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High School Program of Studies 2017-2018 High School Program of Studies 2017-2018 Portage Northern CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL 8135 S. Westnedge Ave. 1000 Idaho Ave. Portage, MI 49002 Portage, MI 49024 (269) 323-5200 (269) 323-5400 www.portageps.org Portage Central and Northern High Schools Program of Studies and Information 2017-2018 Mr. Mark Bielang, Superintendent BOARD OF EDUCATION Randy VanAntwerp, President Rusty Rathburn , Trustee Terri Novaria, Vice President Kurt Droppers, Trustee Celeste Shelton-Harris, Secretary Joanne Willson, Trustee Robert ‘Bo’ Snyder , Trustee CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL Eric Alburtus, Principal Jim French, Principal Jason Frink, Asst. Principal Nate Ledlow, Asst. Principal Kim Lummis, Asst. Principal Justin Walker, Asst. Principal Joe Wallace, Athletic Director Chris Riker, Athletic Director Eric Lancaster, IB Coordinator Rick Searing, IB Coordinator COUNSELING COUNSELING Lisa Jepson, Chair Amy DiMaggio, Chair Carla Kelly, Chair Cindy Figueroa Mary Scott Krista Hovestadt Todd Tarnutzer Shari Smith (269) 323-5282 (269) 323-5475 NON-DISCRIMINATION The Portage Public Schools Board of Education has affirmed that “…no person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity…” and therefore encourages students to take courses based on the interest, potentials and abilities rather than past stereotyping cast upon them due to gender. Table of Contents PAGE General Information ...................................................................................................................... i Graduation Requirements .............................................................................................................1 NCAA Approved Course List .......................................................................................................2 Education for Employment Courses Approved for Merit Academic Credit ................................3 Education for the Arts Courses Approved for Merit Academic Credit ........................................4 Freshman, Sophomore, Junior & Senior Checklists .....................................................................5 Educational Development Plan (EDP) Student Worksheet for Michigan Diploma .....................6 Educational Development Plan (EDP) Student Worksheet for International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma .........................................................................................................8 IB Diploma Program Continuum ...............................................................................................10 Educational Pathway: International Baccalaureate Program ......................................................11 Educational Pathway: Michigan Diploma ..................................................................................12 Courses by Department ...............................................................................................................13 Science Course Pathways ...........................................................................................................39 Course Descriptions Art .........................................................................................................................................16 Business/Computers ..............................................................................................................19 English ..................................................................................................................................23 Family & Consumer Science (FACS)...................................................................................27 Mathematics ..........................................................................................................................28 Music.....................................................................................................................................34 Physical Education ................................................................................................................37 Science ..................................................................................................................................41 Social Studies ........................................................................................................................48 Technology & Applied Science ............................................................................................52 World Languages ..................................................................................................................57 Other Courses........................................................................................................................60 Appendix .....................................................................................................................................61 Equivalent Credit for High School Courses................................................................................62 Your program of studies can help you…. Your counselor can help you… Review your progress Recognize your aptitudes Plan your classes each year Understand your abilities Find out about special programs Identify your interests Plan classes in sequence for your success Together, with your parent(s) and your counselor, we can create an educational plan that will lead you to your goals for graduation and post-secondary education! This course catalog is one of the many tools you may use to plan your high school program. It provides brief descriptions of the courses, diploma requirements, and information on special programs available in our county. Throughout the school year, you have access to test results, career information, college catalogs, college visits, and counselors who want to help you succeed. We look forward to working with you. General Information This Program of Studies has been prepared as a listing of courses available to Portage high school students during the 2017-2018 schoolyear. Courses may be altered or deleted by subsequent Board of Education or administrative action after this catalog has been published. Students should maintain close contact with the counseling office to keep informed of courses available. An updated version is maintained online, which contains corrections and modifications as needed. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The probation may be extended for a longer period Secondary students who want to participate in of time, if necessary, in order for the student to extra/co-curricular activities will need to meet improve the grade to a 1.5 GPA or better. specific academic standards set by the Board of Education. A participation fee may be required. Eligibility Exclusion: During a Marking Period Highlights are given below: A student who is failing two (2) or more classes becomes ineligible to participate for a minimum of Standard: one week (7 days) beginning the Monday following A student is expected to pass all classes throughout notification. Eligibility is reinstated at such time the marking period and acquire no less than a 1.5 that the grades in all of the failing classes are GPA for each semester. This standard is in addition improved to a passing status. to those established by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. At the End of Each Semester A student who fails to maintain a minimum of a 1.5 Eligibility Probation: GPA for a semester or has failed two (2) or more During a Marking Period classes becomes ineligible to participate in the A student is placed on eligibility probation for a extra/co-curricular activities mentioned below for minimum of two weeks (14 days) if he/she is: the first 10% of the semester or season. After that failing one (1) class at the weekly checkpoints, time, the student will be reinstated upon passing all or classes. earning less than a 1.5 GPA at the conclusion of the marking period. High School Areas Included: Interscholastics, student council/senate, drama If a student fails to improve his/her grade to a productions, all formally recognized clubs, passing status at that time, he/she becomes forensics/debate tournaments and music ineligible for a minimum of one week (7 days) and performances or activities not required for credit. on a weekly basis thereafter, until the grade is Dances are not included. sufficiently improved. i Monitoring of Eligibility: WEIGHTED GRADE AND CLASS RANK Weekly eligibility checks for poor and/or failing For a college admission, scholarship application, grades are monitored by athletic directors, coaches and other awards, certain courses have been and club sponsors. designated as “weighted.” These include courses that qualify as dual enrollment or dual credit and The intent of the Academic Eligibility Regulation any courses labeled as IB, AP, or Honors or are is to give students as much support as possible to capable of receiving college credit. Independent enable them to improve their academic standing Study courses are not weighted. while continuing participation in extra/co-curricular activities. Regulations governing middle school or Students’ grades are not altered, but the point value high school eligibility as established by the is increased for these courses which are reflected as Michigan High School Athletic Association apply weighted only in a student’s GPA and class rank to Portage Public School athletes by virtue of which appears on the student’s transcript. The membership in that organization. High school weighted
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