The master schedule is developed to We cannot always schedule students into every course they want. maximize each student's opportunity to take at least one course (at the appropriate level) in English, social studies, mathematics, science, classics/modern language and fine arts/business. However, when students try to take courses out of the typical sequence or are trying to take six majors (such as doubling up in foreign language, science, etc.); we sometimes cannot accommodate their wishes. Course registration happens through iParent in April. In addition to giving parents access to their students’ grades, discipline, and attendance data, iParent also allows parents to participate in the course registration process. To sign up for an iParent account, please see the WHS homepage. Over the last couple of years, we have developed some new courses! Here are some highlights. Please check out our new electives in the Social Studies department, such as Attic Archaeology (2560), and and Current Events (2562 2564) 21st Century Democracy (2566). Thanks to the Wayland Public Schools Foundation, we introduced an all-new music production lab in 2015-16. Courses such as and make use of this Music Production Studio (7525) Filmscoring (7520) amazing new technology. Our Mandarin sequence continues with offered for the first time next year. Mandarin 4 (5733 and 5734) and made their debuts this Extended Topics in Applied Chemistry (1450) Anatomy and Physiology (1455) year as senior science electives. and Innovation Realization (formerly Creativity, Problem Solving and Invention) (2570) Innovation invite all students (grades 9-12) to tackle real-life problems through the process of Realization 2 (2572) design, prototyping, and invention. offers a thoughtful look at contemporary issues facing Latinos nationally and Latinos Today (5600) globally. I hope you will make the most of your high school years by taking advantage of the great courses offered in this Program of Studies. Sincerely, Allyson Mizoguchi Principal Contents Message from the Principal 2 Wayland High School Mission and Expectations Statement 4 5 GENERAL INFORMATION Guidance Services 5 Special Education and the Learning Resource Team 6 Academic Center 7 Library/Media Services 7 Health Services 7 Physical Exams 8 8 REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Graduation Requirements 8 Course Requirements for College Admission 8
We cannot always schedule students into every course they want. The master schedule is developed to maximize each student's opportunity to take at least one course (at the appropriate level) in English, social studies, mathematics, science, classics/modern language and fine arts/business. However, when students try to take courses out of the typical sequence or are trying to take six majors (such as doubling up in foreign language, science, etc.); we sometimes cannot accommodate their wishes. Course registration happens through iParent in April. In addition to giving parents access to their students’ grades, discipline, and attendance data, iParent also allows parents to participate in the course registration process. To sign up for an iParent account, please see the WHS homepage. Over the last couple of years, we have developed some new courses! Here are some highlights. Please check out our new electives in the Social Studies department, such as Attic Archaeology (2560), Current Events (2562 and 2564) and 21st Century Democracy (2566). Thanks to the Wayland Public Schools Foundation, we introduced an all-new music production lab in 2015-16. Courses such as Music Production Studio (7525) and Filmscoring (7520) make use of this amazing new technology. Our Mandarin sequence continues with Mandarin 4 (5733 and 5734) offered for the first time next year. Extended Topics in Applied Chemistry (1450) and Anatomy and Physiology (1455) made their debuts this year as senior science electives. Innovation Realization (formerly Creativity, Problem Solving and Invention) (2570) and Innovation Realization 2 (2572) invite all students (grades 9-12) to tackle real-life problems through the process of design, prototyping, and invention. Latinos Today (5600) offers a thoughtful look at contemporary issues facing Latinos nationally and globally. I hope you will make the most of your high school years by taking advantage of the great courses offered in this Program of Studies. Sincerely, Allyson Mizoguchi Principal Contents Message from the Principal 2 Wayland High School Mission and Expectations Statement 4 GENERAL INFORMATION 5 Guidance Services 5 Special Education and the Learning Resource Team 6 Academic Center 7 Library/Media Services 7 Health Services 7 Physical Exams 8 REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 8 Graduation Requirements 8 Course Requirements for College Admission 8