• 09 Seniors shine!
• Seniors should have a color portrait taken for the yearbook. A CD copy of the photo needs to be delivered to the yearbook staff no later than October 17th.
• Senior Class meeting is on October 22. This is when our 12th graders will get cap and gown and grad invitation information. Check for the packet!
• Seniors should be working on their Culminating Projects. Mentorship teachers support students through the process. Rebecca Ross (rbross@seattleschools.org) is the staff lead for Culminating Projects. All CP documents are on our website!
• Keep in touch with the school counselor (A-G Reynolds, H-N Jones, O-Z Shin) to make sure that all graduation requirements are in place.
Five things to know about the 11th grade at Nathan Hale . . .
• ALL 11th graders will be taking the PSAT, free of charge, on October 15th at Nathan Hale.
• This is a great year to experiment with an interesting elective or two! Get involved in athletics, or try out the school musical or a new club!
• Stay in close touch with your counselor (A-G Reynolds, H-N Jones, O-Z Shin) to keep track of graduation requirements.
• Remember to work on service learning hours (students need 60 to graduate), and start planning for the Senior Culminating Project.
• Go for the AP credit!
Four things to know about the 10th grade at Nathan Hale . . .
- WASL dates: Reading-March 16th and 17th; Writing-March 18th and 19th; Math-April 13th and 14th; Science-April 20th and 21st.
- Students register for 09-10 classes in Mentorship class in February.
- ALL 10th graders do quarterly inter-disciplinary projects.
- Students should plan to take advantage of AP opportunities in the 11th grade; there may be summer work between 10th and 11th grade for students who want to do AP. Check with teachers in the Spring.
Four things to know about the 9th grade at Nathan Hale . . .
- Get ready for Exhibition Nights! The first one is on October 28th.
- In our 9th grade academies, students have rotating blocks of extended-time classes (either Health/Science or LA/SS) for just 10 weeks. Since they have extended-time block classes, they receive a full semester of credit for the 10 week period.
- Check your student’s log books daily to see what is due.
- Students do 100 minutes of silent reading each week at Nathan Hale. Make sure your student has a book every day!
Check out our website at www.seattleschools.org/schools/hale
