Steller Secondary School

Choosing Your Classes

There are several ways to pick out your classes. A good thing to do is look at your credit count sheet, see which classes you still need (if you are in seventh or ninth grade, you have a clean sheet and don’t need to worry about this too much), and look through the courses offered to see which you want to take to enhance your education and fulfill each graduation requirement. A simple way to make sure you are getting all your requirements is to take one class each quarter in science, math, social studies, language arts and two electives. There should be course descriptions in every room to help you decide which classes are most interesting to you, and whether the class counts for academic or elective credit. When you first come to Steller, you will receive more help from your counselor and older students in deciding which classes to take. You also won’t be able to take as many S.D.L.s or flex your classes as much as students who have been here longer. Don’t get annoyed by this, it’s not oppression or prejudice, it’s simply a way to give you a chance to adjust to your new surroundings without having a wacky course load to worry about. It also ensures you don’t accidentally sign up for all electives and no math…. which sounds fun at the time, but won’t get you your diploma.

The Schedule Form

Once you have decided which classes to take, you fill out the schedule form. This is pretty simple. Your name, grade, the quarter, school year and date go on the top. Put your chosen first hour at the “1″, your second hour at “2″ and so on. Write out the course title in the big middle column marked “Course Title”, and the name of the teacher of the course in the column marked “Teacher or Location”. The forms are pretty self-explanatory, huh? You can ignore the first column headed “Crse-Sec #”.

Your Counselor: A Vital Step in the Registration Process

After you have chosen your classes, whether with your counselor, another student, or on your own, you need your counselor to look it over, approve it, and sign before you can actually register for the classes. If you have been working with your counselor to decide what to take, it should be approved very quickly. If not, your counselor may have a few questions or ask you to make some changes. Don’t worry, your counselor is just trying to help you out. Once your form is signed, you wait around until the auditorium opens up, perhaps helping some other people with their schedule.

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