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Lake Braddock High School

Academic Advising2021-2022


Learning Targets• To assist rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders in making course selections that will meet graduation requirements and help them prepare to be college and career ready.

• To review the course catalog and graduation requirements and course selection procedures.


LB Online Course Catalog


NEW Courses for 2021-2022• African American History• AP Calculus BC DE• AP Environmental Science DE• College Success Skills DE• Piano Lab 1• Strategies for Success: GenEd• US History DE• Economics and Personal Finance HONORS: Everyone!• English 10 HN & WH2HN: BLOCKED Together Option• Fitness Instructor will be weighted +.5 beginning next year.C

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DUAL ENROLLMENT Courses at LB• AP Calculus BC DE• AP Environmental Science DE • Chemistry DE• College Success Skills DE• English 11 DE & English 12 DE• Entrepreneurship DE• Precalculus with Trig DE • Programming DE & Adv Programming DE• Teachers for Tomorrow DE• US History DE • US Government DE


If you plan to take a DE class, make sure to go to the FCPS Dual Enrollment Site for Students on the Curriculum Fair page for

directions on how to enroll at NVCC. Go ahead and get enrolled!


Courses that may require an application and/or interview. Find specific information, applications or instructions on the LB Curriculum Fair Website.

• AVID • Computer Tech Assistant • Peer Tutoring• Leadership Training (Student Gov’t.)• Peer Helping - Inclusive course • Visual Communication - Inclusive course


FCPS Online Campus


Academy Classes Offered at:

•Fairfax HS•Edison HS•Falls Church HS•West Potomac HS•Chantilly HS•Marshall HS

You can APPLY for Academy classes when you select your courses with your school counselor at your course selection appointment.

Check out the classes on the LB Curriculum Fair Website.


EDISON Academy•Automotive Collision Service•Cosmetology•Criminal Justice •Culinary Arts•Cyber: Cloud Computing•Cyber: Network Admin •Cyber: Security + Capstone

•Cyber: Computer Sys Tech A+ •Cyber: Database Design &

Management, Oracle•Cyber: Routing & Switching

CISCO•Elec Construction and Eng•Heating, Vent, AC and Refrig•Veterinary Science


FAIRFAX Academy

•Acting Methods •Advanced Acting Methods •Advanced Musical Theater •Arabic •Broadway Dance •Chinese •Dance

•Fashion Careers•Hip Hop Dance •Music and Computer Tech •Musical Theater Workshop •Professional Photo Studio •Professional Television Prod •Social Media Marketing


FALLS CHURCH Academy•American Sign Language•Biotechnology Foundations Honors •Dental Careers •Exploring Health Sci and Exploring the Language of Medicine •Health Informatics•Medical Assistant•Medical Billing and Coding Honors•Pharmacy Technician•Vietnamese


CHANTILLY Academy•Air Force JROTC•Carpentry•Cyber: Routing and Switching, Cisco•Engineering Math•Engineering Physics•Entrepreneurship•Robotic Systems•STEM Engineering Honors


West Potomac Academy •Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy•Early Childhood Careers•Emergency Medical Technician•911 Dispatcher

Classroom on the Mall/Fair Oaks Mall•Fashion Marketing 2•Marketing Management•Marketing Co-op Internship

Plum Center for Lifelong Learning•Introduction to Nursing•Practical Nursing •Patient Care Technician Honors

Spring Village Construction Site•Construction Technology

Fairfax Fire Academy •Firefighting

Other Academies/Programs:


You should review your information in your Student SIS account !

• Grades• Attendance• GPA


Graduation Requirements


Course Selection

• COMPLETE your Course Selection in SIS NOW!

• Courses must be selected in SIS by student before student’s individual meeting with their school counselor.• Individual meeting is designed for student and school counselor only. Choices will be LOCKED after this meeting.• Students must list three alternative elective courses.

• Student appointment is already scheduled - Please do not miss it! If you do, it is the student’s responsibility to contact their counselor to reschedule immediately.


•Make sure you meet the prerequisites to take a class. These are courses student must complete prior to entering a course.•Talk to your core teachers (English, Math, Science, Social Studies and World Language) regarding their recommendations for your next year's classes (Small Group,Team-Taught, Regular, Honors, DE or AP).•BALANCE your workload with everything else you have on your plate: Other classes, possible virtual classes, extracurricular activities, employment, family situations, mental health concerns, etc.

Course Selection


Schedule Changes once school begins:

•Specific teacher requests will not be honored.

•ALL students will be expected to remain in their classes, including Honors, DE and AP classes, for the entire school year.

•Once school starts, student/parent requests for schedule changes will be made only to correct errors.


Schedule Changes once school begins:

Changes will be made for the following reasons ONLY:•Student does not have a complete schedule.•Student does not have a core class required for graduation.•Student is inaccurately placed by grade or course level.•Student previously passed the course or passed it in summer school.


Entering Your Course requests in SIS StudentVUE:


Rising 10th Grade Course Selection:


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