Page 2 - Overbrook Course Selection Guide

Pine Hill Public Schools
Overbrook Senior High School
1200 Turnersville Road
Pine Hill, NJ 08021

OVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................................ 3

DISTRICT AND SCHOOL DIRECTORY ........................................................................................................................................... 3
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
OVERBROOK ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................................................................... 3
CHILD STUDY TEAM ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
NEW JERSEY STATE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................. 4

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION/GRADE POINT AVERAGE-WEIGHTED GRADES .................................................................... 5
CREDITS / PROMOTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
COURSE CHANGES .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
DUAL CREDIT COURSES .................................................................................................................................................................... 7

GUIDELINES FOR SCHEDULING COURSES .................................................................................................................................. 8
ACADEMIC/COUNSELING SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................ 8
SUMMER SCHOOL POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
TESTING REQUIREMENTS/REMEDIAL COURSES ................................................................................................................... 10
PERSONAL LEARNING OPTIONS (OPTION II POLICY) ........................................................................................................... 10
NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE -DIVISIONS I AND II INITIAL-ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ............................................. 14

ENGLISH ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
SUMMER READING LIST ................................................................................................................................................................. 20
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL) ..................................................................................................................................... 20
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................................ 21
MATHEMATICS............................................................................................................................................. 24

SCIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
SOCIAL STUDIES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
WORLD LANGUAGES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37
ELECTIVE COURSES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS ................................................................................................................................................. 43
SPECIAL EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 50

HOME - SCHOOL COMMUNICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 52
FOUR-YEAR STUDENT SCHEDULE PLANNER ........................................................................................................................... 55