Alta Sierra Intermediate

🌞 Summer FAQs 🌞

Welcome to our Summer FAQs! Our staff is already looking forward to another great school year at Alta Sierra. While our team is taking some time over the summer to rest, recharge, and prepare for an amazing year ahead, we know families may still have questions. We hope the information below helps answer many of your common questions about schedules, PE, registration, and back-to-school preparation. If you need additional assistance, please feel free to email staff members directly. Please note that response times may be slower during the summer months. We appreciate your patience and can’t wait to see everyone back on campus soon!

Parent Information Night: Thursday, August 13^th

Look for more information to be posted on Parent Square in August.

Student Schedules will be released in Student Connect and Parent Connect on August 12, 2026.

Please note that schedules will ONLY be released for students who have completed the enrollment or re-enrollment process AND have completed their 7th-grade immunizations.

There are a limited number of honors/advanced sections (see below), so the placement criteria are stringent.

Criteria includes:

overall grades
state testing scores
district assessments scores
attendance
behavior
teacher recommendation

Grade

# of Honors AB Sections

# of Advanced Math Sections

# of Advanced Science Sections

7th

8th

2 Biology (Advanced Science is a prerequisite)

4 Honors

If you have further questions about honors/advanced classes or would like to be put on a waitlist for a specific course, please email your counselor.

Schedule requests can be made by completing the schedule request form.

This form should ONLY be completed if you received your schedule and there is an error that needs to be corrected. Counselors will respond to schedule change requests in the order they are received. Please allow at least 48 hours for a response.

Schedule changes will NOT be made for any of the following reasons:
1. You want a different teacher
2. You want to be with your friends
3. You want a course during a different period
4. You want a different elective than one of the three choices you selected during registration or a different semester pairing elective

Schedule changes will be considered for the following reasons:
1. You are missing a course on your schedule (Check for AB, Math, Science, PE, & Elective/Intervention)
2. You have two of the same classes on your schedule (Example: two Science classes)
3. You are not able to participate in zero-period PE or lunch PE and want to only take one elective.

*Schedule changes are limited and are made based on space availability.*

Athletes:

Please note that the number of ASI student-athletes exceeds the number of spaces available in 7th-period PE and 7th-period electives. Therefore, we are unable to schedule all athletes in either PE or an elective as their 7th-period class.
Starting at a new and larger campus can be intimidating, but don’t worry – we’ve got you covered!
- Optional student-led tours will be offered the week before school starts.
  - Look for information to be posted on ParentSquare in August!
- All students will receive a campus tour on the first day of school during their PE class.
- New students who enroll mid-year will be offered a personal tour led by an Alta Sierra leadership student.
- You can also check out our campus map from home!
Recommended School Supplies:
- Backback
- Binder(s) with dividers
- Lined Paper
- Pencils
- Highlighters
- Markers/Colored Pencils/Crayons
Fall sports will begin the 2^nd week of school. Please see our ATHLETICS INFORMATION page for details on the sports offered each season and how to sign up. Remember that at the intermediate level, athletes must have a physical on record to participate in sports. A physical is valid for one year from the date it is completed.

ASI Fall Physical Night: 8/20/26
- Additional information will be posted on ParentSquare in August
Fall Tryouts: 8/24-8/28

Winter Tryouts: 11/2-11/6

Spring Tryouts: 2/1-2/5 2027

Join any of our sport-specific ParentSquare groups to receive information about specific sports you are interested in.

Follow these steps:
1. Log in to your ParentSquare account on a web browser or the mobile app.
2. From your main dashboard, click on Participate in the left-hand navigation menu.
3. Select Groups from the drop-down menu.
4. Browse the list of available district or school groups.
5. Find the group you want and click Join.
Use this link to access all the BHS Area sports camps offered over the summer.

Check out the individual sport pages in our ATHLETICS section to see other off-season opportunities.
PE Schedule for the First Two Weeks of School

Week 1

Monday: School Tours

Tuesday: Videos/ School Assembly #1

Wednesday/Thursday: Selling of PE Clothes, Roll call order, Review Handbook

Friday: Assign Lockers/ Sell PE clothes

Week 2

Monday: Selling PE Clothes, Video on how to open a lock/ Picture Day

Tuesday: Last Day to hand out lockers

Wednesday/Thursday: First day of dressing out.

Friday: Last day to turn in signed Handbook

Week 3

Start PFA testing- modified pull ups, curl ups, trunk lift, and sit and reach
At Alta Sierra, students are required to dress out (change clothes) for PE. Students will need appropriate PE clothing and a lock for their locker.

PE Clothing
- Students may wear their own PE clothes as long as they meet the school’s PE uniform requirements.
- Students may also choose to purchase ASI PE clothing, which will be available the week before school starts and during PE classes during the first week of school.
Locks
- Students may bring and use their own lock.
- ASI locks will also be available for purchase during PE classes during the first week of school.
For additional information about PE dress requirements and what to expect in PE this year, please visit our PE page.