Related Arts
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Hillsboro Elementary Middle School provides several related arts classes for kindergarten through fifth grade students to experience. These classes are built into the elementary schedule, so every student will have a chance to explore and unveil his or her talents.
Additionally, Hillsboro Elementary Middle School provides multiple opportunities for sixth through eighth grade students to fully immerse themselves in the arts. Each year, students select and rate which related arts they would like to take. Sixth through eighth grade students take two related arts classes per quarter and these classes occur every day.
Related arts classes offered may change slightly due to enrollment, interest, and staffing.
All elementary students will have a five-day rotation of the following classes:
- Art (1 Day)
- Library Media/Counseling (K-2) or Theater (3-5) (1 Day)
- Music (1 Day)
- Physical Education (2 Days)
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Majors - 8th Grade
Year-Long Options:
- Band
- Choir
- Spanish 8B
- Spanish 1 Honors (Offered at Independence High School)
- French 1 Honors (Offered at Independence High School)
- German 1 Honors (Offered at Independence High School)
Semester Length Options:
- Art Studio
- mxINC
- Theater (Advanced)
Quarter Length Options:
- Art
- Robotics
- 8th grade Beginning Band
- 8th grade Chamber Music
- 8th grade Jazz Band
- Guitar
- Interior Design
- Photography
- Physical Education
- Stop Motion Design
- Theater (General)
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Majors - 7th Grade
Year-Long Options:
- Band
- Choir
- Orchestra
- Spanish 7A Honors
Semester Length Options:
- Theater (Advanced)
Quarter Length Options:
- Art
- 7th Grade Beginning Band
- 7th Grade Chamber Music
- 7th Grade Jazz Band
- Graphic Design
- Guitar
- Interior Design
- Photography
- Physical Education
- Robotics
- Stop Motion Design
- Theater (General)
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Majors - 6th Grade
Year-Long Options:
- Band
- Orchestra
- Choir
Quarter Length Options:
- Art
- Computer Skills
- Digital Drawing and Illustration
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Intro to Spanish
- Physical Education
- Robotics
- Stop Motion Design
- Theater