Transitioning+to+High+School+-+High+School+Information

The majority of our students each year transition from Bear Creek Community Charter School to Coughlin High School in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District; however, we have students from 2013 now attending Holy Redeemer High School, Wyoming Valley West High School, Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, Meyers High School, Hanover Area High School, Crestwood High School, among others. Each year, the entire 8th grade takes a tour of the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical School and select students take a tour and register for classes at Coughlin High School. In order to get all students prepared for high school, I host a High School Panel each year in June. This is where I invite students (mostly graduates of Bear Creek Community Charter School) to sit on a panel in front of our entire 8th grade class, answering questions they may have about high school. I try to get a variety of high school representation on the panel as well as at least one panelist from each high school grade level. I also bring together small groups of students during their lunch period who are attending the same high school in the fall of the following school year. This way, students can see which one of their Bear Creek peers are attending the same high school and this provides me an opportunity to go over some information with them specific to the high school in which they will be attending.

__**Below, you will find information on each feeder high school in our area in which students have attended over the years. Each high school has different registration requirements so please contact either their website or my office for further information or clarification!**__

__**Wyoming Seminary**__ []

__December 2013__ (Saturday): Scholarship Exam. We had 12 current 8th graders from BCCCS participate in the SEM scholarship exam this year! To apply for the Sem Scholarship Exam, interested applicants may call the Admission Office at 570-270-2160 or go to Sem's Web site to download an application [] and for more information about the scholarships awarded.
 * __October 2013__: Gwyneth Hecht, Associate Director of Admission for Wyoming Seminary, came to speak to BCCCS 8th graders about the school, to answer questions, and also to discuss scholarship information (brochures and handouts were given to students to bring home!).**
 * Upcoming open houses will take place periodically throughout the school year, but any families wishing to tour the campus at any time are directed to just call admissions and set up an appointment at their convenience.

__**Hanover Area High School**__ http://www.hanoverarea.org/

__**Holy Redeemer High School**__ [|www.holyredeemerehs.org]

Placement Tests given to eighth grade students in January 2014- this test will help with placement within classes and with the distribution of scholarship funds.

__**Crestwood School District**__ []

Students may register anytime now through the summer months by going directly to the school and filling out a Registration Packet. If contacted, Crestwood HS takes kids and parents for tours when requested. //**Open House**// is scheduled for August; the specific date is yet to be determined but will be advertised in the local newspaper as well as on their website and on the marquee outside the high school.

__**Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center (WBACTC**__) [] and __**West Side Career and Technical Center**__

Miss Rutski takes all 8th graders every year to the WBACTC a few miles away from our school. We go in January. Even if students are not interested in attending a vocational school for high school, they are still encouraged to come see what a vocational school offers to students who opt to attend during high school either a half day or full day. Miss Rutski has West Side Tech applications in her office.


 * __Wilkes-Barre Area School District__** []

To enroll a student in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for 9th grade, parents/guardians are encouraged to complete the enrollment process online. The registration process online is guided from page to page for easy completion. The following website will direct you to the enrollment page. All you need to do from here is click on the hyperlink "Click Here": []


 * Meyers High School [[file:Meyers Registration Information.docx]]**

__**Lake-Lehman School District**__ []

__**Northwest Area School District**__ []

__**Wyoming Valley West School District**__ []

__**Pittston Area School District**__ []

__**Wyoming Area School District**__ []

Students may register for Wyoming Area High School anytime after July 4 - pick up a registration packet in person from the guidance office of the school and bring //**Birth Certificate, Immunization Records, Social Security Card, and Proof of Residency**.// __Guidance Secretary__: Mrs. Rabel 570-655-2836 x2339