The course selection process typically begins in January or February.  In this process, the Course of Study book is presented in Freshman Seminar or English classes.  Each student is given a copy of the Course of Study book at that time and is encouraged to share this book with his/her parent.  Within the next several weeks, each student meets individually with the school counselor to choose courses for the following school year.  During these individual meetings, the student's career goals are discussed as well as the courses he/she has already taken as a way of guiding the courses that are selected for the following school year.  At the end of the individual meeting, students are asked to sign the course selection sheet and are given a photocopy to take home to get a parent/guardian's signature and then the principal's signature.  There is also a 'comment' section at the bottom of the course selection sheet in case the family choose to change some of the courses selected at the time of the individual meeting with the school counselor.  Students are asked to return the signed course selection sheet to the main office with their parent/guardian's signature for the principal to review and sign.

Eighth graders are each given a copy of the Course of Study book during Social Studies 8.  Usually within the next few days, the high school counselor will go into Social Studies 8 classes and guide the students through selecting their courses for the following year.  Once courses have been selected, all students are asked to sign the course selection sheet and then are given a copy to take home to get signed by a parent/guardian.  There is also a place for parents/guardians to leave comments.  Students are asked to return their signed course selection sheet to their social studies teacher who will then be forward it to the high school guidance office.

Course of Study Book (2024-2025)

Add/Drop Process

All students are encouraged to carefully choose their courses for the following year. The master schedule is built each year based on the courses selected. However, there are times when students would like to change their schedule at the beginning of the school year. Schedule changes may be honored from the first day of class through the fifth day of the semester. Students who would like a schedule change are asked to go to the guidance office to go over the proposed change with the school counselor to see if it would work. If the proposed schedule change is possible, the school counselor will give the student an add/drop slip. The student should then write down the reason for the schedule change and sign the form. He/she will then need to get the signatures of his/her parent/guardian, teacher(s) being affected by the change, principal, and student's case manager (if applicable). The student is asked to return the completed form to the school counselor within the first five days of the semester who will make the actual schedule changes. Students are asked to remain in their scheduled classes until the schedule changes have been made.