9th grade registration.... ALREADY?!

I'M NOT READY! I'M NOT READY!! I'M NOT READY!!!!

My youngest child brought home his 9th grade registration yesterday. He is looking at and planning his first high school credits! How did that come about?! I can't possibly be old enough for such an event. Yet, here we are.

The school is offering 1st year Japanese for the first time next year. Will knows that I was going to require that he chose a language next year and was in an agony of indecision over Spanish, German, or French. Not anymore. He is DETERMINED to take Japanese. Quite excited, actually. I explained that it is much more difficult because you have to learn several completely different alphabets; it is nothing at all like English. He thinks that is the coolest part about it!

Thankfully, Trina and her kids learned Japanese during their time in Japan, so I have a ready resource just a phone call away. She is also boxing up her Rosetta Stone software and shipping it to me so that Will can get a head start on the class over the course of the summer.

Because Japanese, Band, and Seminary are full year courses, Will has only one 1/2 year elective left to choose. He can't decide between History of World Wars (Social Studies elective credit), Metal Shop (CTE credit), and Computer Tech (required of everyone to graduate). Tough call. I gave him some pros and cons for each choice, but will leave it up to him to decide.

I think Computer Tech might be a good candidate for online summer course. The school district has an online high school for those who need to catch up on credits, and for those who want to get ahead. In the summer before 9th grade Helena took Fitness for Life (required PE credit) online. I think I will connect with Celeste Baker (her son, Dallan, is Will's best friend) and see if we can register both boys for Fitness for Life together this summer. It is good to do online stuff together. Helena and her best friend, Caitlin, plan to take Financial Literacy (another graduation requirement) online together this summer.

Doing online requirements opens up options for taking the fun stuff during the school year. Helena wants to take photography classes and Will is interested in welding. Both want to open up their schedules in their senior year. I say 'great'!