Academic Information MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 6-8)
ACADEMIC COUNSELING
Counselors are available in each school to assist students with their problems and concerns of an academic, a vocational or a personal nature.
Parents are encouraged to make an appointment to discuss their child’s problems or progress with counselors and/or their child’s faculty advisor and/or teacher(s).
Information concerning requirements for college, technical institutions, etc., S.A.T. dates, scholarships, and career planning is also available in the Guidance Office. Eighth grade students will be notified by April 1 of each academic year the opportunity for Dual Enrollment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITIVE INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES
Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students participating in competitive interscholastic activities (including activities governed by the Georgia High School Association) must meet eligibility requirements. Competitive interscholastic activities are defined as any school-sponsored program involving competition between individuals or groups representing two or more schools. Cheerleading is included in this definition.
Eligibility is concerned with subjects passed the previous semester. If a student has an incomplete, the student is ineligible until all incompletes are made up and the passing grades are recorded in the student’s permanent record. (Summer tutorial credits earned in a non-accredited home study program or non-accredited private schools may not be used to gain eligibility.)
A student who participated in competitive interscholastic activities and received an incomplete (only given with approval of the principal as stated in this handbook: pg. 34) may have 14 calendar days after the close of each semester to complete make-up work, provided this is available to all students. OTHERWISE, THE STUDENT IS INELIGIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER. Students who are ineligible for competitive interscholastic activities cannot participate in ANY competitive interscholastic activity. Ineligible students cannot practice or travel with the team or program. Ineligible students cannot try out for a team or program, even though the team or program will not be in operation until the next school year.
STUDENT DRIVING AND PARKING REGULATIONS
Middle school students are not allowed to drive under ANY circumstances.