8th grade orientation night hello from pbl high school!
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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
Extra Curricular Activities• 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
Sports• 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 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
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
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
Earning Credits
• 5 credits to be a sophomore• 10 credits to be a junior• 15 credits to be a senior• 22 credits to graduate
Graduation RequirementsEnglish 4 units
Math 3 units (must include Alg & Geom)
Science 2 units
Government ½ unit
U.S. History 1 unit
Other Social Studies ½ unit
Health ½ unit
Drivers Ed ¼ unit
Consumer Ed ½ unit
PE As required
Fine Arts, Career Tech., or Foreign Language
1 unit
22 CREDITS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE22 CREDITS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
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
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
Required Courses & Guidelines
• English Pre-AP 102– B or better in 8th grade English
• English 101
Required Courses & Guidelines
• Formal Geometry– A or B in Algebra & 85th percentile on math
achievement test
• Algebra I
Required Courses & Guidelines
• Math Paths– Formal Geometry / Algebra II / PreCalculus– Algebra I / Geometry / Algebra II
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)
Electives
• 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
*Semester course
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
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
All courses and short course descriptions can be found at:
www.pblunit10.com
Scroll down to “High School” on the left and go to
“Guidance” link and then “Course Handbook"
Making High School Count
• www.mapping-your-future.org
• www.ilworkinfo.com
• www.fastweb.com
• www.collegeview.com
• www.collegenet.com
• www.collegezone.com
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
Mr. Pat Burns Mrs. Kristin Oyer
Guidance Counselor Guidance Counselor
[email protected] [email protected]
(217) 379-4331 (217) 379-4331
PBL High School
www.pblunit10.com
GOOD LUCK NEXT YEAR!!