Upcoming 9th Course Selection Info

Update: The PowerSchool portal is now open to enter course requests.

January 28th: Course selection materials were handed out at Sparkman Middle School.

January 30th: Course selection materials were handed out at Monrovia Middle School.

February 2nd: All parents will need to complete PowerSchool enrollment. This is different from course selection. You will receive a snapcode to the email listed for you in PowerSchool on February 2nd. Enrollment is due by May 22nd. Schedules will be held for students that do not have PowerSchool enrollment completed.

February 3rd and 4th: S9 Virtual Parent Meetings were held at 9, 12, and 2 to go over course selection information and answer any questions you had about 9th grade.

February 5th: Freshman Night at Sparkman 9 from 6-7 PM in the Sparkman 9 Gym. This will not cover the same information from the virtual parent meetings. The virtual parent meeting will be the perfect time to ask any questions. Please do not worry if you miss Freshman night. There will be other opportunities to tour the building for students in April and parents to tour at the S9 expo.

February 6th: Course selection due in PowerSchool. You will input your students course requests through the student or parent portal.

February 9th: Students will turn in the paper copy of course selection to their middle school counselor with guardian signature.

July TBA: Students will be able to come on campus to pick up schedules. Girls can pick up schedules from 8:30-11. Boys can pick up schedules from 1:00-3:30. It is a come and go event. You will receive a postcard reminder about expo over the summer.

August 5th: First day of school.

Below you will find a button that links you to the information that will be presented in parent/guardian meetings that will occur via google meet on February 3rd and 4th. The parent/guardian meetings will provide you an opportunity to ask questions. All meetings will be the same. You should only choose 1 to attend.

Below you will find a button that links you to our Freshman Night presentation. Parents and students are invited to attend Freshman Night. Everyone will have the opportunity to learn about and then tour S9.

You will find buttons below that will connect you to copies of the course selection materials handed out to your student. Please choose classes carefully. Schedule changes are not guaranteed. They are only allowed the first 3 days of a semester.

• Course selection- Please turn in the signed course selection sheets to your middle school counselor by 2/9. Students will also need to enter course requests in PowerSchool by 2/6.
• Directions on how to input course requests in PowerSchool.
• Yearbook Application
• Office Aide Application
• Madison County Academic Guide

Students selected for yearbook will assist in creating the yearbook for S9. These students will be selected based on application and lack of school discipline.

Students in journalism will create a school newspaper. They will write articles and conduct interviews.

We need 8 to 24 office and library aides for the school year. These students will be chosen based on application and lack of school discipline. They will run errands for the front office and/or shelve books in the library.

Students who register for Honors English 9 should read the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee before the school year begins. All we ask is that the students take notes on the novel as they read. Be prepared to complete a project or test on the novel during the first 9 weeks that you have English at S9GS.

The mission of Sparkman Ninth Grade School is to provide an exemplary academic and social learning experience and to help students successfully transition into high school by establishing high standards, maintaining a safe and orderly environment, and embracing community values.

Mrs. McCulley counselor to A-K. tmcculley@mcssk12.org

Mrs. Hunt counselor to L-Z. thunt@mcssk12.org

Email: tmcculley@mcssk12.org
Website: https://sparkmanninth.mcssk12.org/
Location: Sparkman Ninth Grade School, Jeff Road Northwest, Harvest, AL, USA
Phone: 256-851-4560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SparkmanNinthGradeSchool/
Twitter: @S9GS