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)