WELCOME VHHS CLASS OF 2028
Pre-registration & Admission Process to Vernon Hills HS
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PARENT/GUARDIAN OF A FUTURE COUGAR
We are excited to welcome your family to Vernon Hills High School. Your 8th grade student and family will soon begin the process of transitioning to District 128 and Vernon Hills High School for the 2024-2025 school year. In order to get started on this process, we would like to invite you to begin the pre-registration process for your 8th grade student to VHHS and District 128. This includes all families in our choice zone boundary area (see below).
Overview of pre-registration & admission process:
The incoming 9th grade registration process goes through four phases:
- Phase 1: pre-registration is now open and due October 13th
- Phase 2: set up your District 128 parent PowerSchool account in November (Hawthorn 73 and District 128 are different districts, therefore, a new PowerSchool account must be created)
- Phase 3: course selection in January and February (includes 8th grade orientation)
- Phase 4: annual school registration and registration fees in June
PHASE 1: PRE-REGISTRATION - DUE OCTOBER 13TH
Pre-registration collects demographic information which is vital to help us communicate with our new students and families and prepare for the 2024-2025 school year. Pre-registration is necessary to set up your parent PowerSchool account in November and complete the online course selection in February. Please complete your student’s pre-registration by Friday, October 13, 2023.
INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE YOUR STUDENT'S ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION
- Click blue button below to begin pre-registration.
Registration can be completed in English or Spanish. Language selection can be found in the upper right corner of your Registration Gateway screen.
- Click the red start box-Do not login: Read the instructions and check "I'm ready to begin". Click Save and Next.
- Create your account: Username, then Password (must contain 1 number and be 6 characters). This account is only for pre-registration. Discard, do not save for future use. For summer registration we will provide you with login credentials unique to your student.
- Grade Level: Select Grade 8.
Communication to our families is very important. Please enter parent/guardian information under Student Contacts for both parents even when there are multiple households.
Please note, during pre-registration, Registration Gateway will automatically skip some pages that are not required of an 8th grader. You will get a spinning gear until it cycles through to the end of the registration.
CHOICE ZONE FAMILIES
Until you declare your high school of choice, all communication for the Class of 2028 will be received from Vernon Hills High School. For now, during the pre-registration process select Vernon Hills High School when prompted. If your family selects LHS prior to 8th grade orientation & course selection in January & February, we will assign LHS to your student’s home school at that time.
Additional information and next steps for families in the choice zone will be shared in a separate communication.
Ole Stevens
Director of Student Services -- LHS
Andrew Young, Ed.D.
Assistant Principal -- VHHS
Choice Zone-Commonly Asked Questions
PSAT 8.9 UPDATE
IILLINOIS ACCELERATED PLACEMENT LAW GOES INTO EFFECT
In the 2023-24 school year, the Accelerated Placement Act will go into effect. This act requires Illinois public school districts to automatically enroll students who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, or Science in the next most rigorous level of coursework in that content area the following school year. For instance, a student who is taking Algebra I as a 9th-grader and who meets or exceeds state standards in Math will be automatically enrolled in Honors Geometry for their 10th-grade year. To read more about the Accelerated Placement Act, click on this link. The requirements of this act also apply to incoming 9th-graders. Therefore, the data we receive from the PSAT 8/9 has become even more important in our placement process for incoming 9th-graders.
Students who score within the ranges shown above will be eligible for Accelerated Placement and automatically enrolled in the next most rigorous course in the corresponding content area. To determine placement in Science, both the ELA and Math scores will be taken into account.
All 8th-grade through 11th-grade students who meet benchmarks will be automatically enrolled in the next most rigorous course; however, this does not mean, that students who do not meet benchmarks cannot also be enrolled in the next most rigorous course. D128 will also provide parents with the option to enroll their student in coursework that they believe better aligns with their student's postsecondary education or career goals.
Visit this link to read more about the Accelerated Placement Act
2024-2025 Counselor Course Selection Support & Additional Information:
As all prior years, school counselors will be available to help answer questions pertaining to your individual student regarding course registration, elective options, and impact of accelerated placement during course registration season (January & February). Counselors will continue to help your student make course decisions and balance their schedule with your student's personal interests/passions, post-secondary goals, and wellbeing in mind.
Several more details will be shared later this fall and during the course registration process to support families and your individual student. As a result of this new law, new school processes are being developed at all area high schools and we will continue to provide information to all VHHS families as it becomes available. We look forward to supporting your student as they prepare for their post-secondary endeavors.
SAVE THE DATE: 8TH GRADE ORIENTATION
8th Grade Orientation
Thursday, Jan 18, 2024, 06:00 PM
Vernon Hills High School, Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL, USA
CONTACT US
If you have any questions while registering your student, please contact Debbie Lehman deborah.lehman@d128.org or Jennifer Sheppard jennifer.sheppard@d128.org. Our offices are open Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
Email: v.registration@d128.org
Website: https://www.d128.org/vhhs/
Location: 145 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL, USA
Phone: 847-932-2200