Welcome!
Rising 8th Grade
Course Selection and Registration
2016-2017
Course Selection At-a-Glance
• During February/March
 Counselors meet with students at MBJH in
large groups and individually
• Course Selection Forms are due to AO
teachers by:
 Feb 26 8th and 9th grade
• Deadline for Course Request Changes June 6th
• On-site Registration
 forms /schedules/ lockers/ fees
OPTIONS
8th
9th
 English
or Adv English
 Pre-Algebra
8
or Algebra I
or Adv Algebra I/Team
 World
History I
or Adv World History I
 Science
8
 PE
2
electives
Career Prep A)
(8th graders are encouraged to take
Course Placement
Recommendations are based on
student data and teacher experiences
working with the students
over the course of the school year.
English Parent Placement
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8th Grade
Contact Andrew Cotten [email protected] for an appointment
Math Parent Placement
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8th Grade
Contact Amy Kathryn Gannon [email protected] for an appointment
Parent Placement Option
Complete Form on back of course selection guide for courses other than
Math and English.
8th
English
Language
Arts
• Regular
or
• *Advanced
• Summer
reading
requirements
*Placement by recommendation
Social Studies
8th
• Regular
World History I
or
• *Advanced
World History I
*Placement by recommendation
Mathematics
8th
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Pre-Algebra 8
Algebra I*
Advanced Algebra I*
Advanced Algebra I
Math Team*
*Placement by recommendation
Science
8th
• Science 8
Physical
Education
8th
• PE Boys/Girls
(required)
Note: A zero period/early
class may be requested.
This allows for additional
electives during the
school day.
8th
Foreign
Language
• French I or
*Advanced French I
• Latin I or Latin IB
• Spanish I or
Spanish IB
* Placement by recommendation
Note: Foreign Language classes are considered academic electives
and involve homework, quizzes, tests, and semester exam
Visual
Arts
8th
• Art Foundations
• Intro to Art
* Prerequisite: Art Foundation
Performing
Arts
8th
• Band
• Beginning Band
• Concert Band
• Choir
• Choir
• Honors Choir
Prerequisite Choir, Glee Club or audition
• Drama
Career Tech Electives
8th
* Career Preparedness A
* Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
- Design & Modeling
- Automation & Robotics
* Introduction to Computer Science I
* Introduction to Computer Science II
Note: Career Preparedness A/B are
part of the graduation requirements.
CPA may be taken in the 8th grade
for credit.
8th
Other
Electives
Film Production
Yearbook/Journalism
Creative Writing
Reading
Intro to Speech and
Debate
• Speech and Debate
Team –Prerequisite Intro to
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Speech and Debate
Instructional Support Classes
Note: ALL students receive additional academic
support during the Academic Opportunities (AO)
period.
Academic Skills
Resource Lab
Assistance in academic, organizational,
and time management skills and
addresses the academic needs of the
student.
Math Lab
Re-teaching math concepts through
additional research-based strategies
and programs, to close the gap on
these specific deficits and move out of
the intervention.
Remediation of academic
material in the student’s
course content areas per a
student’s IEP
Reading Lab
Reading support class designed to
develop reading skills, with an
emphasis on reading comprehension
across all content.
Instructional Support classes by recommendation only
Additional Information
• If the following courses are taken in 8th
grade :
• Algebra , Adv. Alg 1 or Adv. Alg 1 Math Team
• Level I or I-B of a foreign language,
• Career Preparedness A
• then both the grade and the credit will
appear on the student’s high school
transcript. These courses will count
toward the 24/25 credits required for
graduation and will be used in computing
class rank and GPA.
Frequently Asked Questions
• How many advanced classes should a student
take?
• All students are different. Our regular level courses are
challenging and considered college prep. Many students
graduate from MB with out taking advanced classes.
• When deciding on advance classes consider extra
curricular activities so that can be balanced with
academic load.
• Consider how much time student is spending on
homework and studying currently as adding advance
classes will increase that time.
• Consider the interest level of that subject.
• Students do not have to take advance classes just
because they are recommended.
RECAP
8th
4
Core Classes
1
PE Elective
 2 Additional Electives
- 2 year
- 1 year / 2 semester
- 4 semester
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Parent Placement in English –
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Parent Placement in Math –
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All other Parent Placement for
contact Andrew Cotton
contact Amy Kathryn Gannon
advanced courses see course
selection guide
Reminders
• Read your Course Selection Directions very carefully
• Course Descriptions will be attached to the form
• KEY Dates
 After June 6th: $25 to change schedule
 June 6th: Deadline to course request changes
8th
Casey Lancaster, 8th grade counselor
[email protected]