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1 641 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc, WI Phone: Fax: Web: Joseph Moylan Principal Melissa Anders Associate Principal Chuck Olson Associate Principal Scott A. Raduka A.D./Associate Principal February 2016 Course Request & Scheduling for Course requests & scheduling for the school year will begin this week. This is both an exciting and serious time as students plan their academic career paths at Oconomowoc High School. The scheduling process is divided into 2 different parts: 1. Course Requests- February 5 th February 15th (The process is explained in this packet.) 2. Lab Scheduling- Early April after Spring Break (further information will be delivered in March.) For the Course Request process, please do the following: Review the Program Planning Guide (PPG) to learn about courses you want to take next year. This is where you will find information regarding course descriptions, necessary prerequisites and graduation requirements. The PPG can be found on the OHS website in the Announcements/News and then by clicking on OHS Scheduling Information for It will also be on the OHS website under Academics>OHS Scheduling Information for > Oconomowoc High School Program Planning Guide. Consult with your current and previous teachers for recommendations and suggestions about courses. Students considering the IB Diploma Programme or the IB-PLTW Career Related Programme are advised to consult with Mrs. Schultz before submitting course requests. Choose 8 credits worth of courses you wish to Request. These are your top choices. Also it is very important to select 8 Alternate courses you would take if there is a conflict with the courses you requested. Fill in the attached Course Request sheet to assist you with this process. Between Feb 5 th - Feb 15 th - Log into Student Access at any time and enter the courses you wish to Request and the Alternates courses you would consider. Students who do not have Internet access at home can utilize computers or Chromebooks in the Library or Career Center during lunch or after school.

2 Be sure to select 8 total credits and 8 alternate courses. Selecting some alternates from the core academic areas (Math, Science, Social Studies or English) is highly recommended and can help immensely during the Lab Scheduling portion of this process. All course Requests and Alternates must be entered by 4pm on Monday, February 15th. *** Any student who fails to complete the course request process on time will be pulled from the Lab Scheduling rotation and thus will be among the last to schedule in May. *** For the Lab Scheduling Process, students will only have access to courses they entered as Requested Courses or as Alternate Courses. If you have any questions or concerns regarding any portion of this process, please contact your School Counselor.

3 COURSE REQUEST FORM 2016/2017 OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM. Remember, the courses you Request and the Alternates will be the only courses that you can utilize during Lab Scheduling Process, so choose wisely. Be sure to Request 8 total credits and 8 Alternate courses Review the Program Planning Guide for scheduling guidelines. Talk to your teachers, parents, and counselor about courses you plan to take and graduation requirements. Fill out the form below and use it when entering your COURSE REQUESTS and ALTERNATE COURSES online in Student Access. This must be completed between Friday, February 5th and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 15th. COURSE REQUESTS Course # Course Name Credit Course # Course Name Credit Requesting 8.0 CREDITS is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED Minimum number of CREDITS requested allowed is 7.0. *Requesting these courses does not guarantee that they will fit into your schedule. The Alternates you request will be your only options if your first choices are not available or do not fit where you need them. ALTERNATE REQUESTS Course # Course Name Credit Course # Course Name Credit Consider selecting some Core Academic Courses (Math, English, Science or Social Studies) as Alternates. Doing so can provide increased flexibility during the Lab Scheduling portion of the process and will assist you in making progress towards the OASD Graduation Requirements. Course Requests must be entered by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 15th or you will lose your position in the Lab Scheduling Rotation.

4 Course Offerings Course AGRICULTURE Grade Cr BUSINESS AND MARKETING EDUCATION Grade Cr Natural Resource Cons Skinny H TC Software Savvy-Hybrid Wildlife and Forest Management TC Software Savvy TC Greenhouse Production Desktop Publishing (fall) Skinny Desktop Publishing TC Greenhouse Management TC Web Design 1 Block (spring) Skinny 15136S TC Web Design 1 Skinny Landscape and Floriculture TC Web Design Animal Science and Horsemanship TC Hospitality Veterinary Study Educational Internship Farm Machinery and Structures TC Hospitality Agribusiness Econ and Marketing Introduction to Accounting Skinny Agri-Science Co-op TC College Accounting Skinny ART TC Entrepreneurship Block Drawing I S TC Entrepreneurship Skinny Painting I Bus. Principles and Mgmt. Skinny Art Metals and Jewelry I International Trade Skinny Ceramics I Business Information Tech Co-Op AP Art History Introduction to Marketing IB Studio Art SL H TC Advanced Marketing - Hybrid IB Studio Art HL I Marketing Internship IB Studio Art HLII Sports and Entertainment Marketing Sculpture Yearbook Skinny Advanced Photography II TC Personal Finance Advanced Photography III IB Approaches to Careers Advanced Photography IV Career Portfolio Digital Photography Block Career Internship S Digital Photography Skinny Youth Apprenticeship Advertising & Design HEALTH (.5 credit required) Grade Cr Advanced Ceramics II Health Advanced Ceramics III S Health - FOL Skinny Advanced Ceramics IV PHYSICAL ED (1.5 credit req) Grade Cr Advanced Art Metals and Jewelry II Broadfield Physical Education Adv. Art Metals and Jewelry III Team and Individual Activities Adv. Art Metals and Jewelry IV Wellness Watch Advanced Drawing and Painting II Lifetime Pursuits Advanced Drawing and Painting III S Personal Fitness - FOL Skinny Advanced Drawing and Painting IV Dance AP Studio Art S Dance Skinny Engineering and Art Weight Training Block (½ Art credit-½ elective credit) 55069S Weight Training Skinny Advanced Fitness

5 Course Offerings TECH AND ENGINEERING ED Grade Cr WORLD LANGUAGE Grade Cr Elements of Game Design Block French 1 * Skinny S Elements of Game Design Skinny French 2 * Skinny H Elements of Game Design - Hybrid French 3 * Skinny Elements of Game Design French 4 * Skinny Design & Prototyping French 5 * Skinny Video and Computer Generated IB French SL * Skinn Effects German 1 * Skinny Literature and Film Theory German 2 * Skinny (½ English credit ½ elective credit) IB German SL 1 * Skinny IB Approaches to Careers German 3 * Skinny TC Electronics German 4 * Skinny TC Building Trades German 5 * Skinny Geometry and TC Building Trades German 6 * Skinny TC Building Trades IB German SL 2 * Skinny Building Trades Spanish 1 * Skinny TC Civil Engineering /Architecture Spanish 2 * Skinny TC Intro To Engin. Design Block Spanish 3 * S TC Intro To Engin. Design Skinny IB Spanish SL 1 * Skinny TC Principles Of Engineering Spanish 4 * Engineering Design & Development Spanish 5 * Engineering and Art (½ Art credit-½ elective credit) H Spanish 5 * - Hybrid Spanish 6 * TC Digital Electronics IB Spanish SL 2 * Skinny Technology and Engineering Co-Op Mandarin 1 * Skinny Career Portfolio Mandarin 2 * Skinny Career Internship Mandarin 3 * Skinny Youth Apprenticeship Mandarin 4 Skinny Course ENGLISH (4 credits req) Grade Cr Mandarin 5 Skinny Literature and Composition I * IB Mandarin SL1 Skinny Prep Literature and Comp. I * IB Mandarin SL2 Skinny Literature and Comp. II * MATH (3 credits req) Grade Cr Prep Literature and Comp. II * Algebra 1 * Speech * Geometry * Prep Speech * Prep Geometry * Advanced Speech * Geometry and TC Building Trades I Creative Writing Algebra 2 * Journalism I Prep Algebra 2 * Literature and Film Theory TC Business Math (½ English credit ½ elective credit) Precalculus * H Intermediate Comp. -Hybrid * Prep Precalculus * Intermediate Composition * H Prep Precalculus * - Hybrid American Literature * AP Calculus AB * Prep American Literature * AP Calculus BC * World Literature * IB Math SL * IB English HL 1 * Skinny IB Math HL 1 * IB English HL 2 * Skinny IB Math HL 2 * Contemporary Literature * AP Statistics * Advanced Composition * AP English Literature and Comp. *

6 Course Offerings PERFORMING ARTS Grade Cr SOC STUDIES (3 credits req) Grade Cr Drama Prep Modern World Hist. * IB Theater SL AP Human Geography * Play Production AP World History * Acting Prep US History * Acting Psychology * Scene Design and Construction AP Psychology * Band Skinny Citizenship * Choraliers Skinny H Citizenship *-Hybrid Concert Choir Skinny The Law * Orchestra Skinny Sociology * Dance Economics * IB Music SL H Economics - Hybrid * SCIENCE (3 credits req) Grade Cr Current Affairs * Prep Biology * AP U.S. History * Prep Chemistry * AP Government and Politics * Physics * IB History of the Americas 1 * H TC Med Occ. and Term -Hybrid HL Skinny TC Med Occupations and Term IB History of the Americas 2 * H Earth Science - Hybrid * HL Skinny Earth Science * IB Theory of Knowledge 1 * Biology II * IB Theory of Knowledge 2 * Human Anatomy & Physiology * IB Economics I SL Skinny IB Biology HL I * IB Economics II HL Skinny IB Biology HL II * Astrophysics * AP Physics 1 * AP Physics 2 * AP Chemistry Fine Arts credit required IB Physics SL * Select from Art, Music, Dance IB Chemistry HL I * Career and Tech. Ed. credit required IB Chemistry HL II * Select from Business and Tech. Ed., AP Environmental Science Engineering Ed., Agriculture See the Course List/Scheduling tab for Graduation Requirements. * Generally accepted as core courses by universities Col 1 Course number Col 2 Course name Col 3 Course grade level Col 4 Course credit TC = Transcripted Credit IB = International Baccalaureate AP = Advanced Placement HYB = Hybrid Course FOL = Fully Online Course PREP = Strongly recommended as preparation for IB or AP Courses

7 Student Alternate Schedule Worksheets SEMESTER ONE SEMESTER TWO BLK TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4 A B C D SEMESTER ONE SEMESTER TWO BLK TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4 A B C D