Course Selection
Online Course Selection-9th-REVISION-1.mp4Scheduling Conferences
March 14-15 (WBMS); March 17-18 (EBMS)
8th Graders: Check your Genesis Portal > Conferences Tab for appointment date and time.
Parents may participate via phone conference call but must complete the form sent via email to request this accommodation and provide a preferred phone number.
Note: The high school counselor facilitating the conference may not be the assigned counselor for next school year.
Online Course Selection
March 7th - 11th
The video (left) provides a comprehensive overview of the online course registration process including how to prepare, when and where to view placement decisions for academic courses, how to select electives, and how to submit the requests through the Genesis Parent Portal.
After viewing the video, you may find it helpful to reference this document or print it out to keep next to your computer while completing the process.
List of only those electives available to ninth grade students, separated by areas of interest; includes examples of the elective combinations (semester vs. full-year) for first-choice electives.
Answers to the most commonly asked questions. You can always reach out to the middle school counselor with any additional questions.
Understanding the High School Schedule
General Information
PHS has a Rotating Drop Schedule: Students have an 8-period schedule but only meet 6 periods each day; 3 in the AM Block and 3 in the PM Block. Each day one period in the rotation drops. Therefore, each class does not meet every day.
AM Block: Periods 1-4 PM Block: Periods 5-8
FY = Full Year (Total of 4 marking periods or 2 semesters)
S1 or S2 = Semester (Total of 2 marking periods; Half Year); S1 meets for the first two marking periods of the school year; S2 meets for the last two marking periods of the school year.
Q = Quarter (Total of 1 marking period); can meet in one of four quarters: Q1 ( MP1), Q2 (MP2), Q3 (MP3), or Q4 (MP4).
Sample Student Schedule
