The course selection process for next school year begins at the end of January. This may seem early to select courses, but this information is very important in regards to staffing decisions and course options for next year.

How are courses selected?

• Teachers will be evaluating student performance and data to make recommendations for course levels for next year in January.
• Teacher recommendations will be populated automatically into StudentVUE.
• Please take these teacher recommendations seriously, and encourage your student to have a conversation with his/her teacher if the student does not agree with a teacher’s recommendation.
• The core classes will be locked in StudentVUE and can only be changed with the school counselor AFTER the individual academic advising session has been conducted.
• Students and parents can edit elective courses in StudentVUE between January 27th & March 31st.
• Counselors will meet with ALL students individually to review each student’s course selection and discuss them in depth with their Academic Career Plan and post-secondary options.

Please remember this is a process. Please take advantage of the presentations being offered below as we believe these will answer all of your questions regarding course sequencing, class options, and graduation requirements.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Jan 18: Curriculum Night, 6:30pm
• Jan 19-20: Academies of Loudoun information sessions during all study halls, make an ehall pass for beginning of block.
• Jan 20: Course selection presentation during Advisory for current 9th-11th grade
• Jan 25: Elective fair during extended activity block
• Jan 27: StudentVue course selection open, teacher course recommendations for 23-24 loaded for review by parents and student
• Feb 2-3: Class of 2027 - Lightridge counselors join resource with current 8th graders at Wilard to give an overview of 9th grade classes, answer general questions and assist with choosing electives in StudentVue
• Feb 9, 8:30am - Class of 2027 - Coffee with the Counselors: Lightridge counselors will meet with parents to answer questions pertaining to coure selection and rigor.
• Beginning of February - Class of 2024: Individual academic advising conducted with counselors for current juniors during study hall. Counselors will schedule appointments for students not enrolled in study hall.
• Middle of February - Class of 2025: Individual academic advising conducted with counselors for current sophomores during study hall. Counselors will schedule appointments for students not enrolled in study hall.
• Feb 21: Winter admissions cycle for MATA and Advanced AET closes at NOON
• Beginning of March - Class of 2026: Individual Academic Advising conducted with counselors for current freshman during study hall. Counselors will schedule appointments for students not enrolled in study hall.
• March 31: Course registration portal in StudentVue closes. Once the portal closes, all Lightridge students will need to request changes online OR current Willard students can see their counselor to request a change.
• May 1: Paperwork deadline for Dual Enrollment, Early Release, AP Contract and Non-Recommended Level Up paperwork due to counselor
• May 1: Priority Course Change Deadline - no change requests will be processed from May 1-June 1 allowing faculty time to evaluate course requests and begin to build the master schedule.
• June 1-June 9: Course request window will reopen for students to make any last minute changes pending space availability. Lightridge students will need to request changes online OR current Willard students can see their counselor to request a change.
• June 9: FINAL DEADLINE TO MAKE COURSE REQUEST CHANGES

For more information about courses in each subject, click the pictures below:

CTE & Fine Arts Diploma Requirements:

Standard: 

• One credit in fine or performing arts, career and technical education, or world language.
• Two sequential electives required

Advanced:

• One credit in fine or performing arts or career and technical education. 
• Two years of two different languages or three years of one language (recommended for college admissions)