Instructions for All Incoming Freshmen | Class of 2030

Incoming Freshman Enrollment: What to Do Next

At this stage, families should be checking their email for enrollment information from Glenbard West.

If you have already pre-registered your student, you should have received an email with the next steps for completing enrollment. Please check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folder.

Didn’t receive an email?

If you do not see any enrollment communication from Glenbard West, please reach out to the Enrollment Coordinator at: gw_reg@glenbard.org. Your student may still need to be pre-registered before enrollment information can be sent. 

This can happen for a variety of reasons, including:

• Your student enrolled late at their middle school

• Pre-registration was missed or not completed

• Your student is coming from a private school or homeschool setting

We’re happy to check your student’s status and help you get back on track.

To pre-register, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to glenbard.org

2. Select Glenbard Parent Services in the left-hand column

3. Scroll down to New Student Pre-Registration

4. Create your account, then click Home in the upper right-hand corner

Once we receive your pre-registration, we’ll email you with the next steps.

Enrollment Checklist & Timeline

Now through January 15

• Watch the enrollment process and “Balance & Success” videos (video link)

January 14

8th Grade Curriculum Night
6:30–8:00 PM at Glenbard West

Meet department chairs and teachers and explore all your freshman-year course options.

Now through January 17

Review your student’s Course Recommendations in the email sent from “Glenbard West School Counseling” with the subject “Glenbard West 8th Grade Enrollment - Important Information.” 

February 18

Future Hilltopper Activities & Athletics Night

7:00–8:30 PM at Biester Gym

Meet coaches and sponsors and explore West’s many extracurricular opportunities.

Submitting Required Documents

At this stage, please submit the following documents using our secure Google Form:

• Certified Copy of Birth Certificate

• Required Language Forms (Download the 3-page form, complete it, save your changes, and upload the finished document.)

Setting Up PowerSchool

PowerSchool provides access to final course selections and is required for district registration.

If you do not already have an account:

• Create a PowerSchool Account (link)

• Video Tutorial (link)

• Written Instructions (link)

• School Counseling Website Help (link)
  
  

If you already have an account:

• Add your incoming student (instructions at the bottom of the page)
  
  

Your student’s unique credentials (which can be found in the Enrollment Email):

• User ID: 

• Access ID/Password: 

Health Requirements (Now through July 12)

All health documents must be submitted directly to the School Nurse:
Email: stephanie_brezwyn@glenbard.org
Fax: 630-942-7559
Mail: Glenbard West Health Office, 670 Crescent Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

1. Required School Physical (Certificate of Child Health Examination)

A current school physical is required for all incoming freshmen and new transfer students.

Students cannot begin school or summer school without a completed physical and required immunizations (Board Policy 7:100).

Requirements

• Physical must be completed and signed by an MD, NP, or PA.

• Must be dated within 1 year of the first day of school.

• Parent/guardian must complete the Health History section (top of page 1).

• Sports physicals are not accepted as the school physical.
  
  

2. Required Immunizations

All students must have documentation of the following vaccinations:

• Tdap – 1 dose

• DTaP, DT, or Td – 3+ doses (last dose on/after the 4th birthday)

• Hepatitis B – 3 doses

• MMR – 2 doses

• Varicella – 2 doses

• Meningococcal (MCV4) – 1 dose on/after the 11th birthday

• Polio (IPV/OPV) – See updated requirements below
  
  

Updated Polio Requirement for 2026–2027

This is a newly progressive requirement for 9th graders and may be met in one of the following ways:

• Four doses of IPV, with the final dose on/after the 4th birthday
  OPV is accepted only if given before April 1, 2016.

• Three doses may be accepted if the 3rd dose was given at age 4+ and at least 6 months after the previous dose.

• Families should contact their medical provider early to ensure compliance.

3. Additional Health Documents Requested

• Dental Exam

• Medical Action Plans (as needed; forms available on our website)

• Medication Consent Forms (required for any medication given during the school day)

Department Contacts (Course-Specific Questions)

• Business/Family Consumer — Abbey Skidmore

• Driver's Ed/Health/PE — John Sigmund

• English — Kim Gwizdala

• Fine Arts/Music/Speech — Jon Walsh

• Mathematics — Melissa Williams

• Science — John Metzler

• Social Studies — Kristin Brandt

• Special Education — Jessica Uhl

• World Languages — Lisa Alajoki

• Health Center (Nurse) — Stephanie Brezwyn

Additional Resources

Summer School

Register here (link).
For questions, contact Lauren Meister-Norton (email).

PreACT 8/9

If you took the official assessment, scores were sent to your middle school.

The A to Z's of Glenbard West

A fun, digital guide to Hilltopper vernacular. (link)

Future Hilltopper Athletic & Activity Night | February 18

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Glenbard West School Counseling