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Welcome to Marcus 9th Grade Center

Registration To-Do List:

  1. Review the Digital Registration Notebook
  2. Choose 4-core classes
  3. Choose 4 elective classes
  4. Choose 4-6 alternate electives
  5. Enter Course Requests and Alternate options in Skyward no later than Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM.

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Meet the Counselors:

Amanda Gallant � Counselor for Students: A-K Phone: 469-948-8919 � Email: gallanta@lisd.net

Kim Clingan (Lead)� Counselor for Students: L-Z Phone: 469-948-8916 Email: clingank@lisd.net

Meet your Admin:

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Jessica True�Principal �Email: trueje@lisd.net

Kyle Green�Assistant Principal A-K �Email: greenr@lisd.net

Amy Payne�Assistant Principal L-Z �Email: paynead@lisd.net

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Registration Presentation

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Please click the below image to access the

8th Grade Registration Presentation.

Athletics & Fine Arts

Table of Contents

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Planning Your Courses:

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Core Classes

Electives

Foreign Lang.

Athletics & Fine Arts

  • 4 English Credits
  • 2 LOTE Credits (Language Other than English)
  • 4 Math Credits
  • 1 Fine Art Credit
  • 4 Science Credits
  • 1 PE Credit
  • 3 Social Studies Credits
  • 7 Elective Credits

LISD Counseling ServicesCourse Selection Instructions

All registration is completed through the

STUDENT’S Skyward account.

Opens: February 3 at 8AM Closes: February 6 at 11PM

  1. Review your transcript located in your Student Skyward Portfolio. Remember, you CAN’T retake classes you’ve already earned credit for.

Required Courses for Graduation:

26 State Credits are needed for graduation

  1. Refer to the Core Courses section of the course card and select your four core courses (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies).
  2. Refer to the Elective section of the course card and select four credits of electives.
  3. Select 4-6 alternate classes. (Note: If alternates are not entered in Skyward, counselors will select your alternates for you.)
  4. Login to your STUDENT Skyward account. The same courses and alternate courses you filled in on your Skyward planning sheet must be entered into Skyward.

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Course Card

Counselors

Registration

Course Card

Skyward

Core Classes

Electives

Foreign Lang.

Link to View: Course Card

*Alternate classes will be used to replace an elective that does not fit in the student’s schedule.

Courses are REQUESTS only. NO courses are guaranteed.

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Example:

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Skyward

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Skyward, cont.

Counselors

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Fine Arts

Remember:

You must be logged into the STUDENT Skyward account to register for courses.

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Class Information

Core Classes

  • English
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies

Electives

  • Athletics/PE
  • External PE
  • Fine Arts
  • World Languages
  • Other Campus Electives
  • VLA
  • TECC

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English

Math

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English

Honors English/AVID

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Science

Social Studies

Counselors

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Fine Arts

Athletics & Fine Arts

We are NOT offering Humanities this year. AP Human Geography will be a stand-alone course.

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Athletics/PE

Fine Arts

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Athletics/PE

Counselors

ELA & Math

Languages

Core Classes

Science/SS

Electives

Athletics/

Fine Arts

  • Athletics (Choose Fall & Spring)
    • Team sport (football, volleyball, etc)
    • Cheerleading
    • Drill Team

  • P.E:
    • Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Pursuits
    • Lifetime Recreation and Outdoor Pursuits
    • Skill-Based Lifetime Activities

  • Other P.E. Credits:
    • External PE (fee & application required)
    • Dance 2 (prereq: Dance 1)
    • Air Force JROTC 1
    • Band/Colorguard (0.5 credit each year for marching season)
    • Sports Medicine 2 (prereq: Sports Med 1)

ATHLETIC COACHES & EMAILS:

*Football: Coach Alexander

Baseball: Coach Sherman

Softball: Coach Tumilty

Volleyball: Coach Petzold

Basketball Boys: Coach Wright

Basketball Girls: Coach Singleton

Soccer Boys: Coach Garza

Soccer Girls: Coach Smith

Swim/Dive: Coach Dion

Wrestling: Coach Stoeberl

Tennis: Coach Langdon

Golf: Coach Gabel

*Track & Field *Cross Country: Coach Reinberg

Athletic Trainer: Bethany Brunett

Athletic Director: Mike Alexander

*NO Tryouts required

If you intend to play a sport, fill out THIS FORM.

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Athletics/PE

Counselors

ELA & Math

Languages

Core Classes

Science/SS

Electives

Athletics/

Fine Arts

Outdoor Education

JROTC

Wrestling

Cross Country/Track & Field Flyer

Volleyball

Presentation for Rising 9th

Cheer

Marcus Sports Season

Fall

Winter

Spring

Cross Country*

Basketball

Track*

Football (Boys)*

Volleyball (Girls)

Wrestling

Baseball (Boys)

Softball (Girls)

Tennis

Soccer

Tennis

Golf

Swim/Diving

Golf

Football

If you intend to play a sport,

fill out THIS FORM.

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External PE

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  • Refer all questions & concerns to Debra McDonald at mcdonalddd@lisd.net or (469) 647-6960
  • FAQ’s, Approved Facility List & Codes, and the Student Registration can be found at www.lisd.net/externalpe

The purpose of LISD’s External PE program is to accommodate secondary students who are making a serious effort to develop higher-level skills allowing them to be involved in a physical education program that provides training exceeding those offered in LISD.

Students in grades 6-12 may apply for External PE courses offered at TEA approved facilities throughout the LISD community to earn credit for Physical Education. Online application and fee are required. (see below)

The following is a list of programs offered for LISD students:

Archery Badminton Clay Targets

Dance Equestrian Fencing

Gymnastics Ice Hockey/Dance Lacrosse

Martial Arts Rock Climbing Rowing

Synchronized Swimming Water Polo

There are two levels of External PE:

Level I requires a minimum of 15 hours of participation a week in an approved LISD off-campus activity and facility. The student is dismissed one period during the school day by arriving late or leaving early to attend the activity and must participate five days per week with 80% of the hours accumulated Monday-Friday (school week). Students may not remain on campus during the period for which they are scheduled for Level 1 External PE.

Level II requires a minimum of five hours per week with 80% of participation being accumulated from three days ; two of which must be during the school week (Monday-Friday). The student may not be dismissed from any part of the school day for Level II. Students will be scheduled at Zero Hour and middle school student will select an additional elective.

Due to various bell schedules at our middle schools, some students may not be allowed to register for Level I External PE. (see your campus counselor)

This program is not a required program and a non-refundable fee is charged for enrollment. Additionally, approved facilities will charge a fee for their instructional program.

Fees: High School fees are $150 per each semester; or $250 for all year.

To ensure External PE is reflected on your schedule before the beginning of the school year, it is best to submit your application and fees before May of the current school calendar year. The initial approval process could take up to 7 days and is then sent to school counselors for scheduling. Any application received after May 20th will not be processed until mid-August and will not be reflected on the student’s schedule until counselors process changes.

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Band/Colorguard

Orchestra

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Band Director: Mr. Jones

Orchestra Director: Ms. Washler

Marcus Color Guard has auditions coming up in April. Our yearly audition process in April is the entry point into the fall and spring color guard classes. We are open to anyone and no experience is necessary. Students receive PE and Fine Arts credit.

Color Guard

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Choir

Theatre Arts

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Choir Director:

Mr. Davis

Theatre Lead Director:

Ms. Sims

Theatre Arts

Technical Theatre

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Dance

Visual Arts

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Dance Coach: Ms. Dack

Visual Arts Teacher: Ms. Hobza

Art 1 is an overview of Visual Arts. Any student has completed Art 1 for High School credit is able to enroll in any of the Art 2 courses offered on main campus: Photography, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, or Ceramics.

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World Languages

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Spanish 1 & 2

American Sign Language Flyer

Level 1 should be taken in the Fall, and Level 2 should be taken in the Spring. Consider having an alternate language as a backup.

Spanish 3 & 4 Flyer

Spanish 5 & 6 Flyer

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Campus Electives

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Athletics/

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Leadworthy

Money

Matters

Journalism

Business Information Management

*Offers ACE

Certification

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VLA

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Fine Arts

LISD VLA Website VLA FAQs

  • Please check the website frequently for any updates on course offerings and availability.
  • Students may only sign up for 2 VLA Classes: 1 in the Fall and 1 in the Spring.
  • Students can only take VLA 1st or 4th periods (OFF CAMPUS).

*No fee for classes taken during 1st or 4th periods except for Chinese and German.

Registering for VLA

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TECC Center

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Virtual Tours

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Thank you!

Looking forward to an AMAZING 2025-2026!

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