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The Freshman Academy • Academic Support • Create an atmosphere of success • Develop good habits • Encouragement and recognition • Provide opportunities for Involvement • Promote class pride

We Want Kids to Enjoy School • Treat students as young adults • Recognition and Awards • Class Pride • Field Trips • Class Trip • Parental Involvement  Social Media, Website, Parent Group

Freshman Academy • Three teams • Each team has 4 teachers: English, math, science & social studies • AE teacher is one of the four • Protected environment

NJROTC

WHY NJROTC? ◼ Advanced Military Enlistment ◼ Area / National Competitions ◼ Joint Military Ball ◼ Leadership Academy ◼ Professional Development ◼ Promotion & Advancement ◼ ROTC Scholarship ◼ Service Academy Nomination ◼ Summer Sail Training

INTEREST SURVEY

Scheduling Timeline • March 5 th : Students request courses • March 19 th & 20 th : CAPS Conferences (3:30-6 PM, 8 AM-Noon) • April 13 : Deadline for changes • April-June : Build schedule • August : Receive schedule

Academy Schedule A Day B Day 1 st 1 st English (45 min) English (45 min) 2 nd 2 nd Math (45 min) Math (45 min) 3 rd 3 rd Science (45 min) Science (45 min) 4 th 4 th Social Studies (45 min) Social Studies (45 min) Lunch Lunch 5/6 th 5/6 th AE (90 min) Elective #1 (90 min) 7/8 th 7/8 th Elective #2 (90 min) Elective #3 (90 min)

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Fine Arts Courses Music Appreciation VIDEO LINK 356110CH Prerequisite: None Description: This course is designed to provide interested students with an opportunity to study music from an analytical approach. Students will learn to read music and analyze various music styles. Chorus 1 VIDEO LINK 354111CW Prerequisite: None Description: This course is offered to students who are interested in choral music. All types of music will be studied and performed. This class is a prerequisite for all other chorus classes. Concert performances are a requirement for this course. Orchestra/Strings 1 VIDEO LINK 354111CW Prerequisite: None Description: This course is offered to students who have participated in the strings program in middle school. Students will continue to develop skills and techniques. Concert performances are a requirement for this course.

English 302400CW English I CP 302500HW English II Honors Your current Science 321100CW Physical Science CP teachers have 321100HW Physical Science Honors made Mathematics 310300CW Transition to Algebra recommendations 411400CW Algebra I CP 411500HW Algebra 2 Honors for your core academic classes. Social Studies 331000CW World Geography CP 337900AW AP Human Geography Required Academic Elective 379939CW Academic Enhancement

Elective Group A (Choose at least 1.5 Electives Group B (Use to complete schedule) units from this group) Academic Electives Fundamentals Comp Sci A/B (0.5 units) Current Events (0.5 units) Law Education (0.5 units) P.E. I (1.0 units) Creative Writing (0.5 units) NJROTC I (1.0 units) Family, Consumer and Career Electives Foods 1 (1.0 units) *Spanish 1 (1.0 units) Family Life (0.5 units) *German 1 (1.0 units) Fine Arts Electives Art 1 (0.5) *Spanish 2 (1.0 units) Theater 1 (0.5) *PLTW Intro Engineering (2.0 units) Theater 2 (0.5) Chorus 1 (1.0) Band 1: Concert (1.0) Orchestra/Strings I (1.0) Music Appreciation (0.5) Business Electives Personal Finance (0.5 units)

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