11th Grade Registration

Class of 2018!

OMHS Counseling StaffKristi Wade- 9th – 10th A-KJerry Riggins- 9th - 10th L-Z

Bobby Deavers- 11th -12th A-KPat Holder- 11th – 12th L-Z

Alabama High School Diploma

In order to earn your diploma you must meet the following diploma requirements:

• Earn 24 credits• Take four years of the CORE subjects (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies - 4 X 4 requirements)• Take 1 year PE or 2 years of band• Take 1 year of Career Preparedness• Take ½ year of Health• 3 Credits earned from the following elective areas:

• Foreign Language and/or• Fine Arts and/or

• Career Technical Education• 2.5 Credits of other electives

Alabama High School DiplomaSCBOE Advanced Academic

Endorsement • Minimum of Algebra II / Trig• Chemistry• 2 consecutive years of the same

foreign language• Fine Art Course• Minimum of 2 AP courses (or

equivalent), one of which must be a COREsubject (English, Math, Science, or Social Studies)

Transcript AuditCredits

• .5 Credits are earned each semester for every course passed.• 7 Credits per year are possible

>To move to 10th grade- must earn a minimum of 6 credits during your 9th grade year.>To move to 11th grade- must earn a minimum of 12 Credits your 10th grade year.>To move to 12th grader- must earn a

minimum of 18 Credits your 11th grade year.• To graduate- Pass all Core subjects, required

electives, with a minimum of 24 Credits• Check Transcript against 4 year plan• GPA is Cumulative and is based on a 4.0

scale

Transcript AuditGPA

• GPA is Cumulative and is based on a 4.0 but extra quality points are awarded for Honors, AP, and Dual Enrollment:

Letter Grade Regular Honors / Dual Enrollment

AP

A 4 4.5 5

B 3 3.5 4

C 2 2.5 3

D 1 1.5 2

F 0 0 0

Valedictorian / Salutatorian

Beginning with the Class of 2015 (and beyond),

there will be one Valedictorian and one

Salutatorian per graduating class.

This is determined at the end of the 1st semester of Senior Year.

Honor and Advanced Placement Courses

•AP English •Honors Pre-Cal

•Honors Algebra II / Trig.•Honors Chemistry•AP Sciences AP Biology

AP ChemistryAP Environmental

AP Physics 1•AP US History

•AP European History •AP Computer Science

AP Computer Science Principles• Do you have an interest in 3-D animation,

engineering, sports science, or medicine, etc..

• Do you like creative problem solving

• Do you enjoy learning about Internet structures and important cyber security

• Requires Alg. I

How do I decide if Honor courses or AP Courses are for

me?•Current performance

•Teacher Recommendation

•Personal interest, aptitude, and commitment to work

hard

Virtual Classroom1. Open to any 10th-12th grader

2. Must have an overall 3.0 GPA

3. Must have made a B in the class the previous year...get teacher signature

4. Must have been an OMHS student the previous year

Sequence of Math Courses8th Pre-

Algebra(C or D avg.)

Pre-Algebra(A or B avg.)

Pre-Algebra(A or B avg.)

Pre-Algebra(A or B avg. )

Algebra I Algebra I Honors

9th Algebra IA Algebra I Algebra I Algebra I Geometry

orHonors

Geometry

Honors Geometry

10th Algebra IB Geometry Geometry Geometry Algebra II w/Trig orHonors

Algebra II w/Trig.

Honors Algebra II

w/Trig.

11th Geometry Algebraic Connectio

ns

Algebra II w/Trig.

Algebra II with Trig.

Pre-Calculus

or Honors

Pre-Calculus

Honors Pre-

Calculus

12th Algebra II Algebra II Analytical Mathematic

s

Pre-Calculus

Analytical Mathemati

cs or Calculus

AP CalculusAB* or

BC*

Science Courses9th Grade 10th Grade 11th and 12th

GradesBiology or Honors

BiologyPhysical Science

ChemistryHonors Chemistry

Environmental Science

Earth and Space Forensics / CI

ScienceChemistry

PhysicsAnatomy/

PhysiologyAP Biology

AP ChemistryAP Environmental

AP Physics I

Science ChangesBeginning with the 2016-2017 school year…..

Zoology will ONLY be considered as an ELECTIVE.

It will not count as a SCIENCE.

Dual EnrollmentWestern CivilizationSpeech/Psychology/

Requires 3.0 GPACost = app. $400+ per semester plus books

Dual Enrollment• New Information…

NEW INFORMATION…

•Check with College (i.e. AU School of Nursing requirements)

•All dual enrollment classes will get .5 weight added to GPA

Dual Enrollment

“GO AHEAD” Classes•Career Prep offered

•Health will be offered during summer

•Driver ed will be offered during summer

Process for completing the Registration Forms___ Need teacher recommendations for Honors and AP classes in English, Science and History NO SIGNATURES = REGULAR CLASSES___ Need math teacher’s recommendation for math class______ By signing the Course Selection Sheet for AP classes you are committing to take the AP Exam and may not be able to get out of the class after May 26!___ If you are overriding a teacher recommendation, Override Letters must be signed by the parent with an understanding that if placed in a higher class than recommended, you will not be able to move down. These need to be turned in with Course Selection Sheets.___ Math override forms will need to be turned into Mr. DuBose in room 249 by the stated deadline! You must take a test to do a Math Override. No override test=next level class. ___ Shelby County CCC applications need to be completed and returned along with course selection sheets. See counselor ASAP if this applies to you.

    

Registration Deadline…Students will register for classes

during their Science period on the following days:

All materials with teachers’ signatures and parent

signatures must be complete to register!

Biology- Thursday, 2/25 and

Chemistry and Physical Science- Friday, 2/26

For More Information…

Check out the complete Shelby County Academic

Guide

http://www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/instruction/doc/15-16_HSAG.pdf

Virtual ParkingFor the virtual parking line, students will need the following information:

Open to rising juniors and seniors only!!!

• Student “S” number• Tag Number

• Make, Model, Color, and Year of Vehicle• VIN Number

• Insurance Co for Vehicle• Owner’s Name and Number

• Student’s Driver’s License Number

Virtual Lockers• The virtual parking and locker lines will

be open for RISING Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors on February 23 at 1:30.

• For the virtual locker line, students will need their “s” number - located on your transcript.

• You will go to a link on the school’s website to access the link to Virtual Lockers and Parking.

Credit Recovery/Summer School

* Probably not offered at OMHS

* Anatomy & For Sci not offered in SS

* USUALLY HELD IN MONTH OF JUNE

* Athletes who fail core course (English, math, science and/or social studies) need to see counselor if you plan to play in college / NCAA rules

Additional requirements include…

• Aspire test spring of 10th grade

• ACT test spring of 11th grade

• WorkKeys test spring of 12th grade

Additional Requirements

Community Service Requirement

• 5 hours per school year• Due April 15th each year• Counts as a 50 point project grade

for the 4th 9-weeks of history class• Volunteer opportunities shared with

us are put on announcements