They also study news gathering and produce a class newspaper. The program acquaints students with the world of music and gives an appreciation of a variety of music styles. Students in grades 5-8 may receive weekly instruction on a brass, woodwind or percussion instrument. Students in grades 3-8 may receive weekly instruction on a string instrument. Chorus is also provided to students before or during school.
Students meet for physical education every-other day.
Physical alertness and skills are developed through a comprehensive curriculum. Students are required to wear sneakers and may wear shorts. Students may supply locks for lockers in the locker room on their scheduled physical education day, or they may request a school lock from their physical education teacher. The school offers a continuing sequential Spanish program helpful to those wishing to pursue Spanish in high school. A program of conversational Spanish is offered in grades three through eight.