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High school course handbook includes changes, additions for next year
By Diane Vance/Gate City Staff Writer
The Warsaw School Board approved the Warsaw High School guidance handbook Feb. 21.
Counselor Paul O'Day presented the 2008-2009 handbook and noted the changes made.
At graduation, the school will recognize a valedictorian and salutatorian, one from each school district, Warsaw 316 and Nauvoo-Colusa 325, for the Classes of 2009, 2010 and 2011, the transition years when Nauvoo-Colusa students will have started high school in Nauvoo and completed high school in Warsaw.
In the eight-block system, all students are required to take eight classes each semester. Students must earn seven credits each year to progress with their class.
Graduation requirements for students attending all four years at Warsaw are 28. That includes eight semesters (four units) of physical education; six semesters (three units) each of English and math; four semesters (two units) of science; two semesters (one unit) each of an elective social science, a technology related class, and American history; one semester (half a unit) each of government, health, consumer education, driver education/study skills; and 11 units of electives.
Nauvoo-Colusa students also will take all of the required classes. However, the total credits will vary. The Class of 2009 will need 26 credit totals and the Class of 2010 will need 27 credits to graduate. This will allow students from District 325 to adjust to the eight block schedule without being penalized. Nauvoo-Colusa students graduating in 2011 (current freshmen) will have enough time at Warsaw to acquire 28 total credits.
The State of Illinois is requiring all juniors take a math class beginning next year and all seniors to take an English class beginning with the Class of 2012.
Illinois also has increased the required driving time to six hours behind the wheel for students in driver's education. The law previously allowed three to six hours driving time with an instructor declaring if a student was proficient.
Students are eligible to enroll in high school and college dual credit courses upon ACT scores and Carl Sandburg College's placement tests.
“We used to be able to sign waivers for students who a counselor judged was ready for a course even if test scores were low,” said O'Day.
High school juniors have a choice of four dual credit classes at Warsaw next year: Introduction to psychology I; Introduction to sociology; Interpersonal communications; and new next year, Ethics.
Seniors may enroll in any dual credit class they are eligible for, including three new to Warsaw classes - calculus, physics and ethics.
Other CSC dual credit classes offered at Warsaw are general education math; statistics; college algebra; American government and politics; environmental science; art appreciation; music appreciation; psychology; sociology; speech; freshman composition I and II; medical technology and EMT (first aid).
The handbook gives course descriptions and how many credits the classes are worth.
Classes added to Warsaw's high school curriculum next year include Basic Composition I; Creative Writing; Journalism; jazz band; Two dimensional art; studio art; Digital Photography; Spanish III and IV; home and auto repair (LaMoine Valley vo-tech); advanced foods; introduction to business; Word Processing I and Spreadsheet/database I; Web pages and the Internet; Business record keeping; Marketing; U.S. History since 1850; and U.S. History of the West.
English III and IV will be dropped.
“It will depend on how many students sign up for some of the electives whether the class will be taught,” said O'Day.
Warsaw students registered for next year's classes this week, and Nauvoo-Colusa students will register next week.
“We will talk with students at Nauvoo-Colusa, going through the course descriptions and this handbook,” said O'Day. “Students will take the handbook home for a week to share and discuss with parents. They will need to return it with a parent's signature.
“After students have registered for classes we can prepare a master schedule.”
Board member Steve Lucie asked how far away would be offering dual credit welding and other vo-tech classes at Warsaw.
O'Day said he would check with Carl Sandburg.
Counselor Paul O'Day presented the 2008-2009 handbook and noted the changes made.
At graduation, the school will recognize a valedictorian and salutatorian, one from each school district, Warsaw 316 and Nauvoo-Colusa 325, for the Classes of 2009, 2010 and 2011, the transition years when Nauvoo-Colusa students will have started high school in Nauvoo and completed high school in Warsaw.
In the eight-block system, all students are required to take eight classes each semester. Students must earn seven credits each year to progress with their class.
Graduation requirements for students attending all four years at Warsaw are 28. That includes eight semesters (four units) of physical education; six semesters (three units) each of English and math; four semesters (two units) of science; two semesters (one unit) each of an elective social science, a technology related class, and American history; one semester (half a unit) each of government, health, consumer education, driver education/study skills; and 11 units of electives.
Nauvoo-Colusa students also will take all of the required classes. However, the total credits will vary. The Class of 2009 will need 26 credit totals and the Class of 2010 will need 27 credits to graduate. This will allow students from District 325 to adjust to the eight block schedule without being penalized. Nauvoo-Colusa students graduating in 2011 (current freshmen) will have enough time at Warsaw to acquire 28 total credits.
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Illinois also has increased the required driving time to six hours behind the wheel for students in driver's education. The law previously allowed three to six hours driving time with an instructor declaring if a student was proficient.
Students are eligible to enroll in high school and college dual credit courses upon ACT scores and Carl Sandburg College's placement tests.
“We used to be able to sign waivers for students who a counselor judged was ready for a course even if test scores were low,” said O'Day.
High school juniors have a choice of four dual credit classes at Warsaw next year: Introduction to psychology I; Introduction to sociology; Interpersonal communications; and new next year, Ethics.
Seniors may enroll in any dual credit class they are eligible for, including three new to Warsaw classes - calculus, physics and ethics.
Other CSC dual credit classes offered at Warsaw are general education math; statistics; college algebra; American government and politics; environmental science; art appreciation; music appreciation; psychology; sociology; speech; freshman composition I and II; medical technology and EMT (first aid).
The handbook gives course descriptions and how many credits the classes are worth.
Classes added to Warsaw's high school curriculum next year include Basic Composition I; Creative Writing; Journalism; jazz band; Two dimensional art; studio art; Digital Photography; Spanish III and IV; home and auto repair (LaMoine Valley vo-tech); advanced foods; introduction to business; Word Processing I and Spreadsheet/database I; Web pages and the Internet; Business record keeping; Marketing; U.S. History since 1850; and U.S. History of the West.
English III and IV will be dropped.
“It will depend on how many students sign up for some of the electives whether the class will be taught,” said O'Day.
Warsaw students registered for next year's classes this week, and Nauvoo-Colusa students will register next week.
“We will talk with students at Nauvoo-Colusa, going through the course descriptions and this handbook,” said O'Day. “Students will take the handbook home for a week to share and discuss with parents. They will need to return it with a parent's signature.
“After students have registered for classes we can prepare a master schedule.”
Board member Steve Lucie asked how far away would be offering dual credit welding and other vo-tech classes at Warsaw.
O'Day said he would check with Carl Sandburg.
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