Summer Courses

Applications for WANIC Summer Semester 2025 are closed

WANIC Summer Semester: Monday through Friday beginning Monday June 30 - Thursday July 17 (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM): WANIC Summer Semester. Daily attendance required. No school July 4th. EXCEPTION Restoration Ecology class dates/time Thursday June 26 - Friday August 1 (8:30 AM to 3:30 PM). Daily attendance required. No school July 4th.

By submitting a WANIC Summer Semester application, the parent/guardian agrees the student will not be scheduled for any other classes, activities, competitions, holidays, work, lengthy appointments, vacations etc that will conflict with the WANIC 13 day 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM semester schedule.

Please note this form is new as of February 2025 this year; prior year SchoolMint logins do not work and a new account must be created.

WANIC Summer

Summer semester 2025 dates: Monday June 30 - Thursday July 17 (no school July 4). EXCEPTION: The Restoration Ecology class required dates are Thursday June 26 to Friday August 1 (no school July 4).
Monday-Friday
Class time 8:00 am – 3:00 pm In Person. EXCEPTION: The Restoration Ecology class time is 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM In Person.
All classes are In Person.
Application window Tuesday March 25 (9:00 AM) - Thursday April 24 (3:00 PM): applications must be SUBMITTED before the ending date and time. There will be a button on this page called Apply for Summer 2025 visible and active only during the Application Window. See Summer Timeline for additional information.
UPDATED Monday May 19. Applications for all programs are closed.
Student's ID number must be included in student's application. If the student is not currently enrolled in your school district, enroll there first to obtain this ID number. Applications that do not include this ID number cannot be submitted and will not be included in the lottery.
Once the student's high school indicates student is eligible, you will receive an email that the student has been waitlisted while WANIC continues to complete their processes.
Students who do not attend the entire first day will be dropped from the program. No exceptions.
Students must have their own lunch and transportation.
Grade and credit earned will be sent to the student's home high school where they are required by the state to be entered on the student's permanent high school transcript. This includes rising 9th graders. This is not optional.
*See FAQs Page for additional information.
Summer semester is exploratory and introductory.
Attendance Policy – WANIC summer programs are fast-paced so students can earn a high school semester of credit in only 13 days. There is insufficient time for a student to address missed course content if absent more than one day. If a student is too sick for school for more than 24 hours, such that they will miss more than one day of school, they will be offered a ‘hardship withdrawal’ and to be dropped from the class. A hardship withdrawal (“W”) will not negatively affect their GPA. Visit LWSD's Too Sick for School page for WANIC policies regarding students with symptoms.
WANIC Summer Semester does not have an online option.
Home school and private school students must have a current and active registration with their local public high school. The student's ID number provided by your school district is required information at the time of application. If the student's registration has expired because the student does not attend, work with the school directly to be active in their system again.

SUMMER SEMESTER

These Students are Eligible to Apply (Click for more info)

Open to students entering 9-12th grade and enrolled in the WANIC consortium: Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview, and Snoqualmie Valley School Districts.
Home school and private school students must have a current and active registration with their local public high school. The student's ID number provided by your school district is required information at the time of application. If the student's registration has expired because the student does not attend, work with the school process to be active in their system again.
No out-of-consortium students will be accepted for Summer Semester. There are no exceptions.
Students may not apply for a Summer Semester class they have previously completed.

Registration Process (Click for more info)

Apply Online for Summer Semester during the Application Window. WANIC will run lotteries for placement during the Lottery Window (See Summer Timeline)
Submitting an application is not a guarantee of enrollment.
WANIC will accept only one application per student. If you have a second program choice, please indicate it on the application. Please do not indicate a second choice if your student is only interested in their first choice.
Students will be accepted prioritizing first all eligible rising 12th graders, then accepting all eligible rising 11th graders, then accepting all eligible rising 10th graders. Rising 9th graders will be accepted in classes that have space available after the other grades have been accepted.
WANIC accepts students conditionally - if the student is determined ineligible by their home school district, the enrollment will be withdrawn.
Being Accepted into the program does not mean the student is enrolled. To finalize enrollment, the parent/guardian MUST REGISTER THE STUDENT INTO WANIC Summer School 2025 using the LWSD Skyward Online Enrollment process.. WANIC will email you instructions for completing the registration step. Failing to register the student by the deadline (indicated in the email) will result in the student's application being removed from the program and placed on a waitlist. Waitlisted applications cannot be guaranteed placement.
Program offerings are subject to change or cancellation.
Site visits are not required for enrolling in Summer Semester.
WANIC does not have the staffing to phone applicants and their families regarding registration updates. We communicate using the email addresses provided in the student's application. Add wanic@lwsd.org as a contact to ensure our emails go directly to your inbox.

Attendance Policy (Click for more info)

Student High School Transcript Information (Click for more info)

Earn 0.5 CTE/Occupational/Career & Technical Education high school credit except where noted otherwise in the class description.
Grade and credit earned will be posted to the student's official high school transcript and will be calculated in to their high school GPA. This includes rising 9th graders who are enrolled as high school students in a skill center high school course since middle school students are not eligible for skill center enrollment. The grade and credit earned in a skill center class must be listed on the student's high school transcript. This is Washington State policy for all high school classes attempted.
If enrolled, student must complete the entire program and satisfy all academic requirements to earn credit for the class. If student withdraws before the first day of class, there is no penalty and the class will not be reflected on the student’s high school transcript. If student begins the class and then withdraws before the end of day the third day, the class will be listed on the high school transcript with a Withdraw “W” – this will not affect GPA. If student withdraws after that, the class may be listed on the high school transcript with a No Pass “N” indicating student has not earned credit.
Students who do not complete the required coursework during summer semester will NOT be issued an Incomplete "I" grade. These students will earn either a Withdraw "W" or No Pass "N" depending on the circumstances for not completing the class during the semester.
College credits are not available for Summer Semester.
WANIC sends credit and grade earned to the student's public high school of record for official transcription. WANIC does not provide official transcripts to any other institution. If the student needs an official transcript, please contact the student's public high school of record if an official transcript needs to be sent elsewhere.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Summer Semester Overview

NEW FOR 2025: Being ACCEPTED into the program does not mean the student is enrolled. To finalize enrollment for students not currently enrolled in Lake Washington School District (LWSD) the parent/guardian MUST REGISTER THE STUDENT INTO WANIC Summer School 2025 using the LWSD Skyward Online Enrollment process. WANIC will email you instructions for completing the registration step. Failing to register the student by the deadline (indicated in the email) will result in the student's application being removed from the program and placed on a waitlist. Waitlisted applications cannot be guaranteed placement.

Students who are currently enrolled in LWSD do not need to complete this step, your student will automatically be enrolled using a different process.

WANIC Summer Semester Program Slideshow

Important Summer Information

Summer Rules & Regulations

Summer Attendance Policy

Summer Course Descriptions

Summer FAQ

Summer Timeline

Barrier Reduction Application There is no tuition fee due for Summer Semester. Financial assistance may be available for transportation and other costs for families who qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch. Qualified and Enrolled students, please download, complete, submit the Barrier Reduction Application and verification process ASAP.

Youth ORCA Pass - Students ride free - please visit their website.