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1st Period7:55-8:55 2nd Period9:00-9:55 3rd Period10:00-10:55 4th Period11:35-12:40 LUNCH 11:00- 11:307 th Grade 11:35 – 12:056 th Grade 12:10 – 12:408 th Grade 5th Period12:45- 1:40 6th Period1:45- 2:40 THE SCHOOL DAY

LOCKERS Property of the School Keep your combination to yourself and do not share your locker Few problems after the first few days!

LUNCH Lunch cards Hot Lunch Available –$ $3.50 (currently) Can bring your own Appropriate Behavior School Pay –pay & track online

ACTIVITIES Team Events Athletics (Basketball, Football, Wrestling, Volleyball, Swimming, Track) All School Assemblies Student Council Activities –Bowling, Skiing, Community Center, Splash Park School Parties –Dance, Basketball, Paddleton, Karaoke, Game Room, Swimming, Pictures, Wii-Guitar Hero, Refreshments Activities/Presentations –CSC, Reality Store, Career Fairs, Diversity Day, Head to Head

Sports and Clubs Sports (7 th and 8 th grade) BoysGirlsSeason FootballBasketballFall Season WrestlingSwimWinter Season BasketballVolleyballWinter Season TrackTrackSpring Season Clubs(6, 7 and 8 th grades)Advisor (for ) Science OlympiadJudy Morin You Be the ChemistParent Advisor Delta MathBrian Wynne Math CountsDiane White Head to HeadCarrie Keeley STANDRoxanne Weisend Yearbook ClubJeff Beckwith ForensicsJeff Hayes National Art Honor SocietyCarrie Keeley RoboticsArt Halloran Chess ClubPaul Schroll Yoga ClubParent Advisor Ping Pong ClubNate Swartzkopf Curling ClubMike Graves Culture ClubChris Sanchez Lacrosse ClubParent Advisor Equestrian ClubParent Advisor TennisTennis Center

Counseling Services Strive for academic, social, and emotional well being Encourage involvement M.E.A.P. (October) Transition talks at the beginning of the year

Counseling - continued Counseling Curriculum: –6 th – Bullying, –7 th – Career Cruising, Anger Mgt –8 th - EDP’S, Reality Store, Sexual Harassment Tutoring – Key Club & Community Tutor Resource Individual and Group counseling Support to students, parents & teachers

“The Core” Science Social Studies Language Arts Math - 7th grade –Math 7 –Pre-Algebra 7 –Algebra 8 (cross graded) Math - 8th grade –Math 8 –Pre-Algebra 8 –Algebra 8 –Geometry (cross graded)

7th Grade Elective Options (offered throughout the day) Full Year Electives Band Choir Orchestra Survey of Spanish Spanish I German I French I Semester Electives Physical Education Careers Art Theater Keyboarding World of Technology Life Management Learning Strategies

8 th Grade Elective Options (offered throughout the day) Full Year Electives Art Band Choir Orchestra Physical Education Survey of Spanish Spanish I & II German I & II French I & II Semester Electives Physical Education Topics for Teens Art Business Computer Apps. Theater Computerized Design Tech. Life Management World of Technology Keyboarding Learning Strategies

ENROLLMENT PROCESS Counselor Classroom Visits January 31st - Course Selection Sheets Due

SUMMER ORIENTATION (TBD) AUGUST

PARENT NETWORKING Parent-Teacher Conferences and Fall Open House Walk-through JPAC (Jefferson Parent Advisory Committee) –Fundraising in the fall –New School Store Friday s

IMPORTANT DATES January 31st- Course Selection Sheets Due August (TBD) - Orientation September 3- Classes begin (tentative)

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