Richlands_Rules 10 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Heard this today from a few teachers and well everyone was talkin about it, but "supposedly", starting next year 8th grade will be in the High school for Tazewell county, or maybee just Richlands but id say Tazewell County. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Thank goodness im done being a freshman...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Yeah I read that in the paper. Said 8th grade would go to high school and 5th grade to middle school. I thought it said it was only a possibility though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 VHSL will still only count 9-12 as enrollment #'s though right? So nothing will change other than the kids going to a different place...I dunno about putting 8th graders and 12th graders in the same building seems kinda...not cool...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I assume that's right...That the VHSL will still only count 9-12. Â I don't really understand the purpose behind the move (I didn't read the entire article)...unless maybe the elementary schools are overcrowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I dont honestly see any benefit in it at all, but they said it was very likely to happen so o well i guess.....and yea i think they just count 9-12 as enrollment, i will be a senior at Richlands next year and i can just see it now, the halls will be so packed it wont even be funny they already are now i dont see it benefiting nething. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weightlifter 10 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 I think they are asking for trouble if they move the 8th grade to the high school , unless they can show that research supports this crazy idea. I think that they also want to eliminate middle school sports, so is this really in the best interest of the students or is this politics. I'm sure we will be hearing much more on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Im pretty sure they can go out for JV football and sports but will also be having the 8th grade sports too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues88 18 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 I heard that they are going to have intramurals for the 5,6,7 grades and let the 8th grade play jv. If that is the case it may not be all that bad. A 8th grader will have five years of learning the system instead of 4. But the whole thing is to cut programs and save money!! I thought taz. county's moto was "Its all about the kids" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 everything is about the money...always has been. Thats why we live in one of the richest areas of the USA as far as natural resources go and have some of the worst schools. They should have been taxing the coal companies more in the 80's and putting some of that money aside for rebuilding after it was gone. For the money that came out of this region, we should have the best schools in the nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
land_rider 30 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Its money first in t/c,then what can you do to make me look good.I don't know where the kids fit in. A lot of our money in t/c goes for law suits against the county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Heard this today from a few teachers and well everyone was talkin about it, but "supposedly", starting next year 8th grade will be in the High school for Tazewell county, or maybee just Richlands but id say Tazewell County. Â [/ QUOTE ] Â In a related story, Tazewell County's leadership decreed that it is now, in fact, 1957 and President Eisenhower is "just swell." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsband06 10 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 It's probably not likely that the 8th grade will move up. It's not just the decision of the school board, there are a lot of other high-and-mighties that this has to pass through. Some nation-wide SACS thing, for example. I'm not sure what that stands for but it has to do with colleges. All high school in SACS (including all Tazewell County schools) have already defined the enrollment and grade levels in their schools, so it would be really complicated and a really big hastle to change all that crap and get it straightened out. Â Besides... it's retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] It's probably not likely that the 8th grade will move up. It's not just the decision of the school board, there are a lot of other high-and-mighties that this has to pass through. Some nation-wide SACS thing, for example. I'm not sure what that stands for but it has to do with colleges. All high school in SACS (including all Tazewell County schools) have already defined the enrollment and grade levels in their schools, so it would be really complicated and a really big hastle to change all that crap and get it straightened out. Â Besides... it's retarded. Â [/ QUOTE ] Â SACS stands for "Southern Association of Colleges and Schools" and is the accrediting agency for all educational institutions in the regions. If such a change were made, chances are good that Tazewell County schools would lose their accreditation. And if that were to happen, I'd feel very sorry for current and future students who would be pursuing education beyond high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Well from a few of the 7th graders who go to my church lol told me the teachers had told them they were going to the high school next year, so who knows really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhstigerfan 12 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Thats right, the VHSL doesn't count 8th grade. Honaker has 8th grade in high school, so our enrollment would be about 520 if they counted 8th grade. I think Lebanon's total enrollment this year counting 8th grade is around 730. So needless to say, Honaker and Lebanon are both pretty happy to not count 8th grade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekick 11 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Plans to move the 8th up are a "no-go", at least for this year. The committee that had planned this decided that it was not feasible at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Plans to move the 8th up are a "no-go", at least for this year. The committee that had planned this decided that it was not feasible at this time. Â [/ QUOTE ] For sure???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekick 11 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 fo sho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhstigerfan 12 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I think it would kinda be a good idea to put 8th grade in high school. Kinda gets you into the grove of things in high school before you really are a high schooler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekick 11 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Thats what 9th grade is for. Besides, most 8th graders aren't mature enough for high school. Most teachers agree with that. Even though there's just a year's in between them there is still a little bit of a difference. I think it's definitely better to keep the 8th grade down. I'll be a senior next year and if they moved them up I wouldn't know who to pick on. But... I would have twice the people to pick on. Well, now that I think about.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 [ QUOTE ] most 8th graders aren't mature enough for high school  [/ QUOTE ]  That can be said for lots of 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders as well...   I think moving the 8th graders to high school has to be one of, if not the worst idea the Tazewell Co. School Board has floated around in a LOOOONNNGGGG TIME...that and cutting paid coaches' positions a few years back!  Just remember one thing folks, when they make a decision that you/I/we don't agree with, their is no one to blame but ourselves...we are the ones who ELECTED these people into those positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhstigerfan 12 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 I never had trouble when I first came to high school as an 8th grader. All my classmates seemed to make the transition very well as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Same here i didnt have any problems either, and same with most of my buddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 yea but u never know. Some of the weird people might not fit in to well with the senior and juniors. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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