Connersville Middle School

All 8th grade students will also take a test through IVY Tech that will help them qualify for any future dual credit classes they may choose to take throughout their high school career; available through Connersville High School and Whitewater Career Center. This will occur during the half of the day that they are not in the Reality Store.

8th grade students missed Reality Store as 7th graders due to COVID so they will have a chance to experience it this year. This is a way for students to experience what it is to be an adult with bills and responsibilities. Students will select a job based on their GPA. They will then receive a salary and checkbook to use to pay their way through a month’s living expenses; their first stop being the IRS. By the end, we hope they will have a little appreciation for what you as their parents have to cover to make sure they are taken care of financially.

8th grade students will tour CHS with guides and will meet many of the staff at the high school. This will give them a chance to become familiar with the school set up and some of the helper adults at CHS. If you do not wish your student to join the tour of CHS, you will need to contact Student Services at 825-1139 ext. 26329.