Academics
Video tour & Curriculum Overviews by Department
New Voices emphasizes academic proficiency and engages all students in a rigorous curriculum aligned with the Common Core Standards. Collaborative team teaching in each core academic class ensures that students, regardless of academic needs and levels, are supported throughout their educational journey.
Students are expected to do homework assignments, which not only reinforce important skills, but also count toward grades, along with class participation and test scores.
You can track your child’s academic progress and reach out to teachers for extra help through Jupiter.
Academics by department
Video Overview & Department Summaries
Humanities
Humanities is an integrated approach to teaching English Language Arts and Social Studies. All units of study are aligned to the NYS Common Core Standards. Students closely read texts from a range of genres and multiple perspectives on a topic or theme. Read more…
Mathematics
Our objective in mathematics is to create an atmosphere that balances basic skills and conceptual understanding. We want our students to build new mathematical ideas and practice application. Read more…
Science
Students participate in hands-on lab tasks, as well as in exercises that integrate literacy and mathematics. Students have five periods of science each week, including weekly labs. The school offers a Regents science for 8th graders.
Language
Seventh & Eighth graders have two periods a week of French.
Health
The core expectation of the middle school health education program is that students will learn about physical, mental, emotional, and social health. It builds students’ health knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes.
Honor Society
Support Services
Video tour & Overview
Our support services to students who require Resource, ENL and other services are programmed by the push-in model. Collaborative planning for the push-in model has been supported in the schedule to allow for teachers to coordinate with each another. Pull-out services are offered to students as needed.
We will continue to provide after school services to students in need of intervention and enrichment, thus providing increased opportunities for small group work with their students.
National Junior Honor Society
NJHS Requirements
Scholarship:
Gold Honor Roll for all marking periods.
Service & Citizenship:
- Volunteer a minimum of 10 hours during this school year (Sept.-April).
- Complete and submit a service log. Service log: NJHS Service Log
Essay
In the spring, eligibility letters will be sent to students to apply for membership for the school year.
Students will be required to submit an essay explaining how they demonstrate leadership,
citizenship/service, and character. Essay will be reviewed by a committee.
Students who fulfill all requirements will receive an invitation to the induction ceremony.