Elective Course Descriptions

All 6th grade students must select one choice for a Fine Arts Elective from the following:

• Band (year-long course) - Band Video,

• Choir (year-long course) - Choir Video , or

• Elective Wheel (9 week rotations between Art, Theatre Arts, Leadership, & Entrepreneurship)

  • Art Video

  • Theatre Arts Video

  • Leadership Slides

  • Entrepreneurship Slides

All 6th grade students must select one choice for a Physical Education (PE) Elective from the following:

• Physical Education

• Pre-Athletics

• Physical Education & Dance (one semester of each)

• Pre-Athletics & Dance (one semester of each)

All 6th grade students are automatically enrolled in one of three Academic Electives based on their current placement in elementary: QUEST Studies, Extensions, or the Dual Language Elective.

All three of the HMS Academic Electives are problem/project-based courses, similar in nature, and are designed to develop in students their critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills.