Services & FAQs: 10th Grade
Taking Ownership
Guidance Road Map – Charting a Course of Excellence in Education
Academic Programing for 10th Graders
What classes do 10th graders take?
Most 10th grade students take English, History, Physical Education / Health, Science, Foreign Language, and an elective. Your school counselor will go over the choices of classes to help you have the most success in Sophomore year. FRHSD is an open access district; a student can self-select into the honors level of a course.
Do 10th graders need to be concerned about graduation requirements?
Every year your school counselor will monitor your progress toward state graduation requirements. The requirements can be found here.
Getting Involved in High School
How can my 10th grader become involved in a club or a sport?
Students should visit their school's Extracurricular Activities website. Information about sports and activities is available there.
Career Guidance and Planning
What vocational school options are available for FRHSD students?
Please check out the Monmouth County Vocational School District website to explore their many options and opportunities. Most students apply to vocational school during their sophomore year. Monmouth County Vocational School District usually runs open houses for their programs over the winter and early spring. For more information, check out the Vocational School website and have your student make an appointment with their counselor.
How can my child explore career options?
SCOIR has partnered with YouScience to help students explore career options. Go to the Career Planning page for more information.
College Planning
Why should I take the PSAT?
The PSAT will help you become familiar with the testing format of the SAT. Results of the PSAT should help your future performance on standardized tests as it will help identify the areas you need improvement.
All Freehold Regional High School 9th-11th graders take the PSATs during school hours in October.
What is the most reliable resource to use when starting to plan for the post-secondary transition?
SCOIR is the best system to use for post-secondary planning. All FRHSD students have an account and can use the system for searching and evaluating college options (and much more!). Check out our SCOIR tutorials page for more information.
Do we need to hire a private college counselor to assist in this process?
No! Our school counseling staff is dedicated to assisting students in understanding themselves by helping them to cultivate their skills, interests, and goals for the post-secondary transition. School counselors help students to develop a plan, identify possible options, and apply to all different types of colleges or universities, depending on what is the best fit for the student. To learn more about all of the grade-level activities and experiences school counselors provide students, please review our Guidance Road Map.
What is the timeline of the overall process - when should we be visiting campuses, applying, interviews, etc?
Getting ready for the post-secondary transition is unique to each student. For a general guideline of when and how to start this process, please review the Master Timeline: College Admissions reference offered by Khan Academy.