Reminders

A few different reminders for you tonight…

Please remember that tomorrow is the last day to drop a class without having it appear on your final transcript.  Tomorrow is also the last day to change a class from traditional grading to the pass/ fail grading option.  You need your parent’s signature on both of these forms so hopefully you took them home with you to get your parent’s approval if these were changes you planned on making – just make sure you turn the forms in to one of the secretaries tomorrow before the end of the day so that I can make the changes.

The online registration window is now open.  This means that you can log onto Infinite Campus and select the courses that you plan on taking next school year.  All students must complete their online registration this week (by the end of the day on Friday, March 1^st).  Juniors, please remember that you need to complete your online registration prior to our individual meetings – which for many of you will begin tomorrow!

With Infinite Campus the online registration system has some different aspects that are confusing some students and parents.  Hopefully I can help clarify a few points. 

The first thing to remember is that when selecting year-long courses, you will need to select the course number (example: American History – 2007) with both S1 and S2 at the end.  So, in this example if you were trying to register to take the full year of American History next year, you would select 2007S1 and 2007S2.  S1 and S2 stands for Semester 1 and Semester 2.  This is also important for students who might have failed a class that you will need to make up next year.  You can select just the semester of the course which you failed to repeat.

Another confusing aspect is that the program refers to the total number of units that you are taking.  Units are equal to quarters.  So, if you are taking a semester long class, it is worth 2 units.  If you are taking a year long class, it is worth 4 units.  You will want to make sure that when you are finished selecting your classes, you have at least 20 (for to be seniors) or 24 (for everyone else) units selected.

After you have selected your first choice classes, you will need to submit three alternative classes.  Please be sure that you select these courses in the order of your preference.

The entire registration process will save automatically.

You need to make sure you get your teacher recommendations on the recommendation form (they will initial) and to have your parents sign the form.  You will turn these forms in when you meet with me on your designated days.  If you have already lost your form, please stop by the counseling center and ask one of the secretaries to give you a new copy.

If you have lost your directions for how to register for your classes:

Please visit the Worthington Schools website at www.worthington.k12.oh.us and then login to Infinite Campus using your ID and Password.  Click on “Course Registration 13-14 Worthington Kilbourne” from the selection bar on the left side.  You then click on “Course Search” and you can search by the course name or the course number.  Once you have identified the class that you want, you can click on the course to read a description of the class at the bottom.  Then, after reviewing the information to make sure this is the class you are interested in taking, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “request this course.”  The course will now appear under “requested courses on the left side of the screen.  Repeat this process for all additional courses you want to select.  If you make a mistake and decide to delete a course from your requests, select the course name under “requested courses” or “alternate courses” and a “drop this request” box will appear which you can then click and it will delete the course from your request list.  After you have completed selecting all of the courses you would like to take as well as your alternate courses, please review the requested courses list and click on “print request summary” to print a copy of your requests.

Although I'm not available at all tomorrow due to junior meetings, please let me know (you can leave me a detailed note on one of the passes outside of my office or send me an e-mail or stop to see me on Wednesday) if you are having any problems.