Rising ninth grade students and their parents had the opportunity to meet teachers and to get a better understanding of the courses there going to be taking next year at Annandale’s annual rising ninth grade parent night. Students and parents filled the Auditorium on Wed. January 13. full of excitement to start their transition into high school.

“I think this parent teen night will give me a better understand of school and how school will be like,” Holmes Middle School eighth grader Elvera Miller said.

All eighth grade students and their parents got a better understanding of the courses at Annandale. The eighth grade students got to learn about the classes and electives they were most interested in and whether they wanted to take honors courses.

“This event will help me figure out what honors classes to take,” Holmes Middle School eighth grader Lindsay Keyes said.

Students also got to get a better idea of how the electives were like. Students and their parents met at the cafeteria where teachers talked to students about electives and courses.

“I’m really excited to take new electives like film and theater,” Poe Middle School eighth grader Christine Trieu said. “I can’t wait to learn new things in High school I’m pretty excited.”

This opportunity gave rising 9th grade students a better idea of high school and what it would be like.

The night gave teachers a chance to get the rising freshman excited to get involved with all the extracurricular activities that Annandale has to offer, such as sports and clubs. Many students left looking forward to starting high school in the fall.