class of 2023: future freshman parent night...future freshman parent night redmond high school •...

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!