Be Sure to Register by Friday, December 11

School ID Cards
If your student hasn’t sent in a jpeg photo of him/herself for the student ID cards, that needs to be done immediately. Please attach and send to: nicole.turek@openhighschool.org

First Semester Ends on Weds, January 13th
Please encourage your students to be working hard to get caught up or to improve their grades, if necessary, by the end of the semester. The teachers are always available for individual tutoring sessions and are eager to help our students succeed. Contact them anytime!

Deadline for BYU-IS Class Completion is also in January
We are working hard to ensure that your student receives the appropriate number of credits for graduation. Please work with them to complete their BYU classes in January so that they can focus on their second semester classes. If you have questions, please contact our guidance Counselor, Mrs. Wurm.

Second Semester Registration Procedures

Students and Parents:

It is time for you to register for your 2^nd Semester classes at Open High School of Utah. Second Semester will begin on January 14, 2010. The registration form needs to be completed and submitted by Friday, December 11, 2009. The registration link has been sent to your student at their Open HS e-mail address so that we can easily track who has and hasn’t registered. Please work together to register by the deadline.

Please read the following information carefully.

We are excited to announce that we will be offering two elective courses in BrainHoney next semester. This means that the majority of students will be able to take all 6 courses through OHSU, and will not need to take any classes through BYU Independent Study. There are, however, a few special circumstances in which students can still take those BYU IS classes.

The elective courses that will be offered are Computer Literacy and PE Fitness for Living. Computer Literacy is required for graduation, and so all students need to take this class, unless you completed it through BYU during 1^st semester. Students must complete 1.50 PE credits in order to graduate, and the Fitness for Living class will accomplish 0.50 credits toward that requirement. Even if you have already taken a PE class this year, you may still take this class for an additional PE credit.

If you are currently enrolled in the first half of a year-long course at BYU (such as foreign language), you may choose to complete the second half of that series in place of the electives we are offering. OHSU will still pay for your to take that elective course. If you have already taken Computer Literacy or PE and do not wish to repeat, you may also choose BYU electives in their place.

All BYU IS courses can be found online at www.elearn.byu.edu. Please click on Courses, and then High School courses. Please read all of the requirements for the class you are interested in, including any textbooks or materials that may be required. OHSU will pay for $124 towards your class. Any additional tuition costs, fees, textbooks, paper manuals, etc. will be your responsibility.

Please complete the registration form found at the attached link. If you will be taking BYU classes, Mrs. Wurm will register for you to take those classes. You do not need to register yourself for BYU classes this semester. You also still have the option of taking one or two classes at your local school. Remember, that while OHSU allows this option, it is at the discretion of the local school. If you have ANY questions at all, please do not hesitate to call, email, or skype Mrs. Wurm.

Remember the deadline for this form to be submitted is Friday, December 11, 2009.

Thank You,

Jenni Wurm

counselor@openhighschool.org

(801) 510-4586

Skype: jenni.wurm