COURSE SELECTION

Choosing your courses is an important process that students should complete together with their families. To ensure a successful and enjoyable high school experience with high-quality preparation for your future, select your courses with your individual needs and interests in mind. We have provided many resources here to assist with your academic planning process! As always, your counseling team is here to support you. We regularly review and track your progress on meeting PUSD graduation and 4-year college admissions requirements. Counselors also host Scheduling Workshops during ACCESS and are available for small group meetings with students.

Here are instructions on how to complete Course Requests in Synergy StudentVUE!

7-period day request for the 2026-2027 School Year:

Students will sign up for 6 classes and 2 alternate classes via StudentVue from Sunday, February 1, 2026, at midnight through Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Students enrolled in the following programs are eligible to apply for a 7-period day: Leadership, EL, Music (Band, Orchestra, Choir), Study Skills (IEP), Journalism, or Yearbook (Publishing). If your student is enrolled in one of those programs and would like to take 7 periods, they will need to 1) Select 6 courses in StudentVue (7 for 9th and 12th graders because of semester courses, Ethnic Studies/Health in 9th grade, and Civics/Economics in 12th grade). 2) Complete the 7 Period Day Interest Form between Sunday, February 1, 2026, at midnight, and Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Outside Courses

Students planning on taking a core (English, math, social studies, science) course outside of school should sign up for the graduation requirement (i.e. US History) or next level course (i.e. geometry) in Synergy StudentVue and then complete the AVHS Recording Outside Enrollment for 2026-27 School Year form between Sunday, February 1, 2026, midnight through Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Math courses or world language courses completed the summer of 8th grade (before 9th grade) is noted on transcript (but does not count toward graduation credits and not included in the GPA). Courses in subjects other than world language and math, taken prior to the first day of 9th day do not count toward college admissions and are not added to the PUSD transcript. Outside courses must be completed before the first day of school. Once you complete the outside core course, please provide your counselor with an official transcript and request a schedule change. Schedule changes will be made on a space-available basis.

Incoming 9th Grade Scheduling FAQs

Incoming 10-12 Grade Scheduling FAQs

Recording of the Incoming 9th Grade Scheduling FAQ Presentation

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Recording of the Incoming 10-12th Grade Scheduling FAQ Presentation

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How to Become a TA

Reduced Day Petition

AP/Elective Class Information Sessions Held by Teachers - Jan 2026

Middle College Information Flyer for 2025-2026

Course Selection Sheets for Next School Year [2026-27]

The course selection sheets for each grade level is for reference. You'll see which classes are offered at different grade levels. Students will be submitting their schedule requests for the next school year on the Synergy StudentVue portal starting February 1st, 2025. The deadline to submit your schedule is on February 10th, 2025.

Course Selection Sheet for Incoming 9th Graders [Class of 2030]

Course Selection Sheet for Rising 11th Graders [Class of 2028]

Course Selection Sheet for Rising 10th Graders [Class of 2029]

Course Selection Sheet for Rising 12th Graders [Class of 2027]

The schedule presentation videos and presentation are updated below.

AVHS Counselors will present in English classes on graduation requirements, college admissions requirements, and grade-level course offerings. They will present in 9th-grade English classes on Friday, January 23, 2026, 10th-grade English classes on Monday, January 26, 2026, and 11th-grade English classes on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.