BJHS Foreign Language Courses

French I and Spanish I are introductory classes offered to eighth grade students who have met criteria established by BJHS.  Requirements for foreign language enrollment:  overall G.P.A. of 2.5 or above and G.P.A. of 2.5 or above in 7th grade English.

The foreign language classes taught at the junior high school will contain the same course content and materials as the high school classes.  Junior high school students will also take a final exam at the end of the first and second semesters.  For BHS credit, students will earn two semester grades, which will each include two-quarter grades (40% each quarter) and a semester exam (20% credit each semester).  The semester grades will be included in their grade point average (GPA) on their high school transcript for colleges and employment.  For BJHS, students will earn a grade each quarter that will be used for the purpose of honor roll calculation.

If your junior high school student is enrolled in a foreign language, the following high school class withdrawal policy will apply:  For a student who withdraws from a foreign language during the first ten days of school, there is no penalty.  However, any time after the first ten days of school, a student who withdraws from a foreign language class prior to the end of the first and third grading periods will have a “WP” (Withdraw Passing) or a “WF” (Withdraw Failing) placed in his/her permanent record.  Also, a student who withdraws from foreign language after the end of the first or third grading periods will receive a grade of “F” for the entire semester.