Information on the eighth grade parent meeting

On January 22, there was an eighth grade parent meeting that informed parents of eighth grade upcoming events and the requirements for an eighth grader to graduate.

In the meeting, it was talked about the expectations and requirements to participate in eighth grade activities. Students can not fail any classes; they must pass all classes with a minimum of a 1.0 GPA. These are the following grade percentages that eighth grade students are not able to get,  D+ 68%-69%, D 63%-67%, D- 60%-62%, F 59% or lower. Students can not miss more than fifth-teen days of school in one semester in order to participate in eighth grade activities. You can not owe debt and you must complete 105 parent volunteer hours.

Speakers at the meeting included, school counselor Gabriela Cervantes, teacher Teresa Vorgias, and parent coordinator Brenda Serrato. They spoke about how parents/guardians and students are able to access Power School to check on the students grades and details about them. To email a teacher they can click on the teacher’s name. In addition, students can go to Guided Study for more help. It is available from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Monday is Math, Tuesday is English, Thursday is Science & History.

School principal Sue Jean Foulkes said, “The purpose of the meeting was to inform our eighth grade parents about promotion policy, to let them know about all of the eighth grade activities, and to start setting up parent committees for the 8th grade dance.”

Final grades are uploaded by five p.m. on May 31. Students may not be sent to the office or be suspended by any teachers as of May 23 or they will not participate in the activities.