Registration for 2014-2015

Honors, AP, NCVPS Online, & HCC Opportunities

Introductions Counselors

Lori Mills (A-G)

Andi Lawing (H-O)

Teresa Heinz (P-Z) Lead Teacher: Charly Inman PHS AP Teachers:

AP English III – Tabitha Judy

AP US History – Tiffany Turner

AP English IV – Shannon Hanson

AP Calculus – Mary Medford

AP Biology – Greg Tucker

Why do we meet?

Information/Understanding– Course Differences– Course Delivery Options– Course Commitment Form

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For each AP Class, per teacher:

Each AP class takes 2 blocks: 1-per semester

Honors Courses

What are Honors courses?

5 pt. class – GPA More rigorous than standard level Have different prerequisites and require

teacher recommendations Semester long courses – 1 Credit

Honors Courses Delivery Options Two options:

– Face-to-face• Taught by PHS teacher• See course commitment form per subject area

– NCVPS (11th and 12th grade)• Courses taken online with non-PHS teacher• Only courses not offered f-to-f at PHS • See NCVPS course commitment form

Additional Honors Options

Bach to Broadway (see K. Medford) Art III/IV – only taught as honors

(see C. DeGrove) ROTC III/IV (see Commander Weaver) Band III/ IV – only taught as honors

(see A. Stewart)

AP Courses

What are AP Classes?

College BoardRequired to take the AP exam @ a cost of $89 per exam (could change)

College-level classes– Prepare students for rigor of college– 6 pt. class for GPA– Can earn college credit

Who should take AP Classes? Students who meet the prerequisites Students with excellent time management

skills Students who are self-motivated and

independent workers Personal commitment to success Students who understand the work will be

more rigorous and involve more out of class work

Advanced Placement Courses Two Options:

– Face-to-Face (11th and 12th grade)• Course is taken with a PHS teacher• See course commitment form per subject area

– NCVPS Online (11th and 12th grade)• Course taken online with a non-PHS teacher• Only courses not offered f-to-f at PHS • See NCVPS course commitment form

AP Face-to-face COURSES

Taught by PHS teacher Must meet prerequisites of each course

(see the course commitment form) Must take an AP prep elective (1st

semester / 5 points) with AP course (2nd semester / 6 points)

Potential Face-to-face Courses

For Juniors: AP English III AP US History AP Biology

For Seniors: AP English IV AP Calculus AP Biology

**An additional elective will be paired with each course.

NCVPS Online In 2005, on the

recommendation of the North Carolina e-Learning Commission, the General Assembly established the North Carolina Virtual Public School

The purpose of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) is to provide e-learning opportunities to students.

The authorizing legislation for NCVPS states: “NCVPS shall be available at no cost to all students in North Carolina who are enrolled in NC’s public schools.

Things to Consider The course offerings are only courses NOT taught at PHS All NCVPS courses will count as elective credits Students must have a 3.0 or higher GPA to take an online class,

plus additional requirements of NCVPS, and 2 teacher recommendations

ALL WORK AND COMMUNICATION IS COMPLETED ELECTRONICALLY

Teacher could be located anywhere across the state; will not be a Pisgah teacher, and there will not be a Pisgah teacher responsible for assisting these students. There WILL be a site-based facilitator for technical issues

NCVPS’s grading periods do not match PHS – MUST MONITOR GRADES CAREFULLY! Students (and parents) can do this on the NCVPS site with password!

Anatomy and Physiology Psychology

Honors OnlineNon Honors

Online

African American Studies Arabic I/II German I/II Japanese I/II Journalism Latin I/II Leadership Development Mandarin Chinese I Medieval Studies Psychology Russian I/II SAT Prep

AP Courses Offered ONLINE

AP Human Geography

AP Psychology

AP World History

AP Statistics

AP European History

AP Government and PoliticsNote: Online AP Courses are year-long and must be paired with

another NCVPS AP course or two HCC courses (one per semester)

Course Commitment Form Must return to applicable teacher by

Friday, Feb. 21st. Signing-up for course commits you to that

course, if available WHY: – Must know numbers in order to determine the

number of sections offered– Form commits student(s) to class; if they pre-register

and then change their mind, numbers and sections are unbalanced and other classes overloaded

HCCCOURSES