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8th Grade Orientation Night

8th Grade Orientation Night. Hello From PBL High School!. Link Crew Freshman Advisory. Focus on: Develop a sense of belonging within the school Academic progress Attendance Making positive choices Planning their future. Band, Flags, Jazz Band Chorus, Show Choir, Madrigals FBLA FFA

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8th Grade Orientation Night

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  1. 8th Grade Orientation Night Hello From PBL High School!

  2. Link Crew Freshman Advisory • Focus on: • Develop a sense of belonging within the school • Academic progress • Attendance • Making positive choices • Planning their future

  3. Band, Flags, Jazz Band Chorus, Show Choir, Madrigals FBLA FFA FCCLA Math Team Speech Team NHS Student Council Visions FCA Community Service Club Scholastic Bowl Extra Curricular Activities

  4. Boys Baseball Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country Football Golf Sports Mgmt. Track Wrestling Girls Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country Golf Softball Sports Mgmt. Track Volleyball Wrestling Sports

  5. Sports Eligibility • You must be passing 5 academic classes to be eligible to play • This is checked weekly • To play a sport in the next semester you must have passed 5 academic classes from the previous semester per the IHSA requirement • This continues throughout high school

  6. Promotion to the Next Grade • No one looks at your grades at the end of the year and decides whether you will be promoted or “held back” • You gain sophomore, junior, and senior status by passing classes and earning credits

  7. How You Earn Credits • Passing the semester is ½ credit • Exceptions: • Drivers Ed, Library Intern, and Flags are ¼ credit per semester • Remember you must have a passing grade at the end of the semester to earn any credit in a class

  8. Earning Credits • 5 credits to be a sophomore • 10 credits to be a junior • 15 credits to be a senior • 22 credits to graduate

  9. Graduation Requirements 22 CREDITS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE

  10. Minimum Entrance Requirements for 4-year Colleges • 4 years of English • 3 years of Math • 3 years of Science • 3 years of Social Studies • 2 years of Fine Arts or Foreign Language

  11. Entrance Requirements to 2-year Colleges • Core academic classes recommended • It is highly recommended that students still take as many of the required courses for a 4-year college as possible • A student who attends Parkland and wishes to transfer to a 4-year college will have to eventually have the courses needed for a 4-year school or their equivalent, either in high school or at the 2-year institution

  12. Required Courses & Guidelines • English Pre-AP 102 • B or better in 8th grade English • English 101

  13. Required Courses & Guidelines • Formal Geometry • A or B in Algebra & 85th percentile on math achievement test • Algebra I

  14. Required Courses & Guidelines • Math Paths • Formal Geometry / Algebra II / PreCalculus • Algebra I / Geometry / Algebra II

  15. Required Courses & Guidelines • Biology or Physical Science • Biology (A in 8th grade Science & 80th percentile on achievement test or “Exceeds” on the 7th grade ISAT) • Health/Physical Education • 3 electives • Spanish (C or better in English)

  16. Spanish I World History Intro. To Family & Consumer Science Intro. To Business Keyboarding/ Computers Driver’s Ed (if eligible) Tech. Concepts I (shop)* Tech. Concepts II (shop)* Intro. To Agriculture Band Flags* Chorus Visions Electives *Semester course

  17. Course Load • A normal load is 5 or 6 classes plus PE • Research course options • If requests are fulfilled, you may not change your schedule • You may NOT drop a class just because you don’t like it or are failing it • You’re stuck! So remember to choose carefully • You may have only 1 study hall

  18. Driver’s Ed Eligibility • Pass 8 classes over the previous two semesters • Freshman year, we will have to look at 8th grade grades • Sophomore year, we will have to look at all your freshman grades • Your birth date will determine when you can take driver’s ed

  19. All courses and short course descriptions can be found at:www.pblunit10.comScroll down to “High School” on the left and go to “Guidance” link and then “Course Handbook"

  20. Making High School Count • www.mapping-your-future.org • www.ilworkinfo.com • www.fastweb.com • www.collegeview.com • www.collegenet.com • www.collegezone.com

  21. GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT Mr. Pat Burns Mrs. Kristin Oyer Guidance Counselor Guidance Counselor pburns@pbl.k12.il.usoyervball@pbl.k12.il.us (217) 379-4331 (217) 379-4331

  22. Administrators Trent Eshleman Principal teshleman@pbl.k12.il.us Jeff Graham Assistant Principal jgraham@pbl.k12.il.us

  23. PBL High School www.pblunit10.com GOOD LUCK NEXT YEAR!!

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