Incoming Freshmen Course Selection

Important Documents:

Students using school issued devices may not be able to access the documents below. Feeder school settings on those devices may not allow access to Google documents outside their organization. Use a non-school issued device.

• Course Opportunity List for freshman year. See the list of all courses open to freshmen and begin organizing your course selections. (Click HERE for Spanish)
• Course Selection Form for freshman year. Organize your course selections for all 8 periods with this form. (Click Here for Spanish)
• Placement Guidance for parents and students to choose course levels in English, Math, Social Studies, Science and World Language. (Click HERE for Spanish)
• 4-Year Course Plan for parents and students to plan out a possible 4 year sequence of courses. (Click HERE for Spanish)
• All 8th Graders: Video with step-by-step instructions for entering course requests into PowerSchool.
• Band Sign-up: Video of Band Sign-up instructions for entering course requests into PowerSchool.

Additional Resources:

• Curriculum Guide - see page 8 for detailed information on graduation requirements
• Career Guide - Outlines career pathways that align with select courses (Click HERE for Spanish)
• An FAQ list of commonly asked questions related to WTHS and freshman year

Summer School:  

• Summer School sign-up does not begin until January. Once students sign up for a summer school course their elective selections will be adjusted.

Accelerated Placement Definition:

• A student who meets or exceeds grade-level standards in English language arts shall be automatically enrolled into the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in English, social studies, and biology.
• A student who meets or exceeds grade-level standards in mathematics shall be automatically enrolled into the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics and chemistry. 
• Click for more information about accelerated placement.

Accelerated Placement Process:

• Students will be placed into core courses based on their standardized test scores from last year.
• When selecting courses in PowerSchool, you will see these courses as the primary selection in two or more core areas. (Math/English/Social Studies, Science)
• Parents/Students can change these placements as needed during the schedule process.
• This placement process is required of all schools per new Illinois statute this year.

 Please contact your student's school counselor if you have any questions about the automatic placement program at Warren Township High School.  

• School counselor contact information