Scheduling for Junior Year
STONEY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Scheduling Materials You Will Need
- Pink Scheduling card
- Course offerings sheet
- Scheduling directions outline
- Registration information packet
- Course description book
Schedule Card DUE DATES and Meeting with Counselor to review schedule
- Please input your course selections from your scheduling card in StudentVUE before or by February 4th. The online input portal closes at 11:59PM on February 4th.
- Please turn in your completed scheduling card to the counseling office on or before February 5th.
- You will have an opportunity to meet with your counselor in February to discuss and review your schedule for senior year. See sticker on upper right hand corner of your scheduling card for your appointment date and time. If any classes need to be adjusted, that can happen at our meeting with parent approval.
Read, consult, and ask before selecting classes!
- make sure that you've met any prerequisites for courses you intend to take.
- that you discuss your selections with teachers, parents, and counselors to make sure the classes will be manageable and an appropriate fit for you and your overall schedule!
- review your Xello EDP career and college interests to support course selections and your future planning.
- review the course descriptions and scheduling materials and take time to create a quality schedule you will be satisfied with next for junior year.
- balance of rigor and responsibilities is important in your wellness and stress management.
Always Keeping Graduation in Mind!
Graduation Requirement Overview is listed in the registration brochure
- English: 4 credits
- Math: 4 credits
- Social Studies: 3 credits
- Science: 3 credits
- World Language: 2 credits
- Health and PE: 1 credit
- Visual, Performing, Applied Arts: 1 credit
- Additional Electives: 4 credits
Minimum credits: 22
General AP Important Details To Support Scheduling Decisions
Many of you may be thinking of taking some AP courses. Please consider the following:
- AP courses are college level curriculum taught in high school. It is a national curriculum set forth by College Board.
- Consider an AP class in an area you have an strong interest in and are passionate about.
- Some AP classes have pre-requisites so make sure you check you've had the proper instruction prior.
- Investigate the AP course outline on the collegeboard.org website to gather a deeper understanding of what you will be studying and learning.
- AP courses are preparing you for an AP exam in May.
- Depending on each college's AP guidelines and your AP exam score (1 to 5), college credit can be earned.
- AP classes will require time outside of school to study. Please make sure you leave enough time to study for all your classes, keep up with your extracurriculars, and still take care of yourself.
AP Courses CANNOT be dropped after the last day of school, during the summer, or at registration, so please consider carefully.
Box A- Graduation Requirement, Junior Year English
Option 1:
Choose 1 year of English (2 semesters)
One semester of Applications of Composition and one semester of a Literature course
Literature Courses options
- True Stories
- Mythology
- Exploring Literature
- 20th and 21st Century Literature
- Literature of the Strange and Mysterious
- Introduction to Film (*not NCAA approved)
- Poetry
- Shakespeare
OR
Option 2:
AP Language & Composition (full year)
Box B- Graduation Requirement, Junior Year Math
- Write your current math class on the line
- Select the next course in your math sequence
- Algebra 2 (or Honors)
- After Algebra 2, options are: Pre-Calculus (or Honors Pre-Calculus) or Intro to College Math
- After Pre-Calc, options are: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, or math related.
- If you are currently in an Honors class and it is going well, we encourage you to choose the next Honors class in sequence.
- If you are currently in an Honors class and it's not going as well as you had hoped, you may want to consider the regular math track for next year.
- If you are currently in the regular course sequence, getting As on all of your assessments, and you are looking for more of a challenge, consult your 1st semester math teacher about moving into the Honors track for next year.
- Regardless of your situation, a discussion with your 1st semester math teacher is valuable.
- Please obtain your 1st semester teacher's signature if you are scheduling for honors math.
Box C: Graduation Requirement, Junior Year Social Studies
Students are required to complete one semester of Government and one semester of Economics before graduation.
If a student chooses to select the full-year AP Government course, an Economics course is still required for graduation. You can add Economics in addition to AP Government during junior year or take Economics senior year. AP Micro Economics can also be taken in lieu of regular Economics.
Box D- Graduation Requirement, Junior Year Science
Full Year Science Courses
- Chemistry: College bound, science bound major
- Fundamentals of Chemistry: College bound, non-science major and less math rigor
- Physics: College bound, science bound major
- Fundamentals of Physics: College bound, non-science major and less math rigor
Non Full Year Science Option
- 2 semesters of science courses -- Earth and Space Science is required, and select one additional science elective.
It is recommended to consult with your 1st semester science teacher for recommendation.
Box E: Other Requirements & Electives
Graduation Requirement- World Language
2 full years of the same language are required for graduation. It is strongly recommended for college bound students to obtain at least three years of the same language.
- Spanish, German, French, American Sign Language, Chinese
- We recommend continuing your language if you are getting an A or B. If you are in the C or lower range, speak with your teacher about taking the next level.
*flex option is available if you are unable to meet the 2nd year requirement. See counselor for more information. When possible students are strongly encouraged to complete 2 years of a world language.
Graduation Requirement- Health and Physical Education
One semester of Physical Education and one semester of Health is required for graduation.
Option 1: One semester of Physical Education and one semester of Health
Option 2: Flex out – Participating in 2 seasons of a Rochester Community Schools approved MHSAA Sport or Marching Band is equivalent to one semester of a PE class. This leaves you with one semester of Health to take at Stoney Creek.
If you are interested in flexing out, PE flex forms are available in the counseling office. They must be verified and signed by your coach, athletic director, or athletic secretary. Flex forms should be turned back into counseling after the second season of your sport. Do NOT wait until your senior year to do this. If you've already completed two seasons of MHSAA approved sports, please complete this form ASAP.
Please note that there is no swimming in any of the PE classes.
Graduation Requirement- Visual Performing Applied Arts (VPAA)
Two semesters of VPAA is required for graduation.
Elective Choices
Each department has electives: Please refer to your course offering sheet for all the potential elective options.
Use your elective spots to complete any other graduation requirements outside of English and math. Choose electives that help you explore your possible career paths, sound interesting to you, have potential to be beneficial, or of they seem fun. See your course offerings sheet for all of the elective options.
Classes that require an application
Yearbook
If you are already on the yearbook staff, you may add the class to your scheduling card and have Mrs. Millard sign it. If you want to apply as a new staff member, you will need to complete the application located at this link. Do not include yearbook on your course selections. Please leave a note at the bottom of the card explaining which classes you would drop if you are accepted into yearbook.
After Mrs. Millard receives the application and you are interviewed, we will find out which students to add to the class.
School Store / Cougar Den
Applications for school store are available in the counseling office and attached below. Application should be turned into Ms. Ivory.
Pre-requisites: CTE Completer & Instructor Approval
Virtual Enterprise Capstone
Virtual Enterprise is a yearlong simulated business that is set up and run by students to prepare them for working in a real business environment. Applications are available in the counseling office and attached below. Applications should be turned into Mrs. Cryderman.
Pre-requisites: CTE Completer & Instructor Approval
Business Capstone Experience / Work Based Learning
Capstone is an opportunity for business students who have taken a number of business classes to use their skills and knowledge in a paid on-the-job training site. Job placements are determined by the needs of the student, the Capstone coordinators, business contacts, and the jobs the students have had in the past. Students are released one or two class periods each day to allow for 48 hours total of combined school and work. They work a minimum of 10 hours a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. Students report to class bi–weekly and maintain timesheets that the employers sign to verify hours spent at work. They take a related concurrent business course during the semester of Capstone. Students are required to have the coordinating teacher visit the job site a minimum of two times a semester, and the employers evaluate according to job duties and skills listed on the individual training plan.
The application is attached below within the RCS Work Based Learning Information document. Please read through document. Here is the link to the application. Please follow steps and complete application if interested. See here for more information.
Student Council
Placement in Student Council requires an application process consisting of a written essay, school vote (incoming 10-12 only), questionnaire, interview, and teacher recommendations. Applications are available in the spring and their availability will be announced during the morning announcements. Please do not put Student Council on your schedule as it will take up an elective spot, schedule adjustments will be made after council selection is completed. See Ms. Antrup in C262 if you have questions.
Educational Careers
Oakland Schools Technical Campus Opportunities
OSTC seeks students who want to get a head start on their careers and obtain career related knowledge and skills in specific areas of interest. See the list of program opportunities below.
OSTC prides itself in the following:
- Small class settings
- Expert faculty
- Real world experience
- No cost to families
- Cutting-edge, hands-on learning
This is a great opportunity for those who want to graduate high school with industry certifications, on-the-job experiences, business connections, and college credits.
OSTC NE Programs
Collision Repair and Refinishing
Engineering, Robotics & Mechatronics
Entrepreneurship and Advanced Marketing
Interested students should complete an OSTC application on their website and place the program of interest on their scheduling card. Pending acceptance, this will take up 3 sequential hours in the AM or PM of the day.
Virtual Learning- 21f Classes
Please fill out the back of your scheduling card!
Alternate course selection on back
- Please pick alternatives you will enjoy as they could end up on your schedule in August. You need alternatives for all elective courses. Counselors will place you in any open class if you do not complete the alternate course section of your scheduling card.
- Please pick two alternative English literature courses. You do NOT need alternatives for English if your are scheduling for AP English Language and Composition.
- You don’t need alternates for economics, government, math, world language, chemistry, or physics.
Additional Student Information
Please fill out this section. The more information we have about your post high school planning, the better we can counsel and advise you on your course planning.
12 Total semesters and Signatures
- Your courses from Box A, B, C, D & E should total 12 semesters.
- Box F Signature: Your Scheduling Card needs to have your signature and a parent/guardian signature. We will not consider this a complete card without the proper signatures. Please process this information with your parent/guardian and have discussions with them about balancing your rigor with your extra curriculars.