UPDATE - 9th Grade Course Selection

November 2 - 7 // 9th Grade Individual Student/Counselor Conferences

November 2 // IB Informational Webinar

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

Counselors will be meeting with 9th grade students on October 25 during Freshman Summit to begin the course selection process for the 2022-23 school year.

Freshman/Counselor Conferences will take place between November 2 - November 7 during students' biology class period.

During Freshman/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.**

***STUDENTS - click here to make sure you have submitted your course selections prior to your conference.***

Click here to access the recording of the 9th Grade Informational Webinar held on October 27.

Click her to access the slideshow shared with parents/guardians & students.

Click here to access the Freshman Summit Resources with quicklinks to help with the course selection process.

An informational webinar for parents/guardians interested in learning more about the IB Program will be held on NOVEMBER 2 at 5:30pm (students are also welcome to attend the webinar). The registration link for the webinar is found below.

While IB level coursework does not begin until 11th grade, it is important that students select the appropriate preparatory coursework during 10th grade. Please join us to learn more about the IB program to see if it is the right fit for your student.

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).

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