Student Class Schedule & Course Requests
In Grade 9, most classes are required core classes. Students do not need to do anything to get signed up for these core classes. Students will be able make choices in their Language, Arts, and Athletics classes. Families will receive an email with a link to a course request form in the second week of April. It is due May 1.
Additionally, there are placement steps to take for Language and Math classes in Grade 9 – see below for more details.
In Grades 10-12, there are increasingly more choices of classes that must also be balanced with meeting graduation requirements. To best support these decisions, families of students entering Grades 10-12 will be contacted directly by the grade-level dean to select courses. This includes discussing Language and Math placements.
Language Placement (Grade 9 only)
If your student is entering Grade 9 and will continue the study of Spanish, French, Latin, or Mandarin Chinese in the 2024-2025 school year, please email Admissions Assistant Tiernan Settles by Monday, April 15. In the email, please include the name of the language, the number of years the student has studied it, and the title of the student’s current Language textbook. If the student does not use a textbook, please say so, and if possible, provide examples of the types of content used in class. Tiernan will then be in touch about placement testing.
If your student is entering Grade 9 and will begin the study of a new language (Spanish, French, Latin, or Mandarin) in the 2024-2025 school year, you do not need to contact us. Your child will be placed in the level one class of their new Language.
Math Placement (Grade 9 only)If your student is entering
Grade 9, we will reach out to you in the coming weeks with information about Math placement testing, which will take place on Saturday, May 11.
Prep for SuccessPlease save the dates of Aug. 15-16 for our orientation program for new students entering Grades 7-12. Prep for Success helps new students learn more about the NCS community and school culture and is run by student volunteers and faculty. You will receive an email early in the summer with more details and the chance to RSVP. August Sports Tryouts
Tryouts for field hockey, tennis, and soccer will be held in the mornings, and for volleyball in the afternoons, from Monday, Aug. 19, to Friday, Aug. 23.
Cross country will hold optional running sessions during the summer and will take an optional trip from Sunday, Aug. 18, to Saturday, Aug. 24. For more information, please email Head Coach Jim Ehrenhaft.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Director of Athletics Heather Dent.