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5th / 6th Grade GUIDE OR PARENTS & STUDENTS: SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR CHOICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. Parent Night times and agendas
8th / 9th Grade GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS: HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR CHOICE AND NEIGHBGORHOOD SCHOOLS. Parent Night times & agendas
["Town Meeting" with Jane Todd, with family members on Jan. 18 (Soph) and Jan. 25 (Frosh), per Mustang Weekly]
FAQ - SCHOOL CONFIGURATION - fall of 2012
Answers to common questions about the move to middle schools and 4-year high schools.
Lake Washington School District will move from a grades K-6 elementary school, grades 7-9 junior high school and grades 10-12 high school system to a grades K-5 elementary school, grades 6-8 middle school and grades 9-12 high school system in the fall of 2012.
Q. Why is Lake Washington making this change?
A. High school transcripts and college admissions consider high school to be grades nine through 12. When ninth grade students are in a junior high school, it can be difficult for them to realize that their academic work actually counts toward high school graduation and college admissions. Four-year high schools are more conducive to college readiness.
Demographic trends in this district are for a need for increased capacity in the elementary schools over the next ten years. By moving one grade (sixth) out of the elementary schools, classroom space is freed up for more classes in other grades. The amount of additional building needed to house the four-year high schools was considerably less than would be needed at the elementary level if sixth grade stayed in those schools.
Q. What is the difference between a middle school and a junior high school? Read More >>
5th / 6th Grade GUIDE OR PARENTS & STUDENTS: SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR CHOICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. Parent Night times and agendas
8th / 9th Grade GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS: HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR CHOICE AND NEIGHBGORHOOD SCHOOLS. Parent Night times & agendas
["Town Meeting" with Jane Todd, with family members on Jan. 18 (Soph) and Jan. 25 (Frosh), per Mustang Weekly]
FAQ - SCHOOL CONFIGURATION - fall of 2012
Answers to common questions about the move to middle schools and 4-year high schools.
Lake Washington School District will move from a grades K-6 elementary school, grades 7-9 junior high school and grades 10-12 high school system to a grades K-5 elementary school, grades 6-8 middle school and grades 9-12 high school system in the fall of 2012.
Q. Why is Lake Washington making this change?
A. High school transcripts and college admissions consider high school to be grades nine through 12. When ninth grade students are in a junior high school, it can be difficult for them to realize that their academic work actually counts toward high school graduation and college admissions. Four-year high schools are more conducive to college readiness.
Demographic trends in this district are for a need for increased capacity in the elementary schools over the next ten years. By moving one grade (sixth) out of the elementary schools, classroom space is freed up for more classes in other grades. The amount of additional building needed to house the four-year high schools was considerably less than would be needed at the elementary level if sixth grade stayed in those schools.
Q. What is the difference between a middle school and a junior high school? Read More >>
