News from the Big Cougars
(Eighth Grade)
The eighth graders have some wonderful
activities this spring. The events and dates are as follows:
Lock-In April 25, 7-11 PM
Volunteers needed!
Sports Day June 6
Honors Breakfast June 10 and June
11
Please think RESPECT and
RESPONSIBILITY as office referrals and academics will be
factored into student eligibility to these events as stated in
the letter sent home on February 29th. Hopefully,
everyone has signed and returned these letters to their homeroom
teacher.
Honors Breakfast 2008
Eighth graders will have an awards
celebration in June of this school year. The awards assembly is
called the Honors Breakfast, and it celebrates the
accomplishments of all eighth graders. Awards will be given for
academics, cooperation, effort, Presidential, perfect
attendance, student service learning, special areas, and sports.
The administration and eighth grade
teachers encourage all students to set high goals in as many of
the awarded areas as possible and to work hard toward achieving
these goals.
Awards Criteria
Awards will be given to students who meet
the criteria as follows:
- Presidential …. 3.5 grade point
average and perfect attendance
- Student Service Learning……… 125 plus
hours in 6-8th grade
- Special Area…Art, Music, Physical
Education, Technology Education and Family Studies
- Team Effort …. To be determined by
grade team
- Most Improved …. To be determined by
grade team/content
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