Senior Only Offerings
SENIOR
ONLY OFFERINGS
999987 Senior Option I (This is not a
course offered for credit)
999988 Senior Option II (This is not a
course offered for credit)
The senior option is a privilege for 12th grade students who are in
good academic and disciplinary standing and have a good attendance record.
Students who select and qualify for this option will be permitted to come to
school after period 1 or leave at the conclusion of period 3, depending upon
when they would be scheduled for this course.
Students receive no credit for
this course. Senior requirements/criteria are as follows:
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Successful completion of 20 credits by the end of
their junior year
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Have his/her own transportation to and/or from school
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Administrative approval following a review of student
discipline and attendance records
Note: Registration for senior option and meeting the
above requirements/criteria does not ensure admittance. Required classes may need to be scheduled
during period 1 and period 4 that would prevent a student from scheduling
senior option. Student’s senior option
can be “suspended” due to poor academic performance as well as failure to meet
the Pennsylvania State ACT 158 requirement.
999989 Part-Time Work (This is not a course offered for credit)
Note: This option will not count in GPA as
there is no weighting or credit.
Students
who are on track to graduate may consider attending school part-time while
lawfully employed part-time during their senior year. To consider this
option, the student must show proper documentation that he/she is employed and
working along with the necessary approval from the building principal.
The student must provide this information quarterly at the beginning of each
marking period to ensure he/she continues to be lawfully employed throughout
the school year. If at any time the appropriate documentation is
unavailable, the student will be re-enrolled in an available class at
DHS.
971141 Teaching Internship 1.0 credit
971145 Teaching
Internship 0.5 credits
Note: This course will not count in GPA and
will be graded as Pass or Fail
This course is designed for seniors who
are looking for in the classroom experience working as a teacher assistant. The
student will assist with room preparation, activity preparation, working with
students individually and in groups, developing lesson plans and
designing/instructing group lessons. Students will not be responsible for
grading. Students must be
able to provide their own transportation, if applicable to and from school.
Seniors may select to assist at DHS,
DJHS, DIS or DPS. They can select a department, grade level and a preferred
teacher, but may be reassigned based on classroom needs. Students
may rank up to 3 departments they want to assist in and get a signature from
their number 1 choice.
Prerequisite: Students must have an overall
unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher in the subject they have chosen, must have a
preferred teacher signature and must complete a Teaching Internship
Application.
971151 Internship (Weighting 1.1) 1.0
credit
Note: This course will not count in GPA
and will be graded as Pass or Fail
This course
provides students with the opportunity to participate in on-site observations
of business and professional organizations. This program will provide
students with the opportunity to interact with, observe, and assist individuals
who are employed in a career of their interest. The intent of the
internship is to provide activities that will enable the student to make
informed career decisions based on significant knowledge and insights developed
during participation in this course. Students are not paid for the
internship experiences. Students must be able to provide their own
transportation to and from school.
Prerequisite: Students must secure their
internship (including all necessary paperwork) prior to the end of the 20-21
school year with final approval from the building leadership. If a
student is unable to secure the placement, he/she will need to select another
available course.
971111 Pre-Apprenticeship:
EMT-Emergency Medical Technician (Weight – 1.3) 2.0 credits
In partnership with Northwest Emergency
Medical Services, students will take the Emergency Medical Technician course
designed to prepare students to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technician cognitive examination and the Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of EMS psychomotor examination in order to become certified as Emergency
Medical Technicians. Students must also have 10 patient contacts/assessments in
order to complete the program. Patient contacts would occur during scheduled
field clinical time on Northwest EMS ambulances during 911 or non-emergency
calls. Students must be at least 16
years of age and any student under the age or 18 would require parental consent
for field clinical time. In addition to
completion of this classroom and field clinical, each student must successfully
pass a cognitive exam administered by the National Registry of Emergency
Medical Technicians. The cognitive exam
is computer adaptive consisting of between 70-120 questions. Students have 2 hours to complete the exam
which is administered at a Pearson VUE testing center. Students must also pass a psychomotor
examination administered by the PA Department of Health. The tuition for the course is at a cost of
$300.00 to the student.
Prerequisite: Completion of Northwest EMS
application for admission is required.