Deerfield High School Welcomes You! Curriculum Information Incoming Freshmen

Deerfield High School Welcomes You! Curriculum Information Incoming Freshmen

Kathryn Anderson Principal kanderson@dist113.org 224-632-3011

Amy Bricker Counseling and Health Services Department Chair abricker@dist113.org 224-632-3043

Naviance

What You Need to Register Purple Packet Access Code (located on envelope label) Naviance Directions Reminders Read the directions carefully Refer to course recommendations

Course Placement Survey Standard Honors

Required Freshman Courses English Freshman Advisory Mathematics Physical Education You may also select up to 4 periods of electives.

DHS Daily Schedule 8 periods Early Bird: EB Science and EB Traffic Safety Designated Lunch

Cycle Template

Important Registration Dates Deadline for Course Requests January 31 st at 3:30pm Course Notification on February 16 th Summer School Registration Opens February 22 nd at 7:00am Notify DHS of any mistakes by February 22 nd at 3:30pm Please check your purple packet for additional deadlines

Questions Course recommendations Course options Overall load Special education and 504 Counselor requests

Green Forms First Generation College Student Evening Evaluation Form Please turn in all green forms before you leave tonight.

Susan Johnson Applied and Fine Arts Department Chair sjohnson@dist113.org 224-632-3161

Fine Arts Courses Dance Beginning Guitar Chamber Orchestra (audition) Marching Band (co-curricular) Pep Band (extra curricular) Jazz Lab Band (extra curricular) Introduction to Theatre Technical Theatre Art I Introduction to Art Introduction to Ceramics Photography I Fashion and Interior Design Deerfield Film and TV

Applied Arts Courses Introduction to Business Graphic Design Production Technology/Woodworking Introduction to Programming Computer Applications Deerfield Film and TV

Elizabeth Robertson World Languages Department Chair erobertson@dist113.org 224-632-3181

World Language Courses Chinese I French I French II French II Honors Hebrew I (placement determined through DHS Hebrew teacher Yaffa Berman) Spanish I Spanish I Survey Spanish II Spanish II Survey Spanish II Honors

Rich Grady Social Studies Department Chair rgrady@dist113.org 224-632-3291

Social Studies Courses World History Survey World History World History Honors The Western World Modern History of the Developing World

Ryan Leist English Department Chair rleist@dist113.org 224-632-3121

English Courses Freshman English Survey Freshman English Survey with Reading Western World Freshman English Power Reading (elective) OYAD: Yearbook (elective) Deerprints: Newspaper (elective)

John Campbell Physical Education Department Chair jcampbell@dist113.org 224-632-3091

PE Courses Freshman PE A Freshman PE B Traffic Safety

Scott Leverentz Mathematics and Computer Science Department Chair sleverentz@dist113.org 224-632-3221

Mathematics Courses Pre-Algebra I Essentials & Alternative Algebra I Fundamentals & Essentials Algebra I Survey Algebra I Geometry Geometry Honors Algebra II Advanced (leads to AP Calc AB) Algebra II Honors (leads to AP Calc BC)

Computer Science Courses Introduction To Programming (single-semester course) ios App Development (full-year course) AP Computer Science Principles (requires department chair approval) AP Computer Science A (requires department chair approval)

Judi Luepke Science Department Chair jluepke@dist113.org 224-632-3261

DHS Science Science Courses Freshman Physics Honors Freshman Physics Standard Freshman Physics Survey Biology Honors

Joe Taylor Assistant Principal jtaylor@dist113.org 224-632-3211

Freshmen Advisory Options Traditional Boys Concert Choir Girls Treble Ensemble Concert Band Concert Orchestra Theatre (Limited number of sections available)

Tonight Self-Advocacy Self-Guided Station Locations and Map Teacher Recommendations

Questions? Please refer to your purple packet for more information.

Thank You! Please turn in all green forms before you leave tonight.