1. 8th Grade Pre-Registration Hello From PBL High School!

2. Changes There are many things that are different in high school from junior high The following slides will show a few of the important ones

3. 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 earning credits –You earn credits by passing classes

4. Promotion to the Next Grade 5 credits to be a sophomore 10 credits to be a junior 15 credits to be a senior 22 credits to graduate

5. How You Earn Credits Passing the semester is ½ credit Exception: –Drivers Ed is ¼ credit –Library Intern is ¼ credit Remember you must have a passing grade at the end of the semester to earn any credit in a class

6. Required Classes 22Besides earning 22 credits to graduate, you must pass certain courses every year If you fail one of the semesters in one of these courses, you must take that semester over If you fail both semesters in a required course, you must take the entire course over the following year

7. Course Load A normal load is 5 or 6 classes plus PE Choose classes carefully –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 do your research! You may have only 1 study hall

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

9. Extra Curricular Activities Band, Flags, Jazz Band Chorus, Show Choir, Madrigals FBLA FFA Math Team NHS Scholastic Bowl Speech Team Student Council Visions

10. 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

11. Graduation Requirements English4 credits Math3 credits (must have Alg & Geom) Science2 credits Government½ credit U.S. History1 credit Other Social Studies½ credit Health½ credit Drivers Ed¼ credit Consumer Ed½ credit PEAs required Fine Arts/Voc. Ed./ Foreign Lang. 1 credit

12. Sports Eligibility You must be passing 6 academic classes to be eligible to play –This is checked weekly –Exceptions ICE & Drivers Ed (5) 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

13. 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

14. Entrance Requirements to 2-year Colleges No certain classes are required It is highly recommended that students still take as many of the required courses for a 4-year college as possible

15. Freshman Courses English Pre-AP 102 or English 101 Math I, Math I/II –Block Math I--placement Biology or Physical Science –Biology placement Health/Physical Education 3 electives

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

17. Making High School Count www.mapping-your-future.org www.ilworkinfo.com www.fastweb.com www.collegeview.com www.collegenet.com www.review.com

18. PBL High School 700 W. Orleans Paxton, IL 60957 (217) 379-4331 www.pblunit10.com