SCHEDULING PROcESS

Academic Planning

A successful junior high school experience depends on setting and accomplishing a series of short-term and long-term goals. Academic planning is an important task that will help students achieve their future educational and career goals.

• Thoroughly explore this website and ask your parents/guardians to review it with you.

• Take time to understand your strengths and limitations. Discussions with teachers, parents, and counselors, help with this process. Look at your past academic performance as well as standardized test results, to help with goal setting and the course selection process.

• Keep as many options open to you as possible. Choose courses that will help you strengthen your skills and knowledge, work on your weaknesses, and explore new interests and subject areas. Do not base your course selection on what your friends might think is best for you. Trust your own judgment.

• Course selection is a very important task! Think carefully before registering and be aware that your decisions at this time will affect your future plans. Choose your courses with help from parents/guardians. Be sure you meet the prerequisites for each class that you select.

• Be positive about each academic year. Many growth opportunities are presented to students. Those who are open to these opportunities will gain the most.

• Make a commitment to put forth an effort to study and make good use of time. Develop a method for keeping track of assignments and projects. Plan a regular study schedule and stick to it. Students who use time effectively in and out of school will be able to gain the maximum benefit from each course and their junior high school experience as a whole.

Scheduling Process

1. Counselors will meet with students in groups to discuss course selection and academic planning.

2. Parents/Guardians and students complete the 24-25 Registration form found under the 24-25 Registration Forms tab.

3. A "signed" and completed registration form is due by Thursday, March 14th.

4. Students will meet individually with their counselor to discuss course selections and enter them into the computer.

5. On Registration Day in August, students will pick up their schedules after submitting all forms, paying all fees, and being photographed for yearbook pictures. 

6. All course offerings are contingent upon enrollment minimums and staffing availability.

New Student Scheduling Process

1. Parents/Guardians and students follow the necessary enrollment procedures for Anthony Wayne Local Schools. 

2. Parents/Guardians contact their student's school counselor to set up a meeting. 

• Mrs. Barbour (Students last names A-L)

• Mrs. Dunbar (Students last names M-Z)

3. Parents and students complete the 24-25 Registration form found under the 24-25 Registration Forms tab.

4. A "signed" and completed registration form is due before enrolling students in classes for the 2024-2025 school year. 

5. Registration Day is August 8th from 10-6. Students will pick up their schedules after submitting all forms, paying all fees, and being photographed for yearbook pictures. 

6. A luncheon for students new to the district will take place at 11:30 am on August 8th. Please call 419-877-5342 to RSVP.

7. All course offerings are contingent upon enrollment minimums and staffing availability.

Schedule Change Policy

Planning a schedule for the next school year is a difficult task, and situations may occur requiring a change in that schedule.  Changes have a serious effect on class size, teacher assignments, and the overall master schedule. Course changes may only be made through the Counseling Office before August 22, 2024.

Only the following reasons will constitute a need for a schedule change:

1. A technical error was made in the process of scheduling the student’s request.

2. The requested course is not offered or in conflict.

3. The student did not meet the prerequisite for a course.

If one of the previous conditions is met and a schedule change is warranted, changes will be made only when a parent/guardian and student have had a discussion with the school counselor and/or the principal. No changes can be made after 5 school days of a semester.  Changes will be made only if the master schedule can accommodate the request. Changes are ultimately at the discretion of the principal, working with the school counselor.