ENCORE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

  • Art - Students are given an opportunity to develop their talent and creativity through many different projects including painting, drawing, pottery, and mixed media.

  • Band - Students contribute to the middle school band on an instrument of their choice while developing his/her musical skill in a large group setting.

  • BAM Wellness (Body and Mind Wellness) (7-8th Only) - This is a new, SEMESTER LONG class offering at HMS, co-tough by Mrs. DeeDee Landes and Mrs. Andrea Unruh. Students will receive instruction on all areas of health and wellness with an emphasis on the connections between emotional, mental, and physical health. Students will also be led in non-competitive and low impact physical activities that point towards comprehensive personal wellness.

  • Choir (Vocal Music) - Students sing a variety of songs from multiple musical genres while they explore music fundamentals. This class builds on our elementary music program and features aspects of a more developed music group, like singing in parts.

  • Engineering/STEM - In this class students use the engineering process and scientific exploration as they encounter challenges, plan solutions, execute a building process, analyze the results, then sometimes rebuild their products or complete an experiment. 

  • Extended Band (7-8th Only) - Aimed at students with a deep interest for band, this class provides the band director time to work with a smaller number of students to develop their instrumental abilities. 

  • Foreign Language - This class uses Rosetta Stone software for students who are interested in learning one of hundreds of foreign languages. It does require a $50 fee to offset a portion of the Rosetta Stone software. If you are interested in foreign language class but could have trouble providing the $50 fee, please contact Mr. Heinrichs. For students interested in learning Spanish we would encourage them to take Spanish class - a New Class for next year (see below for the description)

  • Guitar (7-8th Only) This class is aimed at beginning and entry level guitar players who want to grow their musical skill with the instrument. Some outside of class practice will be expected. Guitar will only be offered to 7th and 8th grade students, with preference given to 8th graders. It is a year long course and students are not allowed to start at the second semester. Students will need to furnish their own guitars and a $20 fee to purchase a practice book. If you have questions about this class or are interested but will have trouble securing a guitar or the $20 fee, please contact Mr. Heinrichs.

  • Independent Reading - Students set reading goals for themselves and then work towards reaching them while regularly checking in with an adult monitor.

  • Learning Support - The intent of LS is to create a structured learning space where teachers can work closely with students who need some level of academic support. It is not designed as a study hall for students to work independently on assignments. We confirm LS requests with teacher recommendation and other academic data that would indicate a student needs this additional support.

  • Physical Education - Students complete some tried and true as well as some modern fitness activities in combination with individual, small group, and whole group games of varying competitive levels.