Dear Frost Families,
Happy Friday! It was another wonderful week at Frost and our students and staff continue to display a true Frost Strong effort each day! Boys Volleyball and Track and Field seasons are off to a great start, and students continue to impress academically and throughout various extracurricular activities.
8th Grade Dance
We will be holding the 8th Grade Dance at Frost this year on Friday, May 17 from 6:30-8:30 PM for all 8th grade students. The theme selected by the 8th grade students this year will be Red Carpet. The price to attend the dance will be $5 and a permission slip must be turned in order to attend the event.
Invitations with a permission slip for the event were distributed to 8th Grade students during Advocacy on Wednesday, April 17 and will be due back to the main office by Friday, April 26.
Any 8th grade students planning to attend the dance must be academically eligible and display quality student behavior to attend.
8th Grade Graduation
As we approach spring, we wanted to provide an update on the 8th graduation ceremony. We are excited to announce that this year’s event will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 am on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Wintrust Field, also known as the Schaumburg Boomers Stadium.
In order to accommodate all families, we will be limiting each family to six tickets. Students will sit on the field with their classmates, while families will sit in the stands. In the event of rain, we will hold our graduation ceremony on Monday, June 3, at 8:00 pm at Conant High School. Either way, the last day of school for eighth-grade students will be Friday, May 31. District 211 summer school classes start on June 3 and we want to ensure our eighth-graders can participate in those classes.
A livestream of the event will be posted to the District 54 YouTube Channel for individuals who are unable to be there that day. All students’ names will be read during the ceremony, whether or not they attend.
Graduation Gowns and Medals
We are excited for our upcoming 8th grade graduation this spring. Although details have not been finalized for graduation at this time, we will ensure to inform the community once additional information has been received from the District. All students planning to attend 8th grade graduation will need to purchase a graduation gown through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Please see the instructions below for more details:
- Please visit our “School Store” on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Once families click on the “School Store” tab, all graduation gown ordering information will be posted.
- The cost for purchasing a gown will be $17 per student. If you prefer to pay via check, please make checks payable to: Frost Jr. High School. All checks can be dropped off in the Frost Main Office.
- Please note that District 54 schools do NOT wear caps in our graduation ceremonies.
- A Frost graduation medal will also be given to each 8th grade student at no cost. Thank you to the Frost PTA for their gracious purchase for our students.
- Please contact our Main Office at 847-357-6800 with any additional questions or if you prefer to use an older siblings gown for the graduation ceremony.
The store window has been extended until the end of April for purchases.
Frost Homework Communication
Frost has implemented a homework spreadsheet, located on the Frost website, to assist students and families with a weekly snapshot of homework assignments. Families will also be notified via email if your student has missing multiple assignments each week. Please reach out to your student’s teachers for any content specific questions.
After School Academic Support
Students are encouraged to participate in after school academic support. Please see the following content support schedule for your reference:
- Monday – Language Arts
- Tuesday – Math
- Thursday – Science / Social Studies
Please contact your student’s teachers with any specific questions.
Illinois Youth Survey
On Friday, April 26, our 8th grade students will be taking the Illinois Youth Survey (IYS). The purpose of the IYS is to better understand youth attitudes and behaviors that can impact student problems and academic success. It asks about topics like nutrition, physical activity, bullying, school climate, and alcohol and other drug use. Students will be asked to complete a survey (with no names or identification numbers) that will be confidentially administered during one class period. The survey is completely voluntary and privacy will be strictly protected. For more information, please visit the Illinois Youth Survey website.
The links below are to a notification form officially informing you that the survey is being conducted at Frost. This form will allow you to exclude your child from participation and only needs to be returned if you do not want your child to participate. For more information about the survey, click HERE.
Frost PTA Information
Please visit the Frost PTA website for additional information to signup for Hot Lunch and other PTA offerings!
2024-2025 Frost PTA Board Nominations
The following PTA board positions are open for the 2024-2025 school year. Nominations are currently being accepted by the nominating committee:
President
First Vice-President
Second Vice-President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Descriptions of the positions are listed for reference – PTA Board Descriptions
If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else (with their permission) for a role on next years PTA board, please complete this sign up by May 2, 2024 – https://signup.com/go/nFkbTkc
If you are not interested in a board position, but would like to get involved in a PTA committee for the 2024-2025 school year, please complete the following sign up – https://signup.com/go/wtMzuyr
Frost Junior High