waiver.Write down your ELECTIVE FOCUS AREA.The STUDENT will need to sign this form.The PARENT will also need to sign and date

the form.

GREEN REGISTRATION FORMIf you leave anything BLANK, you will not be

allowed to make any changes next year.If you write down a class on the Registration Form

and that class is on your schedule next year, you will not be allowed to change it.

If you would like to make any changes after tonight, please email, mail, or phone your requests to one of the school counselors BEFORE May 15.

o jonesd17@k12tn.netoowensm4@k12tn.net o666-4474 (MCHS School Counseling Center)