Current MVHS juniors, you're heading into your final year of high school! You'll want to carefully consider your remaining graduation requirements and your future plans before you start forecasting for senior-year classes.

Forecasting is the term we use for the process of requesting next year's classes. We started with a junior class meeting on February 17th, then the MVHS Course Fair on February 24th. You'll have time to request classes in StudentVUE during Advisory on March 4th, and then your counselor will work with you one-on-one during your language arts class some time during the week of March 7th (your counselor will call you out of class when it's your turn to meet).

1. See what's available. Explore courses on this website and in the printable curriculum guide. You'll find helpful information about classes, planning for the future, courses that line up with your goals and career aptitudes, and more. Use these resources get an idea of which classes you want, and don't forget to attend the MVHS Course Fair!

   • Be sure to write a list of the courses you want, so you can search for them when you go into StudentVUE! You may use the Class of 2023 Forecasting Worksheet for this purpose.

2. Watch the following videos:

   • MVHS Counselors' forecasting overview video is embedded below in case this link does not work for you.

   • How to check your graduation requirements in StudentVUE video is embedded below in case this link does not work for you.

   • Forecasting tutorial video is embedded below in case this link does not work for you.

3. Open StudentVUE. Once you know which classes you want and/or need to take next year, it's time to request your courses in StudentVUE! If Course Request won't work in your StudentVUE app, log into StudentVUE in a web browser (Chrome works best).

4. Officially request your classes:

   • Once you're in StudentVUE, click "Course Request" from the menu on the left.

   • Scroll down to the blue button that says "Click here to change course requests."

   • Click that button and search for the first class you want. 

   • When you find the right class, click "Add Request" to add the class to your main requests; click "Add Alternate" to request it as one of your 5 alternate (second-choice) classes.

   • Continue until your main courses add up to at least 5.0 credits, depending on your remaining graduation requirements (you may request up to 7.5 credits if one of your requested classes is Math Strategies Algebra 2, Math Strategies Geometry, Study Skills, Symphony Orchestra, or Guitar 1). Make sure you also have 5 alternates.

   • Click "Click here to return to course request summary" to save your course requests.

   • (Virtual) high five! You're done! Great job, Cougars!

The MVHS counselors have created a sample senior schedule for you to reference as you consider your classes for next year: