9th Grade Course Selection

2020-2021 Course Selection

The following courses are required. Choose one from each subject group.

NOTE: IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SCHEDULE ODD NUMBERS OF PAP CLASSES—PLEASE CHOOSE 2 OR 4.

Subject Group	Course Selections
Religion	Religion-Boys	Religion-Girls
English	*English I	English I PAP
Math	*Algebra I	Algebra I PAP	Geometry PAP (Prerequisite: Algebra I PAP)
Science	*Physical Science	Physical Science PAP
Social Studies	*Civics/Economics	Civics/Economics PAP

Choose enough electives to make 8 full periods a day.

Year-long electives:

Varsity Band * (½ credit PE and ½ credit fine arts)
Spanish I or Spanish I Native Speakers
Study Hall (full year) or Encore (full year)
PE-Boys (full year) or PE-Girls (full year). 1 ½ Credits of PE are required for High School graduation. Some may be taken in the 9^th grade.
Athletics-Boys (Full Year) (Football, Basketball Track, Off season) or Athletics-Girls (full year) (Basketball, Track)
Cheer (by tryout only) or Dance (by tryout only)

Semester electives. (Choose 2 to equal one full year of class):

*Oral Communications (Speech)
*Health
Computer Business Applications (Prerequisite: Computer Applications I) (Learn the technology to set up and run a real-world business)
Computer Programing I (Semester Only) (Coding, Robotics, Computer Maintenance. Prerequisite: Computer Applications I.)
PE-Boys (semester only) or PE-Girls (semester only)
Volleyball only (1^sst semester)
Study Hall ( semester only) or Encore (semester only)

*Required for High School Graduation