The 6th Grade Academy is divided into two teams, the Trailblazers and the Sprinters. Each team consists of four core content teachers. Middle School operates on a six period schedule, four core classes on team and two related arts classes off team. (Related arts classes are listed below in the Related Arts section.)

Our sixth grade academy provides a smooth transition from elementary school that helps students acclimate to the new structure of the middle school schedule. They are given lockers to help them with organizational skills. Prior to the school year, we host a Mustang Madness Program where we provide an opportunity for new students to meet their teachers, make new friends, and just acclimate to the sometimes difficult transition to middle school.

The 6th Grade Academy has a specific principal and counselor to assist with any administrative needs that may arise. Their photos are linked above to their email addresses. Please feel free to reach out to them if you have any specific needs regarding your sixth grader or if you have questions in general related to the sixth grade.

The 7th Grade Academy is divided into two teams, the Pacesetters and the Thoroughbreds. Each team consists of four core content teachers. Middle School operates on a six period schedule, four core classes on team and two related arts classes off team. (Related arts classes are listed below in the Related Arts section.)

Through a community partnership with Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, our seventh grade teams get the opportunity to participate in the Junior Achievement It’s My Future® Program. This program offers middle school students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students explore career resources to develop the job-hunting skills needed to earn a job. The program includes six 45-minute sessions, with additional extended learning activities and optional digital assets offered throughout.

The 7th Grade Academy has a specific principal and counselor to assist with any administrative needs that may arise. Their photos are linked above to their email addresses. Please feel free to reach out to them if you have any specific needs regarding your seventh grader or if you have questions in general related to the seventh grade.

The 8th Grade Academy is divided into three teams, the Colts, Winning Colors, and the Stallions. Each team consists of four core content teachers, Math, Science, Social Studies, and English/Language Arts. Middle School operates on a six period schedule, four core classes on team and two related arts classes off team. (Related arts classes are listed below in the Related Arts section.)

The 8th Grade Academy has a specific principal and counselor to assist with any administrative needs that may arise. Their photos are linked above to their email addresses. Please feel free to reach out to them if you have any specific needs regarding your seventh grader or if you have questions in general related to the seventh grade.

Related Arts courses are designed to offer academic enrichment to our students. All students take two related arts classes during a semester. Having two related arts classes provides our students who particiapte in the yearlong classes of band, chorus, and orchestra, the opportunity to also take the other related arts classes.

Students get the opportunity to select from the following related arts courses:

• Art

• Band*

• Chorus*

• Computer/Speech

• Environmental Science

• Health Sciences

• Family and Consumer Science

• Literacy/Career Choices

• Orchestra*

• Physical Education

• Reading

*Band, Chorus, and Orchestra classes are performance classes. Students must choose to participate in these classes and they are yearlong.

Students in the Environmental Science Program at Moore engage in learning about sustainability and practice different facets of it in real world scenarios. The students manage the campus recycling, grow an annual garden using zero pesticides and fertilizer, maintain an orchard, investigate stormwater runoff, and water quality on our campus creek. Students are stewards of our nature preserve and wetlands environment, maintaining its cleanliness and ecosystem health. We are currently partnered with U of L, and often bring in scientists to work with the student, learning about different community environmental impacts. 

Students in the Health Class get the opportunity to learn lifelong health skills that will enhance their physical, mental/emotional, and social health.  By the end of each semester students will:

• Create realistic goals for their health

• Research stress management coping skills through skills learned in class

• Create recipes and meal plans for themselves and others

• Practice First Aid and CPR skills 

•  Learn and practice interpersonal communication skills to build and maintain healthy relationships

• Develop decision making skills for a variety of scenarios 

• Learn how to effectively advocate for their own health and the health of others

Our 8th grade students who take middle school health have the unique opportunity to receive a high school credit.  If students earn an A or a B in the course, they will earn ½ of a HS credit which allows them to take more career and technical courses in high school. This credit will follow them to any school in JCPS.