From the Bigelow Middle School BMS Grade 8 Transition Team and Amy Winston, NNHS Vice Principal:
Here are some important dates and who to contact regarding the NNHS course
registration process:
Monday, February 14 – Monday, March 14
Teachers talk with students and begin entering course recommendations into
Aspen. Students and parents can access Newton North High School “Opportunities” book for 2022-2023 which contains Newton North course descriptions and elective choices. You should begin to go through thiscatalog with your student. Hard copies will be available to all grade 8 students after winter break.
Monday, March 21
Grade 8 Parents/Guardians are invited to a “Coffee” with NNHS Principal, Henry
Turner, to address 9th grade scheduling questions. This event will take place
from 8:30 AM-10:00 AM at Bigelow. We will follow up with more information as
the event nears.
Monday, March 14 (5:00pm) – Monday, March 21
8th Graders enter their elective choices into Aspen. Individual teacher
recommendations will be available in Aspen to Bigelow students starting at 5:00
PM. You will also be able to log into Aspen to view the course recommendations
and selections your student has made, however, classes can only be entered
through the student portal. Please review this information with your student.
Course requests MUST be entered into Aspen by 8:00 PM. Counselors
will be checking all student course registration requests in Aspen.
Months of March and April
Special Education Courses will be determined with you and your student at the
scheduled IEP/Transition meetings. Your student will participate in his/her
meeting and you will be notified of the time and date. Please do not cancel this
appointment—we are not on a flexible schedule.