class of 2023: future freshman parent night...future freshman parent night redmond high school •...
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CLASS OF 2023: FUTURE FRESHMAN PARENT
NIGHT
REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL
• Nearly 2,200 students enrolled
• School Starts at 7:30 and ends at 2:20
• 7 periods of classes and Homeroom 2x a week
• Wednesdays are early release days (dismissal at 12:50)
• ACLU Club
• Aware Club
• Art Club
• ASL Honor Society
• Astronomy Club
• Band
• Biology
• Black Student Union
• The Blaze
• Calligraphy Club
• Chemistry Club
• Chess Club
• Chinese Club
• Choir Club
• Creative Writing
• Culinary Club
• Dance Club
• DECA
• Drama
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Feminism Club
• Film Making Club
• Film Club
• French
• Games Club
• Green Team
• Glee Club
• HOSA
• Interact Club
• Japanese
• Key Club
• Knitting Club
• Knowledge Bowl
• Latinos Unidos
• Math Club
• Model UN
• Multicultural Club
• Music Club
• Music Production Club
• National Honor Society
• Photography Club
• Physics Club
• Programming Club
• Relay for Life
• SAGA
• SCAN Club
• Science Bowl
• Science Olympiad
• Smash Bros.
• Speech and Debate
• Spanish Honor Society
• Super Smash Brothers
• Team HBV
• Traditionalist Populist Club
• UNICEF
For more information go to:
https://rhs.lwsd.org/athletics/sports-
registration
REGISTRATION PROCESS
• RHS COUNSELORS VISITED RMS AND EMS ON JAN. 24TH AND
25TH TO PRESENT MATERIALS TO STUDENTS THAT LIVE IN
THE RHS ATTENDANCE AREA
• EACH STUDENT RECEIVED A COURSE CATALOG, AN ELECTIVE
“CHEAT SHEET”, AND A COURSE REQUEST WORKSHEET TO
COMPLETE
• RHS COUNSELORS WILL BE BACK AT RMS ON JAN. 31ST AND
EMS ON FEB. 1ST TO HAVE STUDENTS ENTER THEIR COURSE
SELECTIONS INTO SKYWARD
• PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT BRINGS THEIR FILLED
OUT COURSE REQUEST SHEET AND A CHARGED LAPTOP ON
THEIR COURSE ENTRY DAYS
• YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO VIEW YOUR STUDENT’S COURSE
SELECTIONS THROUGH SKYWARD THE FOLLOWING WEEK. NO
PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED ON THE COURSE REQUEST
WORKSHEET.
COURSE PLANNING
WORKSHEET
COURSES AT ALL LEVELS• GENERAL LEVEL COURSES
• CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MOST STUDENTS
AND FULFILL COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
• SAFETY NET COURSES
• TARGETED INSTRUCTION IN SMALLER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
WITH CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN MEETING
STATE STANDARDS
• CONCEPT COURSES
• APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL ADAPTATIONS THAT MEETS THE
NEEDS OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
• HONORS/ADVANCED PLACEMENT LEVEL COURSES
• PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT TO EXAMINE A SUBJECT IN
MORE DEPTH, BOTH IN CONTENT AND ANALYSIS OF SUBJECT
MATTER
GENERAL LEVEL COURSES• MOST COURSES AT RHS!
• SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: ENGLISH 9, ALGEBRA 1,
WORLD HISTORY 1, ART 1, BAND 1, DRAMA 1,
WORLD LANGUAGES (ASL, FRENCH, JAPANESE,
SPANISH), AND MORE!
A NOTE ON COURSE REQUESTS
• MASTER SCHEDULE IS BUILT BASED ON COURSE
REQUESTS, THESE DECISIONS MATTER
• STUDENT SCHEDULES WILL NOT BE FINALIZED
UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS IN SEPTEMBER
• YEARLONG CLASSES ARE YEARLONG
COMMITMENTS
4 YEAR PLANNER-SEE P. 10
THINGS TO CONSIDER
• BALANCE
• GRADE 9 & 10 VS. GRADE 11 & 12
• HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS
• GENERAL VS. HONORS COURSES
• OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
• STUDENT DISPOSITION
• BALANCE
ADDITONAL RESOURCES• LWSD HIGH SCHOOL GUIDE
HTTP://WWW.LWSD.ORG/PARENTS/HIGH-SCHOOL-GUIDE/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX
• REDMOND HS WEBSITE:
• REDMOND COUNSELING PAGE
• ATHLETIC INFORMATION
• CLUB INFORMATION
• STAFF INFORMATION
• RHS STAFF UTILIZE POWERSCHOOL LEARNING FOR
CURRENT STUDENTS/PARENTS
• COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP
• THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS
WHOSE FAMILY'S INCOME MEETS THE GUIDELINES OR WHO ARE IN
FOSTER CARE. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS IN JUNE OF STUDENTS'
8TH GRADE YEAR. PLEASE CONTACT MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR!
MYTHS• “I NEED A 4.0 TO GET INTO A ‘DECENT’ UNIVERSITY”
• “I MUST TAKE EVERY AP COURSE OFFERED AT RHS”
• “…ALL AP SCIENCE COURSES”
• “…COMPLETE THROUGH AP CALC BC”
• “I CAN GET MY PE WAIVED”
• “I CAN SKIP ______ TO TAKE ______”
• “TEACHERS DON’T WANT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS”
• “I CAN NEVER GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY
COUNSELOR”
• “COUNSELORS ARE JUST FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES”
MUSTANG EXTRAVAGANZA •WHO: ALL INCOMING 9TH GRADERS AND THEIR PARENTS (RMS AND EMS)
•WHEN: APRIL 24TH 2019 (EVENING EVENT)
•WHERE: REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL
•WHAT: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS TO TOUR THE SCHOOL, LEARN
ABOUT ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, CLASSES, CLUBS, ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS OFFERED.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
WILL BE ON HAND AS WELL AS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
FROM CLUBS AND SPORTS TEAMS.
PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING! MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT WILL BE SENT TO YOU
IN THE SPRING!
THANK YOU!
• QUESTIONS?
• THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE RHS
WEBSITE
• WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND
YOUR STUDENT IN SEPTEMBER!