Our library serves as the information hub for the school serving students, staff, and the education community. Through our library, students have access to a diverse collection of print and electronic materials with professional staff to help. Students can visit the EHS library Website and go to the catalog to look up books we have in our collection. If we don’t have a book the library can use interlibrary loan with other secondary libraries in the district and have the book sent to EHS. Students can also suggest books for purchase in the EHS library for the collection. Classroom teachers work with the EHS librarian and staff to curate lists for research projects in both print and digital formats. In addition to resources for research the EHS librarian can facilitate the use of Noodle Tools, a cloud based digital platform for all student research projects. Students log in at Noodletools.com with their Office 365 accounts through the school district. More information about Noodle Tools can be found on the EHS library website. The EHS library can also assist students with accessing their King County Library System (KCLS) student account with their LWSD ID number. This student account gives all LWSD secondary students access to everything in the KCLS digital collection. The EHS library website also has information about how to access KCLS and also E Books through a service called Sora. The EHS library staff is eager to serve our students and staff to maximize learning and personal growth.

Counselors provide a number of services for students and their parents, whether it is in the area of personal concerns, academic decisions, or post high school plans. Providing support to students, parents and staff is the primary role of the counseling staff. Eastlake counselors facilitate communication between students, parents and the community at large in order for our students to work towards becoming successful, well-adjusted, independent young adults. Guidance services are designed to meet the needs of our diverse population. Programs can be administered in several different ways through the counseling staff, teaching faculty and additional professional personnel when appropriate. Eastlake High School contracts with community support services to provide a part-time substance abuse counselor and interventions specialist for our students. This individual’s role includes education, assessment, as well as individual and group counseling and referral to other community agencies when appropriate.

The Eastlake High School Counseling Center web page, linked to the EHS main page, holds a variety of resources for students and their parents to access at anytime. This includes listings of helpful web addresses as well as a link to our Post High School Handbook. Available guidance, either through school wide programming or on an individual basis, can include: 

Academic
•    Graduation Advising-individual and group
•    Running Start
•    New Student Registration
•    Academically At-Risk Interventions
•    Registration & Course Planning for current students
•    Scheduling
•    Washington state test requirements
•    WANIC Alternatives to High School 
•    Personal/Social
•    Classroom presentations 
•    Drug & alcohol referral
•    Crisis counseling and referral
•    Counseling groups
•    Community referrals
•    Individual counseling
•    Study Skills

College & Career Development 
•    College Applications/Common Application
•    Scholarships and Awards Assistance
•    AP class planning/testing
•    Classroom Presentations
•    College Parent Night 
•    Financial Aid Night 
•    Post high school planning
•    Dual Credit College in the High School (See Counseling page for more in-depth information regarding resources in the Career Center and career guidance materials.)
 
Eastlake High School contracts with Youth Eastside Services to provide a part-time Drug & Alcohol Prevention specialist. This individual’s role includes education, assessment, as well as individual and group counseling and referral to other agencies when appropriate. Eastlake also has a partnership with Evergreen Health to provide a social worker at the school. The social worker is on-site (currently, virtually available) to provide crisis intervention, psychosocial and risk assessments, safety planning and brief interventions or skill building. They provide ongoing behavioral health support until they are able to connect students with an outside referral. Staff and parents can also consult with the social worker regarding interventions, psychoeducation and community resources. We also assist with referrals to primary care, specialty care and mental health providers. 

Eastlake High School allows all students the opportunity to take the course work necessary to meet university entrance requirements. For students seeking a technical career upon graduation, a variety of opportunities are provided for skill development. These opportunities are offered through programs in our school district, WANIC programs at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Running Start and through partnerships with other school districts. 

In the counseling center, students are assisted by a counselor, career specialist, psychologist, registrar, data processor and drug and alcohol prevention specialist and mental health social worker for their counseling needs.

Wolf Time is embedded time in our weekly schedule for students to choose which class they would like to attend.  This provides all students the time and support to meet our high-expectations while maintaining school to personal life balance. The goal is to have all students choose a location to help them to be successful. This element of choice allows for students to attend a help session, make up missed labs, assignments or tests, have a quiet space to work on homework, or attend a variety of enrichment opportunities put on by our wonderful staff.  Wolf Time is considered a class at Eastlake and attendance and norms are enforced just like a regularly scheduled class.

Credit may be approved for educational courses or experiences that are obtained through an institution or organization outside of Eastlake High School. An application process is required. Approval to pursue an outside course or experience for credit must be obtained before the beginning of the course or experience. A maximum of three external credits total may be submitted for approval in grades nine through 12. Students who choose to take coursework from any accredited academic institution will receive “transfer” on their transcript (e.g. Transfer Math). It is the student’s responsibility to request an official transcript from any institution attended when completing the college application process. If students are to retake a course, the student may elect to have the GPA zeroed out in the course in which they received the lower grade. However, both courses and grades will be reflected on the transcript. Always contact your school counselor for clarification.

Individual students may be excused from participating in physical education (PE) otherwise required on account of physical disability, employment, or religious belief, or because of participation in directed athletics or military science and tactics or for other good cause. Please view the district website for more information and contact your students counselor.

A student in good academic standing may register to be a Teacher Aide for a teacher, department, or office at EHS. Grading for TA positions is Pass/No Credit, and elective credit is earned. Students are advised to accept a TA position for no more than 1.0 credit in grades 9-12.

During the registration process, Eastlake provides a lot of information to ensure that students make informed decisions about their class selection. After finalizing registration, Eastlake constructs the master schedule, hires new teachers and generates teacher and student schedules based on student requests submitted during registration. Therefore, Eastlake will not make any schedule changes after the close of registration, except in very specific situations such as an improper placement, incomplete schedules or a class needed for graduation. Submitting all requested information by the deadlines communicated by Eastlake High School will assist school staff in meeting student scheduling needs.

Schedule changes within the first five days will not be recorded on the transcript. A “W” (withdrawn) grade will be recorded on the transcript of students dropping courses after the first five (5) days through the fifth (5th) week of the semester. The course will remain on the student’s official transcript but will not impact the student’s GPA. Students will receive an F grade for courses dropped after the 5th week of the semester except in the case of extenuating circumstances as determined by the principal. All schedule changes must follow designated school process and be approved by counselors/administrators. The ability to schedule students into a different course is limited once registration closes.

*Deadlines also apply for the registration in special course options like WANIC, CTE Dual Credit College Connections, Running Start, and for registration for AP Examinations.

1. Competency/proficiency credit

Students who wish to pursue competency/proficiency credit must sign up to participate in “Washington World Language Assessment Days.” Through this state-sponsored program, students complete an assessment and receive a certificate of recognition signed by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE), with a cover letter indicating proficiency levels attained in the tested language and high school credit equivalencies based on the state’s recommendations for competency-based credits: The district will award one or more credits based on the student demonstrating an overall proficiency level according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines as follows:

• Novice Mid – 1 credit
• Novice High – 2 credits
• Intermediate Low – 3 credits
• Intermediate Mid – 4 credits

2. A student may elect to pursue credit in areas other than World Language if the choice is based on a career-oriented course of study identified in the student’s High School and Beyond Plan. To do so, the student’s parent/guardian (or designee) must agree that credit in other areas is more appropriate than World Language because it better serves the student’s career goals. A meeting must be held with the student, the parent/guardian (or designee), and a high school representative to discuss and sign a form (Appendix / Form G)* acknowledging they understand the World Language requirement is a college-entrance requirement and that they believe that other alternate course selections are more appropriate given the student’s education and career goals.

*All Appendices/Forms are available from the Counseling Office and by visiting the Lake Washington School District website.

If you are requesting to be placed in Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), or College in the High School (CHS) course for the upcoming school year, please read the following carefully:

Eastlake High School creates opportunities for students to challenge themselves by taking Honors, AP and UW courses. School administrators must balance teacher allocations from the school district with classroom seat counts and classes for students. Student reasons for requesting a drop of course range from not finishing a summer assignment prior to the start of the school year to having an overload of homework or low/failing grades. Course offerings and teacher assignments are based on registration requests gathered in the prior year, and transfers into general level courses are frequently not possible for us to make and still meet district contract requirements for class sizes and teacher student limits. As a result, you will not be allowed to transfer out of the Honors, AP or CHS class for which you have registered. 

These classes are commitments for the full duration of the course. Before making this commitment please carefully consider the workload for these classes within the context of your entire schedule (both academically and with extracurricular activities such as sports, part time employment and volunteer work). You can use the information listed in the current course catalog to reasonably estimate the hours of homework each night for each Honors, AP or CHS class you select. 

Prior to submitting your course requests into Skyward, we ask that you and your parents please read and understand the information above and your commitment to the items below:

• You have carefully considered the rigors, challenge and instructor expectations for the classes you intend to take. 
• You have successfully completed all required prerequisites as outlined in the catalog.
• You are committing to remain in your Honors, AP and/or CHS classes for the entire school year and to access all available support necessary to be successful.
• You recognize that the time commitment to completing required projects, assessments and assignments may limit your ability to participate in extracurricular activities, athletics, part time employment etc. 

*In addition to earning a minimum of 24 credits, students must complete all additional district and state graduation requirements. This information can be found in the EHS Course Catalog, on the LWSD website and through the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 
**ALG 2 recommended or a 3rd year of high school mathematics aligning with the students interests and high school and beyond plan

Students in grades 9-12 will work towards developing and completing their own High School and Beyond Plan. The High School and Beyond Plan is a state and district graduation requirement that will require students to consider education and career choices post high school. The Lake Washington School District uses Xello to organize and access activities that create the High School and Beyond Plan. Students will be responsible for completing grade level activities that allow them to brainstorm, explore, and organize their plans and ideas for life after high school. Students are encouraged to work with their family, teachers, and counselors on their plan.

Contact Tyshawn Ward (tward@lwsd.org) with any questions

The Eastlake College and Career Center provides post-high school information, resources, and support.

• College Admissions Rep Visits: Hear from colleges and universities through in-person visits. Learn about admission requirements, the application process, and the next steps. 
• College & Career Calendar: Keep track of college and career-related events and deadlines.
• College Application Support: Take advantage of all the resources on the College Application support page to complete the Common App, UC, and CSU. View the Application Support calendar to view events hosted by EHS, college admission reps, and many other experts to help you with the application process.
• Scholarship and Financial Aid Information: Find ways to pay for college, career, or technical school through need-based and merit aid, including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study, and FAFSA/WASFA resources.
• Military Information Visits: Visit with representatives from all branches of the military. Learn more about enlisted and officer-level programs, including ROTC scholarships and the United States Service Academies.  
• SAT/ACT: Learn more about college admission testing, test-optional schools, timing, and preparation resources.
• WANIC Skills Center (Washington Network for Innovative Careers): Earn high school credit (and sometimes college credit) while learning technical skills, many that lead to industry certifications. WANIC (wanic.lwsd.org) is a regional Skills Center cooperative of eight school districts in Northeast King County offering daily courses at the central facility in Kirkland, DigiPen Institute of Technology, and area high school campuses.  
• Career & Technical Education (CTE) Dual Credit: Earn dual high school and college credit without leaving the high school classroom. Students enrolled in CTE Dual Credit (pnwcollegecredit.org) can earn college credit in Eastlake courses (marked as “CTE Dual Credit” in this catalog) that are formally aligned – articulated – with college courses. Most CTE Dual Credit high school classes connect with a professional/technical certificate or degree.  
• Employment: Job opportunities, resume, and interview support.

Community Service, Internship & Apprenticeship: Explore internships, volunteer, summer, and other career-connected opportunities in Xello (via Classlink).