Language Arts	6th Grade Language Arts, 6th Grade Advanced Language Arts
Social Studies	World Cultures, Advanced World Cultures
Science	6th Grade Science, 6th grade Advanced Science
Mathematics	PreAlgebra, 6th Grade Math 1, 6th Grade Advanced Math
Remedial Skills	All students scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading or Math will be enrolled in one or more of the following year-long remediation courses in place of the exploratory wheel:  Intensive Reading, Intensive Math.
Spanish
Critical Thinking Skills

Language Arts	7th Grade Language Arts, 7th Grade Advanced Language Arts
Social Studies	World Geography and Career Exploration, Advanced World Geography and Career Exploration
Science	7th Grade Science, Advanced 7th Grade Science
Mathematics	7th Grade Mathematics, PreAlgebra, Algebra I
Remedial Skills	All students scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading or Math will be enrolled in one or more of the following year-long remediation courses in place of the exploratory wheel:  Intensive Reading, Intensive Math.
Spanish
Critical Thinking Skills

Language Arts	8th Grade Language Arts, 8th Grade Advanced Language Arts
Social Studies	U.S. History, Advanced U.S. History
Science	8th Grade Science, Biology I (high school credit)
Mathematics	PreAlgebra,  Algebra IA, Algebra I, Algebra I Honors, Geometry Honors
World Languages	All 8th Grade students are encouraged to take a World Language course as part of their core classes.  World Language offerings for 8th graders include Beginning Spanish, Beginning French,  French I (high school credit), and  Spanish I (high school credit).
Remedial Skills	All students scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading or Math will be enrolled in one or more of the following year-long remediation courses in place of an elective course:  Intensive Reading, Intensive Math.

Elective and Exploratory Courses

Exploratory Wheel:  Students in grades 6-8 take part in an exploratory wheel consisting of 12 week units of Art, Drama, and Technology. (Details for each class are listed below.)

Art:  Students in the art exploratory class learn the elements of design, specific techniques, and study of the various artists.  Our students regularly win awards at local and district art competitions.

Band: Students may take the year-long band course in grades 6-9.

Drama:  Students in drama learn improvisation, dramatic performance, and stagecraft.  Many of them choose to try out for our yearly middle school theater performances, and some go on to state competition. 

PE:  Students in grades 6-9 take PE five days per week all year.  The PE units are designed to build lifetime skills and promote wellness. 

Technology:  Students in the technology wheel class learn Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint.  They also create projects requiring them to collect data, design layouts, create graphs, edit photos, etc.  8th grade students learn web design--using Dreamweaver software, photo-editing skills, and other fundamental computer literacy skills.