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Balloon sale aids classmates
Students at Halls Junior High School recently
discovered a wonderful way to send love notes with a Valentine’s
Day fundraiser to help two fellow seventh graders who are facing
serious medical issues. A problem that now hits close to home,
students in the school are much more aware of the need to
support area hospitals. Approximately 200 balloons were sold in
the fundraiser, earning over $300 for St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital and LeBonheur Medical Center, where their
classmates are receiving treatment. Additional fundraisers will
be held in the very near future to aid the families of the
students and the hospitals that provide their care.
Eighth graders prepare for high school
registration
Cutline: Eighth grade students at Halls Junior High School are
pictured taking the Kuder test, a new program that broadens
career development for students preparing to begin their high
school careers. The innovative program has been implemented
system-wide this year.
Eighth-grade students at Halls Junior High School
are busy preparing for high school registration, a process that
this year will implement the The Kuder Career Planning program.
A comprehensive process, the program assists
students and their families to make important decisions
concerning their high school careers. Events include
presentations from the high school guidance department on
freshman course selections, placement recommendations,
completion of the Kuder test, and a family meeting with high
school personnel.
“This inventory is divided into three parts to
better aid a student in making appropriate selections for high
school course work,” said HJH eighth grade English teacher Jean
Criner. “This process is multifaceted and all encompassing (for
the students.)”
The first segment of the process categorizes the
student’s interest assessment into seven career clusters and
identifies them in descending order of interest. The second uses
a skills assessment test to help the student understand their
skill levels and guide them through another phase of the career
exploration process. A third component offers an inventory of
work values reflecting the characteristics of occupations that
are likely to contribute to career satisfaction.
“Each students receives printed feedback,” said
Criner. “And can access this information on line as he be begins
the integral step towards his future destination.”
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