Essex Middle School

Essex Middle School teaches grades 6-8 in Essex, Vermont. The grades are taught by "teams" of teachers, groups of teachers who work together with the same students. There is also a team for students with rough family situations and such called the Adventurer team. Other classes are: Art, Music, Family Consumer Science, Design and Technology Education, Foreign Languages, and Advisory. Essex Middle School has many team sports. They are: Field Hockey (girls), soccer (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), softball (girls), and baseball (boys). If one wants to start a new sports it has to start out as a club. In the 2007-2008 school year, a rugby club was started. There is also Drama club, guitar club, and many other extra curricular activities.

Core classes

On each team, the classes taught are: Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, and Science. Some teams don't have 4 teachers, so other teachers overlap. Also, in seventh and eighth grade, some students are allowed (but not required) to take Algebra. Very few seventh graders do, but now for eighth graders it is open to anyone.

Art

Art is taught by Mrs. Miller. Students have it for 1/3 of the year, every other day.

Family Consumer Science (FCS)

FCS is taught by Mrs. Viglotti (Mrs. Vig). In this class people learn about health, cooking, alcohol and drug abuse, and such. Students have it for 1/3 of the year, every other day.

Music

Music is taught by Mr. Stone and Mr. Camp. Based on when you have the class, you will have either one of them. Students have it for 1/3 of the year, every other day.

Design and Technology Education (Tech Ed.)

Tech Ed is taught by Mr. Airoldi. Students work with wood, and computers and "things of that nature". Students have it 1/3 of the year, every other day.

Foreign Languages

The languages offered are French and Spanish. "Le prof de francais c'est Madame Conlon" (The french teacher is Mrs. Conlon.) The spanish teachers are Mrs. Summerville and Mrs. Cummings. In sixth grade, you take 1/4 of the year, every other, for each language, as a beginner course. In seventh and eighth grade, you have your class (french or spanish) every day.