8th to 9th Grade Transition Information
Registration Information Below Shared by MCHS
Important Resources:
- Course Description Handbook
- This document has detailed MCHS course offerings. It includes information needed for scheduling, as well as the prerequisites and course descriptions for each available class.
- MCHS Student Course Selection Screencast
- This screencast will take you through our process including the role of the student MBUSDapps.org (Gmail account) and Aeries, our student information system.
- Information for Selecting Courses in AERIES
- This screencast is produced by Aeries and will walk students through the process of selecting courses with click-by-click directions.
- Log into your AERIES account.
- Click on “Student Info.”
- Click on “Course Request Entry.”
- Under “Subject Area”, you can filter courses.
- Select the course you would like to take. Example: For English 9, you would select 10001.
- If you select a semester course (course number ending in 3), make sure to select another semester long course ending in 3.
- 9th-11th grade students must select a minimum of 6 courses.
- 12th grade students must select a minimum of 5 courses.
- The maximum number of courses a student can select is 7.
- The maximum number of AP courses a student can select is 4.
- If you do not want a zero period class, you MUST select “Excused Zero Period”, which will not be counted as one of your course selections.
- For all elective courses, students MUST select one alternate.
- For 9th grade students planning to play a sport, it is highly recommended that you select “Zero Period Athletics” in order to not disrupt your schedule when your season begins.
- For 12th grade students selecting English 12 Seminars, you MUST click on “Add Alternate” for each of your two choices. Select an alternate option for each seminar.
- Once you complete your selection of course requests, you can log out. There is no save button.
- This screencast is produced by Aeries and will walk students through the process of selecting courses with click-by-click directions.
- Review Selected Courses
- Students, review the courses you selected.
- Consider the time required to be successful in these courses in conjunction with any in-school and out-of-school extracurricular activities.
- Discuss the selections and time commitment with your parents in order to ensure you have a balanced schedule.
- Enrollment, Course Selection, Registration
- This link provides detailed information for new/incoming students.
- Counselor Meetings
- In April and May, every student will meet directly with a school counselor to review the selected courses for the fall. If any changes need to be made, a counselor will assist with that process at that time.
- Incoming 12th
- Incoming 11th
- Incoming 10th
- Incoming 9th
- American Martyrs School
- Hermosa Valley School
- Manhattan Beach Middle School
The course request window will open at 8:00AM for:
Incoming 12th Grade:
Incoming 11th Grade:
Incoming 10th Grade:
Incoming 9th Grade:
If you have any questions about which classes to take, please reach out to your counselor via email. They are ready for your questions and are happy to help.
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Last Name Alpha Case |
School Counselor |
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A-Da |
Jennifer Wildenberg |
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Db-Hoo |
Keshia Fields |
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Hop-Mh |
Brittney Oystrick |
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Mi-Se |
David Beck |
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Sf-Z |
Emily Sommer |
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Academic Support A-L |
Sina Evans |
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Academic Support M-Z |
Teby Wammack |
Other Reminders:
- Add alternates for all electives as well as all 3rd year or above science courses.
- Add excused periods where necessary (Ex. excused 6th for athletics).
- Add excused zero if you do not want a zero period class.
*If you are concerned about the “Algebra 1 Requirement not Met” message on your Aeries screen because you have already taken and passed Algebra 1, please disregard. We are currently working through this programming error.