High Schools Host Transition Night for Incoming Freshmen

Three Plainfield School District 202 high schools will hold programs on Dec. 1 to help current eighth-grade students ease their transition into high school.  

The "Explorations 2015" program will help incoming freshmen and their parents get acquainted with the school, the curriculum and opportunities for extracurricular activities.

Department chairmen and counselors will be on hand at each school to assist and answer questions. Students and their families will also be able to browse the array of after school activities at the extracurricular fair, and students interested in athletics can meet with coaches to discuss the high school sports programs.

The schedule is:

Plainfield High School – Central Campus Auditorium – Dec. 1

6:30 p.m.- all eighth-grade students from Timber Ridge Middle School

7:15 p.m.- all eighth-grade students from Indian Trail Middle School who will attend Plainfield High School-Central Campus and any District 202 private school families

Plainfield East High School Auditorium – Dec. 1

6:30 p.m. - All eighth-grade students at John F. Kennedy Middle School

7:30 p.m. - All eighth-grade students from Indian Trail Middle School who will attend Plainfield East High School and any District 202 private school families

The Plainfield East High School Mothers Club and Student Council are requesting parents bring one or more cans of nonperishable food to participate in a raffle game where they can win free spirit wear for their incoming freshman student. The canned goods will be donated as part of the school's Holiday Food Drive and PEHS Food Pantry programs.

Plainfield North High School Auditorium – Dec. 1

6 p.m. - All eighth-grade students from Ira Jones Middle School

7 p.m.- All eighth-grade students from Heritage Grove Middle School and any District 202 private school families