AVON LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Program of Studies M I C H A E L J . M A Y P R I N C I P A L 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 2 updated2/21 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION – PROGRAM OF STUDIES ........................................................................1 Program Selection and Planning Guide.................................................................................2 II. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION..................................................................................2 New High School Graduation Requirements ...............................................................3,4,5,6 Academic Diplomas with Honor Criteria..............................................................................7 Board of Regents – College Preparation Program Requirements .........................................8 III. CURRICULAR CHOICES .......................................................................................................9 Honors/Advancement Placement ..........................................................................................9 AP Capstone Program ..........................................................................................................10 AP Capstone Course Descriptions .......................................................................................10 Correspondence School ........................................................................................................11 Alternative Education Program ............................................................................................11 Project Lead the Way Engineering Program ........................................................................11 Lorain County Joint Vocational School ...............................................................................12 Night School .........................................................................................................................12 Summer School ....................................................................................................................12 College Credit Plus (CC+) ...................................................................................................13 College Credit Plus (CC+) Pathways ...................................................................................13 College Tech Prep Program .................................................................................................14 Teacher Exploration Education ............................................................................................14 NCAA Approved Courses....................................................................................................15 IV. PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................................16 Promotion and Class Assignments .......................................................................................16 Schedule Changes.................................................................................................................16 Academic Distinction ...........................................................................................................17 Determining Semester Grades ..............................................................................................17 High School Grading Procedures .........................................................................................17 Grading Scale .......................................................................................................................17 Interim Reports .....................................................................................................................18 Transfer Students and Weighted Grades ..............................................................................18 High Honor Roll/Honor Roll/Merit Roll..............................................................................18 Auditing Courses ..................................................................................................................18 Canceling an Elective Course...............................................................................................19 Enrichment Classes ..............................................................................................................19 Athletic Cheerleader Eligibility............................................................................................19 Junior/Senior Pass ................................................................................................................20 Senior Project .......................................................................................................................20 Positive Referrals .................................................................................................................20 Community Service ..............................................................................................................21 TABLE OF CONTENTS V. COURSE OFFERING (Samples) – GRADES 9, 10, 11, 12 ...................................................22 Grade 9 ...............................................................................................................................23 Grade 10 .............................................................................................................................24 Grade 11 .............................................................................................................................25 Grade 12 .............................................................................................................................26 VI. PROGRAM OF STUDIES –COURSE DESCRIPTIONS.....................................................27 Arts ......................................................................................................................27,28,29,30 Business and Technology ..............................................................................................31,32 Computer Science..........................................................................................................33,34 Industrial Technologies ............................................................................................35,36,37 Music ..............................................................................................................38,39,40,41,42 Foreign Language ...........................................................................................43,44,45,46,47 Health .................................................................................................................................48 Physical Education ........................................................................................................48,49 Language Arts .................................................................................................50,51,52,53,54 Mathematics....................................................................................................55,56,57,58,59 Science ............................................................................................60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67 Social Studies ...........................................................................................................68,70,71 Special Education ...............................................................................................................72 LCJVS Course Descriptions (Condensed) ...............................................................73,74,75 I. INTRODUCTION - PROGRAM OF STUDIES Dear Students and Parents: We at Avon Lake High School are committed to meeting the academic needs of all students while fostering their personal growth. To help us in that endeavor, it is extremely important to understand the purpose of our Program of Studies, which is to provide the necessary information for making sound choices in course selection. Our master schedule of classes and teacher assignments are student driven. Courses are offered and teaching staff are assigned to those courses based upon the number of students who requested to take them. This Program of Studies booklet describes, in detail, the many academic opportunities that Avon Lake High School affords you. Of course, opportunities provide choices, and choices require decisions. Very soon you will be asked to make decisions about which courses you are going to take next year. Not only will these decisions affect you next school year, but they may also influence your future, so you must give careful thought to them. If we fail to help students map out a course of study, we are not doing our part. If students don’t choose courses carefully, they are not doing their part. Thinking that a course can be changed because a student doesn’t like it causes serious problems, including unbalanced class loads and teacher assignments. Please understand, before registration, that schedule changes will only be approved by administration if it is determined that a student was misplaced, a technical error was made during data entry, a master schedule change occurred (class closed or changed), a failed course must be rescheduled, or a course taken in summer school is replaced. We have committed ourselves to excellence, and that should be your goal as well. The best safeguard to effective scheduling is to ask questions before registration. Your teachers, guidance counselors and administrators are here to help you reach your potential. Wise selection of your courses next year is the best start. If