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Registration Calendar
- Feb 14 - March 5 - Students apply for AP Courses
- Feb 27-March 9 Counselors visit English Classes, students complete Course Selection Worksheet
- Feb 28 - Electives Faire, in the quad at lunch
- March 1 - Academic Advising Night for Incoming 9th grade students 7:00 - 8:30 Gym
- March 5 - AP Course Applications Due, Applications for G period prep, G period PE or zero period PE due to the Guidance office.
- March 12-19 - Students select courses on-line through Infinite Campus Portal
- March 28 - AP English Portfolios due to English Office (L-31)
- April 9-10 - Students receive course sign-up verification in B period Class
- April 13 - Students return verification form to B period teacher
Course Selection is now closed.
If you need to make changes in the courses you selected, please see your counselor.
Gunn Course Catalog 2012-13
Information for Incoming 9th Grade Students
Information for Students New or Returning to PAUSD
Welcome to the Gunn Course Selection Web Page!
Here you will find all of the information and resources you need to help you make course selections for the 2012-13 school year. This year's process and time line looks a little different than last year, so pay attention!
Here are some things that are different about this year:
- AP Course Selection. Check out the AP Course Info page to see which courses require an application, which require a teacher placement and which you may self-select for. Then follow the process as outlined. Applications are due to the Guidance Office March 5.
AP English Literature and Composition portfolios are due to the English Office on March 28.
- G Period Prep, G Period PE, Zero Period PE. Incoming 10-12th grade students wishing to have a G period PE, G period prep or zero period PE must complete an application, have it signed by the appropriate person. Students wishing to have a G period Prep or G period PE must have a valid reason. Reasons may include sports participation, or another committment outside of school (bring verification). Students wishing to be placed in zero period PE must complete the same application, but a signature is not necessary. Students placed in zero period PE will, when possible be given a G period prep. (click here for the Application for G Period Prep, G period PE or Zero Period PE.)
- Math and Science Course Placement. For incoming 10-12th grade students, your Math or Science teacher will be placing you in the appropriate course for next year. You should have a conversation with your teacher about the courses you wish to take.
- Course Selection Verification. Like last year, you will select your courses on-line during the week of March 12-19. Unlike last year, you do not need to print out a verification of course selection. During the week of April 9, we will give you a paper printout of the courses that you signed up for. You will sign and your parents will sign this form and turn it in to the Guidance Office.
Course Selection Worksheets
These forms include lists of required and elective courses available for students by grade. Counselors will hand out these worksheets to students when they meet with them in English Classes. Use these worksheet to guide your on-line course selection Process.
- 9th Grade Reg Worksheet-Terman
- 9th Grade Reg Worksheet - Students outside of PAUSD
- 10th Grade Reg Worksheet
- 11th Grade Reg Worksheet
- 12th Grade Reg Worksheet
Information about Advanced Placement Courses
Gunn Course Catalog 2012-13
Additional Resources for Course Planning (Flyers & Links)
- Athletics & Physical Education
- Career Technical Education
- Course Catalog Listings for CTE
- Home Economics
- Criminal/Civil Law Class
- Video Production
- Multimedia Design
- Broadcast Video
- Automotive Technology
- Robotics
- Gunn Robotics Team (GRT)Application - Due March 15
- Project Lead the Way - A series of engineering and design courses
- Engineering at Gunn (Brochure)
- Journalism/The Oracle
- English Department
- Course Catalog Listings for English
- Program Overview
- Basic College Skills
- Reading Between the Lines (Expository Reading and Writing Class)
- Writer's Craft
- American Studies
- Journalism/The Oracle
- ELL - English Language Language Learners
- Math Department
- Science Department
- Social Studies Department
- Visual and Performing Arts
- World Languages
- Additional Programs
- Living Skills
- Focus on Success Program
- Small Learning Community for 9th grade students. Check out their web site!
Incoming 9th Grade Students
Incoming 9th grade students have their own web page! Click the link above for information specific to students coming to Gunn from Terman, JLS or Jordan Middle Schools.
Students from Outside of PAUSD
If you are not currently a Gunn student, but are planning on attending Gunn in the Fall of 2009, please contact the Guidance Office at 650-354-8212.
Math Placement Tests for Students From Outside PAUSD
Students who are new to the Palo Alto Unified School district may take a math placement test in order to determine the most appropriate math course for next year. Tests will be given at Gunn High School in the Math-Science Office. Please visit the Math Web Page for information and to sign up to take a placement test.
World Language Placement for Students Coming From Outside PAUSD or an Immersion Program
The World Language Department will offer placement exams to students who have not been through the PAUSD course sequence or have an immersion experience. Placement exams will be given on March 6, at 2:30 in room L-23, the language lab.