Lamar Middle School & Fine Arts Academy Looking ahead 2017 - 2018

Our mascot is the Scottish Terrier Go Scotties !

Lamar Grade Levels 6th, 7th, & 8th Grades Next year we project 1,064 students - 355 sixth, 364 seventh and 345 eighth graders at Lamar…57 schools represented (47 AISD + 18 Private/Charter/Out of District). Lamar Grade Levels 6th, 7th, & 8th Grades Go Scotties!

Current 6th graders from our primary feeder elementary schools Brentwood - 66 Gullett - 77 Highland Park – 51 Ridgetop – 23 Reilly - 9 Other (private, charter) - 17 65% of 6th grade from surrounding neighborhoods Go Scotties!

Demographics (all students) 24% Economically Disadvantaged 4% African American 36% Hispanic 2% Other Race 2.4% Two or More Races 57% White 9.5% SPED 13.6% 504 14% GT 6% LEP 51% Female Demographics (all students) Go Scotties!

Lamar’s dual language (DL) program allows DL students from elementary school and native Spanish speakers the opportunity to continue to develop bi-lingualism, bi-literacy and bi-culturalism through three years of Science and Spanish for Spanish Speakers (SSS) courses. Our DL science courses are Pre-AP and taught using a 90% Spanish – 10% English Bridge model and our SSS courses offer a high school credit for Level I, another credit for Level II and a weighted credit for Level III. SSS courses are taught only in Spanish. Dual Language Go Scotties!

This will be our 5th year as AISD’s middle school fine arts academy Lamar’s Fine Arts Academy is aligned with McCallum’s FAA Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy Accelerated Curriculum Design School-wide Engagement All programs, including FAA strands, are open to all students. This provides creative learning opportunities for all students and results in higher academic achievement at all levels. It also creates a school-wide culture of arts engagement that attracts high levels of parent and community engagement. Positive Peer Pressure By design, 1/3 of the total student population are FAA students, 1/3 participate fully in FAA programs but are not designated as FAA students, and 1/3 take the minimum fine arts requirements. This 1/3-1/3-1/3 design provides a rich creative learning environment where a 2/3 majority in every class are highly engaged in the arts and bring creative problem-solving and engagement strategies to their peers. Fine Arts Academy Accelerated Curriculum Design Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy Accelerated Curriculum Design Creative Multipliers Students enroll in one to four fine arts course per school year. Students who enroll in multiple, complementary fine arts classes develop their artistic and creative abilities at an accelerated rate due to mutually reinforcing creative experiences. Substantial Immersion All fine arts courses are year-long and ability-based. This allows students to accelerate learning among peers of comparable ability. Accelerated learning also creates demand for advanced classes (fine arts and non-fine arts), which Lamar currently provides. Fine Arts Academy Accelerated Curriculum Design Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy Majors Band Orchestra Choral Music Classical Guitar Dance Visual Arts Theater Arts Digital Arts & Media Fine Arts Academy Majors Go Scotties!

FAA Student Breakdown 9% Economically Disadvantaged 3% African American 22% Hispanic 2% Other Race 3.5% Two or More Races 70% White 3.5% SPED 10% 504 0.3% LEP 67% Female FAA Student Breakdown Go Scotties!

FINE ARTS ACADEMY BREAKDOWN 300 or 29% of the 1,024 students will be in the fine arts academy (57 will be first-year transfers from outside the Lamar zone) -85 Visual Arts majors -36 Band majors -32 Choir majors -13 Classical Guitar majors -28 Dance majors -27 Digital Arts & Media majors -26 Orchestra majors -46 Theatre majors FINE ARTS ACADEMY BREAKDOWN Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy McCallum Visual Arts Courses Lamar - Drawing/Painting - Jewelry/Fibers - Ceramics - Print making - Screen Printing - 2D/3D Design - Sculpture - AP Art History Fine Arts Academy - Year-long Art 6 - Year-long Art 7 - Art I – this is a high school credit course that allows you to take any of the McCallum art courses in 9th grade Go Scotties!

Lamar Visual Arts Program experiences Drawing Painting Ceramics Print making Screen Printing 2D/3D Design Sculpture Found Art Lamar Visual Arts Program experiences Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy McCallum Music Lamar Music Wind Ensemble Symphonic Band Concert Band Jazz Band 6 Choirs 2 Orchestras Musical Theatre Classical Guitar Piano Music Theory Steel Drums Lamar Music Fine Arts Academy Wind Ensemble Symphonic Band Beginning Band Jazz Factory 5 Choirs Musical Theatre 3 Orchestras Rock-estra Fiddle Classical Guitar Piano Music Theory Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy McCallum Theatre Lamar Theatre Accelerated Theatre and Tech Theatre Theatre and Tech Theatre Advanced Theatre and Tech Theatre Musical Theatre Theatre Production Beginner Theatre Intermediate Theatre Advanced Theatre Musical Theatre Spotlight (Advanced & Majors, only) Fine Arts Academy Go Scotties!

Fine Arts Academy McCallum Dance Lamar Dance All Lamar dance classes are year- long and for P.E. credit except Dance and Media Beginner Dance Intermediate Dance Advanced Dance Company Dance Dance and Digital Media (2017-18) Fine Arts Academy Dance for PE credit Beginner Dance Contemporary Dance Dance Majors Go Scotties!

Audio Visual Production Lamar Digital Arts & Media (option 1) Audio Visual Production McCallum Digital Arts & Media Digital Photography 2,3,4 Animation Audio/Video Production I Advanced Audio/Video Production II Practicum in Audio/Video Production Practicum in Audio/Video Production II 6th – Digital Photography 7th – Introduction to Audio/Video Production I 8th – Audio/Video Production II w/ Film Theory Digital Arts & Media Go Scotties!

Digital Arts & Media Lamar Digital Arts & Media (option 2) -Digital Photography McCallum Digital Arts & Media Digital Photography 2,3,4 Animation Audio/Video Production I Advanced Audio/Video Production II Practicum in Audio/Video Production Practicum in Audio/Video Production II 6th – Digital Photography 7th – Digital Photography: Digitally Created (sem) & Digital Photography: Camera and Equipment (sem) 8th – Audio/Video Production I w/ Film Theory Digital Arts & Media Go Scotties!

Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Lamar LOTE McCallum LOTE French I, II Spanish I, II Japanese I, II Mandarin I, II French I, II, III, IV Spanish I, II, III, IV, V Japanese I, II, III, IV Mandarin I, II, III, IV Latin I, II, III, IV Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Go Scotties!

Career & Technical Education Go Scotties!

CTE @ Lamar Project Lead The Way - Engineering Strand Students may begin strand in 6th grade by taking the foundational units DM & AR, then take the specialization units ME & ST in grade 7 followed by the high school course IED for one full weighted credit in 8th grade. Students that begin in 7th grade may double-up on DM&AR and ME&ST then take IED in grade 8. CTE @ Lamar Go Scotties!

CTE @ Lamar PLTW - Engineering Foundational Units -- Grades 6-8 (yearlong course for a high school credit) Design & Modeling (DM) Students use Autodesk design software to create a virtual image of their designs and produce a portfolio of their innovative solutions Automation & Robotics (AR) Students use the VEX Robotics platform to design, build, and program real-world objects as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation and computer control systems. DM & AR are foundational units that must be taken before specialization units. CTE @ Lamar

CTE @ Lamar PLTW -- Engineering Specialization Units -- Grades 6-8 Prerequisite: DMAR Semester 3 or 4 – Magic of Electrons (ME) Through hands-on projects, students explore electricity, the behavior and parts of atoms, and sensing devices. They learn basic circuitry design and the impact of electricity around them. Semester 3 or 4 – Science of Technology (ST) Students apply the concepts of physics, chemistry, and nanotechnology to STEM activities and projects, including making ice cream, cleaning up an oil spill, and discovering the properties of nano-materials. CTE @ Lamar

CTE @ Lamar PLTW -- Engineering Readiness Unit – Grade 8 Prerequisite: either ME or ST Yearlong – Introduction to Engineering Design (weighted high school credit) Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects. They work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software, and use an engineering notebook to document their work. CTE @ Lamar

CTE @ Lamar Project Lead The Way – Computer Science Strand Students may begin strand in 6th grade by taking ICS, then take Video Game Design* I and II in 7th grade followed by CSE in 8th grade. Students that begin in 7th grade may take ICS followed by CSE in 8th grade. *Video Game Design I and II are not PLTW courses. CTE @ Lamar

CTE @ Lamar PLTW – Computer Science Intro to Computer Science (ICS) Grades 6-8 (yearlong course for a high school credit) The first computer science course for students who have never programmed before. Students work in teams to create simple apps for mobile devices using MIT App Inventor. Students explore the impact of computing in society and the application of computing across career paths and build skills and awareness in digital citizenship and cybersecurity. Students model, simulate, and analyze data about themselves and their interests. They also transfer the understanding of programming gained in App Inventor to learn introductory elements of text-based programming in Python® to create strategy games CTE @ Lamar PLTW – Computer Science

CTE @ Lamar PLTW – Computer Science (Begins in 2017-18) Video Game Design I Students will analyze and assess current technologies while designing and creating a video game using text, pictures and digital video. Grades 6-8 Semester-long: Video Game Design II (prerequisite: Video Game Design I) Grades 6-8 Students will work independently and in teams on video game design projects while continuing to explore current technologies in game design. Semester-long: CTE @ Lamar PLTW – Computer Science

Computer Science & Software Engineering (CSE) – yearlong 8th grade only – 1 year weighted credit Prerequisite: a tech course and must have passed or currently enrolled in Algebra I Open doors in any career with computer science! In CSE, students create apps for mobile devices, automate tasks in a variety of languages, and find patterns in data. Students collaborate to create and present solutions that can improve people’s lives, and weigh the ethical and societal issues of how computing and connectivity are changing the world. This course aligns with the AP Computer Science Principles course. CTE @ Lamar PLTW – Computer Science

CTE @ Lamar Other available CTE courses Digital Photography I (yearlong) Digital Photography: Digitally Created (semester) (2017-18) Digital Photography: Camera and Equipment (semester) (2017-18) Audio Visual Production I & II Graphics Design I & II Video Game Design I & II (2017-18) Keyboarding Culinary Arts I Culinary Arts II Fashion Design CTE @ Lamar Go Scotties!

Other Advanced Electives Yearbook Ancient Civilizations Medieval Times Mock Trial – Criminal, Mock Trial – Civil, Mock Trial – Supreme Court (2017-18) Creative Writing I & II Poetry I and II (2017-18) Japanese Culture and Arts Forensics Science I & II Environmental Science – F.A.T. (food, air, transportation) & W.E.W. (water, energy, waste) Other Advanced Electives Go Scotties!

High School Credit Courses World Languages Spanish Spanish Speakers I, II and AP Spanish IV* (2018-19) CTE (DMAR, ICS, IED*, CSE*) Keyboarding Health Algebra I* Geometry* Art I Music Theory High School Credit Courses * Weighted – 5.0 scale Go Scotties!

Athletics Volleyball (7th & 8th) Football (7th & 8th) Basketball (7th & 8th) Soccer (7th & 8th) Track (7th & 8th) Tennis (7th & 8th) (Friday Clubs for all grades– Ultimate Frisbee, Archery & All above sports except Track)

What else makes Lamar the school for me? Advanced Math Algebra, Geometry Scottie Clubs Athletics NJHS & Student Council What else makes Lamar the school for me? 6th Grade Engineering Club Go Scotties! AVID (college prep) Lockers Destination Imagination

Scottie Clubs (2016-17 Club Offerings – changes every year) Computer Games * Homework Club * Homework Club for Sailors * Henna * Make Lamar A Better Place * Netflix for Kids * Glee * Salon * Archery * Super Hero * Jam Session * Reading Club * Pinterest * Virtual Reality * Meme * Harry Potter * Ultimate Frisbee * Algebra and Geometry Tutoring Club * Sculpture and Art * Mine Craft * Pokemon * Sign Language * Girls Camping and Hiking * Magicmons * Doodle Club * Girls Intramural Sports * Boys Intramural Sports * Comic book Club * YouTube for Kids * Star Wars * Digital Media Workshop * The Sports Club * Scratch Coding * Garden Club * Anime-Manga * Cheer Club * Downtown Abby * History of Rock * Novel Writing * Crochet and Knitting * Architecture * Board Games Go Scotties!