8th Grade Course Selection
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2017-2018 Course Selection
8th Grade
The following courses are required. Choose one from each subject group.NOTE: IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SCHEDULE ODD NUMBERS OF PAP CLASSES—PLEASE CHOOSE 2 OR 4.
Subject Group Course Selections Religion Religion 8 English English 8 English 8 PAP Math Pre-Algebra Algebra I PAP (Will receive high school credit) Science Earth Science Earth Science PAP History U.S. History U.S. History PAP
Choose enough electives to make 8 full periods a day.
Every 8 th grade student is REQUIRED to take a semester of PE. Varsity Band, Athletics, Volleyball, Dance, Cheer or a full year of PE will meet this requirement.
Year-long electives:- Varsity Band
- Spanish I (full year, will receive high school credit) or Spanish I Native Speakers (full year, will receive high school credit)
- Cheer (by tryout only)
- Dance (by tryout only)
- PE-Girls (full year) or PE-Boys (full year)
- Athletics-Boys (Football, Basketball, Track) or Athletics-Girls (Volleyball, Basketball, Track)
- SEEP 8 (Gifted and Talented)
- Study Hall (full year) or Encore (full year)
Semester electives. (Choose 2 to equal one full year of class):- Volleyball Only (1st semester)
- Computer Technology (Keyboarding, Google, Microsoft) (semester)
- Computer Programing I (Prerequisite: Computer Applications I or Computer Technology) (Coding, Robotics, Computer Maintenance) (semester)
- Art Appreciation (semester)
- Careers (semester)
- PE-Boys (semester only) or PE-Girls (semester only)
- Study Hall (semester only) or Encore (semester only)