Course Offerings
6th Grade Class Requirements
English Language Arts
Math 1
Math 2
Science
World Cultures
Physical Education or Dance(P.E. Credit)
Choose 2 Electives
7th Grade Class Requirements
Reading
Math
Writing
Science
Texas History
Physical Education OR Athletics OR Dance (P.E. Credit)
Choose 2 electives
8th Grade Class Requirements
English Language Arts
Math OR Algebra 1 (High School Credit)*
Science
American History
Choose 4 Electives
Electives
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Art
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Theater Arts
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Tech Apps/Career Investigation
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Band
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Dance (PE Credit)
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ACE
High School Credit @ LJH
In order to qualify for Spanish and Algebra 1 courses students MUST achieve meets or masters on 7th grade STAAR test in Reading for Spanish and Math for Algebra 1
Electives
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Art
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Theater Arts
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Tech Apps/Career Investigation
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Band
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Dance (PE Credit)
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ACE
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Yearbook
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Athletics
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Health
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Art
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Theater Arts
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Tech Apps/Career Investigation
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Band
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Dance (PE Credit)
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ACE
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Yearbook
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Athletics
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Health
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College Career Ready
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Computer Lit
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Spanish (HS Credit)
Electives (hover on elective for description)
Technology
Apps
Through the study of technology applications, students make informed decisions by understanding current and emerging technologies, including technology systems, appropriate digital tools, and personal learning networks. As competent researchers and responsible digital citizens, students use creative and computational thinking to solve problems while developing career and college readiness skills.
Touch
Data-Systems
This course is a semester long and is paired with Career Investigations. Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies. Students enhance reading, writing, computing, communication, and reasoning skills and apply them to the business environment.
Computer
Lit
Students will learn the many aspects of computer programs including some coding language as well as online safety. This course is for 8th graders who may be interested in participating in coding classes in high school.
College Career
Readiness
Students will learn the many aspects of computer programs including some coding language as well as online safety. This course is for 8th graders who may be interested in participating in coding classes in high school.
A C E
This course is reserved for GT students however, any student who would like to take this elective must be enrolled in at least two Pre AP classes, have all A’s & B’s and have scored Meets or Masters on most recent STAAR tests. Students will be doing project based learning to enhance curriculum across the disciplines.
Yearbook
Take pictures and learn how to edit and crop photos. Students will learn how to lay out pages and create visually appealing pages for the school yearbook.
