Academics
Each grade is split into three teams, each having a team leader, and five standard academic teachers, a Special Education teacher, and 4 counselors, which will counsel the kids that have kids that have last names which start with their assigned "letters". For example, if someone's last name is Smith, and a counselor's "letters" are S-Q, then they will have that counselor. There is also a grade wide Unified Arts team. Each team is named after a gemstone. For example: Diamond, Opal, Garnet, or Amethyst. Students in each team would not have the same academic or Unified Arts classes with those in another team in most cases, exceptions usually due to the school's honor system (above grade courses).
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