Incoming Freshmen
FRESHMAN YEAR 2024-2025
Welcome, Class of 2028!
If you're currently a Freshmen (NOT in 8th grade) looking to transfer to Placer THIS 2023-2024 school year, please click here.
Your Freshman year is almost here and we are so excited to welcome you to the Hillmen Family! Counselors visited feeder schools in January to present all the information you needed to register for your Freshmen year at Placer High School! If you missed the presentation, it is linked below.
Please complete steps 1 & 2 for Registration and Enrollment ASAP. Step 3, Course Selection is now open - please submit the Course Selection form by March 29th.
The counselors will be returning to E. V. Cain after March 29th in order to confirm course selections and answer individual student questions. If you are from another school, please reach out to your counselor (listed below) directly if you have questions about courses.
School Specific Presentations:
Bowman: Friday, January 19th
E.V. Cain: Wednesday, January 17th
Newcastle: Thursday, January 18th
Counselor Visits:
E.V. Cain: Wednesday, April 3rd
Registration, Enrollment & Course Selection
Submit the 5 REQUIRED documents for enrollment
Documents may be attached to your online enrollment form or emailed to kmccaughna@puhsd.k12.ca.us
Residence Verification Form (Spanish/Español Version) Please print, sign, & return
TWO documents for address verification
For example: copy of current PG&E, water, garbage, rental/mortgage agreement or government correspondenceBirth Certificate, Passport, Birth Record, or Baptism Certificate
Immunization Record
Submit Additional Documents if Applicable
Any court documentation indicating custody arrangements, restraining orders, no contact, limited contact with non-custodial parent, etc.
Copy of current IEP or 504 Plan
If your student goes by a different name and/or gender than their legal name and/or gender, email Ms. Goudy at mgoudy@puhsd.k12.ca.us with both their legal and preferred name and gender.
Learn about upcoming Freshmen and Placer classes at our Hillmen Showcase on Monday, February 26th at 6 PM. Our Course Selection Form will open after Hillmen Showcase and the deadline to submit your course selections is Friday, March 29th. Students who submit by the March 29th deadline receive priority when selecting their electives IF they have also completed steps 1 & 2.
*Your elective choices will not be processed until enrollment steps 1 and 2 above have been completed.*
Some helpful resources:
Course Selection Worksheet offers a visual overview of the courses offered. The 4 highlighted courses are mandatory. Choose a total of 4 others from the remaining options.
Course Catalog offers information on Placer High School courses, graduation requirements, and 4-year plans.
Incoming 9th Grade Presentation - Includes Links to Applications for AVID 9 & Leadership
If you missed Hillmen Showcase, check out the Hillmen Showcase Website to get more information on classes!
Questions? Contact Kelly McCaughna at kmccaughna@puhsd.k12.ca.us
Other Important Information
Your Counselors:
Cafeteria/National School Lunch Program: Information about our cafeteria options and the application for the National School Lunch Program are available on our district website: Placer Union High School District - Nutrition Services
Inter- & Intra-District Transfers
My School Locator Tool:
Click here and enter your home address to learn which school’s attendance area you live in.
I Want to Attend Placer High but…
…We Don’t Live in Placer High School’s Attendance Area
You will need to complete an Intra-District Transfer Request. You MUST turn in your application between January 8th - January 31st. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Visit the PUHSD Website and scroll down to Enrolling → “Open Enrollment within PUHSD” for the Transfer Application.
I Want to Attend Placer High but…
…We Don’t Live in the Placer Union High School District
You will need to apply for an Inter-District Transfer. To begin the inter-district request process, you must first complete an Inter-District Transfer Request Form from your current district of residence.
