Haggard
Middle School · 2401 Westside Drive · Plano, Texas 75075 · 469-752-5400
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| Design and Sculpture (one semester each) Design students will learn a variety of drawing and painting techniques using elements and principles of design. Drawing skills are studied in detail to make art comfortable for all students. Sculpture explores the elements and principles of design through three-dimensional works of art. Students will create sculpture projects using a variety of media and will learn about many of the career options in the field of art. Both courses include the study of the historical and cultural aspects of various artists and their work. |
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| The period for athletics at Haggard is designed to help prepare students for a school sport and as a practice period for a player currently involved in a school sport. Students signing up for an athletic period should be prepared for much more strenuous activity than in a typical physical education course. Students should also be aware that in some instances, making a team is a requisite to participation in the athletic period. Sports in which tryouts are held are volleyball, basketball, and tennis. There are no tryouts for football or track. Track and tennis are held exclusively after the school day. |
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| “Just as there can be no music without learning, no education is complete without music”. (National Coalition for Music) The Fine Arts Department invites you to be a part of its tradition of excellence by enrolling in band, choir, or orchestra. Each ensemble is a full year elective. There is a place for everyone! |
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| Spanish 7 & 8 (full year course) Students receive one year of high school credit by taking Spanish I over a two-year period in the 7th and 8th grades. The program focuses on interpersonal communication and vocabulary enrichment. |
| French I (full year course) Although French is not offered on our campus, 8th grade students may enroll in this course and receive one year of high school credit. It is offered at Vines High School during a zero - hour, which runs from approximately 8:00- 8:45 a.m. each day. Parents are responsible for providing transportation to Vines, but a school bus is available to transport students back to their home campus. |
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| The Physical Education Program consists of various sport units that
are designed to help meet the physical and recreational needs of our
7th and 8th grade students. Our goal is for our students to develop
an understanding and appreciation of physical development in order
to promote the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. The course is divided up into units and each unit is approximately 3 weeks long. The first week is dedicated to skill development and the understanding of rules and strategies. The following two weeks allow the students the opportunity to participate and compete in game situations. Some of the units we have planned include flag football, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, floor hockey, track and field, aerobics and recreational games. Physical Fitness testing will also be conducted. Athletics is offered for those students who try-out for a Haggard School Team. |
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| Skills for Living I and II (one semester each) This coed class provides a comfortable setting to practice decision-making skills and to explore personal development, peer pressure, and relationships. It offers a laboratory setting for nutrition analysis, food buying, and preparation. Various foods are sampled through teacher demonstration and student preparation. Time management and sewing skills are taught through construction of student-designed pillows. Skills for Living II builds on the learning experiences of Living I with more advanced skills. |
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| Theater I, a one semester course, includes pantomime, improvisation, stage terminology,
play production, play study, oral interpretation, television commercial,
and duet acting.
Theater Arts II, a one semester course, includes improvisation, theater history, play study, play production, readers’ theatre, radio theatre and monologues. |
| Theater III (full year course) Students in Theater III study advanced play production, script writing, and oral interpretation. All students in Theater III are members of the speech and drama team, and are required to attend 3 Plano speech tournaments a year as well as audition for the 2 HMS plays. You must have approval from the Theater Arts teacher for admittance into the class. |