Electives and Extracurriculars
There are a handful of electives offered at Rachel Carson, with most varying slightly by grade. Current electives include technology exploration, drama (both beginning and advanced), men and women's chorus, orchestra, band, art, a computer solutions class and home economics classes. For 8th graders, Spanish, French, and Japanese are available as high school-level electives. Introductory electives to both Spanish and French were introduced in 2011, and are open to both grades. However, these are very basic courses with students learning little more than basic language use and culture. There is also a Media Communications course that allows students to participate in the school's newspaper and morning announcements.
The school offers a Japanese language immersion program and features the AAP program. The JI program comes from many elementary schools.
Rachel Carson offers an assortment of extracurricular activities, including but not limited to: Astronomy Club, Intramurals, International Club, Homework Club, and Jazz Band. In addition, two school plays are held each year; one is for advanced drama students only, the other is open to all students.
With the exception of an annual Students vs. Faculty volleyball game at the end of every year, Rachel Carson Middle School has no organized sports leagues.
The school has partnerships with HP Enterprise Services, Scitor Corporation, and Northwest Federal Credit Union.
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