It’s that time of the year Niles North! Summer school registration will be opened on February 26, 2016. Be sure to start thinking about what courses or summer camps you will be attending this upcoming summer semester. Summer school will be at Niles North and Niles West this year due to the mass enrollment.

Before enrolling in any academic course, it is recommended that you talk to your counselor about level recommendations and what credits you need to fulfill to graduate. Many students take health, consumers education, prerequisite courses, drivers education, and public speaking to help their future fall and spring semester course load less stressful by getting some of the required credits out of the way. On the other-hand, students may be required to enroll in remediation classes if they failed to pass a class.

“I took summer school my sophomore year and it really helped my junior year go more smoothly. I didn’t have to worry as much about having to take so many hard classes because I took one of my social studies credits during the summer,” Juliana Tichota, junior, said.

Summer school attendance is very strict because the curriculum moves at a faster pace than a Fall or Spring semester due to the limited amount of days to cover the same material. Before deciding which dates you want to attend summer school, consider if you will be going on any vacations, or have any events that can’t be changed. In a four-hour class, a student is only allowed to miss one day maximum, on the second day missed, they will be dropped from the class and will not receive credit. In a two-hour class, a student is only allowed to miss two days maximum.

Every year there are two time periods that you can sign up for. The first time period is 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the second time period is 10:15 a.m. until 12:15 a.m. One year courses occupy both of the time slots with a 15 minute break inbetween.

To register online, go to http://summer.niles219.org/Summer