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Art 1

Art 1 at TeWinkle encompasses a broad spectrum of mediums in visual art. Students will expand their creativity with the use of graphite, charcoal, watercolor, and other mediums. Many of the projects encourage students to express themselves through their work. Start your artistic journey this year at TeWinkle!

Associated Student Body

ASB stands for Associated Student Body and promotes collaborative and communication skills. Our ASB students plan, organize, and participate in such activities as formal dances, Spirit Week, grade-level competitions, community awareness projects, and cultural events throughout the year. Students must maintain high academic and citizenship grades to remain in the class and are additionally required to do community service each quarter. ASB officers are elected or appointed to the class each spring for the following school year. Our goal in ASB is to help develop young leaders and representatives.

• Assists in carrying out school activities
• Promotes leadership and responsibility
• Meets twice monthly
• Representatives elected by 3rd period class
• Officers elected 1st quarter in the following school year.
• Develop the Three Styles of Leadership
• Practice Communication skills
• Create Personal and Social Responsibilities
• Enhance Collaboration and Social Development 

AVID

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination and the AVID program is designed to help students be successful in school. Students in the AVID program develop the necessary skills that will prepare them for high school and entry into a four-year university. AVID builds college preparedness and career knowledge through writing, inquiry, and collaboration as well as campus tours at various universities.

AVID Excel

The AVID Excel program at is designed to help students be more successful in school. AVID Excel is designed to prepare 7th and 8th grade students to enter 9th grade with the language skills that will enable them to succeed in rigorous coursework. AVID Excel provides additional support for English Language Learners.

Concert Band

Concert Band is a fundamental music course utilizing woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Students in this class will gain a foundational footstep in music literacy and performance skills.

Advanced Band

Advanced band is a performing band ensemble composed of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Students are regularly requested to perform and learn music at a challenging level in order to deliver exceptional performances.

Orchestra

Orchestra is our fundamental music course utilizing orchestral string instruments. Students in this class will gain a foundational understanding in music literacy and performance skills through the preparation and performance of concert material.

Choir

Choir is a foundational music course utilizing vocal studies to gain an understanding of music through literacy, practice, and performance. Students will develop their voice to be able to blend in unison and harmony with other musicians, develop their breathing ability to enhance and strengthen their singing voice.

Drama

Drama is a great opportunity for all students to explore their creativity. The course focuses on ensemble building, the basics of acting, improvisation, and allowing students to develop confidence. Drama aims to provide students with a fun and supportive environment where students can feel comfortable exploring their talents. By joining Drama, students can discover a new passion, make new friends, and gain valuable skills that will serve them well both on and off the stage.

Journalism

This course provides students with the experience and skills needed in writing for various audiences and purposes. The course emphasizes the research, writing, and publishing of a variety of high-interest materials for the school. In addition, creative writing will also be a component of this class, exploring different forms including short stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, and narrative pieced. Students will also engage in production work in the areas of design and electronic publishing.

Design & Modeling

In Design and Modeling class, students discover the design process and develop an understanding of the influence of creativity and innovation in their lives. They will collaborate, communicate, critically think, and create to solve problems using sketches and designs solving everyday real-world problems. Students also learn how to use computer-aided design (CAD) applications to create solid models of various objects and designs.

Robotics

Automation and Robotics (AR) allows students to trace the history, development, and influence of automation and robotics as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation, and computer control systems. Students use the VEX Robotics platform and programming software to design, build, and program real-world objects such as traffic lights, toll booths, and robotic arms.

Green Architecture

In Green Architecture, students learn how to connect “green” choices to fields of architecture and construction by exploring dimensioning, measuring, and architectural sustainability as they design affordable housing units using Autodesk® 123D® Design software.

Medical Detectives

In Medical Detectives, students play the role of a real-life medical detective. They solve medical mysteries through hands-on projects and labs, learn about human body systems, measure and interpret vital signs, dissect a sheep brain, investigate disease outbreaks, and explore how a breakdown within the human body can lead to dysfunction.

Intro to Spanish

TeWinkle offers both an Introduction to Spanish and a Native Speaker Spanish Class. Our Intro to Spanish course introduces students to the Spanish language so that they can develop proficiency on a basic level. Language learning in this course will focus on understanding and learning to speak simple phrases, learning vocabulary, and basic grammatical structures.

Spanish for Native Speakers

Spanish for Native Speakers is designed to meet the needs of students who have attained mastery in speaking Spanish, but require continued study in grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing. Emphasis will be placed on reading and writing properly in Spanish language as well as fostering students’ interpersonal communication skills. Students will also increase their awareness and appreciation of different Hispanic cultures.

Yearbook

Yearbook is an elective in which the students create our annual yearbook. They are in charge of everything from deciding on the cover, taking the pictures and writing the captions. We learn about page design, interviewing skills, and photography. It is a great way to meet new people and participate in teambuilding activities.