- West High School
- Registration/Course Selection
Grade Level Registration Information
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Class of 2022 (12th) Registration information
Top 3 Things Students Need for Registration
- 12th Grade Registration VIDEO (google slide presentation)
- 12th Grade Registration form
- How to enter requests in PowerSchool
Important dates
Jan 28, 2021
Youtube link of Student/Parent meeting to explain college credit opportunities (PSEO and Kirkwood Academies)
Slide presentationFeb 2 AND Feb 3
Academic Planning Days - Teachers will share course information during classes.
Class Registration in PowerSchool opensFeb 2-Feb 19
Counselors available to meet with students and parents
Feb 19, 2021
Online registration closes (PowerSchool)
How do I visit with my Counselor? (Who is my counselor?)
Students interested in having an individual meeting with their counselor should make an appointment by clicking their counselor's name below.
For online students, Zoom meetings should be scheduled when the student is not in class. On-site students can schedule in person meetings during their study hall or a Zoom meeting when they are not on campus.
Counselors are eager to meet with students to help them through the registration and planning process.
Last Name Counselor
A-D Paul Breitbach
E-J Kelly Bergmann
K-Q Greg Yoder
R-Z Kay DiLeo
Additional Information
- ICCSD Online: ICCSD Online provides students the ability to engage in rigorous coursework offered through an online environment. ICCSD Online courses are taught online by ICCSD teachers and will include students from across Iowa. Enrollment in online courses, whether part or full time, is a year-long commitment. Here is a short video previewing ICCSD Online. Participation is not required, but there will be three options available to students who do wish to participate in ICCSD Online.
- Fully Online all day - 100%
- Morning online, afternoon in building 50%
- Afternoon online, morning in building 50%
- PSEO: Post-Secondary Enrollment Option is available for current juniors and seniors who have maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher who wish to take a course at the University of Iowa that is not being taught at West High. For more information, we have linked a video explaining more.
- Kirkwood Academies allow students the option of up to 20 different career academies offered at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa. More information can be found in this information video the guidance office put together as well as on the Kirkwood Regional Center site. Students interested in an academy should schedule an appointment to visit with their counselor.
- Elective opportunities - click below on the elective options you would like to consider exploring.
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Class of 2023 (11th) Registration Information
Top 3 Things Students Need for Registration
- 11th Grade Registration VIDEO (google slide presentation)
- 11th Grade Registration form
- How to enter requests in PowerSchool
Important dates
Jan 28, 2021
Youtube link of Student/Parent meeting to explain college credit opportunities (PSEO and Kirkwood Academies)
Slide presentationFeb 2 AND Feb 3
Academic Planning Days - Teachers will share course information during classes.
Class Registration in PowerSchool opensFeb 2-Feb 19
Counselors available to meet with students and parents
Feb 19, 2021
Online registration closes (PowerSchool)
How do I visit with my Counselor? (Who is my counselor?)
Students interested in having an individual meeting with their counselor should make an appointment by clicking their counselor's name below.
For online students, Zoom meetings should be scheduled when the student is not in class. On-site students can schedule in person meetings during their study hall or a Zoom meeting when they are not on campus.
Counselors are eager to meet with students to help them through the registration and planning process.
Last Name Counselor
A-D Paul Breitbach
E-J Kelly Bergmann
K-Q Greg Yoder
R-Z Kay DiLeo
Additional Information
- ICCSD Online: ICCSD Online provides students the ability to engage in rigorous coursework offered through an online environment. ICCSD Online courses are taught online by ICCSD teachers and will include students from across Iowa. Enrollment in online courses, whether part or full time, is a year-long commitment. Here is a short video previewing ICCSD Online. Participation is not required, but there will be three options available to students who do wish to participate in ICCSD Online.
- Fully Online all day - 100%
- Morning online, afternoon in building 50%
- Afternoon online, morning in building 50%
- PSEO: Post-Secondary Enrollment Option is available for current juniors and seniors who have maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher who wish to take a course at the University of Iowa that is not being taught at West High. For more information, we have linked a video explaining more.
- Kirkwood Academies allow students the option of up to 20 different career academies offered at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa. More information can be found in this information video the guidance office put together as well as on the Kirkwood Regional Center site. Students interested in an academy should schedule an appointment to visit with their counselor.
- Elective opportunities - click below on the elective options you would like to consider exploring.
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Class of 2024 (10th) Registration Information
Top 3 Things Students Need for Registration
- 10th Grade Registration VIDEO (google slide presentation)
- 10th Grade Registration form
- How to enter requests in PowerSchool
Important dates
Feb 2 AND Feb 3
Academic Planning Days - Teachers will share course information during classes.
Class Registration in PowerSchool opensFeb 2-Feb 19
Counselors available to meet with students and parents
Feb 19, 2021
Online registration closes (PowerSchool)
How do I visit with my Counselor? (Who is my counselor?)
Students interested in having an individual meeting with their counselor should make an appointment by clicking their counselor's name below.
For online students, Zoom meetings should be scheduled when the student is not in class. On-site students can schedule in person meetings during their study hall or a Zoom meeting when they are not on campus.
Counselors are eager to meet with students to help them through the registration and planning process.
Last Name Counselor
A-D Paul Breitbach
E-J Kelly Bergmann
K-Q Greg Yoder
R-Z Kay DiLeo
Additional Information
- ICCSD Online: ICCSD Online provides students the ability to engage in rigorous coursework offered through an online environment. ICCSD Online courses are taught online by ICCSD teachers and will include students from across Iowa. Enrollment in online courses, whether part or full time, is a year-long commitment. Here is a short video previewing ICCSD Online. Participation is not required, but there will be three options available to students who do wish to participate in ICCSD Online.
- Fully Online all day - 100%
- Morning online, afternoon in building 50%
- Afternoon online, morning in building 50%
- Elective opportunities - click below on the elective options you would like to consider exploring.
-
Class of 2025 (9th) Registration Information
Top 3 Things Students Need for Registration
- 9th Grade Registration VIDEO (google slide presentation)
- 9th Grade Registration form
- How to enter requests in PowerSchool
Important dates
Mon, Feb 15
Tues, Feb 16
AND
Wed, Feb 17Academic Planning Days - Teachers will share course information during classes.
Class Registration in PowerSchool opensFeb 22-Feb 26
Counselors available to meet with students and parents
Feb 26, 2021
Online registration closes (PowerSchool)
How do I visit with my Counselor? (Who is my counselor?)
Students interested in having an individual meeting with their counselor should make an appointment by clicking their counselor's name below.
For online students, Zoom meetings should be scheduled when the student is not in class. On-site students can schedule in person meetings during their study hall or a Zoom meeting when they are not on campus.
Counselors are eager to meet with students to help them through the registration and planning process.Last Name Counselor
A-D Paul Breitbach
E-J Kelly Bergmann
K-Q Greg Yoder
R-Z Kay DiLeo
Additional Information
- ICCSD Online: ICCSD Online provides students the ability to engage in rigorous coursework offered through an online environment. ICCSD Online courses are taught online by ICCSD teachers and will include students from across Iowa. Enrollment in online courses, whether part or full time, is a year-long commitment. Here is a short video previewing ICCSD Online. Participation is not required, but there will be three options available to students who do wish to participate in ICCSD Online.
- Fully Online all day - 100%
- Morning online, afternoon in building 50%
- Afternoon online, morning in building 50%
- Elective opportunities - click below on the elective options you would like to consider exploring.
New Classes for 2021-2022
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African American Literature
This course explores the history and culture of Africa and the African-American experience in an interdisciplinary format with a central focus on the emergence of black postmodernism. The course will read, dissect and engage in discourse surrounding African-American writers inspired and involved in politics, the evolution of the Black Aesthetic Movements, Black feminist and womanist literature, the emergence of the alleged Third Renaissance (1990’s and 2000’s), and the artistic contributions of African-Americans to American culture. The course will concentrate primarily on strengthening student discourse, critical thinking, and writing skills
GRADE LEVEL: 11-12
CATEGORY: Elective-Fulfills English 11 or English 12 requirement
PREREQUISITE: English 9 and English 10
LENGTH: 1 Year -
AP Physics 2
This second-year AP Physics course continues the rigorous college-level curriculum, with a focus on topics not covered in the first year course. These topics include fluids, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, quantum, and atomic & nuclear physics. The topics, laboratory investigations, and application questions involve high-level problem solving and analysis. This course will prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Physics 2 exam in May.
GRADE LEVEL: 11-12
CATEGORY: Elective-Fulfills Science requirement
PREREQUISITE: Pre-Calculus and AP Physics or General Physics
LENGTH: 1 Year -
Community Art
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to focus on the social service and creative development art projects. Students will explore social issues and community needs when designing community art work. Projects may include but are not limited to murals, sculpture installations, elementary school outreach projects or art gardens.
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
CATEGORY:Elective-Art
PREREQUISITE: None
LENGTH: One Trimester -
Introduction to Computer Science
This introductory computer science course covers five major topics including Computer Systems, Networks and Internet, Data and Analysis, Algorithms and Programming and the Impacts of Computing. Students will learn how to create technology based solutions, like creating an algorithm to solve a real-world problem. They will also learn how to decompose (break- down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions. This course would be a good starting point for students interested in taking higher level computer science courses or for just getting a general introduction to the computer science field.
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
CATEGORY: Math
PREREQUISITE: None
LENGTH: One Trimester -
Thinking Mathematically
This trimester long course is designed to support students in their high school math experience. Students will explore the importance of mindset as it relates to success in mathematics. This course will be offered concurrent to Algebra 1 and will include learning around foundational mathematics concepts.
GRADE LEVEL: 9th
CATEGORY: Elective
PREREQUISITE: None
LENGTH: 1 Trimester, course may be repeated for credit
