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2025 High School info, courses, registration

Sandy High School Summer Academy Opportunities 2025

Who is eligible?

Currently enrolled OTSD 8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th grade student

 

Location:

Sandy High School

 

Dates:

July 28-July 31 and August 4-7

 

Times:

AM Session: 8-11 a.m. &/or PM Session: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

  

Transportation:

Will be provided within OTSD boundaries.

 

Grab & Go Lunches:

Students will be able to grab lunch at the end of the morning session/beginning of the afternoon session. If a student is staying for both the AM/PM Sessions, they will eat lunch on campus. Students can also pack their own lunch. Sandy High School is a closed campus.

Attendance:

It is critical students are at school each day and complete the work to earn the credit.  A student may only miss 1 day of class. If they miss more than 1 day, they no longer have the opportunity to earn the credit for the class. If a student is tardy for more than 30 minutes, that counts as an absence for the day. Students will receive a “W,” withdrawal on their transcript.

 

Cost:

FREE!

 

Credit:

For in-person classes, students can earn .25 credit while appropriately completing daily work during each day of the session. If a student prefers to earn .5 credit, they will need to complete independent work/projects that will be assigned by the teacher within the first two days of class. The student must inform their teacher of their intent to earn .5 credit by Day 3 of the course.  All students will transcript a grade for any course, including online courses, that they begin.  Grades given will be A, B, C, D, and F.

For online classes a student will be permitted to take 1 online class.

(Maximum 1.0 credit available for Summer Academy)

 

Course Offerings

High School Summer Academy Program Guide 2024-25

Sessions

July 28-31st and August 4-7th

AM Session: 8:00-11:00
PM Session: 11:30-2:30
 

Credit: Students can earn .25 credit while appropriately attending and completing daily work during each day of the session. If a student prefers to earn .5 credit, students will need to complete independent work/projects that will be presented by the teacher within the first two days of class. It is the student’s responsibility to inform their teacher of their intent to earn .5 credit by Day 3 of the course.


Attendance: A student can only miss 1 day of class. If they miss more than 1 day, they no longer have the opportunity to earn the credit for the class. If a student is tardy for more than 30 minutes, that counts as an absence for the day. They will receive a “W”, withdrawal on their transcript.

  • Credit Recovery LA 9/10: In this course, you will further extend and deepen your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills and explore the thematic concept of culture. Texts could include novels, short stories, poems, essays, or speeches by various authors. You will be  challenged to use evidence from these texts in your written, visual and oral responses.Type of Credit: Language Arts (0.25 or 0.50 credit) Instructor: Kevin Phillips

    Credit Recovery LA 11: In this course, you will further extend and deepen your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Texts could include various works such as poems, short stories, speeches, articles, and novels by major American authors. You will be challenged to connect your learning to American history and use evidence from these texts in your written, visual and oral responses. Type of Credit: Language Arts (0.25 or 0.50 credit) Instructor: Maya Cooney


    Freshman Seminar: Freshman Seminar is designed to ease the transition to high school and provide skills to support student success (academic, social, emotional, etc.) The course will focus on team building for peer-to-peer and student-adult connection, exploration of future goals and the steps needed to achieve them, familiarity with the building and school extracurricular and academic programs, the development of essential soft skills, and the building of overall confidence related to the transition to freshman year. Type of credit: elective (0.25 or 0.50 credit) Instructor: Sarah Bonner

  • Freshman Seminar: Freshman Seminar is designed to ease the transition to high school and provide skills to support student success (academic, social, emotional, etc.) The course will focus on team building for peer-to-peer and student-adult connection (including Counselor and Admin), exploration of future goals and the steps needed to achieve them, familiarity with the building and school extracurricular
    and academic programs, the development of essential soft skills, and the building of overall confidence related to the transition to freshman year. Type of credit: elective (0.25 or 0.50 credit) Instructor: Sarah Bonner

  • Online Classes (Grad Alliance): Students have the opportunity to work at school or at home on an online class that can earn .5 credit. Students may take only 1 online class. Class closes on August 7th at 2:30pm. (If student chooses to work from home, they must have their own reliable wifi and device) (0.50 credit) Instructor: TBD

Register Here!

For more information on registering for the high school summer academy contact:

Maria O’Meara

Registration in Spanish