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Please join us Thursday night for our Registration Open House from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. There will be a Dual Credit meeting in the cafeteria at 6:00pm, where you can learn more about PSEO, Concurrent Enrollment, AP courses, articulated credit, and bilingual seals. At 7:00pm, there will be a session on Work Based Learning, where there will be information about internships, apprenticeships, and work experience. Teachers will be available with information about the classes they teach. Don't forget to visit the annex to check out our courses in business, health science, agriculture and trade & industry.

All students are required to take 4 credits of English.

Required English courses:

Grade 9: English 9 or English 9 Enriched

Grade 10: English 10 or English 10 Enriched

Grade 11: English 11 or AP Language and Composition or Concurrent Enrollment *Foundations of Writing & Rhetoric

Grade 12: .5 credit - Communications or Concurrent Enrollment *Public Speaking

AND .5 credit - AP Literature or Creative Writing or Arts and Literature or Humanities or Pages and Perspectives

*Successful completion of this course meets Part B Communication of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area 1: Communication.

English Electives include:

Creative Writing, Arts and Literature, Humanities, Film Studies and Pages and Perspectives

Clubs/Activities related to English:

Speech

There is a high demand for careers in health science. If your student is interested in a health career, they should take advantage of these opportunities in high school.

Intro to Health Occupations - this is a pre-requisite for the Certified Nursing Assistant course.

This course explores the careers and language used in healthcare.

Certified Nursing Assistant - Students will be eligible to take the state exam and upon passing, will be recognized by the state of Minnesota in its registry of Certified Nursing Assistants. Any student interested in direct patient care should take this course.

Emergency Medical Responder - Students will be certified in CPR, First Aid, Psychological First Aid and be eligible to become an Emergency Medical Responder (formerly First Responder) which is required for many career pathways such as medical careers, law enforcement, public safety, and education. This course offers articulated college credit.

Medical Terminology, Concurrent Enrollment - Students have the opportunity to start their college careers early by taking this class. Partnering programs include Minnesota State University, Mankato and South Central College.

*PLTW Human Body Systems Explore the human body as it relates to illness, nutrition, and movement in sports, daily living, and aging.

*PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science Explore forensic science, diagnosis in healthcare, and impactful conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

*PLTW Medical Interventions Investigate cancer, diseases, treatments, and surgeries that are used as long-term solutions to medical issues of today.

*These are Health Science courses for which students can apply for credit through St. Cloud State University. Each course requires a passing grade on the end-of-course assessment.

Clubs/Activities related to Health Science:

HOSA

February 3rd

Registration Window Opens

February 5 - 7

Counselors meet with students to review the registration process

February 13

Registration Night

Class of 2029 Information meeting at 6:00pm Auditorium

Dual Enrollment Options 6:00pm Cafeteria

Work Based Learning Opportunities 7:00pm Cafeteria

February 17

Registration Window Closes