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Unless otherwise noted, all courses are open to both 7 and 8 graders

FULL YEAR ELECTIVES

● Chorus
● Concert Band I (7 grade)
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● Concert Band II (8 grade)
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● Debate I Honors (8 grade only; tryout required; high school credit course)
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● Middle School Leadership (application required)
● Musical Theater/JR Thespians Troupe #89211 (tryout required)
● String Orchestra I (7 grade)
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● String Orchestra II (8 grade)
● World Language: French 1 (8 grade only, high school credit course)
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● World Language: Latin 1 (8 grade only, high school credit course)
● World Language: Mandarin Chinese 1 (8 grade only, high school credit course)
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● World Language: Spanish 1 (8 grade only, high school credit course)
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● World Language: Middle School French
● World Language: Middle School Latin
● World Language: Middle School Mandarin Chinese
● World Language: Middle School Spanish
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● World Language: Rotation of World Languages (7 grade only)

Lake Highland HIGHLY recommends all students choose a full year world language as an
elective option.

SEMESTER ELECTIVES

● Acting
● Art Techniques 1
● Automation and Robotics
● Circuit Design
● Computer Science 1
● Computer Science 2 (8 grade only; prerequisite: Computer Science 1)
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● Dance Technique
● Drawing & Painting
● Engineering Design & Modeling
● Entrepreneurship
● Flight and Space
● Innovative Robotics (prerequisite: Automation & Robotics)
● Introduction to Digital Storytelling
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● Life Management Skills/Fitness (LMS) (required for 8 grade; available for 7 grade)
● Math Lab semester 1/Math Lab semester 2 (no credit assigned)
● Medical Detectives
● Mindful Living
● Open Art Studio (8 grade only; prerequisites: Art Techniques 1 and Drawing & Painting)
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● Physical Education
● Public Speaking
● Team Sports
● World Mythology (online course)

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