The health education class is a 6-week course required of students in all three grade levels. While the main focus is on AIDS education and substance abuse prevention, other topics are also discussed. Home Economics Sixth grade home economics is an introduction to needlework, sewing, nutrition, and child development. Basic skills are stressed in all content areas. In seventh grade, the students review basic sewing skills which were covered in sixth grade.
Students learn to use the sweing machine and add a variety of other sewing skills.
A simple sewing project is done which includes skills learned in class. Careers in the clothing industry are covered along with basic consumer skills. In eighth grade, foods and nutrition are studies which involve basic nutrition incorporating the foods that the students eat in this class. The students also prepare simple foods in a food lab using proper technique demonstrated in the class. Careers in the food industry are covered.