READY FOR ANOTHER YEAR?
It Is Almost Time For Registration
by Matthew Hansen
It is almost registration time once again. Some might want to first check on Pender Schools Graduation requirements and the credits available.
| SUBJECTS | CREDIT HOURS | MANDATORY COURSES |
| LANGUAGE ARTS | 45 CREDIT HOURS | 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH & 5 CREDIT HOURS OF SPEECH |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | 40 CREDIT HOURS | WORLD HISTORY, AMERICAN HISTORY, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS/GEOGRAPHY |
| MATHEMATICS | 30 CREDIT HOURS | ALGEBRA I & II, GEOMETRY |
| SCIENCE | 30 CREDIT HOURS | PHYSICAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, & EITHER PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, OR APPLIED PHYSICS |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 15 CREDIT HOURS | PHYSICAL EDUCATION, HEALTH |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION | 10 CREDIT HOURS | COMPUTER APPLICATION |
Also students are required to have a certain amount of credit hours per grade. To graduate from Pender High Schools a student must be passing a total of 225 credit hours. A credit hour is defined as at least 900 minutes of instruction in a subject.
| GRADE LEVEL | AMOUNT OF CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
| SOPHOMORES | 55 CREDIT HOURS |
| JUNIORS, FIRST SEMESTER | 110 CREDIT HOURS |
| JUNIORS, SECOND SEMESTER | 135 CREDIT HOURS |
| SENIORS, FIRST SEMESTER | 165 CREDIT HOURS |
| SENIORS, SECOND SEMESTER | 190 CREDIT HOURS |
| SENIOR REGISTRATION ELECTIVES | ||
| ART 1 | CALCULUS | STRENGTH TRAINING |
| ART 2 | YEARBOOK | PSYCHOLOGY |
| ART 3 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | VOCAL MUSIC |
| ART 4 | ACCOUNTING 1 | ECONOMICS/WORLD HISTORY |
| SPANISH 1& 2 | AEROBICS/HEALTHY LIVING | PHYSICS/APPLIED PHYSICS |
| AG 1 | INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | CHEMISTRY |
| AG 2 | ALGEBRA 1 | ADVANCED BIOLOGY |
| AG 3 | ALGEBRA 2 | HUMAN ANAT. & PHYSIOLOGY |
| AG 4 | GEOMETRY | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
| AG MECHANICS | ADVANCED MATH | PARENTING/FAM LIVING/DL |
| AG LANDSCAPE/LEADERSHIP | ADV COMP/BUDINESS PROCEDURES | |
| WEB DESIGN | MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | |
| JUNIOR ELECTIVES | ||
| ART 1 | AG ED 1 | ADVANCED COMP/ BUISNESS PROCEDURES |
| ART 2 | AG ED 2 | HUMAN ANAT./PHYSIOLOGY |
| ART 3 | AG ED 3 | ACCOUTING 1 |
| SPANISH 1 | AG LANDSCAPE/ LEADERSHIP | CHEMISTRY |
| SPANISH 2 | VOCAL MUSIC | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
| PARENTING/FAM LIVING/DL | BAND | COMPUTER APPLICATION |
| YEARBOOK | ECONOMICS/WORLD HISTORY | ALGEBRA 1 |
| ADVANCED MATH | ADVANCED BIOLOGY | ALGEBRA 2 |
| STRENGTH TRAINING | MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | GEOMETRY |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION | AEROBICS/HEALTHY LIVING | PHYSICS/APPLIED PHYSICS |
| SOPHOMORE ELECTIVES | ||
| ART 1 | AG ED 1 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
| ART 2 | AG ED 2 | WORLD HISTORY |
| SPANISH 1 | BAND | ACCOUNTING 1 |
| SPANISH 2 | VOCAL | AEROBICS/HEALTHY LIVING |
| ALGEBRA 1 | ECONOMICS | |
| FRESHMAN ELECTIVES | ||
| ART 1 | BAND | AG ED 1 |
| SPANISH 1 | VOCAL MUSIC | PE/ STRENGTH TRAINING |
