SUMMER FAQ

There are no prerequisites for WANIC Summer Semester. As long as a student is entering 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade and enrolled in a public high school in the WANIC consortium, they may apply.

Biosystems, Genetic Research & Ethics and Systems Thinking for Health and Wellness will only enroll rising 10th, 11th or 12th grade students.

Students do not earn college credit during WANIC's summer semester.

No. WANIC only has one summer semester term. For students to have enough hours to earn the .5 high school credit, students are in the same class from 8:00-3:00.

Students are expected to attend class 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every day that the class is in session. A student is allowed to miss a maximum of one day of Summer Semester. This absence must be excused by a parent/guardian. To excuse an absence, the parent/guardian must contact the WANIC office immediately following an absence. Email wanic@lwsd.org or call (425) 739-8400. Alternatively, the student may bring a parent/guardian-signed note to the teacher.
Because an entire semester class is condensed down to 13 days, if a student misses more than one day, they may not be able to make up missed work. If a student misses more than one day they may earn a poor or failing grade and may lose credit for the class. This will be reflected on their official high school transcript and will affect their GPA.

No, all applicants are run through the lottery as individuals.

There are no supply fees this year.

However, financial assistance may be available through Barrier Reduction Funds to pay for gas for students attending class in person. Students who qualify for free/reduced lunch at their home high school and/or whose family has a financial need may apply for Barrier Reduction Funds. 

Parents/Guardians may log into their WANIC account to check the status of their student’s application: https://applywanic.schoolmint.com/login 

WANIC Summer Semester uses a Lottery System. Priority will be given to rising-12th graders as long as they submit their applications within the APPLICATION PERIOD (see below).
APPLICATION PERIOD
The APPLICATION PERIOD is open from 9:00 AM March 25, 2025 until 3:00 PM April 24, 2025. The online application link will be available to all applicants for this time. During this APPLICATION PERIOD, students may submit one application; each application has space to select a First and Second program choice. Only one application per student will be accepted. No enrollments will take place during the APPLICATION PERIOD.
When the APPLICATION PERIOD closes, the online application link will be removed from the WANIC website.

LOTTERY PERIOD
The LOTTERY PERIOD is April 28 until May 5. WANIC will not accept any new applications during the LOTTERY PERIOD. During the LOTTERY PERIOD enrollment decisions will be made for each class separately, as follows:

• In the unlikely event that there are more rising-12th grade applications than there are spaces available in the class, a lottery will be run for only the rising-12th grade applications to determine enrollment in that class. Successful applications will be enrolled. Applications that do not make it through the lottery will be placed on a waitlist, in the order determined by the lottery.
• Applications will be run through a seat allotment process. First priority to rising 12th graders, then to rising 11th graders, then to rising 10th graders and then rising 9th graders.

Students application will be enrolled in the class based on lottery results.

• Applicants that do not get enrolled through the lottery will be placed on a waitlist, in the order determined by the lottery.
• Successfully enrolled students and their parent/guardian(s) will be sent an email confirming enrollment and including information on next steps. Waitlisted students and their parent/guardian(s) will be sent an email informing them of their status and next steps.
• After the first lottery has been conducted for each class, if there are still spaces available in a class, a second seat allocation (lottery) will be run on students’ second choices.
• Students and parent/guardian(s) will be emailed the outcome of the lottery during the weeklong LOTTERY PERIOD.

SECONDARY APPLICATION PERIOD
If, after the LOTTERY PERIOD, there are still open spaces in any class, WANIC will open up online application link for only those classes with open spaces, for a limited time. Eligible applications will be enrolled on a first come-first, served basis. During the SECONDARY APPLICATION PERIOD, if a class is not listed on the application, that class is fully enrolled and is no longer accepting applications.

Applications that do not make it through the lottery will be placed on a waitlist, in the order determined by the lottery. After all the lotteries have been run for all the classes, WANIC will examine students' second choices. Where possible, students will be placed into their second choice programs. All applications who are not placed at this point will be placed into the waitlists of their first program choices. WANIC will email the student and parent/guardian(s) with this information. As spaces become available (if other students withdraw), waitlisted students will be enrolled into their first program choices in the order determined by the lottery. June 1st is the application cut-off date. If waitlisted students have not received an email confirming enrollment by June 16th, then they will know they will not be enrolled in WANIC Summer Semester this year. We hope you try again next year.

The student's home high school verifies a student's eligibility. Eligibility conditions are:

• Students who are entering 9-12th grade this fall and enrolled in a WANIC consortium school district (Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview, and Snoqualmie Valley School Districts) are eligible.
• Students who are home school or private school must register with their local public high school to be eligible.
• Students who are enrolled in a district other than a WANIC consortium district are called out-of-consortium students. Students who are out-of-consortium are not eligible to enroll in WANIC Summer Semester. There are no exceptions
• The student's home high school may determine the student is not eligible if the student must enroll in their district summer school for credit recovery which conflicts with WANIC summer semester.

No, a site visit is not required.

No, WANIC offers one summer semester term each summer.

Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview or Snoqualmie Valley School Districts are members of the WANIC consortium. WANIC does not accept out-of-consortium applications for Summer Semester. There are no exceptions. (We occasionally accept out-of-consortium applications for our full-year programs. Please contact the WANIC office).

WANIC instructors will make accommodations for your student based on their IEP/504. Any additional services (for example, a one-on-one aide, a service animal, or adaptive technology, etc.) needs to be provided by the student's home school district.

Please work with your IEP team at your high school so additional services accommodations can be provided for your student by your district during WANIC Summer Semester.

After the lottery is run, if a student's lottery position successfully places them in the class, WANIC enrolls the student in the class conditionally. The student's home high school must still verify the information on the application is accurate and the student is eligible. Eligibility conditions are:

• Students who are entering 9-12th grade this fall and enrolled in a WANIC consortium school district (Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Northshore, Riverview, and Snoqualmie Valley School Districts) are eligible.
• Students who are home school or private school must register with their local public high school to be eligible.
• Students who are enrolled in a district other than a WANIC consortium district are called out-of-consortium students. Students who are out-of-consortium are not eligible to enroll in WANIC Summer Semester. There are no exceptions.
• The student's home high school may determine the student is not eligible if the student must enroll in their district summer school for credit recovery which conflicts with WANIC summer semester.

If the sending high school determines the student does not meet eligibility requirements, the enrollment will be withdrawn.

Occupational Education (Occ Ed) credits may also be called Career and Technical Education (CTE) credits. All districts require some Occ Ed credits as graduation requirements. WANIC Summer Semester classes earn 0.5 credit because it is equivalent to a one period, one semester class.

Supplies are provided. Please bring paper, pen/pencil and lunch.

Students who do not complete the required coursework during summer semester will not be issued an Incomplete (I) grade because all students are withdrawn from WANIC Summer School at the end of the program. Students will either earn a Hardship Withdrawal (W) or No Pass (N) or F depending on their circumstances for not completing the class during the semester.

Biosystems, Genetic Research & Ethics class and Systems Thinking for Health and Wellness is only offered to rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders. Rising 9th graders may not apply.