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8th Grade Registration

Prior Lake Middle Schools

2025-26

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Where Can I Find Information?

All Registration Information is available on our Twin Oaks and Hidden Oaks Student Services website.

All of today's information, plus much more, can be found on this website.

The Registration Guide has information about plan options and course descriptions.

Home → Learning → Middle School Registration Guide

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Required Courses for 8th Grade

You have already been preloaded into all required courses

Core Classes

Full Year

Exploratory Wheel

One Quarter Each

English 8

Global Studies 8

Earth Science 8

Math 8

PE 8

Health 8

Art 8

Tech Ed 8

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Advanced Courses

Advanced English 8

Algebra I

Honors Geometry (only if grade skipped)

Advanced Global Studies 8

Advanced Earth Science 8

Placement in advanced courses is based on your current class and grades/assessment scores.

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8th Grade Elective Choices

8th Grade students can select ONE of the following courses:

Music

(Band 8 or Choir 8)

World Language

(Spanish I, Spanish II, French I, French II, German I, German II)

Study Skills 8

Immersion Spanish 8

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World Language Options

  • Spanish I or Spanish II (you will be notified by the Spanish department)
  • French I or French II
  • German I or German II

Language is not required as an 8th grader,

nor is language required for high school graduation.

However, many colleges suggest you have

at least 2 years of a foreign language.

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Possible Schedule:

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

1st Hour

Math 8

Math 8

Math 8

Math 8

2nd Hour

English 8

English 8

English 8

English 8

3rd Hour

Elective Choice

Elective Choice

Elective Choice

Elective Choice

4th Hour

Lunch/Advisory

Lunch/Advisory

Lunch/Advisory

Lunch/Advisory

5th Hour

Health 8

Tech Ed 8

Art 8

PE 8

6th Hour

Global Studies 8

Global Studies 8

Global Studies 8

Global Studies 8

7th Hour

Earth Science 8

Earth Science 8

Earth Science 8

Earth Science 8

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Registration in Science on

Thursday, January 30th

Please have your elective choice made.

Music, World Language, Study Skills or Immersion Spanish

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Questions?

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