The Woodlands
High School
Ninth Grade
Campus
Important Dates
 February
5 – 10: Classroom visits
 February 9th: Parent Information Night at
7:30 p.m. at TWHS Senior Campus. Arrive
at 6:30 p.m. to visit with elective and core
teachers
 February 11th: BLITZ DAY
 February 17th: ROTC Info Night – 7 p.m. at
TWHS Senior Campus LGI
More Important Dates
 February
19th: HELP SESSION 4pm to 7 pm
at the SENIOR CAMPUS
 February 20: ALL COURSE SELECTION
SHEETS are due to the Language Arts
teachers
 April 6th: Athletic Information Night –
6:30 p.m. at TWHS Senior campus gym. This
is a required meeting for all students (and
parents) who sign up for a sport
This one is in red.
May
8 – FINAL
DEADLINE for all
course changes
(electives and core placement changes)
CISD FOUNDATION PLAN with
Endorsement
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Beginning with the class of 2018, CISD
students will graduate on the Foundation Plan
with an Endorsement for a total of at least 26
credits.
4 credits of English
1 Fine Art
2 years of Foreign Lang
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4 credits of Math
4 credits of Science
4 credits of Social Studies
1 PE
.5 Health
Elective Credits
Foreign Language
 Two
years of consecutive foreign
language needed
 SP II G= “going on” to Spanish III
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More emphasis on writing and vocabulary
Faster pace than Sp II
NOT, NOT a PreAP class. Level quality
points, same as SP II
GPA EXEMPTIONS
 When
a student enrolls in the third or
fourth year of one of the courses listed on
the next slides and completes the GPA
Exempt Application, the course will be
excluded in the computation of GPA and
class rank
 Student must have already taken the first
two years of the course at a high school
and earned at least a B average.
GPA Exempt Classes
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Advanced Journalism
(Newspaper and
Yearbook)
• Art III and IV
• District-Identified CTE
courses
• Athletics (not PE)
• Band
• Cheerleading
• Choir
• Color Guard
Debate
 • Dance Team
 • JROTC
 • Oral Interpretation
 • Orchestra
 • Theatre (Technical
Theatre, Theatre Arts,
Theatre Production)
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How does this system
benefit students?
Conroe ISD utilizes a weighted grade point
system that
allows students taking advanced courses to
receive a
GPA greater than 4.0. Students with a
cumulative GPA
greater than 4.0 will be able to take these
courses
without suffering the negative impact on their
GPA
How many courses may a
student
take as GPA exempt?
Students may exempt up to two credits during their
high school career. Students are limited to one credit
of
exemption during their junior year. If a student does
not take any courses as GPA exempt during their
junior
year, they may take up to two credits exempt during
their senior year.
11th- 1 class
12th – 1 class
OR
12th 2-classes
ENDORSEMENT SELECTIONS
 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
 BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRY
 ARTS and HUMANITIES
 PUBLIC SERVICE
 MULTIDISCIPLINARY – Every student who
successfully completes the four
Foundation subject (cores) areas (English,
Math, Science and Social Studies)
Additional requirements
 Foreign
Language – 2 credits of any one
language: Spanish, French, German,
Japanese, or Chinese
 Heath – .5 credit
 PE – 1 credit
 Fine Arts – 1 credit of any of the following:
theater, art, orchestra, choir, dance,
band (10th), floral design
And even more …
Some
electives will waive the
PE requirement: Athletics, Band,
Color Guard, Drill Team,Cheer,
Off Campus PE, and AFJROTC.
What are other electives to
think about?
 Teen
Leadership, Journalism, Debate
 Agriculture – Principles of Agriculture and
Small Animal Management
 Arts, A/V Tech and Communication –
Fashion Design
 Business Management and Administration
– Data Touch Systems (keyboarding)
 Human Services – Money Matters,
Travel/Tourism Mgmt., Nutrition/Wellness
More electives!
 Information
Technology – Principles of
Information Technology (computer
technology), Web Technologies
 ROTC – Junior Air Force ROTC (Reserve
Officer Training Corps – it’s not just a class,
it’s a program!)
NEW ELECTIVES adding fall
2015!
 Principles
of Architecture and
Construction
(pre-requisite for Architecture Design and
Advanced Architecture)
o Principles of Business and Marketing and
Finance (.5 Credit)
o Aerobics (PE credit)
o Dance (Fine Art Credit)
What level of a course should I
register for in 9th grade?
 What
are your choices? Level, Honors,
Pre-AP, Advanced Placement
 What is your teacher’s advisement? This
will be discussed on BLITZ Day.
 What are your past and current grades?
 How much time will be required for course
success?
 How much time are you willing/able to
devote to course success?
More factors to consider in
selecting courses……….
 How
much time will you be spending on
other things? (school activities, church,
clubs, etc.)
 Why are you choosing this particular level
of a course?
 How do you manage time, organize work,
meet deadlines NOW?
 How strong is your desire to take on a new
challenge?
HOW MUCH HOMEWORK??
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Level Classes: 30 – 45 minutes per class each
night the class meets
Honors /PAP Classes: Approximately 60
minutes each night the class meets
Advanced Placement Classes: 90-120
minutes per class each night, or more. Be
ready for a faster pace,more reading, writing,
and research-based assignments! THESE ARE
COLLEGE LEVEL CLASSES!
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY is offered at TWHS 9
KEY THOUGHT
Plan
carefully
and make
good choices!
What is BLITZ DAY- Feb. 11?
 Wednesday,
February 11 (Red Day)
 Students will attend all eight of their
classes on this day.
 In the 1st block RED class, you will receive
2 course selection sheets for the 9th grade.
 In each class, teachers will share
important information on high school
courses and initial advisement for core
classes.
BLITZ DAY SCHEDULE @ McC
 Here is the
1st block:
order for the day:
1Red Class
8:50 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
1 Green Class
9:34 a.m. – 10:14 a.m
o 2ND
Block
2 Red Class
10:21 a.m –11:00 a.m.
2 Green Class
11:04 –11:45 a.m.
 3rd
Block
3 Red Class
11:52 a.m. – 1:48 p.m.
(all regular red day lunches and
normal red day split at 1:02, and
no advisory)
3 Green Class
1:55 a.m. – 2:19 p.m.
4th
Block
4 Red Class
2:26 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
4 Green Class
3:08 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
At the end of the day…..
 One
course selection sheet will stay
with your 4th block green day
teacher, and one sheet goes
home.
 You and your parents will review
and select electives and level of
placement for core classes! You
should carefully consider the
recommendations and advisement
made by your teachers.
Course sheets due Feb. 20th!!
 Before
you turn in your course sheets, you
need to have all required signatures:
 Parents
 Teachers/coaches/special programs like
band, choir, orchestra all need to sign off
for approval. Spanish I teachers should
also initial for placement in Spanish II.
QUIZ TIME!
 How
many sheets (CSS) do you start with
on BLITZ DAY (Feb. 11th)?
2 SHEETS
 How many of those sheets go home with
you on Feb 11th?
1, only 1
 What resources can you use to help make
course decisions for next year?
Teacher input
Program of Studies (on TWHS 9GC
website)
Parents
Counselor
THANK YOU!
 LOOKING
YEAR
FORWARD TO A GREAT SCHOOL
Tammy
Morrow (A-Go)
Kelly Stewart
(Gp-O)
Mark Crowe
(P-Z)