North East Independent School District



Madison High School Course Selection 2021-2022Frequently Asked QuestionsBasic InformationOnce you fill out your Course Selection Sheet, you will log in to Skyward to register for your classes.Harris counselors will be going in to 8th grade history classes on Feb 4th and Feb 5th to go over courses with students and have them begin to enter their classes. Any changes to these selections must be completed by Friday, February 19, 2021If you planning to go to another high school (Magnet program, transfer, etc…) you will still need to register for classes at Madison until the paperwork to go to the other school is completed and approved. Elective Class questionsIf you were in Spanish I this year, you need to sign up for Spanish II in 9th grade. You will not want to skip a year.Although difficult, it is not impossible to do band and a sport or cheer/dance and a sport. There will be UIL and competition conflicts that need to be approved by the sponsor or coach. If you do both of these all 4 years, it will be difficult to get all of the required classes for graduation in without going to summer school.There are some classes that require tryouts to be enrolled (AVID, Cheerleading, Dollies, etc…) and you CANNOT put this class on your choice sheet. You will simply choose another class and once you make AVID or cheer, your teacher will let the counselor know to change your scheduleSuccessful completion of ROTC will earn 1.0 Elective and 1.0 PE creditDriver Education courses are not offered during the school day, but are offered through community education at Madison High School. HYPERLINK "" Year in Band will earn a student 1.0 Fine Arts Credit and 1.0 PE credit.Fine Arts classes1.0 credit of a Fine Arts class is required for graduation and it is recommended that students take this in 9th grade. SportsHigh School does not have an “Athletics” period as middle school did. Most of the sports that you play are in their own class period. Football has a class period, volleyball a class period, etc… You would sign up for football or volleyball, not athletics.You will register for the 1st sport in the season that you want to play. For example, if I want to play football and basketball, I am ONLY going to register for football. Once school starts and football is over, the coaches will switch my schedule for me if I need to be in the basketball class.Boys Baseball (9th grade) does not have a class period. This will be played before or after school once the season begins.Fine ArtsCheerleading will earn 1.0 Fine Arts credit and 1.0 PE creditPep Squad & Dance will earn 1.0 Fine Arts credit and 1.0 PE creditHonors ClassesHonors classes are open enrollment- meaning if the student and parent would like to register for those courses, they are able to. There are agreement forms that are completed when the student starts the course(s). Drop dates for these classes are with the first nine weeks and at semester.Summer reading for English I Honors and GT are listed on the Madison website, under summer reading. Use this link HYPERLINK "" for updates on assignments. ................
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