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8th Grade Course Selection Instructions

2025-26

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For Current 7th Grade Students

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Course Selection

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Step #1

Complete the following:

Name, Student ID, and Advisory Teacher name

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Step #2

Flip to page 2 and complete the PE and elective courses taken this year.

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ADVANCED Classes 

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  • Designed to prepare students for college-level courses such as AP (advanced placement)/Dual Credit

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  • Participation is a foundation of college readiness

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  • Coursework is created to challenge students beyond on level coursework

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  • Participants should be willing and academically prepared to participate; study skills, time management, organization

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  • Consider total course load and commitment to other activities,

both school related and extracurricular

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  • Students may exit an advanced course with parent approval within the first six weeks of the first semester OR they may exit at the end of the first semester

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  • Students and parents/guardians must sign the Advanced Agreement Form before being enrolled in an advanced course. This can be found on the back of your course selection sheet.

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Advanced Agreement

IF you are selecting an ADVANCED course, both you and your parent must complete and sign the Junior High Accelerated/Advanced Course Agreement located on the back of the course selection form.

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Step #3

Select your core classes.

**You may ONLY select Algebra 1 if you are currently in Pre-Algebra OR Math 7/8.**

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

ALL 7th Grade Students MUST participate one of the following

Physical Education Electives!

  • 7th grade Boys PE
  • 7th grade Girls PE
  • Boys Athletics – Football
  • Girls Athletics
  • Cross Country
  • Dance Team
  • OCPE – Off Campus P.E. – application and approval required

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Boys Athletics

  • Boys Athletics is for FOOTBALL players ONLY

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  • Physical is required

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  • IF you want to play basketball, you will select Boys PE as your elective course. IF you make the team, your schedule will be changed to Athletics.

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GIRLS ATHLETICS

  • Girls Athletics is for Volleyball, Basketball and Track
  • You must try out for volleyball, basketball and/or track, even if you don’t make the team
  • Physical is required
  • If you do not make a team, you will still be in the

athletic period and will participate in off

season training until the next sport season

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CROSS COUNTRY

DANCE TEAM

  • Cross Country is distance running

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  • This course is for students who love to RUN – you will run EVERY DAY in Cross Country.

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  • Physical required
  • Dance requires an approval/tryout process. Tryouts held in spring.

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  • If you do not make the team, then you will be moved to regular PE

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  • Required uniform purchase, camp & summer practice, after school practice and year round performances

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Step #4

Career & Technical Education Course (CTE)

*All 8th grade students are required to participate in a CTE/PRINCIPLES Course

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CTE Course Information

25-26 JH Course Selection Guide

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OHJH Course Selection Website

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Endorsement Pathways

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CTE Career Clusters

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Step #5

Choose Electives: You will have 2 elective periods in your schedule next year.

*Physical Education is NOT required in 8th grade IF a student has completed one year in 6th grade AND one year in 7th grade for a total of TWO credits.

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Signatures Required

You and your parent/guardian

MUST sign the bottom of the Course Selection form before submitting.

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