Co-Curricular Course Offerings
2012-2013
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Rising 6th-8th grade students will submit
exploratory course requests for the 20122013 school year.
Enrollment in exploratory courses is based on
availability, but every effort will be made to
honor your request.
Please review each course description before
selecting an exploratory for next school year.
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Semester/Quarter Courses
1st Semester- August-January
2nd Semester- January-June
Quarter 1- August-October
Quarter 2- October-January
Quarter 3-January-March
Quarter 4-March-June
-ART
-P.E.
-Orchestra Strings
-Google Docs
-Chorus
-Musical Keyboarding
-Intro to Mythology
-Intro to Spanish
-Dance
Year Courses
Year: August-June
-Graphic Art
-Orchestra Strings
-Honors Chorus
-Latin (1.0 HS Credit)
-French (1.0 HS Credit)
-Spanish (1.0 HS Credit)
-Band
-Media Technology
-Honors Dance
-Advanced Art
-AVID
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Co-Curricular forms are available in the
Guidance Office (See Grade Level Counselor)
Co-Curricular changes must be made within
10 days at the start of the semester (All others will be
considered as they arise)
Co-Curricular change requests are based on
availability
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Co- Curricular
Courses
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Grades: 6th, 7th, & 8th
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Duration: Year
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Students are taught basics of
music reading, including
notation and rhythm reading, as
well as the set of skills required
to play specific band
instruments. Instruction begins
in the 6th grade and continues
through the 8th grade.
Instruments are not provided by
the school. After school
rehearsals and concerts are a
required part of the class.
Teacher: Mr. C. Patterson
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Grades: 6th, 7th, & 8th
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Duration : Year
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Students in orchestra will
learn a wide variety of music,
sight reading, terms,
symbols, performance
etiquette and proper playing
position. The orchestra
performs a wide variety of
literature at concerts and
competitions. After school
rehearsals and concerts are a
required part of the class.
Teacher: Mr. B. Wilson
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Teacher: Mrs. Wilke
Grades: 6th, 7th, & 8th
Duration: Quarter for 6th
grade, Semester and Year
for 7th and 8th grades
Students will learn musical
basics including sight
reading, terms, symbols,
dictation and vocal
technique. The chorus
performs a wide variety of
literature at concerts and
competitions. The
purchase of a uniform and
after school rehearsals and
performances are a
required part of the class.
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Grade: 6th, 7th, & 8th
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Duration: Year
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The Media Technology
program includes Webpage
Design for sixth graders,
Video Animation for
seventh graders, and Video
Production for eighth
graders. Each course is
designed to create
curriculum-based projects,
design special projects for
the school, and expose
students to media literacy.
Teacher: Mrs. S. McCoy-Hill
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Grade: 6th, 7th , 8th
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Duration: Semester
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This course is
designed to introduce
the student to basic
Google tools and
applications through
the completion of realworld studentcentered activities.
Teacher: Ms. Valentine
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Teachers: Ms. C. Campbell
Mrs. S. Carl
Grades: 6th, 7th, & 8th
Duration: Quarter for 6th
grade, Semester for 7th
and 8th
Students will learn how
to draw what they see,
including objects, people
and animals. In addition,
painting with acrylics and
watercolor will be
explored. Students are
required to bring a pencil
to class each day.
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Grades: 7th & 8th
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Duration: Year
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The Visual Arts program allows
students to explore a variety of
media through the study of artists,
movements, and cultures. Students
will have the opportunity to create
works in forms that include
drawings, paintings, murals, and
three-dimensional products (clay,
sculpture, and paper-mâché).
Graphic design classes will work
with digital photography, drawing
and painting programs, and
various clip art programs. As well,
students will have access to
podcasting and visual layouts via
an Apple Computer Lab. Students
will produce computer-generated
artwork and graphic layouts and
products.
Teachers: Ms. C. Campbell
Mrs. S. Carl
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Grade: 6th, 7th, 8th
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Duration: Quarter for 6th Grade,
Semester for 7th and 8th
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Students will create, perform,
observe and respond to dance.
Students will explore methods of
improvisation leading to creating
their own dances. Students will work
alone, with a partner and in a group
to demonstrate movement
relationships between individuals,
shapes, rhythm, pantomime, tempo
and mood. Students will use dance as
a way to communicate
meaning. Students will compare and
contrast dance studies in terms of
space, time and movement qualities.
Students will be encouraged to make
connections between dance and
healthful living, anatomy of the body,
and the real word.
Teacher: Ms. Q. Brown
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Grade: 7th and 8th
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Duration: Yearlong
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This course is designed to provide
students with opportunities to create,
perform, observe and respond to
dance. Students will continue to
explore movement elements and
skills representative of a variety of
dance styles, study the social cultural
and historical dimensions of dance,
and experiment with choreographic
principals, processes and structures
with the supervision of the dance
specialist. Students will work alone,
with a partner and in groups to
perform, view and analyze dance
works. Students will be engaged in
projects that develop connections
between dance and healthful living
and dance relationships with other
disciplines. Students will participate
in a group dance performance piece.
Teacher: Ms. Q. Brown
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Teachers: Coach Barker
Coach Caraway
Coach Toole
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Grades: 6th, 7th, & 8th
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Duration: Semester
Curriculum blends
physical activity and
sports including
cooperative games, dance
and fitness activities.
Individual, dual and team
sports will be utilized to
improve basic skills and
fitness level.
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Grades: 7th & 8th
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Duration: Year
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This program is designed to
increase school-wide learning
and performance. The AVID
students will take and succeed
in the most rigorous
curriculum, will enter and
participate in school and
community activities, and will
be a positive student model
with a desire to enroll in a
four-year college.
Application must be completed
to enroll in course
Teacher: Mrs. J. Reed
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Grade: 7th Grade
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Duration: Yearlong
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Students in this Yearbook are
responsible for the design and
publication of the DMS
Yearbook. Students should
have a background or interest in
one of the following
areas: photography, desktop
publishing, art/design or written
language. Students must
produce quality work, work
together in groups, must be able
to handle deadline pressure and
should expect to spend
additional time outside of the
class working on the
publication.
Teacher: Ms. K. Sawyer
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Grade: 6th Grade
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Duration: Semester
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Students will learn to read edited
Latin; increase their knowledge
of Greek and Roman mythology
and The Iliad or the Odyssey;
build their Latin and English
vocabulary, and increase their
knowledge of Roman history and
culture. Students will prepare for
the National Mythology Exam to
be given in March. Students will
read The Iliad or the Odyssey by
Homer and D’Aulaire’s Book of
Greek Myths.
Teachers: Mrs. C. Cheatham
Mrs. R. Davis
Mr. W. Tate
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Grades: 7th and 8th
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Duration: Year
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Students must meet District
criteria for placement.
Formal notification of
placement will be sent to
parents by the teacher.
The course is offered for high
school credit.
Student must have Language
Arts or Math teacher
recommendation as a final
consideration.
Teacher: Mrs. S. Bowerman
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Grades: 7th and 8th
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Duration: Year
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Students must meet District
criteria for placement. Formal
notification of placement will
be sent to parents by the
teacher.
The course is offered for high
school credit.
Student must have Language
Arts or Math teacher
recommendation as a final
consideration.
Teacher: Mrs. R. Davis
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Grades: 7th and 8th
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Duration: Year
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Students must meet District
criteria for placement. Formal
notification of placement will
be sent to parents by the
teacher.
The course is offered for high
school credit.
Student must have Language
Arts or Math teacher
recommendation as a final
consideration.
Teachers: Mr. W. Tate
Mrs. C. Cheatham
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Contact the Guidance Department at
803-699-2750
Mrs. Lawanda Jenkins
Director/7th Grade
Ext. 72006
Mrs. Lisa Nine
6th Grade
Ext. 72009
Mr. Terence McClain
8th Grade
Ext. 72008
Mrs. Anna Landry
Registrar/Guidance
Secretary
Ext. 72010
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