2 credits - Schaumburg High School
2 credits - Schaumburg High School
2 credits - Schaumburg High School
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WELCOME TOSCHAUMBURG HIGH SCHOOLGRADES, FINALS, PREPARINGFOR COLLEGE AND CAREER
GETTING YOURGRADES• Mid-term Progress Reports• Report Cards On-Line• Quarterly & Semester• Student Portal Access• College Transcripts• Semester Grades Only
WHAT DO YOU NEEDTO GRADUATE?• Graduation requirements• College entrancerequirements
graduation requirements20 total <strong>credits</strong> required18 <strong>credits</strong> in academic areas (.50 credit per semester)2 <strong>credits</strong> in P.E. (.25 credit per semester)English –4 <strong>credits</strong>Language/Vocational --1 creditMathematics --(one course must be at 300 level)Science --Social Studies --3 <strong>credits</strong>2 <strong>credits</strong>2 <strong>credits</strong>1 credit in U.S. History (usually jr. yr)1 credit in Social Science Survey orEcon/Government (usually sr. yr.)Applied Technology OR ArtBusinessOR Foreign LanguageLife/Family Studies OR MusicConsumer Education -- .50 creditHealth --.50 creditDriver’s Ed. -- one semester, .25 credit if taken at SHS only(may be taken privately - no credit)
WHAT DO I NEED FOR COLLEGE?SHS REQUIREMENTSRECOMMENDED COLLEGEREQUIREMENTSEnglish –4 <strong>credits</strong>English –4 <strong>credits</strong>Mathematics – (one 300 level) 3 <strong>credits</strong>Mathematics --3/4 <strong>credits</strong>Science --2 <strong>credits</strong>Science --3 <strong>credits</strong>Social Studies --2 <strong>credits</strong>Social Studies --3 <strong>credits</strong>Language/Vocational/Fine Arts --1 creditMany schools prefer 2 <strong>credits</strong> inworld language. Some willsubstitute 2 years of fine arts orvocational studies for worldlanguage. Some states (notIllinois) require one year of finearts for college entrance.
NEED HELP? HAVE QUESTIONS?PROBLEMS WITH HOMEWORK?SAXON ACADEMIC CENTER - ROOM 5• Math & English Tutoring• Every day beginning at 7:00• T, W, TH – until 3:45 p.m. M, F – until 2:45SCIENCE TUTORING - ROOM 164• Math & English Tutoring• Available Periods 1 - 8
• 3 DAYS OF FINALSFINAL EXAMSTuesdayJanuary 14WednesdayJanuary 15ThursdayJanuary 167:30 – 9:00 Period 1 Period 2 Period 49:10 – 10:40 Period 3 Period 6 Period 710:50 – 12:20 Period 5 Period 8Buses depart immediately after 2nd and 3rd final each day.If you have 3 finals on the SAME day, you havethe option to reschedule a final exam throughyour administrator. More details inJanuary through announcements.
PLANNING FOR POST HIGH SCHOOLCareer Exploration• Career Treks• Career Cruising• Career Fairs – i.e. Military Fair/Secondary Ed____________College Exploration• College Fair – Palatine HS – October, 2014• 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.• College Representatives at SHS• Campus Visits
College & Career Readiness• Freshman• EXPLORE Testing• Meet with your counselor for FYI sessions• Sophomore• PLAN Testing• Meet with your counselors for Career Cruising• Junior• PSAE – graduation requirement• 2 Days ACT & WorkKeys• Meet with counselor for College & Career planning• Senior• Meet with counselor to begin implementing College & Career plans
SHS ON THE WEBA Quick look at:http://www.shs.d211.org/