Academic Advising
Academic Advising and Course Selection
During this time, your child will bring home their course selection materials. It is imperative that you review this information with your student as course offerings are dependent upon enrollment and school staffing decisions are based on the course selections students make. Please know, to ensure appropriate placement, all course selections will be discussed with and reviewed by the school counselor.
Academic Advising and Course Selection Timeline
Rising Freshman Events
- January 04, 05: Academic Advising Presentation, Herndon MS
- January 09: Academic Advising Presentation, Rachel Carson MS
- January 11: Academic Advising Presentation, Langston Hughes MS
- January 11: Academic Advising Presentation, St. Joseph's School
- March 01: All rising freshman course selections in SIS
Rising Seniors Events
- January 09, 11: Rising Senior and ELLs Level 1 & 2 Junior Academic Advising Presentations, 4th Period, Various Locations
- January 16-23: Course Selection through English 11 and ELD Level 3
Rising Juniors Events
- January 29, 31: Rising Junior and ELLs Level 1 & 2 Sophomore Academic Advising Presentations, 4th Period, Various Locations
- February 02-09: Rising Junior Course Selection through English 10 and ELD Level 2
Rising Sophomores Events
- February 14, 16: Rising Sophomore and ELLs Level 1 & 2 Freshman Academic Advising Presentation, 4th Period, Various Locations
- February 21-28: Rising Sophomore Course Selection through Science and ELD Level 1
Review
- March 04-08: Make-up course selection
- March 08: All course selections entered in SIS.
- Before March 08: Requests for course changes honored.
- March 09-June 05: No course selection changes permitted.
Course Selection Sheets
These documents do not meet FCPS accessibility guidelines. If you need additional support reading or accessing this information, please see your counselor.
Course Catalog
Meet Your Herndon High School Counselors
| Student Last Name | Contact |
| A-Br | Elizabeth Kinan |
| Bu-Dj, AVID | Kie Anderson |
| Do-Hen | Shannon Kamenick |
| Her-L | Randi Fortier |
| M-Pe | Meghan Azzara |
| Ph-Se, Lead Counselor | Kelly Ginieczki |
| Sh-Z | Matthew Dell'Orso |
| EL Level 1 & 2, A-K | Athena Sotirchos |
| EL Level 1 & 2, L-Z | Wendy Labenow |
| Projects | Samantha Kramer |
View our full staff on the Student Services page.
FCPS Graduation Requirements
Academy
Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment (DE) Expectations
- Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment Expectations
- Student Website for Dual Enrollment (Google Webpage - Students must be logged into their @fcpsschools.net account to access the website)
Self-Directed Economics and Personal Finance: Summer Learning
Summer is a great time to fulfill the Economics and Personal Finance course requirement. Visit the FCPS Self-Directed Economics and Personal Finance: Summer Learning page to find out more.
How to Register for Courses in SIS
Register for Your Class in 10 Easy Steps!
- Log into SIS StudentVUE on your laptop. This process will not work on your phone.
- Click on the "Course Request" tab in the menu to the left.
Click the blue "Click here to change course requests" button.
- Using your Course Selection sheet, type in the course ID for the first class you would like to take into the "Course ID" box.
- Click the "+ Add Request" button.
- Repeat this process for the other six courses you have selected.
- Add two alternate courses in preference order by clicking the "* Add Alternate" button.
- Review your list of seven classes and two alternate electives.
- If necessary, remove any incorrect courses by clicking the "X Remove" button.
- Once all seven classes and two alternative electives are listed under "Selected Course Requests," click "Click here to return to course request summary."
