10th Grade Course Selection Time!

November 14 // 10th Grade Parent/Guardian Info Webinar + ACC Overview, 5:30p // 10th Grade Info Session Webinar Recording // ACC Dual Credit Info Session Webinar Recording

November 15 & 16 // Dual Credit Overview (for students, through science classes)

November 17 & 18 // Counselor Connection Course Selection Overview (for students, through world history classes)

November 30 - December 5 // 10th Grade Individual Student/Counselor Conferences (for students, during world history classes)

Please read on for information on each of these important events!

Click here for the full Course Selection Timeline for additional dates and descriptions of events.

The time is here to choose our courses for next school year. Below is the timeline of activities to support families during this process. Though there will be opportunities to adjust course requests in the future, it is important that students be thoughtful and intentional in the course decisions they are making right now. Why?

• Choosing accurately during the initial choice window provides the highest likelihood of being placed in the classes you want.
• Staffing decisions for next school year are already underway. Teachers are hired based on the courses students have said they will be taking.
• Scheduling decisions are already in process. Our master schedule team works to build a schedule with the fewest scheduling conflicts based on the course selections that students submit RIGHT NOW!
• Course selections are a year-long commitment. There will not be changes to elective courses past the final change request deadline of July 23, 2023 (NO CHANGES TO ELECTIVE COURSES AT SEMESTER).

All 10th grade parents/guardians are invited to attend an informational webinar on Monday November 14 at 5:30pm. We will cover information regarding

• graduation requirements
• four-year planning
• ACC dual credit program
• course selection process

10th Grade Info Session Webinar Recording // ACC Dual Credit Info Session Webinar Recording

Counselors will be meeting with 10th grade students in November to begin the course selection process for the 2023-24 school year.

• November 15 & 16 // Dual Credit Overview
• November 17 & 18 // Counselor Connection Course Selection Overview
• November 30 - December 5 // 10th Grade Individual Student/Counselor Conferences

Sophomore/Counselor Conferences will take place between November 30 - December 5 during students' world history class period.

During Sophomore/Counselor Conferences, students will have a brief individual check-in with their counselor and will submit their initial course selections for next school year. We encourage parents and students to have conversations about course selection prior to the student's scheduled meeting time.

** While there will opportunities to update course requests, finalizing your requests as early as possible provides the highest likelihood of being placed in the classes you want.**

An informational webinar was held November 2nd for parents/guardians whose student is interested in pursuing the IB Diploma.. The webinar recording link for is found below.

Counselors had a wonderful time meeting with sophomores during English 2 classes last month to talk about life after high school. We encouraged students to start with the big picture question "What's Your Endgame?," and then work backwards to help in the course selection and post-secondary planning process. For those needing a little help figuring out a possible "endgame," we walked students through a few of the many, many resources provided in the presentation. We encourage families to look through the presentation together and begin/continue talking about post-high school pathways together. The students particularly enjoyed the Reality Check website and getting a glimpse of how much it might cost to maintain their desired lifestyle!