HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Dear Parents/Guardians of current 8th Grade Students:
We are pleased to let you know that we are in the beginning stages of preparing your child for the ninth grade at Great Neck North High School. Throughout high school, your child will have many opportunities to take elective courses starting as early as next year. In early February, school counselors from North High will visit your child’s English class to begin the high school registration process. At the conclusion of this presentation, your child will be given a link to the list of Freshman Elective Offerings and Google Form through which they will rank their top five choices. Links to both are below.
Great Neck North High School Freshman Elective Offerings
Great Neck North High School Freshman Elective Google Form
Please review the above Freshman Elective Offerings and Google Form with your child as your approval is required. Once selections are made, your child will need to submit the form by February 14, 2025.
The North High School course catalog includes full course descriptions and can be found on the course registration page:
Our teachers are in the process of making course recommendations for high school placement. These recommendations will be finalized at the end of the year. In an effort to better inform you of this process, the requirements for Honors Placement in North High School are as follows:
Math: Placement in Geometry Honors requires a minimum course grade of 90% in Algebra I and a teacher recommendation.
English: English 9 Honors is not offered as a separate course. Ninth grade students enrolled in an English 9 Regents class have the opportunity to pursue honors-level study and credit by achievement. English 9 Regents teachers will explain the criteria for an English Honors designation early in the school year.
Social Studies: Ninth grade students enrolled in a Social Studies 9 Global Regents class will be given the opportunity to earn honors credit within their Social Studies class. Social Studies 9 Regents teachers will explain the criteria for a Social Studies Honors designation early in the school year.
Science: Eighth grade Algebra students will be considered for placement in either Biology 9 Honors or AP Biology at North High School. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled in Algebra in 8th grade. Placement in these courses depends on a student’s combined average for Quarters 1 and 2 in Honors Algebra I and Earth Science. Students with the highest averages who have demonstrated a strong academic performance will be considered, as space in these courses is limited.
North High also offers academic support programs. Descriptions of these classes are as follows:
Math: Students designated by their Math 8 teachers as needing additional instruction to master the concepts and skills of Algebra I will take Algebra I with a Lab, a course that provides an extra period of math on alternate days for support.
High school courses require a great deal of reading, writing, studying and test taking. Academic assistance courses focus on helping students build skills to enable them to succeed in their content courses. Study Skills classes assist students in developing the skills necessary to study effectively and productively and will provide practice in the strategies that will allow students to succeed in their classes.
If you have any questions, please contact either the subject area teachers or your child’s school counselor.