The core academic subjects are taught by grade level teams which are each located in different wings of the building. The teachers at each grade level share common planning time during which they can discuss and plan curriculum coordination, scheduling, and other issues concerning the students they share.

Most students in grades 6 - 8 take two periods of Language Arts and Mathematics and one period of Science and Social Studies daily.  The students who elect to take German in grades seven and eight are the exception as they have only one period of Language Arts daily and one of German. All courses are based on the West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives (WV CSOs) in accordance with county curriculum guidelines. 

6th Grade Team          7th Grade Team          8th Grade Team

Students typically take Physical Education for one semester and rotate through six-week-long classes in Art, Computer Keyboarding, Family and Consumer Science, Health, and Music. The Related Arts teachers also share a common planning time to coordinate the schedules and discuss issues relating to students and curriculum.

Band or Chorus may be chosen by students in any grade level as an elective and replaces some of the Related Arts rotations. Those in 7th or 8th grade who elect to take German in place of one period of Language Arts may earn a high school credit for successfully completing both years' language study.