Courses
The following courses are mandatory in grades sixth-eighth:
- English
- Mathematics
- History
- Science
- Art/Drama/Music (each is taken for one term each year)
- Physical Education
One of the following languages is also mandatory:
- Spanish
- French
Additionally, in the seventh grade and eighth grades, students are required to learn either Latin or take an Extension class (for extra studying). In ninth grade, students drop one language, either Latin or their modern language (Spanish or French).
Pike offers a 9th grade program; however, usually only one in six students enroll in the ninth grade at the Pike school, totaling an average of ten students in the grade per year.
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