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Course Selection

 

Course Selection at Lower Dauphin High School 
 8th grade Parent Orientation to the High School
Course Selection Process will be
February 5, 2025 at 7pm in the HS Auditorium
If you missed the 2024 program: Presentation
 
 
 Link to Career Video: Success In the New Economy
 
 This program is designed to introduce the overall course selection process at the high school and for parents to understand high school academic expectations. This program is also suitable for new families entering LDHS from a private or parochial school.
  

A student’s program of study is most important, and the selection of courses should be made only after careful planning and deliberation. Each student is encouraged to arrange a conference with his/her School Counselor in order to choose courses on the basis of his or her abilities, interests, academic achievement, and post-secondary school plans. With the help of counselors, teachers, and parents, students should choose a high school program consistent with the career goals and post-secondary objectives they have established.

Students should consult the Course Description Guide to read about classes available to them.  This book is only available online. 
 
 
We also encourage students to plan their own programs of study by using a four-year planning form to look ahead from one year to the next:
 
 
The CAREER & COURSE PLANNING GUIDE is a part of the Course Description Guide (see the Career Planning Tab). Focusing on one's career direction can help create a more focused plan in moving students towards choosing classes based on their strengths, career, and post-secondary direction.  
 
Students can also find more information on their School Counselor's Canvas page. 

 
Course Selection worksheets for 2024-2025
Counselors will be in classrooms February 5-8, 2024 and at that time, students will receive all the materials necessary to choose classes for the upcoming school year.
 
  
For any student also considering Dauphin County Technical School, please go to their website to learn about technical offerings and the admissions process: www.dcts.org