Welcome to HHS
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Haverford High School
Course Selection Night
For current 9th, 10th , and 11th grade
students
February 9, 2012
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Student Support
• Counselors: Through Advisory
assignments, counselors follow
students for four years.
• Administrators: The grade-level
principal follows the students.
• Advisors: Homeroom advisors
follow the students.
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Levels
• For the 11-12 school year, Levels
1 (Honors and AP), 2 (College
Prep), and 3 (Career Track) will be
offered in Math, Science, English,
and Social Studies.
• Levels will be determined by
parent/student selection, with
teacher recommendations.
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Scheduling Procedure
• Access course requesting online
– Can be done from home or in the school
library
– Access is through the Parent/Student portal of
PowerSchool
– Requests will be verified in advisories,
compared with course selection sheet
– Courses are balanced based upon selection;
students do not choose which semester the
course falls in
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New Courses
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Advanced Marketing- BU03400 - .5 credit, one quarter course, Academic – 2nd
level. Open to grades 9 through 12. Prerequisites: Marketing 1.
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Computer Aided Drafting and Design Course (CAD): Invention and 3D
Animation- TE01700 -1 credit, one semester course. Open to all grades 9
through 12.
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AP World History- SS02101 - 2 credit, year-long course. Recommended for 10th
grade honors students interested in an AP course.
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AP United States History- SS03101 - 1 credit, one semester course.
Recommended for 11th grade honors students interested in an AP course.
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The Art Department has proposed several changes which can be found in the
Fine Arts Department Course List.
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Students who do extremely well in Honors science classes and are
independently motivated may petition their counselor and teacher
for approval to take the AP version of a science course instead
of the first level course.
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English/Social Studies
• English 10/World Cultures
– Choose the same level of each course as
classes will integrate content, materials, and
assessments
• American History/American Literature ~ 11th
Grade
– Choose the appropriate level of each course.
• American Government ~ 12th Grade
– A graduation requirement
– The AP U.S. Gov’t and Politics
section may be taken to fulfill this
requirement
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Math Requirements
• REQUIRED CORE MATH COURSES:
All students must complete 4 math courses to
fulfill graduation requirements. These
courses will be part of the CPM sequence,
which will be outlined on the next slide.
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Math Sequence (CPM)
Honors
ALGEBRA I (H) ~ (MA01101)
College Prep
Foundations of Algebra (MA01003)
GEOMETRY (H) ~ (MA01201)
ALGEBRA I ~ (MA01102)
ALGEBRA I - ~ (MA01103)
ALGEBRA II (H) ~ (MA01301)
GEOMETRY ~ (MA01202)
GEOMETRY – ~ (MA01203)
PRE-CALCULUS (H) ~ (MA04001)
ALGEBRA II ~ (MA01302)
ALGEBRA II ~ (MA01303)
ALGEBRA III ~ (MA01402)
ALGEBRA III ~ (MA01403)
CALCULUS (H) ~ (MA04101)
AP CALCULUS AB ~ (MA04201)
AP CALCULUS BC
(MA04301)
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Science Requirements
• REQUIRED CORE SCIENCE COURSES:
– All students must successfully complete the
following courses to meet the minimum graduation
requirements.
– Science Sequence:
• Inquiry Into the Physical Setting (IPS)
• Chemistry
• Biology
– Beginning with the class of 2015 (current
9th graders) students must complete an
additional science course for graduation.
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Science Sequence
Graduation Requirements: 4 Courses/4 Credits
Inquiry into the Physical Setting
Chemistry
Biology
Biological
Anatomy & Physiology
AP Biology
Biotechnology
Genetics
Environmental
AP Environmental
Science
Ecology
Marine Ecology
Physical
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
Forensic Chemistry
Physics
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Lab Classes
• Lab Classes in Reading will be available for 10th,
11th ,and 12th grade students to assist them in
reaching high expectations. Students may be
placed in these classes based upon
standardized test scores, or students may elect
them in place of, or in addition to, itinerant
support. Math lab will be available for students
on an as needed basis. Students can utilize the
math lab during support class, study hall, or their
scheduled math classes.
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Electives
• The Course Selection Guide is
filled with electives in many subject
areas.
• Please check prerequisites before
scheduling electives.
• Requesting an elective does not
guarantee that the student will
receive the elective.
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Dual Enrollment/DCCC
• Who is eligible? Second semester seniors “in
good standing” with required
courses/graduation credits
• Students who wish to try out college courses
to determine whether or not it is the right path
for them, and/or to earn college credits during
the last semester of their high school career
• Students may be responsible for
tuition, materials, and fees
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Dual Enrollment/DCCC
• Students are approved by DCCC Admissions Office and
submit a college application
• Students undergo placement testing (English, Reading,
Mathematics)
• Students who are considering this option should attempt
to determine which courses they would like at DCCC and
schedule their high school classes around them.
• Students cannot schedule classes at DCCC while they
are scheduled for classes at Haverford.
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Delaware County
Technical School
• Option for 11th and 12th grade students
• Blocks 1 and 2 every day at DCTS, and
blocks 3 and 4 at HHS
• Over 15 different courses
– Choose Vo-Tech A.M.
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Please Note
• Each student is required to
schedule 6.5 credits minimum
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Any questions?
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Thank you for coming
Good night
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