Lockport Township High School District 205 2021-2022 Course Catalog

CENTRAL CAMPUS - THE FRESHMAN CENTER
The Freshman Center (Central Campus) is located at 1222 S. Jefferson Street. The Freshman Center is designed to help freshmen transition from
middle school to high school.
Students at the Freshman Center are divided into smaller communities of learners called “houses”. Each house has a common teaching team
comprised of an English, Mathematics and Biology teacher. Teachers from other disciplines are also members of the teams.
Incoming freshmen are prepared for high school entry through a series of events. Step-Up Night is held in late fall and provide eighth graders and
their parents an opportunity to become acquainted with Lockport Township High School. A Saturday in January is designated for registration. Parents
and students meet with the counseling staff to finalize course selections.
Prior to the opening of the school year, parents and students are required to attend Freshman Orientation.
Freshman Center Schedule Information
• All freshmen will receive a copy of their student schedule at Freshman Orientation in August. The Freshman Center utilizes a modified block
schedule in which certain courses meet every other day for two periods with many courses meetings every day for one period. All Physical
Education/ROTC and Digital Pathways/AP Computer Science/PLTW Engineering Design classes meet “on the block.” These courses will be
designated on the student schedule with an “A” or “”B” day.
• Most freshman students have room in their schedules for two elective classes. Electives are chosen from Business, Family and Consumer
Science, Visual and Performing Arts, World Languages and Cultures, Social Studies and Technology. All freshman students take one of three
required electives. Students may choose from Digital Pathways, AP Computer Science Principles, or PLTW Introduction to Engineering.
• All freshmen take English, Mathematics, Biology, Physical Education or ROTC and either Digital Pathways, AP Computer Science or PLTW
Engineering Design. Digital Pathways has four areas: Business, Family and Consumer Science, Visual and Performing Arts, and Technology
Education.
• The student schedule will include the student’s name, ID#, Birth Date, Gender and Grade. Courses will be listed to period of the day. The
teacher’s name and room number will also be listed.
• Most freshmen will be assigned to a lunch/homeroom period. The homeroom period is devoted to forging a positive transition to Lockport
Township High School.
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