Rising 9th Grade Information

This website is updated regularly as we receive additional information.

3 Year Graduate Option - Information can be found here.

Rising 9th Grade Parent Night 2/18/25- Documents and Recording HERE!

WMS 2025-2026 Timeline for High School Registration

Saturday, October 12- Early College HS Fair Application Window: Oct. 14 - Dec. 12
Saturday, October 26- Magnet and Early College HS Fair Application Window: Oct. 14 - Jan. 23

Before February 3- Teachers will input course recommendations in Powerschool
Week of February 10th : Mrs. McGuire visits 8th grade classrooms to review high school information. Students will leave class with their recommendations and a course registration sheet from their specific high school.
- Students should review paperwork with parents before registration day.
February 18th 6:00pm- Parent Information Night- Ms. McGuire will share general high school information as well as the in-house course registration process. This will be VIRTUAL. The link will be available on our school website 30 minutes before the meeting. MEETING DOCUMENTS AND RECORDING HERE
February 19th- Current WHS “Howler” writers (school newspaper) will visit 8th grade classes to promote their club and answer questions from the crowd
February 21st- Magnet and Application School results posted online - Important if you applied for an early college or magnet school.
Week of February 24th- Ms. McGuire helps students input their high school course selections into Powerschool– this makes them official!
- - - Feb 24- Students not going to Wakefield High will be pulled to register
    - Feb 25- Patriotic
    - Feb 26- Dire
    - Feb 27- Red
    - Feb 28- Make ups
March 3-March 14- Transfer request period
March 10 and 11- 8th Graders visit WHS to see the elective classes in action
- - - March 10- Patriotic and ½ of Red
    - March 11- Dire and ½ of Red
    - (If students experience something that makes them want to change their elective selections, they can see or email Ms. McGuire and I can take care of it. The official deadline is 3/17!)
Week of March 24- The WHS Small Business Academy will visit our school to share information about the program with interested 8th graders

Want more details about high school? View the 2025-2026 High School Program Planning Guide

While the counselors will deliver some generalized information for all rising WMS 9th graders, it is important that students and families also attend the high school's curriculum fair, as they will share information specific to their school.

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