PIKE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC PLANNER AND COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK 2020-2021 PIKE HIGH SCHOOL 5401 West 71st Street PIKE FRESHMAN CENTER 6801 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 PHS 317.387.2600 PFC 317.347.8600 www.pike.k12.in.us/schools/phs TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSION STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 GUIDANCE .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 COUNSELING STAFF FOR PIKE HIGH SCHOOL AND PIKE FRESHMAN CENTER ......................................................... 2 COURSE SCHEDULING PROCESS ............................................................................................................................................... 2 COLLEGE AND CAREER RESOURCE CENTER (CCRC) AND NAVIANCE ............................................................................... 3 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS *SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE INDIANA DEPT. OF EDUC. ..................................... 4 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS/GRADUATION PATHWAYS REQUIREMENTS – CLASS OF 2023 AND BEYOND ......... 5 COURSES MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR THE ACADEMIC HONORS DIPLOMA........................................................... 5 SEVEN SEMESTER GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................. 6 ISTEP+ INDIANA GRADUATION QUALIFYING EXAMS ........................................................................................................ 6 GRADING ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 GRADING FORMULA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 WEIGHTED GRADES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 RANK IN CLASS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 WITHDRAWALS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 POLICY FOR CHANGING A STUDENT’S PLACEMENT WITHIN A SEMESTER ................................................................... 7 RETAKING A CLASS/ACADEMIC RENEWAL POLICY ............................................................................................................... 7 HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS EARNED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ......................................................................................................... 8 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................ 8 DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME ............................................................................................ 9 PRE IB (HONORS LEVEL) & IB FLOW CHART ........................................................................................................................... 10 PIKE PREPARATORY ACADEMY .................................................................................................................................................. 11 INDIANA 21ST CENTURY SCHOLARS PROGRAM ...................................................................................................................... 11 INDIANA COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION/DIVISION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID .................................. 11 ACADEMIES OF PIKE HIGH SCHOOL .......................................................................................................................................... 11 INDIVIDUAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BY DEPARTMENT ..................................................................................................... 12 ART .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………….16 ENGLISH .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................... 23 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ...................................................................................................................................... 24 MATHEMATICS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT......................................................................................................................................... 29 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 35 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................... 36 SOCIAL STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 41 SPECIAL EDUCATION/EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS .............................................................................................................. 44 WORLD LANGUAGE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE OFFERINGS ....................................................................................................................... 48 PIKE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER & STEM CENTER .................................................................................................................. 49 COURSE FEES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 MISSION STATEMENT Pike High School, a culturally diverse public educational institution, engages students through exceptional learning opportunities in a safe, secure, and stimulating environment. The staff, parents, and community work as partners to enhance the academic, social, physical, and ethical development of all students. Life-long learning is encouraged through an emphasis on a challenging academic curriculum and career choices. THIS PLANNER AND COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK SHOULD ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS YOU WILL HAVE REGARDING SCHEDULING PROCESSES, CURRICULAR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND FUTURE CAREER PLANNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. PLEASE BE AWARE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RULE AND POLICY CHANGES. GUIDANCE COUNSELING STAFF FOR PIKE HIGH SCHOOL AND PIKE FRESHMAN CENTER The Pike High School Counseling Department is staffed by professional licensed school counselors who provide comprehensive services to students, parents, and staff. We strive to empower students to achieve their full potential, both academically and personally, so that they may become productive, responsible members of the local and global community. We believe in providing a program of counseling which introduces a broad range of post-secondary opportunities to our students and encourage our families to research those opportunities in order to make informed decisions. Students and parents are encouraged to contact the Guidance Office with any questions or concerns. Alise Berty Department Chair, 11th/12th IB Counselor 317-387-2605 Tara McPherson PHS Guidance Secretary 317-387-2605 Kathy Zimmerman PHS Registrar (last names A – K) 317-347-8618 Shanea Johnson PHS Registrar (last names L – Z) 317-387-2628 The following distribution of student last name-to-counselors is subject to change. Counselors: Name Students Served (grades 9-12) Phone Tiffany Blanks A – B 317-347-8615 Lynn Starkey C - Fa 317-347-8616 Randi Cialdella Fe - H 317-347-8617 Suzy Nielsen I – Mar 317-387-2626 Dorian Jenkins Mas - Pl 317-387-2718 Harry Mamlin Po – Step 317-387-2625 Qiana Miller Stev - Z 317-387-2624 COURSE SCHEDULING PROCESS 8th Grade Students – The course selection process takes place at each of the Pike Township Middle Schools. The Guidance Department Chair, PHS Counselors, and AP/IB/DC Coordinator present course information to students and encourage all students to choose a rigorous curriculum for freshman