High School, Two Corners Away

High school is not right around the corner. The kids aren't ready yet, though when the time comes, they will be. Right now they're too busy being middle schoolers to be nothing more than apprentice high school students. But they are all moving in that direction. They are designing and carrying out projects that range from animal dissection to social media analysis to fashion design to Civil War history. They are in service to the school in weekly work crews and in their nascent Legacy Projects. They are managing their own costumes and props as well as rehearsals for the all-school play. They are elbow-deep in Algebra and Geometry. The days are full for the eighth graders, and they are passing by, each one, like it or not, a step closer to a new school and new adventures.

Here is a brief calendar for open houses and deadlines for area high schools. High school is not around the next corner, but it's fair to say that it is waiting around the corner after that.

DATE	SCHOOL	EVENT
12/7/2015	WTMC	admissions invitational for 8th grade families
12/7/2015	Steiner	school tour
1/4/2016	Community	applications available
1/6/2016	Dexter	incoming 9th grade scheduling
1/7/2016	WiHi	admissions open house
1/10/2016	Community	incoming 9th grade orientation
1/11/2016	WiHi	admissions open house
1/12/2016	Community	incoming 9th grade orientation
1/20/2016	Greenhills	admissions application deadline
1/20/2016	Community	incoming 9th grade orientation
1/20/2016	WTMC	admissions invitational for 8th grade families
1/23/2016	Steiner	admissions open house
1/24/2016	Community	incoming 9th grade orientation
1/25/2016	Steiner	school tour
1/27/2016	Skyline	incoming 9th grade visit; curriculum night
2/9/2016	Saline	8th grade open house
2/3/2016	Community	incoming 9th grade orientation
2/5/2016	Community	lottery application deadline
2/8/2016	Steiner	school tour
2/9/2016	Pioneer	incoming 9th grade night
2/9/2016	Community	lottery draw for incoming 9th grade
2/10/2016	Huron	curriculum night
2/20/2016	Greenhills	financial aid application due
2/22/2016	Steiner	school tour