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South Eugene High School
School Choice Night February 2011
Tonight’s Agenda
• Classic South overview• Department presentations• Student presentations• School Choice Process• Question & Answer
South’s Excellence
• One of two schools in the state to achieve consecutive Exceptional (Outstanding) Ratings on the Oregon School Report Card 2003 - current
• One of few large comprehensive high schools in Oregon to consistently achieve AYP according to NCLB
South’s Excellence
• South OAKS scores have exceeded district and state averages in all categories since the year 2000
• US News & World Report “Silver Medal” One of the few schools in Oregon, based on college preparation and on performance of low SES students
Classic South
Classic South offers:– flexible scheduling– great choice from an enriched menu– rich variety of AP courses– traditional college bound trajectory– support for students who may struggle
Flexible 7 Period Day
• If a student takes Math, English, Science and Social Studies they may have 3 periods to choose from the following:– Foreign Language– Fine and Applied Arts– Applied Technology– Music and Theater– PE and Health
Advance Placement Offerings
• Biology• Chemistry• Physics (IB)• Calculus A/B, B/C• Spanish• French Language• Art (19th Ave.)
• European History• US History• US Government• Comparative Gov’t• Psychology• English Composition• English Literature
College Now• Several departments have
articulated their curriculum with LCC for specific classes to provide students with the opportunity to earn college credit.
• There is no charge for these college credits.
• Students begin to build a college transcript at Lane Community College
• Accepted by all OUS colleges and many universities nationwide.
Freshman Support & Transition
• Freshman Orientation • 9th Grade Team• BASMATI• Intro to Algebra Block• Summer Bridge
Program• Homework Club• Academics Unlimited• Freshman Advisory• AVID
Classic South
Classic South Social Studies Department offers choice
Classic South Offers Choice9th grade year
10th grade year
11th/12th grade years
AP European History AP Comparative Government
and Politics AP Psychology AP US History
Global Studies
US History AP US History
Psychology US History Contemporary World History US Government (18 weeks) Economics (18 weeks)
Freshman Year Global Studies infuses
geography, government, and economics into a world history curriculum.
Designed to help students make successful transition to high school.
Academic skills reinforced to help students succeed in upper division Social Studies courses.
Sophomore Year
US History
Advanced Placement
US History Students must pass a written
qualifying test, and be able to pursue a college level curriculum.
Junior/Senior Years
Contemporary World History Infuses History with current events
Introductory courses Psychology Economics U.S. Government
Advanced Placement courses European History Comparative Government & Politics Psychology U.S. History
Students must pass the qualifying test or have earned a B or better in an AP English class to enroll in an AP course
Classic South English Department offers:
A solid background in classic literature and writing
Choice!
The ability to earn college credits via College Now and A.P. courses
English 9 and English 9 Studies
A sampling of texts:OedipusRomeo & JulietLord of the FliesThe Old Man and the
Sea The Bean Trees
English 10 and 10 Studies
A sampling of texts:• Antigone• Macbeth• Of Mice and Men• The Catcher in the Rye• The Secret Life of Bees
Honors 9 English
Oedipus Rex Antigone Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Siddhartha The Old Man and the
Sea The Grapes of Wrath Lord of the Flies Catcher in the Rye Of Mice and Men A Raisin in the Sun
Major American Literature
The Scarlet Letter Walden The poetry of Dickinson,
Whitman, Poe, Frost The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn The Great Gatsby A Streetcar Named
Desire In Our Time The Bell Jar One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest
Major World Literature
Cry, the Beloved Country (South Africa)
Things Fall Apart (Nigeria)
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (China)
The Thief and the Dogs (Egypt)
Siddhartha (Germany)
Nectar in a Sieve (India)
No One Writes to the Colonel (Colombia)
World Mythology
Integrated Outdoor Program
Into the Wild Desert Solitaire Fall of the Phantom
Lord Points Unknown Indian Creek
Chronicles More About Me Breaking Trail Ordinary Wolves Jump Off Creek River Notes
An IOP student navigates White Horse Rapids.
IOP Trips
A volunteer and student making breakfast in camp.
Students climb as part of the
desert trip.
Winter IOP Trip
Students summit Fuji Mountain on the winter trip.
European Literature and Humanities
The Iliad Philoctetes by Sophocles Plato’s Allegory of the Den Aristotle’s Nicomachean
Ethics Unit on Existential
LIterature Candide Jane Eyre Ghosts Demian 1984 Henry V The Prince
Semester Courses The following courses are semester-long courses offered
to juniors and seniors only:
- Contemporary Literature:In this course, students read contemporary fiction, such as The Glass Castle and Junot Diaz’s Drown
- Creative Writing: This course is built on the workshop model used in the University of Oregon’s creative writing program. Comprehensive and rigorous, students write poems, fiction, and narrative nonfiction, submit work for review, and conclude the term by creating a personal magazine.
- Oral Communications:Students learn to employ a variety of rhetorical devices and confront the process of creating and presenting effective speeches in various modes.
- Film as Literature:Students learn to analyze visual narratives by watching contemporary and classic films
Journalism
In Classic South students can also earn English credit by taking journalism.
In addition to English credit, this class prepares students to work on the nationally recognized newspaper, The Axe.
College Credit
AP Composition and AP Literature Students earn college credit after
passing a national exam.• AP Literature is also offered as a
College Now class. Students may earn up to 12 transferable Lane Community College credits.
Advanced Placement Composition
Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
The Norton Anthology of Modern American Prose
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Mrs. Dalloway In Cold Blood Frankenstein
Advanced Placement Literature
Their Eyes Were Watching God Madame Bovary As I Lay Dying Hamlet Slaughterhouse-Five The Importance of Being
Earnest A Farewell to Arms Sometimes a Great Notion Zora Neale Hurston
Math DepartmentMath Department
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Algebra II Pre-Calculus or Pre-Calc SL
Calculus A/B or B/C
University of Oregon
Geometry Algebra II Pre-Calculus or Pre-Calc SL
Calculus A/B or B/C
Geometry Elements of Algebra II
Algebra II Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus SL, or College Alg/Trig
Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus SL, or College Alg/Trig
Math DepartmentMath Department
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Algebra I Elements of Geometry
Elements of Algebra II
Algebra II
Algebra I Elements of Geometry
Geometry Algebra II
Block: Intro to Algebra
Block: Intro to Geometry
Algebra II Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus SL, or College Alg/Trig
Block: Intro to Algebra
Block: Intro to Geometry
Elements of Algebra II
Algebra II
Some Possible Science Sequences:
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
sequence 1 Physical SciencesLife Science
orBiology
Elements of Chemistryor
Chemistry
sequence 2 Physical Sciences Biology Chemistry
PhysicsAP ChemistryAP Biology
AnatomyEnvironmental Science
sequence 3 Biology ChemistryPhysics
orIB Physics I
IB Physics IIAP ChemistryAP Biology
AnatomyEnvironmental Science
sequence 4 Physical Sciences Chemistry IB Physics I IB Physics II
•Three years of science are required for graduation.•Sequence 3 requires Department consent each year.•Sequence 4 is for IHS students that intend to become IB candidates but do not meet the entry requirements for Biology as 9th graders.
Minimum entry requirements for taking Biology as a 9th grader:
•A level of maturity and habits of study appropriate for taking a sophomore level course. •Straight A’s in Algebra and enrollment in Geometry in Grade 9.•Four terms of science that includes basic chemistry, basic physics, and earth science in grades 7 & 8 with straight A’s (and C1 at RMS).
At the discretion of the Department, a qualifying test may be administered and/or a student’s OSAT scores may be considered for students that don’t quite meet the minimum requirements.
Performing Arts & Music• Ron Black - Band • Concert Band (Grades
9-12)• Wind Ensemble
(Grades 10–12) Audition Required
• Jazz Ensemble (Grades 9–12) Audition Required
Performing Arts & Music• Kimberly McConnell
- Choir • Treble Choir (Grades 9–12)
• Concert Choir (Grades 10-12) Audition Required
• Dorian Singers (Grades 10-12) Audition Required
Performing Arts & Music• Gale Fiszman -
Orchestra• String Orchestra
(Grades 9-12)• String Ensemble
(Grades 10-12) Audition Required
Performing Arts & Music• Pat Avery - Drama
• Drama 1 (Grades 9-12) • Drama 2 (Grades 10-
12) Prerequisite: Drama 1 and audition
• Drama 3/4 (Grades 11-12) Prerequisite: Drama 2 and audition
• Stagecraft (Grades 9-12)
Visual Arts
• Photography• Beginning Drawing &
Silkscreen• Advanced Drawing and
Silkscreen• Basic Design *• Graphic Design*
* College Now courses
• 19th Ave Productions: Graphic Arts**
• 19th Ave Productions: Visual Arts **
• Drawing*• Ceramics*
**Arts & Communication CAM
Applied Technology• International Foods• South Fork Catering• Adv. South Fork Catering• Marketing• Fashion & Design
Merchandising• Adv. Marketing• Child Psychology• Adv. Child Psychology
• Adv. Web Design• Adv. Computer Topics
(AutoCad, Game Devel.)• South Tech• Computer-Based Study
Strategies• Powerpoint• Excel• Word• Keyboarding• Computer Fundamentals
Programs of Study and Career Related Learning Standards
• Students who participate and complete an approved program of study will satisfy the CRLS graduation requirements.
• 2 or more years of course work required in one of these areas:– Arts and Communication– Business and Management– Human Resources
World LanguagesWorld Languages
Most of the languages offered at South provide an opportunity to travel or do a home stay in the summer. Most students who are interested in this travel between their Junior and Senior year.
Many of the languages also offer College Now credits through Lane Community College.
International High School students are required to take three years of a language.
Most of the languages offered at South provide an opportunity to travel or do a home stay in the summer. Most students who are interested in this travel between their Junior and Senior year.
Many of the languages also offer College Now credits through Lane Community College.
International High School students are required to take three years of a language.
World Languages cont’dWorld Languages cont’d
Oregon University System requires two years successful course work in the same language.
Some colleges and universities require three years successful course work in the same language.
If your student struggles in Math or English, we suggest waiting until sophomore year to begin second language coursework.
Oregon University System requires two years successful course work in the same language.
Some colleges and universities require three years successful course work in the same language.
If your student struggles in Math or English, we suggest waiting until sophomore year to begin second language coursework.
Choices & OpportunitiesChoices & Opportunities
Spanish: Levels 1 - IB/APFrench: Levels 1 - IB/APGerman: Levels 1 - 4 & IB
German AP Test AvailableJapanese: Levels 1 - AP
Spanish: Levels 1 - IB/APFrench: Levels 1 - IB/APGerman: Levels 1 - 4 & IB
German AP Test AvailableJapanese: Levels 1 - AP
Physical Education/HealthPhysical Education/Health
Basketball Fitness for Life Jogging Net Games Sharpshooting Sports management Speed, Strength &
Strategies Strength & Conditioning
Basketball Fitness for Life Jogging Net Games Sharpshooting Sports management Speed, Strength &
Strategies Strength & Conditioning
Cardio Combatives Volleyball Integrated Outdoor
Program Rock Climbing Current Health Issues Teens Health
Cardio Combatives Volleyball Integrated Outdoor
Program Rock Climbing Current Health Issues Teens Health
Rock Room for P.E. and IOP classes
Teen Health
Content-based National Health Standards
Health Skills College Prep1st Aid OrganizationFood Labels Critical ReadingRecognize Depression Cornell Note TakingActive Listening Public SpeakingStress Reduction AVIDRefusal skillsCancer Screening
Classic South Student Presentation
Classic South Student Presentation
Ben Swetland - seniorLiza Clark - sophomoreCole Ferguson - seniorM’tima Richardson -
freshman
Ben Swetland - seniorLiza Clark - sophomoreCole Ferguson - seniorM’tima Richardson -
freshman
School Choice Process
Classic SouthIn attendance areaOut of attendance area
School Choice Deadline:
March 18th at the 4J District Office
Classic South Q & A
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