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This page was last updated on 3/25/2025.
6th Grade Elective Registration Information
For the 2025/26 school year, we have decided to allow students who take a year-long elective, like Band, to take Health/PE in a semester. This allows for students to take an additional 2 electives from the Exploratory Elective Experience list.
Please note:
● New state legislation requires all students to take an Arts credit to graduate from a NC High School. All students will need to take this Arts credit at some point from Grades 6-12. For 6th-grade students, only band counts towards the graduation requirement.
● Elective availability depends on the school’s master schedule. Selecting an elective does not guarantee placement in that course or that it will be offered. Students who do not complete registration by the provided deadline will be placed in electives based on availability.
Please contact your elementary school counselor about the registration timeline.
Electives
Electives
Students will select either::
Band and 2 primary electives and 1 alternate,
(defaults to semester Health/PE)
-OR-
Band and no other elective (defaults to year-long Health/PE),
-OR-
Choose 2 Primary and 1 Alternate from each category
(CTA and Fine Arts) to pair with year-long Health/PE.
Click HERE to view the Rising-6th Grade Elective Sheet.
25_26 Davis Drive MS 6th-Grade Elective Courses.pdf
Beginning Band
Beginning Band
Ms. Burrell is our band teacher and can teach you how to play many instruments! Even if you've never played an instrument before, she will teach you how to play and how to read music.
Click HERE to watch a video about Band!
To learn more about the DDMS Band program, please visit the Band website.
Exploratory Elective Experience
Exploratory Elective Experience
When registering in PowerSchool for the Exploratory Elective Experience, students will select two primary CTE electives and one alternate CTE elective -AND- will select two primary Fine Arts electives and one alternate Fine Arts Elective.
Keyboarding and Word Processing
Exploring Childcare
Engineering: Exploring Technology I
Coding in Minecraft - Introductory
WELCOME TO DDMS!!
Welcome, future Panthers from the Class of 2032! Your middle school journey is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to welcome you to Davis Drive Middle School. My name is Scott Nilsen, and I’ll be your school counselor throughout all three years of your middle school experience, starting in the 2025-2026 school year. I am thrilled to be part of your journey as you navigate the exciting adventure that is middle school!
As school counselors, we support students through individual meetings, small groups, classroom guidance, and collaboration with parents and teachers. Our goal is to help you grow socially, emotionally, and academically so you can thrive and succeed, not only in school, but in life. I am so excited to meet you all! It's going to be EPIC! :)
Contact information:
Scott Nilsen snilsen@wcpss.net
(919)387-3033 x22067
Anna Best
Anna Best
6th Grade AP
6th Grade AP
AKBest@wcpss.net
Office Phone: 919-387-3033 x 22060
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