Rising 9th Grade Course Selection

9th Grade Franklin Students for the School Year 2025-2026

Rising 9th grade course selection happens in coordination with your child’s high school and their current Franklin MS counselor. In addition to hearing directly from Chantilly and Oakton Counselors on January 7th, students will also engage in course planning through Advisory lessons, before meeting 1:1 with their counselor to finalize course selections. Families are encouraged attend the Curriculum Night event to learn more about the process and explore course options. 

Students receiving services through Special Education or Multilingual Services will complete initial course selections with their counselor and will be placed in classes in SIS that align with their current services, pending additional meetings and information gathered in the Spring. 

Chantilly HS Academic Advising

Oakton HS Academic Advising

Timeline:

January 13, 2025 HS Counselors Visit Franklin MS

Chantilly and Oakton Counselors will meet with 8th graders during Advisory to give a presentation about middle school life in high school. Counselors will also share information about course selection, including electives that students can take!

January 14, 2025 6:00-8:00 pm Chantilly HS Curriculum Night

Students and families are invited to go to Chantilly HS to hear directly from school staff about academic advising and explore elective courses.

January 15, 2025 4:30-6:30 pm Oakton HS Curriculum Night

Students and families are invited to go to Oakton HS to hear directly from school staff about academic advising and explore elective courses.

January 15 & 22, 2025 Four Year Plan in Advisory

Students will develop long-range plans to prepare for post-secondary education using a four-year plan in Naviance. Through this process, students will identify strengths and interests, set goals, and plan for courses in high school.

January 24, 2025 Input Course Selection in Advisory

Students will input initial course selections into SIS StudentVUE in preparation for 1:1 conferences with their counselor. Students can return their completed course selection sheet to their Advisory teacher as they are ready. After this date, students can continue to update course selections in SIS StudentVUE until February 7, 2025. 

January 27-February 7, 2025 Academic Advising 1:1 Conferencing w/ Counselor

Students will meet individually with their counselor through their Science classes to discuss and enter course selections prior to the deadline.

February 7, 2025 Course Selections DUE

Students will work with their counselor to ensure course selections are entered into SIS StudentVUE by Friday, February 7th. In March, families will be able to see course selections in ParentVUE.

Additional Course Selection Resources:

Summer Learning in FCPS

Online Learning in FCPS

Academy Program Information

High School Academics and Curriculum Resources

Course Planning and Graduation Requirements

How to enter course selections in SIS

View directions here or read below.

Log in:

  1. Log into SIS StudentVUE

Make your Course Requests:

  1. On the left sidebar, select Course Request.
  2. To enter course requests, select Click here to change course requests.
  3. Search for each course using the magnifying glass. Enter the course ID and select Add Request.
    1. Search only by using the Course ID. Use the whole course ID number to make sure you enter the correct course.
    2.  
  4. Save your selections by selecting Add Request.

Choose Elective Alternatives:

*Alternate courses must be added in preferential order.

*All students must select at least 2 alternate electives.

  1. Select Click here to change course requests.
  2. In preference order, search for each course using the magnifying glass and entering the course ID. 
  3. Select Add Alternate.
  4. Save your selections by clicking Click here to change course requests.

Your Completed Requests should Include:

  • 4 Core Classes (English, Social Studies, Math, and Science)
  • 2 Elective Classes (1 class must be a World Language for the Advanced Studies Diploma)
  • Health & PE 9
  • Electives in one of the following options:
    • Option 1
      1. Yearlong elective
      2. Yearlong elective
    • Option 2
      1. Yearlong elective
      2. Semester elective
      3. Semester elective
    • Option 3
      1. Semester elective
      2. Semester elective
      3. Semester elective
      4. Semester elective