Junior High
It has never been a better time to be in junior high at High Point Academy. Our program allows for student expression, independence, and leadership.
The junior high continues the strong academic emphasis of the lower grades with the students receiving instruction in basic academic subjects, physical education, and a varied enrichment program. There is a departmentalized program with the students attending seven classes each day. The High Point junior high offers a safe and comfortable transition to high school, providing a strong academic program, a distinct uniform, and a variety of social, athletic, and extracurricular activities in which the students may participate. In terms of the schedule, most days the students have all of their core classes before lunch. The classes are forty-five minutes, with a fifteen-minute recess in the morning and a thirty-minute lunch period in the middle of the day. The junior high schedule allows for many unique and exciting programs, such as Enrichment, Advisory, and Common Time.
Common Time is a thirty-minute block before lunch that meets Mondays through Thursdays. The students select their placement and may choose from a variety of options: study hall with a particular teacher, working collaboratively on group projects, meeting with a teacher for extra help, or participating in a club. The junior high offers several clubs, including Debate, Affinity Groups, and Student Service Team.
It is also during Common Time that teachers have the opportunity to work directly with the 8th graders in preparation for the high school application process. In addition to many of the area private schools coming to High Point to present to our 8th graders during this time, the 8th graders use Common Time to practice interviewing skills, work on high school applications, hone personal essay skills, and prepare for the high school entrance exams (both the ISEE and the HSPT). Beyond the preparation at school, High Point students are also invited to attend visitation days at the various local schools.
The Advisory Program continues in junior high. Advisory groups are comprised of one faculty member and nine or ten junior-high students, from both grades. The program aims to build peer and teacher-student relationships. Advisory groups meet most Fridays for a forty-five-minute period.
The High Point junior high program offers an unprecedented array of enrichment courses, including Game Development, Ceramics, Debate, Drawing, Card Sharks, Cinema Studies, Public Speaking, Health, Yearbook, and American Sign Language. Although there are some requirements (all 7th graders must take at least one quarter of Health, for example), the students are allowed to select their classes based on their interests.
Overnight trips continue in junior high, and they do not disappoint! Yet another reason why junior high is so amazing! The 7th graders attend the Catalina Island Marine Institute (or CIMI) as a class in the fall for three days. As an 8th grader, the class trip is to Fulcrum Adventures for four days at the beginning of the school year.
Overall, junior high allows our eagles to soar, in the classroom and beyond!
The Academic Program
Seventh Grade
- English
- Mathematics (Pre-Algebra or Algebra)
- World History
- Science (Life Science)
- Spanish
- Enrichment
- Physical Education
Eighth Grade
- English
- Mathematics (Algebra or Geometry)
- United States History
- Science (Chemistry and Physics)
- Spanish
- Enrichment
- Physical Education
