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Students have several opportunities to perform throughout the year in the following bands: Cub Band (4 th & 5 th ), Lion Band (5 th & 6 th ), Concert Band (6–8), and the award winning Jazz Band (by audition).

Musical Theater Musical Theater is offered as an 8 th grade elective. Seventh grade students are invited to audition each spring for Musical Theater. Performance opportunities for students in other grade levels depend on the availability of additional roles for the annual show. Pre–Engineering The Pre–Engineering curriculum for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades focuses on showing, not telling students how engineers use technology to solve everyday problems. The program comprises five units that are taught in conjunction with rigorous academic core courses. The primary focus is on developing stronger math, science and technology inquiry skills.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

In order to provide students with an incentive to achieve academic excellence the Honor Roll and Principal's List have been established for grades 4–8 following each marking period.

Criteria for Selection

Honor Roll A student must receive A’s, B’s and S’s with at least one A for the marking period.

Principal’s List – A student must receive all A’s and S’s for the marking period.

Superior Academic Achievement A student must receive all A’s and S’s for each marking period in the school year. Students who achieve the Principal's List all four marking periods will be recognized at an award ceremony.

Superintendent Award

The Superintendent's Award goes to a student who is recognized by a faculty member for going beyond even the expectations of Student of the Month. Just one student in all of grades 5-8 is given this award. Nominating faculty members write a brief statement regarding the reason for the nomination. Students are then recognized on the morning announcements, at the BOE meeting, and listed on the marque.

All award winners (Art, SOM, and Superintendent) will be treated to a breakfast with the Superintendent as an opportunity to congratulate them and support them for their efforts.

Student of the Month

The intention of the Student of the Month award is to encourage students to demonstrate the characteristics and positive attributes identified by the school community, to foster personal and academic growth, and to recognize students whose demonstration of those attributes contributes to the creation of a positive school environment.

A Student of the Month is an active listener, does his/her best work, respects all staff and students, plays fair, is a good team member, does his/her homework, follows school and class rules, as well as the 6 Pillars of Character. In addition a student may be nominated for outstanding performance in academics, athletics, visual and performing arts, technology, or contribution to the community. One student shall be selected from each grade, five through eight, throughout the academic school year based on teacher nominations.

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