Incoming Freshmen
FRESHMAN YEAR 2025-2026
Welcome, Class of 2029!
Registration, Enrollment & Course Selection
If you're currently a Freshmen (NOT in 8th grade) looking to transfer to Placer THIS 2024-2025 school year, please click here.
Follow enrollment steps 1-3 listed below!
Please complete steps 1 & 2 for Registration and Enrollment ASAP. Step 3, Course Selection will open after our Hillmen Showcase on Tuesday, February 25th! Click here for more information on the Hillman Showcase.
Submit the 5 REQUIRED documents for enrollment
Documents may be attached to your online enrollment form or emailed to kmccaughna@puhsd.k12.ca.us
Residence Verification Form (Spanish/Español Version) Please print, sign, & return
TWO documents for address verification
For example: copy of current PG&E, water, garbage, rental/mortgage agreement or government correspondenceBirth Certificate, Passport, Birth Record, or Baptism Certificate
Immunization Record
Submit Additional Documents if Applicable
Any court documentation indicating custody arrangements, restraining orders, no contact, limited contact with non-custodial parent, etc.
Copy of current IEP or 504 Plan
If your student goes by a different name and/or gender than their legal name and/or gender, email Mrs. Ward Dixon at jwarddixon@puhsd.k12.ca.us with both their legal and preferred name and gender.
Our Course Selection Form will open after Hillmen Showcase and the deadline to submit your course selections is Friday, March 28th. Students who submit by the March 28th deadline receive PRIORITY when selecting their electives IF they have also completed steps 1 & 2.
* Your elective choices will not be entered until
STEP 1 and STEP 2 above have been completed.
Some helpful resources:
Course Selection Worksheet (Coming Soon) offers a visual overview of the courses offered. The 4 highlighted courses are mandatory. Choose a total of 4 others from the remaining options.
Course Catalog offers information on Placer High School courses, graduation requirements, and 4-year plans.
Incoming 9th Grade Presentation - Includes Links to Applications for AVID 9 & Leadership
Questions? Contact Kelly McCaughna at kmccaughna@puhsd.k12.ca.us
Other Important Information
9th Grade Presentation for Incoming Class of 2029
The counselors will be returning to E. V. Cain after TBA in order to confirm course selections and answer individual student questions. If you are from another school, please reach out to your counselor (listed below) directly if you have questions about courses.
School Specific Presentations:
Bowman: TBA
E.V. Cain: TBA
Newcastle: TBA
Counselor Visits:
E.V. Cain: TBA
Your Counselors & Counseling Team:
Counselor: Students with last names A - G
Counseling Specialist for Placer & Confluence
Counselor: Students with last names H - M
Freshman Enrollment & Counseling Asst.
Cafeteria/National School Lunch Program:
Information about our cafeteria options and the application for the National School Lunch Program are available on our district website: Placer Union High School District - Nutrition Services
Inter- & Intra-District Transfers
My School Locator Tool:
Click here and enter your home address to learn which school’s attendance area you live in.
I Want to Attend Placer High but…
…We Don’t Live in Placer High School’s Attendance Area
You will need to complete an Intra-District Transfer Request. To apply for an Intra-District Transfer for the 2025-2026 school year, you MUST turn in your application between January 6th - January 31, 2024. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Visit the PUHSD Website and scroll down to Enrolling → “Open Enrollment within PUHSD” for the Transfer Application.
I Want to Attend Placer High but…
…We Don’t Live in the Placer Union High School District
You will need to apply for an Inter-District Transfer. To begin the inter-district request process, you must first complete an Inter-District Transfer Request Form from your current district of residence.