Due Dates

Jan. 25

2:25-3:15

Building a Bridge to the Upper School - The Upper School will host a daytime event for Rising 9^th grade parents and students on moving to the Upper School.  Topics will range from academics (including course registration), college counseling, advisory, and student life.  At this meeting, Rising 9’s will be told about dates & events below.

Late February/ Early March           

0607 Upper School Course Catalog will be posted on the US website

Early March

An e-mail will be sent to Rising 9^th grade parents and students as a reminder about the upcoming course registration.

March 20-26

MS math and foreign language teachers let students know which 0607 courses they have been recommended to take in Grade 9.

March 26 & 27

Grade 8 Enrichment:  Students and advisors will:

(a)   confirm math and foreign language placements (there will be a list and/or website to do so).  If you have questions, please contact your teacher and/or the department chair: Pat Martin for Math and Dawn Gartlehner for World Languages.

    (b) discuss the best use of the five elective periods a student will have each

         week during ninth grade.  A student may select one or more of the  

         following to fill these periods- Study Hall, Fine and Performing Arts, and/or

         Computer Science.  (Students may drop or add trimester electives during

         the first two weeks of each trimester with approval of their parent and

         advisor.  A Drop-Add form is available on the US website or in the US

         office.)  If you have questions, please contact your advisor and/or call Eric

         Bondy (Assistant Head of Upper School) or Carol Akers (US Administrative

         Assistant).

Students will take home a course request form to discuss with their parents.  This form will need to be signed and returned by April 5.

April 2-5

Mrs. Akers will be in the MS April 2-5 at MS break to accept course request forms. 

Early June (Hopefully, June 5)           

Assembly (15 minutes) for Rising 9^th grade students to receive 0708 US Course Schedules and textbook info.  The schedule will also be mailed home.

The schedule will include all required courses, the location and time of each class, the name of the teacher, and electives that were able to be scheduled.  A good faith effort will be made to enroll students in the elective courses they requested.  The ability to offer specific courses depends on student interest and scheduling conflicts.  Each year we have been able to meet over 98% of the course requests with close to 400 students, 50 teachers, 255 course sections, and seven periods in the day.  Please understand that not all course requests can be accommodated.