Academic Advising SY 2025-26

Academic Advising

Our hope is that with the two Advisory Lessons that focused on the Career Key and Creating a Four-Year (or Three-Year or Two-Year or One-Year) Course Plan via Naviance Student as well as using the resources such as the JHS Courses SY25-26 Google Site (accessible to Staff/Students through their FCPS Google Email - Parents ask your student to show you the site) as well as the Online/PDF Course Catalog that students will be able to make a more informed decision on courses. We are also encouraging students to meet with their teacher to let the teacher know what the student is thinking about for next year and receive feedback regarding their current level of performance in the classroom.

We know that it's very difficult to make decisions when there is little to no preparation involved. We know that in the moment, when having to make a decision without knowing all the information that this causes anxiety and stress. We know that due to the anxiety and stress, any decisions made can be quickly forgotten.

Our hope is that students are taking advantage of these planning tools so that when they meet with their School Counselor, the conversation can be more meaningful to both parties. We are really wanting to students to focus on their strengths and interests as well as their overall mental/emotional well being in considering the course load in its entirety. Let's be prepared!

Academic Advising SY 2025-26 Timeline

It is time to choose classes for the upcoming School Year 2025-2026! Timeline is subject to change.

  • Wednesday, December 4 
    • Advisory Lesson: Course Fair Logistics and Prep
  • Tuesday, December 10 
    • Advisory: Course Fair for Grades 9-11 and Class of 2025 Meeting in Auditorium
    • IB/AVID Parent Information Session (Grades 8-12) - Library - 7-8pm
  • Thursday, December 12 
  • Thursday, January 9, 2025 
    • Advisory Lesson: Reminder for Course Selection and Academic Advising Timeline
  • Friday, January 20, 2025
  • Monday, January 13, 2025 
    • Academic Advising Begins for Rising 12th Graders (current Grade 11)
  • Friday, January 17, 2025
  • Friday, January 24, 2025
  • Monday, January 27, 2025 (Schedule Subject to Change)
    • Academic Advising Beings for Rising 11th Graders (current Grade 10)
  • February 2025 - Date to be announced
    • Justice HS School Counselors will be attending Glasgow MS Panther Time to provide a presentation on courses available to 9th graders.
  • Wednesday, February 5, 2025 
    • Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night (current 8th graders) - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 5:30-8:30pm
      • Optional Electives Fair - 5:30-6:25pm - Cafeteria
      • Welcome/Logistics - 6:30pm - Auditorium
      • Session Rotations Begin - 6:30pm
  • Wednesday, February 12, 2025 
    • Inclement Weather Rescheduled Date: Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night (current 8th graders) - In the event we must cancel the event on Wednesday, February 5th
  • Monday, February 10, 2025 (Schedule Subject to Change)
    • Academic Advising Beings for Rising 10th Graders (current Grade 9)
  • Monday, February 24 and Tuesday, February 25 (Schedule Subject to Change)
    • Academic Advising for Rising 9th Graders (current Grade 8) at Glasgow Middle School
  • Friday, March 7, 2025 - All Course Selection Due by 3pm
    • Academies that require an essay for enrollment acceptance is due Friday, March 7, 2025 at 3pm
    • There will be an opportunity after Spring Break to put in a request to change a course for next year. More information to come.

Course Planning

  • Justice HS Course SY25-26 Google Site (only accessible to Staff/Students)
    • The site provides more in-depth course descriptions with curriculum and course expectations, information about Academies, Online Campus, and more!
    • Parents: Please ask your student to show you the Google Site!
  • Justice HS Course Catalog School Year 2025-26 (PDF Version - Link to come)
  • 9th Grade Course Selection Visual/Paper Sheet for School Year 2025-26 (Link to come)
    • Students are being asked to submit their course selections via a Google Form that was presented in Advisory on Thursday, December 12th. The link is also posted in Schoology --> Student Services --> Academic Advising Upcoming School Year 2025-26 --> Course Selection
  • 10th-12th Grade Course Selection Visual/Paper Sheet for School Year 2025-26 (Link to come)
    • Students are being asked to submit their course selections via a Google Form that was presented in Advisory on Thursday, December 12th. The link is also posted in Schoology --> Student Services --> Academic Advising Upcoming School Year 2025-26 --> Course Selection

Course Selection

Course Selection

We would like to pre-load all courses into ParentVUE/StudentVUE before meetings with the School Counselor begins in order for the meetings to have more time to discuss courses and the overall course schedule versus having to spend time manually inputting each course into the system. Please help us out by completing this Course Selection Google Form!

Please make sure you are completing the appropriate grade level Google Form!

FCPS Graduation Requirements

FCPS High School Information