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YOU’VE GOT OPTIONS in Newport News Public Schools Have questions? Contact your school counselor. Col leg e, Car e er and Cit izen-R eady! You have 3 ways to earn your required Personal Finance graduation credit. • Student will enroll in both semesters of course as one of 7 regular class periods. • Coursework is completed in the classroom with a blended format of face-to-face and online instruction. Considerations: • No cost • Students will complete this required yearlong course during summer session 1 and summer session 2 (mid-June through beginning August). Student will only report to class on Mondays and will complete remaining course work online at home. • Student will earn credit for both semesters of course while only required to pay cost of one semester. • Coursework is completed independently (average of 3-4 hours per day). • Instructor is available for students needing additional assistance. Considerations • Summer school costs apply • Student will complete this yearlong course in an after-school format. • Students will complete all formal assessments in after-school sessions. • Students will complete coursework at home. Considerations • No additional cost • Internet access required to complete online assignments Traditional Method Summer School After-School (8th period course)
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YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools
Have questions? Contact your school counselor.
College, Career and Citizen-Ready!
You have 3 ways to earn your required Personal Finance
graduation credit.
• Studentwillenrollinbothsemestersofcourseasoneof7regularclassperiods.
• Courseworkiscompletedintheclassroomwithablendedformatofface-to-faceandonlineinstruction.
Considerations:
•Nocost
• Studentswillcompletethisrequiredyearlongcourseduringsummersession1andsummersession2 (mid-JunethroughbeginningAugust).StudentwillonlyreporttoclassonMondaysandwillcomplete remainingcourseworkonlineathome.
• Studentwillearncreditforbothsemestersofcoursewhileonlyrequiredtopaycostofonesemester.
• Courseworkiscompletedindependently(averageof3-4hoursperday).
• Instructorisavailableforstudentsneedingadditionalassistance.
Considerations
• Summerschoolcostsapply
• Studentwillcompletethisyearlongcourseinanafter-schoolformat.
• Studentswillcompleteallformalassessmentsinafter-schoolsessions.
• Studentswillcompletecourseworkathome.
Considerations
•Noadditionalcost
• Internetaccessrequiredtocompleteonlineassignments
Traditional Method
Summer School
After-School (8th period course)
YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools
Have questions? Contact your school counselor.
College, Career and Citizen-Ready!
You have 3 ways to earn your two required Health/Physical Education
graduation credits.
• Summersessions1and2offerHealthI, HealthII,OutdoorEdIandOutdoorEdII annually.
• Sessionsare7:30a.m.-2p.m.,MondaythroughThursdayforthreeweeks.
• Studentswillearn.5creditforeachsessioncompleted.
• OutdoorEducationclassesareheldat NewportNewsParkandincludeactivitiessuchashiking,biking,canoeing,fishingand camping.
• Dailyattendanceisrequiredforsuccessfulcompletionofcourse.
Considerations: • Outdoorsummerweatherconditions• Summerschoolcostsapply• Fulldayprogram• Eachsessionis 12daysinlength
•Studentandparentwillattendamandatory orientationmeetingforWellness/FitnessMgmton thefirstTuesdayofthesemester(contactyourschoolcounselorforspecificdateandtime).
• StudentwillobtainagymmembershipatoneofNNPSpartnergyms(YMCA,OneLifeFitness, RiversideFitnessorCrossFitOP).
• Studentswilllogregulargymhoursthroughoutthe semester.
•Writtenassignmentsarecompletedthroughan onlineportal.
Considerations•Self-pacedcourserequireseffectivetime managementskillsandself-motivation
•Costofgymmembership(discountedratesmayapply)
• Flexiblescheduling• Internetaccessrequiredtocompleteonline assignments
• Studentwillenrollin2semestersofHealthand2semestersofPEduringtheregularschoolday.• Courseworkiscompletedintheclassroomandgymnasiumduringtheschoolyear.Considerations: •StudentwilldressinappropriatePEattirethroughoutthesemester•Nocost•90daysofclassroom/gymnasiumexperience
Traditional Method
Summer School
After-School (8th period course)
YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools
Have questions? Contact your school counselor.
College, Career and Citizen-Ready!
You have 6 High School Programs that will allow you to attend a school
other than your zoned school.
Aspecializedfour-yearscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)programthatprepareshighlymotivatedhighschoolstudentsforrewardingcareersbydeveloping21stCenturyWorkplaceskillsthroughengineeringtechnologyinaviationmaintenanceandcomputers.Areas of study:
Aviation Academy @ Denbigh High
• AviationMaintenance
• AviationManagement
• Piloting
• ComputerHardware
ApplicationsareavailableatanyNewportNewsschool,theadministrationbuilding andontheNNPSwebsiteatwww.nnschools.org/magnet.
ApplicationsaredueinJanuaryforthenextschoolyear.Highschoolmagnetandspecialtyprogram applicationsareopentorising9thgradersonly.Upperclassmenshouldcontacttheprogram
directordirectlytoapply.
TransportationisprovidedforallstudentsparticipatinginanyoftheNNPSmagnetandspecialtyprograms.
Aprogramofstudydesignedtoexpandoptionsforstudentsinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)withafocusonteamwork,effectivecommunicationand applicationofSTEMprinciplesAreas of study:
Governor’s STEM Academy@ Heritage High
• Engineeringand Electronics
• Architectural/ EngineeringDesign
• Modeling&Simulation (VideoGameDesign/ ComputerScience)
• ComputerSystems Technology(Networking)
Anacademicallyrigorousfour-yearprogramtoprepare studentsinbecomingresponsiblelifelonglearnerswithdemonstratedabilitiesincreativeproblem-solving,criticalthinkinganddecision-makingAreas of study:
• 2Honorsand/or1APlevelcourseperyear
• ParticipationonCollegeandCareerPrep,SAT/ACTPrepandSeniorSeminar
• CommunityService,JobShadowingandInternship Experiences
University Magnet @ Heritage High
Aprogramcombiningacademiccourseworkandclinical experiencesinachallengingandcollaborativeschool environmenttopreparestudentsforcareersinthehealth sciencesAreas of study:
Governor’s Health Science Academy@ Warwick High
• TherapeuticServices
• SupportServices
• DiagnosticServices
• HealthInformation
• BiotechnologyResearch &Development
Aninternationallyrecognizedandrigorouscourseofstudydesignedtoprovidestudentswithawell-roundededucationandtofacilitategeographicalandculturalmobility
Focus of study includes pre-IB/IB level courses each year in the following disciplines:
International Baccalaureate Program@ Warwick High
• EnglishLiterature
• HistoryoftheAmericas
• Mathematics
• LaboratoryScience
• WorldLanguage
• Elective(oneyear)
Afour-yearprogramofferingstudentstheopportunityforin-tensivestudyintheartsaspartofafullandwell-balancedacademicprogram
Areas of study:
Arts & Communications Magnet@ Woodside High
• Communications
• CreativeWriting
• Dance
• Drama
• Music
• VisualArts
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YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools
College, Career and Citizen-Ready!
You have 26 Advanced Placement Courses
to choose from.
Art• APArtHistory• APMusicTheory• APStudioArt:2-DDesign• APStudioArt:3-DDesign• APStudioArt:Drawing
Mathematics• APStatistics• APCalculusAB• APCalculusBC
• APEnvironmentalScience• APBiology• APChemistry• APPhysicsC:ElectricityandMagnetism• APPhysicsC:Mechanics• APPhysicsI• APPhysicsII
World Languages• APFrenchLanguage• APGermanLanguage• APLatinLanguage• APSpanishLanguage
• APHumanGeography• APPsychology• APUSHistory• APUSGovernment• APWorldHistory
•APEnglishLanguage• APEnglishLiterature
History & Social Studies
English
Sciences
All courses are not available in a traditional classroom format at each high school, but may beoffered through other delivery methods. Please see
your school counselor for more information.
Colleges want to see RIGOROUS courses on your transcript!
AP Courses = RIGOR
YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools
Have questions? Contact your school counselor.
College, Career and Citizen-Ready!
You have 5 ways to improve your
Grade Point AverageAsaNNPSstudent,yourgoalistomaintain
aGPAof3.0orabovethroughouthighschool
• EnrollinandsuccessfullycompleteHonorslevelclasseseachyear. Studentsearnadditional(.5)creditforeveryhonorsclasspassed.• EnrollinandsuccessfullycompleteAPlevelclasseseachyear. Studentsearnadditional(1.0)creditforeveryAPclasspassed.Considerations: •Noadditionalclasstime.•Weightedcoursesdemonstraterigorofcourseworkwhichis the#1factorusedindeterminingcollegeadmissionsdecisions.
Weighted Courses• RetakeacourseutilizingtheNNPScreditrecoveryonlineportal.
Considerations: •Self-pacedcourserequireseffectivetimemanagementskillsand motivation.
• Limitedspaceavailableineachhighschool.
Grad Point
• Signupforafterschoolgrade recoveryprogramthatprovidestheopportunitytoimprovelowmarkingperiodgradesbyonefulllettergrade.
Considerations: • Eachhighschooldetermineswhichcourseswillbeofferedinthisformat.
•After-schoolattendanceis mandatoryforeverysession scheduled.
Grade Recovery• Retakecorecourseforgradeimprovement.English,SocialStudiesandSciencecoursesareavailableforrepeatcreditonly.(Studentmusthavebeenenrolledintheclasspreviously)
• Takeacourseduringthesummertomakeroomformore rigorousclassduringtheschoolyear.Health,PE,Mathand PersonalFinanceareavailableinthesummerfororiginalcredit.(Studentdoesnothavetohavebeenenrolledintheclass previously.)
Considerations: •Costsapply•Canearn1/2creditin12days(1session)•Canearn1creditin24days(2sessions)
Summer School
• Enrollinanintensivesixweekartsprogramandearnone honorsweightedcredit.
Considerations: •Costsapply• Fulldayprogramincludingbothsummersessions
Summer Institute of the Arts
NNPSstudentsareallowedtoretakeclassesforgradeimprovementforanycourseinwhichan
undesirablefinalgradewasearned.
YOU’VE GOTOPTIONSin Newport News Public Schools
Have questions? Contact your school counselor.
College, Career and Citizen-Ready!
You have 6 ways to Leave School in order
to Extend Your Learning Opportunities
• QualifyingseniorscompleteHSgraduationrequirementsattheendofSemester1ofsenioryear.
• DuringSemester2,studentattendsThomasNelsonCommunityCollege(TNCC).
• Textbooks,transportationandpartialtuitionareprovidedbyNNPS.
• Studentsmaycontinuetoparticipateinallextra-curricular activitieswhileattendingTNCC.
• Studentscanearnupto19transferablecollegecredits.
Early College Program
• QualifyingseniorscompleteHSgraduationrequirementsattheendofSemester1ofsenioryear.
• DuringSemester2,studentattendsThomasNelsonCommunityCollege.
• Textbooks,transportationandpartialtuitionareprovidedbyNNPS.
• Studentsmaycontinuetoparticipateinallextra-curricular activitieswhileattendingTNCC.
• Studentsearnvocationalcertificationstopreparethemfor employment.
Early Career Program
• Programincludesacombinationofclassroominstructionandon-the-jobtraining.
• Studentsarerequiredtoworkparttimeandreceivecourse creditfortheirjobperformance.
• Workreleaseperiodsallowforflexiblescheduling.Credit canalsobeearnedthroughanafterschooljobexperience (8thperiod).
• Studentcanearnoneelectivecreditforjobexperiences.
Career & Technical Education Co-Op Course
•Opportunityforstudentstoconnecttheirinterests,skillsand abilitieswithreallifeexperiencesforfuturecareers.
• Studentmustaccrueatleast70hours(persemester)toearncoursecredit.
• Courserequiresacontractthatprovidesguidelinesand requirementsfortheproject.
• Abbreviatedschoolscheduleallowsopportunityforinternshiptobecompletedduringtheschoolday.
• Schoolcounselorwillassistwithcoordinationofservice learningexperience.
Service Learning Internship
• Opportunityforstudentstoconnecttheirinterests,skillsand abilitieswithreallifeexperiencesforfuturecareerswhileearn-ingahonorsweightedcredit.
• Studentmustaccrueatleast125hours(persemester)ina supervised,schoolapprovedjobtoearnweightedcoursecredit.
• Abbreviatedschoolscheduleallowsopportunityforinternship tobecompletedduringtheschoolday.
Internship
• Courserestrictedtoseniorsonly.
• Studentwillcompleteassignmentsoutsideoftheclassroom utilizingonlineinstructionthroughDesire2Learn(D2L) program.
• Classroomteacherisavailableforassistanceduringregularlyscheduledclassperiod.
• Anystudentearninga“D”or“F”intheclasswillreturntothe traditionalclassroomsettinguntilthegradeimproves.
US Government via Distance Learning
StudentscantakeadditionalvocationalcoursesatNew Horizons Regional Education Center
aswellasparticipateinaninnovativeprogram ofscienceandmathematicsat
The Governor’s School for Science and Technology. Seeyourschoolcounselorformoreinformation.
