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Understand the Eighth Grade Schedule Structure!
All eighth grade students have four core classes, 2 electives of their choice, College & Career Readiness/Health, and an intervention period.
Review Course Descriptions
Review Course Descriptions
All eighth grade students have the option to choose between on-level or advanced RLA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. See below for recommendations and things to consider when making the best choice for your child!
Review elective choices available to Eighth Grade Students
Review elective choices available to Eighth Grade Students
Explore all of the elective* choices we have at MMS and decide which ones interest you most!
ALL eighth grade students will be enrolled in College & Career Readiness/Health. This is a required high school credit course.
PE credit is not required in eighth grade. If your child chooses PE or Athletics this will serve as one of their two elective choices.
*We do our best to give you your top choices for electives, but they cannot be guaranteed. If your child is in the dyslexia program their Dyslexia class will be substituted for one elective.
8th Grade Elective Choices
To learn more about these choices view the content linked below or the descriptions provided in the Aledo ISD Middle School Course Book. It is linked on the home page of this site.
Art
Athletics
Band
Choir (JV, Varsity, or Men’s Choir)
Film as a Literary Genre
PE
Theatre Arts
American Sign Language *HS Credit Course*
Art I * HS Credit Course*
Fundamentals of Computer Science *HS Credit Course*
Computer Science I (prerequisite of fundamentals of computer science) *HS Credit Course*
Dance I *HS Credit Course*
Flight & Space/ Design & Modeling *HS Credit Course*
Journalism I *HS Credit Course*
PE Adventure Outdoor Education *HS Credit Course*
Principles of Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources *HS Credit Course*
Special Topics in Social Studies: Digging up the Past- Uncovering the story of US *HS Credit Course*
Theatre I *HS Credit Course*
*The high school courses listed above will count as a high school credit; therefore, in order to
receive credit students must meet the 90% attendance requirement set forth by the State of
Texas. These courses will not count towards High School GPA if taken in Middle School.*
We have an amazing Art program at MMS. Click the button to learn more!
If you enjoy hands on activities and animal science click the button to learn more about AG!
Aledo ISD requires specific physicals and paperwork to be completed before a student may participate in athletics. Please click the button to review these requirements. 8th grade students in athletics will try out for Volleyball, Football, Basketball and Track.
8th graders can also choose to take a regular PE class if they do not wish to play team sports.
Click the button for more information from our band directors!
Anyone of any skill level is welcome to join the amazing MMS choir. 8th grade students have the choice of to JV Choir, Varsity Choir (audition required), or Mens Choir. Click the button to learn more!
Dance I is a high school credit. Auditions are required for the Dance Team.
Choose from one of our technology courses if you are interested in creative and innovative ways of problems solving using computers! Choices include: Fundamentals of Computer Science, Computer Science I, Flight & Space/Design & Modeling
If you enjoy computer science and innovation, click here to learn more! This course will count as a high school credit.
This course is recommended for students who possess a strong interest in film as a storytelling medium – its history; its theories; its social, political, philosophical, and aesthetic impact; and its nature and process. Let's all go to the movies!
This course allows students the opportunity to explore print journalism, news editing, and news management. Students will receive instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photo-journalism and layout and graphic design in newspaper as well as yearbook.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department developed the Outdoor Education course to enhance and educate students in outdoor activities and wildlife conservation.
8th graders may choose to begin the 2 consecutive years of LOTE graduation requirement by choosing from American Sign Language, Spanish or several TXVSN courses. TXVSN offers Latin, French, German and Mandarin Chinese!
This research-based social studies elective course is designed to help students develop advanced college readiness skills in an era or theme in history through extensive research. Students will create an original work as part of the National History Day Competition.
Join us for all things theatre! We have a blast learning stage direction, improv, and other basic theater skills.
Choose your Courses using Ascender Student Portal and MMS Course Selection Form!
Choose your Courses using Ascender Student Portal and MMS Course Selection Form!
The course selection process includes uploading courses into Ascender Student Portal and our MMS Course Selection Form. Parents and students will complete course selection at home. The MMS course selection form is open from January 4th - 20th. The Ascender Student Portal window is open from January 9th - 20th.
It is important for all students to complete both steps in this process. The MMS Course Selection form is a tool to use for pre-planning and to guide discussions at home in order to select the most appropriate courses for your child. The form includes alternate elective choices ranked by preference and serves as a back up of your course selections. If you need to make changes to your selections after January 20th, please complete a course section change form.
Click on the button below for step-by-step instructions for Ascender Student Portal set up and the course selection process.
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