Freshmen Orientation

How to get ready for 9th Grade!
Step-by-step for parents with incoming 9th Graders.

Panther Pick-Up Days
Thursday, July 31st, 2025
At Panther Pick-Up Day, your student will get everything they need to start the year. Click here for the Panther Pick-Up Days webpage...

Link Crew Freshmen Orientation
Friday, August 1st, 2025
At Freshman Orientation, your student will learn what it means to be a West Park Panther. Drop your student off between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. The morning will begin with a high-energy rally followed by a student-led orientation. Your student will be placed in a group with 9 other 9th Graders and 2 upperclassmen leaders. This will be your students ‘Link Crew’ for the rest of the year. Your student can expect a day of fun, the opportunity to make new friends, and a tour of the campus so they know where to go on the first day of school. Sorry parents, this is a student-only event! Please sign up for orientation using the link here when you receive notification from the district about Data Confirmation (mid-July) so you can locate your student's Student ID number. You don’t want to miss this! Questions? See the FAQ page or contact Assistant Principal Smith (jonsmith@rjuhsd.us).

Itinerary

8:00am - 8:30am - Students say good-bye to their parents and check-in at tables located inside of the front gates
8:30am - 9:15am - Kick-Off Rally (gym)
9:15am - 9:25am - Get into Crews
9:30am - 11:30am - Orientation Activities
11:30am - Students dismissed to parents