Music Seventh grade music continues study in the elements of music and provides experiences with the styles of music from the Medieval through the Romantic Period. Opera is studied in a broad generic sense. Students study a unit focusing on careers in music with emphasis placed on careers in the music industry as well as in the field of education. Laboratory experiences begin in grade seven in the areas of piano, recorder, synthesizer, guitar, and research activities. Physical Education Seventh grade physical education consists of individual, dual, team, and group games with specific instruction in the skills of these activities.
All activities contain a physical fitness component and are offered co-educationally.
The students are introduced to the team and individual activities of soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, track and field, softball, rhythms, and other sports. At the end of the track and field units, there is a county-wide play day. Reading Seventh grade reading focuses on high level thinking related to a wide variety of reading materials. They are also given opportunities to develop life-long strategies related to sharing books with others. Independence is also fostered by teaching the students how to apply their reading strategies to their other classes.