HENRY W. GRADY HIGH SCHOOL 2017-2018 PATHWAY AND ELECTIVE SELECTION SHEET FOR RISING 9TH GRADERS (Please Print) Student Name________________________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________________ APT#_______ City______________________________________ State _________ ZIP Code____________________________ Parent/Guardian’s Name (print) _______________________________________ Relationship________________ Home Phone_________________________________ Work Phone_____________________________________ Email Address________________________________ Current Middle School_____________________________ ____ Male ____ Female

Date of Birth ______________________________________________________

____ My student will not attend Grady High School. We intend to enroll at School: ______________________________________ City: ______________________ State/Country: _______

I. Pathway Interest For detailed information regarding the pathways, please visit the Grady website at http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/Page/44842 and also GACollege411.orgCareer PlanningExplore Careers. Grady’s pathways are aligned with the Georgia Peach State Pathways. Place the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the appropriate lines to indicate your first (1), second (2), third (3), and fourth (4) preferences. If you would like to begin more than one pathway, please place stars next to the additional pathways you would like to pursue. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

2D Art Pathway (Draw/Paint/Photo) 3D Art Pathway (Fashion) Acting/Directing Applications of the Law Audio-Video Tech and Film Band Biomedical Sciences Business, Management, and Administration Engineering Fashion Marketing

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Graphic Communications Guitar JROTC Musical Theater Orchestra Print Journalism Sports and Entertainment Marketing Technical Theater Vocal Music/Chorus

Check which ONE applies to your pathway requests: ____ I made 4 choices, but I only expect to get my 1st CHOICE on my schedule. ____ I made 4 choices, but I expect to get my 1st & 2nd CHOICES on my schedule. ____ I made 4 choices, but I expect to get my 1st, 2nd and 3rd CHOICES on my schedule. ____ I don’t want any of these options. I only want the WORLD LANGUAGES PATHWAY (French, Latin or Spanish) and/or the ADVANCED COURSES PATHWAY (AP & possibly college enrollment courses). *Students have the opportunity to change their pathways at the end of their ninth grade year.

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World Language Please rank your interest in the following foreign languages by placing a 1, 2, or 3 next to each (1=most interest). _____ French _____ Latin _____ Spanish Most students take a world language class in the ninth grade. If students take three or more years of the same high school world language, they will complete the world language pathway. FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN TAKING AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AP Human Geography does not take the place of American Civics – a course required for graduation. Students have 3 options to fulfill the Civics requirement. Let us know which option you want: ____ I want to wait and take American Civics AFTER I complete the 9th grade. ____ I want to take American Civics AND AP Human Geography DURING the 9th grade. ____ I don’t want to take American Civics. I want to wait until 11th/12th grade to take AP Government/Politics (a substitute for American Civics). [You will still have the option to take American Civics 11th/12th grade if change your mind and you don’t want AP Gov’t/Politics.] II. Elective Selections for the 2017-2018 School Year Every student takes eight classes each semester (English, math, science, social studies, world language) PLUS themebased pathway electives, PE, or open electives (listed below). Please indicate your interest in the following open electives by ranking your top six choices by placing a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 next to each (1=most interest). Note: Personal Fitness and General Health are required for ALL students except students on the JROTC pathway (APS graduation requirement); students must earn another PE credit by taking a PE class, participating in advanced band, or participating in two seasons of the same varsity sport.

_____ AP Human Geography (a social studies elective; does not substitute for American Government that students must take before they graduate) _____ Intro to Visual Art (1 semester) _____ Fundamentals of Drama/Technical Theater (year long) _____ Musical Theater I (year long) _____ Speech/Forensics (1 semester) _____ Leadership Education & Training (JROTC) (year long) _____ Recreational Games (PE) (1 semester) _____ Weight Training (PE) (1 semester) _____ General Health (1 semester) _____ Personal Fitness (1 semester) _____ Contemporary Music Studies (1 semester) _____ Band (year long)* _____ Orchestra (year long)* _____ Chorus (year long)* _____ Jazz Band (year long)* _____ Beginning Guitar (1 semester) _____ Beginning Music Theory (year long) _____ Academic Decathlon/Directed Study (year long; for more information please visit www.usad.org) *Placement in Jazz Band or a musical ensemble beyond the beginning level requires the recommendation of your current music teacher and/or audition with a Grady music director. You will receive more information regarding this later in the semester.

Signatures I support placement in the open electives indicated above. I understand that every effort will be made to place students in their preferred classes; however, depending on space and availability, students may be placed in other open electives. Student’s Signature __________________________________________

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Parent/Guardian’s Signature___________________________________

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