Department
English
HonorsApplicationProcess
Studentsmustfilloutanapplicationprovidedby
theEnglishDept.onJan23(1,2,3,4periods)orJan.
24(5,6,7periods).Pleaseseetheapplicationform
forcriteriaforHonors/APplacement.Haveyour
parent/guardiansigntheform.Theapplicationis
dueJanuary31.Studentsmayalsodownloadthe
applicationpostedontheEnglishDepartment
webpageat:http://www.siprep.org/page.cfm?p=6239.
PleasenotethatfinalplacementinHonorsis
contingentoncontinuedexcellentworkinthe
secondsemester.Ifastudentfallsbelow
expectations,honorsadmissionmayberevoked.
Language
Studentsshouldfilloutthehonorsformpostedon
theLanguageDepartmentwebsiteJan23.Students
mustgettheirparent’ssignature.Pleaseseethe
formforcriteriaforHonors/APplacement.The
applicationisdueJanuary31andshouldbe
submitteddigitallyviaCanvastothestudent’s
teacher.
CRITERIAFORHONORSENROLLMENT—Allstudents
inHonorsandAdvancedPlacementcoursesmust
meetthefollowinggrademinimumsbothsemesters
inordertobeeligibleforanHonorsorAPcourse:
• forLevel2Honors—minimumsemestergradeof
A-inlevel1
• forLevel3Honors—minimumsemestergradeofB
in2HonorsorminimumsemestergradeofAin
regularlevel2;
• forLevel4AP—minimumsemestergradeofBin
level3Honorsorteacherrecommendationand
placementexam.
AppealProcess
StudentsmustfirstmeetwiththeirEnglishteacherto
receiveinformationaboutwhytheywerenot
originallyplacedintheselectedclass.Then,students
maysendanemailtotheEnglishDepartmentChair,
Mr.DanVollert,describingwhyanappealfor
Honors/APplacementshouldbegranted.Theappeal
isduebyFebruary17andshouldinclude:
•
FullName
•
CurrentEnglishClassandTeacher
•
Reasonoriginalapplicationwasdenied
•
Reasonforappeal
•
Detaileddescriptionofpersonalgoalsfor
achievementforthecourse.
DepartmentChair
DanVollert
[email protected]
Appealssubmittedafterthedeadlinewillnotbe
considered.
Studentsshoulddiscussthehonorsplacementwith
theircurrentteacherandcontacttheDepartment
Chair,Mr.PedroCafasso,forafinalreviewofthe
placement.AppealstoMr.Cafassomustbereceived
byFebruary17.
Mr.PedroCafasso,
[email protected]
Mathematics StudentsareaskedtoTELLtheirteachersINCLASS
theircourserequestfornextyearonJan25th
(1,2,3,4periods)orJan.26th(5,6,7periods).After
studentsindicateinterestintakinganHonors/AP
course,theDept.Chairwillreviewrelevantdatato
maketheplacement.
ForGeometryAcceleratedandHonorsclasses,this
isbaseduponrecommendationofthefreshman
mathteacheraswellasthefreshmanEnglishand
Languagegrades.
StudentswhohavecompletedAlgebra2HwithB’s
orbetterbothsemestersareeligibleforjunior
PrecalculusHonors.Algebra1Accstudentswho
earnedB’sorbetterbothsemestersareeligiblefor
juniorPrecalculusAccelerated.Studentswhohave
notreceivedtheprerequisitegradecanbe
consideredforqualificationbasedontheirgradein
GeometryAcceleratedorGeometryHonors.In
addition,studentswhowereinAlgebra1orAlgebra
1AcccanbeconsideredforPrecalcAccorPrecalc
Honors(respectively)byperformanceinGeometry
AcceleratedorGeometryHonors.Teacher
recommendation,PSATscore,anddepartment
chairapprovalisalsopartoftheevaluationprocess
forstudentsinthiscircumstance.
EntryintoSeniorPrecalculusrequiresanAlgebra2
gradeofBorbetter.
EntryintoAPCalculusrequiresaminimummath
GPAof3.6andaminimumoverallGPAof3.4.
Juniorhonorsteachers’recommendationsandPSAT
scoresarealsoconsideredinthequalification
process.PrecalcHstudentsmaybeadmittedto
eitherAPCalculusclassorregularCalculus
dependingonperformanceinPrecalcHandPSAT
StudentsshouldsendanemailtotheMath
Mr.PaulMaychrowitz
DepartmentChair,Mr.PaulMaychrowitz,fromtheir [email protected]
S.I.emailaccountdescribingtheirsituationand
makingtheircase.Theappealshouldincludethe
followinginformation:
• FullName
• StudentIDNumber
• CurrentMathClassandTeacher
• GradeHistoryinMath:includecoursetitle(s),
teachername(s),andfallandspringsemester
grade(s)earnedforallcoursestakeninhighschool
• Counselor'sName
• Courseoriginallyappliedfor(anddenied)
• Reasonforappeal.Thisshouldincludeafull
descriptionofthereasonsyouthinkyourappeal
shouldbegranted.Pleaseindicateanyspecial
circumstances,suchasextendedillnessor
documentedlearningdifferencesthatmayexist.
• Describeindetailyourpersonalgoalsfor
achievementinthecourseifyouareadmittedon
appeal.Howrealisticarethesegoals?What
specificthingswillyoudotoachievethem?
AppealsaredueonFebruary17,2017.Emailssent
fromnon–S.I.emailaddressesandincomplete
appealsandappealssentafterthedeadlinewillbe
denied.
Incomingjuniorswithoutfreshmanexperiencein
Alg1Accorwholackrecommendationmaychallenge
anAlgebra2placementbypetitionandchallenge
exam.StudentswhohavecompletedAlgebra1Acc
maybeacceptedintoPrecalculusHbypetitionand
challengeexam.ContacttheMathDept.Chairwith
questions.
Science
score.PrecalcAccstudentsdonotqualifyforAP
CalculusBC,butmayapplyforAPCalculusAB.
StudentsapprovedforeitherAPCalculuscourseare
alsoautomaticallyapprovedforAPStatistics.
Afterreviewingdataforallstudents,theDepartment
Chairwillmakefinaldeterminationofstudent
qualificationforclasses.
Studentsareautomaticallyofferedachanceto
enrollinanHonors/APcourseiftheymeettheprerequisites.Thesecriteriadependonsomeorallof
thefollowingfactors:OverallGPA,ScienceGPA,
MathGPA,andpreviousorconcurrentenrollment
inmathcourses.Studentswillbeautomatically
placedaseligibleiftheymeetthefollowingprerequisiterequirements.
•ChemistryHonors:Prerequisites–Biology,Algebra1
AcceleratedorAlgebra2H/CriteriaforEnrollment–
ScienceGPA3.3orhigher;overallGPA3.3orhigher
•PhysicsHonors:Prerequisites–Biology,Chemistry
CriteriaforEnrollment–previousorconcurrent
enrollmentinPrecalculusAccel.orPrecalculusHon.
•APBiology:Prerequisite–Biology,Chemistry,
Physics.CriteriaforEnrollment–OverallGPA3.3or
higher&ScienceGPA3.3orhigher.Concurrent
enrollmentinAPScienceLaboratory,meetingonce
perweekbeforeschool.
Note:studentsnotmeetingthesecriteriamaysubmit
anappealunderthefollowingalternatecriteria:
OverallGPA3.7orhigher,completionofBiology&
Chemistryw/ScienceGPA3.7orhigher,andapproval
ofthedept.chair.
•APChemistry:Prerequisite–Biology,Chemistry,
Physics.HonorsChemistryhighlyrecommended.
CriteriaforEnrollment–OverallGPA3.3orhigher
andScienceGPA3.3orhigher.Concurrent
IfastudentisnotontheapprovedlistforHonors/AP
scienceclasses,heorshemayaccessanappealform
fromhisorherteacherordownloadtheformat:
http://bit.ly/2j5SYZQ
TurnintheformtotheScienceDepartmentChair,
Ms.PatriciaKennedybyFebruary17,2017.
Ms.PatriciaKennedy
[email protected]
enrollmentinAPScienceLaboratory,meetingonce
perweekbeforeschool.Note:studentsnotmeeting
thesecriteriamaysubmitanappealunderthe
followingalternatecriteria:OverallGPA3.7or
higher,MathGPA3.7orhigher,andapprovalofthe
departmentchair.
Social
Science
•APPhysicsC:Prerequisite–Biology,Chemistry,
Physics.HonorsPhysicshighlyrecommended./Criteria
forEnrollment–OverallGPA3.3orhigherwith
ScienceGPA3.3orhigher,andpreviousorconcurrent
enrollmentinAPCalculusABorBC.Note:students
notmeetingthesecriteriamaysubmitanappeal
underthefollowingalternatecriteria:OverallGPA3.7
orhigher,MathGPA3.7orhigher,andapprovalofthe
departmentchair.
StudentswishingtoapplyforHonorsGovernment
“Selective”courses(seniors)orotherHonorsSocial
Scienceelectives(juniors/seniors)mustdownloadthe
.pdfapplicationandcompleteitonaniPador
computer.Theapplicationislocatedat:
http://bit.ly/SSHonorsApp
Studentsmustthenturninthecompleted.pdfat:
http://bit.ly/SSHonorsSubmission
Thefollowingcriteriawillbereviewedforentryinto
theHonorsProgram:
• RecommendedunweightedGPAof3.40orhigher
• GradesinpreviousSocialSciencecourses
• FeedbackfrompreviousSocialScienceteachers
• PSATScore
• Writtenresponsesinapplication
TheapplicationisduebyJanuary31,2017.Studentswill
benotifiedviae-mailbyFebruary10.
Note:StudentswillbeinvitedtoapplyforHonorsinUS
HistoriesandCulturesinOctoberofJunioryear.
IfastudentisnotadmittedtotheHonorsProgram,
JustinChristensen
s/hemaye-mailDr.Christensenwithawrittenappeal [email protected]
forwhytheapplicationshouldbereconsidered.
Appealsareduenolaterthan8:30amonFebruary17
anddecisionsonappealswillbesentoutbyFebruary
24.