Eighth-graders to map out high school — and beyond

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

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Set to map their high school careers and beyond, all Warren County eighth-graders will soon be pre-registering for the ninth grade at a series of meetings to be held around the county.

By state law, all current eighth-graders and their parents are required to attend one of the meetings. During this time the students will not just register for the ninth grade, but also fill out six-year plans of study for their time at the high school and two years beyond.

The pre-registration meetings will be led by Dr. Haskell Greer, high school assistant principal for curriculum, and Stacy Smith, ninth-grade counselor. In helping students register, the two will explain such items as the different types of diplomas and paths available, high school curriculum and social environment, AP classes and articulation agreements.

To be explained in depth will be the state’s new Gateway exams for algebra I, biology and English II. Next year’s rising ninth-graders are required to pass these end-of-course exams in order to receive regular high school diplomas.

Information concerning the lottery scholarships will also be provided.

Ninth grade pre-registration meetings will be held at the following schools, dates and times:
• Morrison – Monday, April 12, 6 p.m.
• Dibrell – Tuesday, April 13, 6 p.m.
• Irving College – Thursday, April 15, 6 p.m.
• Centertown – Monday, April 19, 6 p.m.
• Eastside – Tuesday, April 20, 6 p.m.
• WCHS (for middle school students) – Monday, April 26, 4 and 6 p.m.