{"id":12,"date":"2014-11-16T05:40:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T10:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:48:53","slug":"8thgrade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/8thgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Grade News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a775f58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a775f58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e82af5\" data-id=\"0e82af5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba410c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba410c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8th grade news &amp; events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8692c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8692c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc70e4d\" data-id=\"dc70e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d91351 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d91351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/ordering.collegeboard.org\/testordering\/publicSearch\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Want to take the PSAT?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf138b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3cf138b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0471045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0471045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Grade Behavior Reward Field Trip &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/gradventure.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1099\" src=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/gradventure-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/gradventure-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/gradventure.jpg 643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your middle school grad(s) can celebrate with all their friends and experience the thrills&nbsp;<strong>BOTH<\/strong>&nbsp;Universal Orlando theme parks (Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Universal Orlando\u2019s Gradventure 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Islands of Adventure &amp; Universal Studios Orlando<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; May 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Student $225 (<strong>NO REFUNDS!!!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SchoolPay ONLY Payments<\/u><\/strong>. The capacity is 315 students; therefore, this trip is on a first come, first served basis. Once we reach full capacity, registration will close and names will be added to a Wait List.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.schoolpay.com%2Flink%2F8thGradeGradventure-05152026&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJennifer.Jaeger%40stjohns.k12.fl.us%7C9cbd41dec8574b30782308de5a93394a%7Cb3b3d057fc124f3f92f472be6e844351%7C0%7C0%7C639047786064428528%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=50tNPaXYMlvT5eFXsN46PcPVHG0gyavP%2BM3PobFUTDo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.schoolpay.com\/link\/8thGradeGradventure-05152026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Required Forms to Return to Ms. Carroll in Portable 4 by March 6th<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/26-8th-Grade-Field-Trip-General-Info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent\/Student Behavior Contract<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/26-8th-Grade-Field-Trip-General-Info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AND<\/strong> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/26-8th-Grade-Field-Trip-General-Info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Trip Permission Form<\/a>&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>(2 FORMS to print)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/files\/2026\/01\/26-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Form<\/a>,&nbsp;<u>if needed<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c7065 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1c7065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2eb71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2eb71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FLVS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91e519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d91e519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">If you want to take a FLVS course now or for the summer,\u00a0<u>the last day to request is May 30<sup>th<\/sup><\/u>.<\/span><\/p><p 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