NEWS FROM STUDENT SERVICES We hope you and your students are looking forward to a relaxing spring break. By spring break you should receive a listing of the courses requested by your student for the 2018-2019 school year. If there is an error, please contact the Student Services Office at 847-718-4022 or contact the counselor directly. If your student is an incoming freshman and you have a question about placement, please contact Division Head Chris Marks at 847-718-4131 about a math or science placement, Division Head Sandy Beguin at 847-718-4073 about an English placement, or Division Head Barbara Meyer at 847-718-4088 about a world language or social science placement. The master schedule will be completed in early May. You will be able to print your student’s 2018-2019 st schedule directly from Infinite Campus after August 1 . In order to be able to print the schedule all fees will need to be paid. Also, if your son or daughter is a freshman, a current physical and proof of residency must be on file with our office before a schedule can be printed. This year your student will have the option to change one elective course for another elective course if they decide they do not wish to take the originally selected elective. They will only be able to choose a class that is offered during the same period as the class they wish to drop and there must be room in the class they wish to take. A student may have a maximum of one study hall per semester. Students must earn the following minimum number of credits to be classified into the next grade: Sophomores - 5 credits Juniors - 10 credits Seniors - 15 credits Counselors will be checking credits and reclassifying students not progressing towards graduation. If your child will be classified to a lower grade, the new grade will be indicated on the schedule your student prints in August. th

Summer School online registration began March 9 . Students who failed a required course should plan to make it up in summer school. All registration for summer school is done online, except for Driver Education, which takes place in the CTE office. Summer school will be held at Prospect and John Hersey High Schools this summer. Students in every grade will be participating in the Developmental Core Counseling Program this spring. All students will be learning how to use Naviance, our computerized college/career program. For freshmen, counselors review graduation requirements and work with students to develop individualized academic and career plans. At the sophomore level, students are exposed to career and personality inventories to better prepare them for the post-secondary options. Juniors begin learning about the college application and admissions process. th

April 30 is the date teachers must inform counselors if seniors are in danger of failing a class they need for graduation. If your senior is in this situation, please encourage him or her to complete all work in order to th graduate on May 27 . According to School Board policy, students must have completed all graduation requirements in order to participate in the graduation ceremony. The Student Services office will be staffed with a counselor on duty throughout the summer. If your student needs to see a counselor, please call 847-718-4022 to schedule an appointment. The building will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm for the summer, CLOSED on FRIDAYS. Spring is the time to make physician appointments for your athletes or incoming freshmen to get a physical. All incoming freshmen and athletes are required to have a current physical. All incoming freshmen should have their physicals to the nurse by June 1, 2018. You will be receiving registration information early in the summer. Classes begin August 15, 2018.

Please take a moment to update your email addresses. This is a great way to notify you of important activities at Buffalo Grove High School. Please contact your student’s counselor to update your email.

Final Exams Our second semester Final Exam Schedule is the following: Wednesday, May 30 Period 1 7:15 - 9:30 am 2 9:40 - 11:00 am 6 11:10 - 12:25 pm Make-up 12:35 - 1:50 pm

(75 minutes - Exams) (80 minutes - Exams *) (75 minutes - Exams) (75 minutes)

Thursday, May 31 Period 3 8:15 - 9:30 am 7 9:40 - 11:00 am 4 11:10 - 12:25 pm Make-up 12:35 - 1:50 pm

(75 minutes - Exams) (80 minutes - Exams *) (75 minutes - Exams) (75 minutes)

Friday, June 1 Period 8 8:15 - 9:30 am 5 9:40 - 11:00 am Make-up 11:10 - 12:25 pm Make-up 12:35 – 1:50 pm

(75 minutes - Exams) (80 minutes - Exams *) (75 minutes - Exams) (75 minutes)

* Announcements will be made during this exam time. Please note: There will be no breakfast or lunch served on exam days.

Senior Finals - Optional Days Monday, May 21: English/Fine Arts, World Language/Social Studies/ELL, and Physical Education classes. Tuesday, May 22: Math/Science and Career & Technical Education classes. It is very important for seniors to take finals at the scheduled times so they will be able to participate in commencement rehearsal and commencement. Lunch Hours/Study Halls: Students do not have to be present for lunch hours or study halls. Parents do not need to call to excuse your student(s).

Dropping A Course Students may drop a course with no record on the transcript for the first fifteen days of the semester, they may drop a course within the first thirty days of the semester with a “W”, and after the thirtieth day of the semester students drop with a “WF”.

Fall and Winter Sports: PE Waiver for 1st Semester The board policy reads: “A school board may excuse pupils from engaging in physical education courses who request to be excused for the following reasons: (1) for ongoing participation in an interscholastic athletic program (Grades 9-12), NJROTC or competitive marching band (Grades 9-12), (2) to enroll in academic classes which are required for admission to an institution of higher learning provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being denied admission to the institution of his/her choice, or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required for graduation from high school provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. School boards shall establish a policy to excuse pupils on an individual basis.” (Reference Board Policy and Procedure 6:280, 6:310) If your child qualifies for a PE waiver for any of the above reasons and would like to apply for one for first semester, he/she should pick up an application in Student Services. Your child should complete the application along with your signature and return it to their counselor for review. The deadline for completing this process for first semester is June 1, 2018. For the 2018-19 school year, most students that were interested have already completed this process with their counselors. Incoming 9th graders will have to complete their waivers by August 24, 2018. The Associate Principal will review the application and either confirm the athlete’s participation per the team roster or confirm the necessity of a waiver due to reasons 2 or 3 in the policy. NOTE: The PE class will be replaced with a closed study hall or the required class (see above policy). Attendance is required at study hall. Failure to attend the required study hall can result in automatic revocation of the PE waiver. If a student applies for a PE waiver, is assigned a study hall and does not tryout for the sport, the student will be put into a PE class and have to make up all missed PE classes. PE Waivers for participation in Athletics requires: • Full-time student • Grade 9 -12 • Member of an athletic team • No PE course deficiencies • No study hall in semester schedule If you have any questions, please contact Robert Hartwig, Associate Principal, at 847-718-4012.