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th 8 Willowick Grade Course Selections ELECTIVES • Instrumental Music- evening performances required • Choir- evening performances required • Study Hall How does band and choir work? Do I have PE all year long too? Band and Choir are on A and B days. On the opposite day you will have PE. So, Yes, if you choose Band or Choir you will have PE every other day for the whole school year. REQUIRED COURSES ELA—2 periods Social Studies Science Math Computer Science A—One nine weeks • Art 8—One semester • PE 8 • • • • • ELA Two period block—counts as 2 credits for GPA English/Language Arts 8 OR English I HA- This is a high school credit class for the students that meet the requirements Students in this class MUST ALSO take Spanish I or French I for high school credit. Social Studies 8 OR Social Studies 8 HA Science 8 OR Science 8 HA Criteria for High Ability classes In order for you to be recommended for an HA class, you need more than the teacher recommendation. The other criteria that were used were: *Reading OAA scores-Advanced or Accelerated *Math OAA scores-Advanced MAP scores *OAA scores were also used for Science HA and Social Studies HA classes “MATH” Math 8 OR Algebra I—This is a high school credit class for students who meet the requirements OR Honors Geometry—This is a high school credit class for students that completed Algebra I COMPUTERS Computer Science A OR Computer Science I- This is a high school credit class for students who successfully completed Computer Science A as 7th graders. Sports and Activities As a 8th grader you may try out for 8th grade sports, but you must be eligible in order to play. To be eligible, you must have a 2.0 Grade Point Average. This is a “C” average. Remember that ELA counts TWO times toward you GPA. This means if you have a “D” in ELA it is the same as having TWO “D’s” on your report card. You would need 2 “B’s” in major classes (Math, Science, or Social Studies” in order to play a sport. Eligibility for FALL sports, including Cheerleading, is based on the last nine weeks grades of 7th grade How to fill out your Course Selection Sheet If and only if an Accelerated or HA class is highlighted are you allowed to take the course. If you do not have any Accelerated or HA courses highlighted, you only need to circle ONE of the electives (Instrumental Music, Choir, or Study Hall) and have the paper signed. IF you have Accelerated or HA classes highlighted, THEN you can CHOOSE if you want those classes. You MUST circle the classes that you are choosing to take. We do not want to place you in classes that you have not chosen. Once you have chosen your classes, choose your elective, and have the paper signed.