Community High School

Admission to CHS

Community High is a school of choice: if you feel that you’re a match, you can apply to Community during your last year of middle school. If a more structured High School career is what you’re looking for, your home school (Huron or Pioneer) is your best choice.

500 students can barely fit into this old elementary school, so admission is regulated. In the good old days, prospective students had to camp out in the cold to get a first-come, first-served spot. Now we’ve got a lottery. It provides a totally random selection of students. We promise.

In This Page: Dates – Quick Facts – The Process – More Info

Dates and Deadlines:

Here is the selection process for the graduating class of 2013:

Applications available Jan 5 in all middle schools, the Community High School offices (on the second floor ), and the Balas administration building. Application deadline is 4:00pm on Febuary 20, 2009.
February 20, 2009 – 4:00 pm – Deadline for applications to be submitted. Late applications will be added to the end of the waiting list in the order received. They WILL NOT BE included in the random selection. One application per-student will be accepted

March 2, 2009 – List posted of students to be included in the random selection on the back door of CHS. If your student’s number does not appear on the list, and you believe it should, please notify the Dean’s office immediately.

March 9, 2009 – RANDOM SELECTION. Results of the random selection and official waiting list will be posted by student number (not student name) on the outside doors of Community High School at 3:00 pm and at www.a2ommunity.org. On March 11, 2009 the results will be faxed to each middle and private school. Waiting list is established at this time.

March 16, 2009 – Connect with Community 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Optional orientation only for those students selected in the random selection.

March 23, 2009 – Commitment Date by 4:00 pm

One hundred and eight students, who have completed the steps above, will be admitted to the 2009 – 2010 9th grade class through random selection. The remaining applicants will form the waiting list.

Students who need help with any part of the above process should talk to their school counselors, who may then contact us for assistance.

Students accepted by random selection will receive a letter from CHS explaining the next steps in the process.

Informational Meetings were be held from 7:00-8:30 on these days:

Monday, January 12th, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Each prospective student was required to attend at least one meeting & so must a parent.

As always, you can subscribe to the announcements list (on the right), and we’ll update you when there’s new information.

Quick Facts:

• The process begins in January.
• You have to apply to be considered.
• There are 108 9th grade slots.
• Typically, there are about 250 9th grade applicants.
• Students who do not make the lottery are put on the waiting list. When there are available slots, staff members call students on the waiting list beginning with the lowest numbers.

Process Overview:

1. Application period: Applicants must complete the following three steps during the application period:
   • Student attends an information meeting at CHS.
   • Parent or guardian attends an information meeting at CHS.
   • Completed application (Enrollment Agreement and Notice of Entry) and turned into the main office @ Community High School.
2. One hundred eight students who have completed the steps above will be admitted to the 9th grade class through random selection. The remaining applicants will form the waiting list.
3. The random selection drawing will be overseen by the Community High School PTSO. Results of the random selection and official waiting list will be posted by student number (not student name) on the outside doors of Community High School. Results of the random selection will be faxed to middle and private schools.
4. Students accepted by random selection will receive a letter from CHS explaining the next steps.

More Information:

Applications are available at Community or your middle school’s house office.

For more information about the application process, including the latest forms, visit the official school site.

For more information about what Community has to offer, read whether Community is a match for you or about the benefits of our school.

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