St. Luke's Middle School recognizes the energy, playfulness, and uniqueness of the early adolescent, believing these qualities are both compatible and essential to serious academic endeavor. The Middle School offers a developmentally tailored experience, and a supportive environment that prepares students for the rigors of the Upper School program.
Please click below to be taken to the Middle School galleries within the Multimedia Library.
The School's motto to "Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve" is the keystone of the Middle School community service program. Students, parents, and faculty work together to create and provide meaningful, age-appropriate, person-to-person community service opportunities within our immediate area. Middle School community service teaches valuable lessons about teamwork and social responsibility, while facilitating positive, rewarding, hands-on experiences about helping others, and nurturing a lifelong commitment of giving time to people in need. Each grade adopts a theme on which to focus their assistance. All projects are student-directed, and group leaders are chosen, volunteer committees are formed, and adult support is enlisted to help bring each enterprise to reality. Grade 5 focuses on the elderly and disabled, grade 6 helps people in hospitals and hospices, grade 7 assists the hungry and homeless, and grade 8 works together on projects to benefit children in need. Parent volunteers keep extensive journals, or "Guidebooks," documenting each project with pictures, notes, and evaluations. These guidebooks are then passed on to incoming classes to be used, added to, or elaborated upon.
The Upper School newspaper,
The Sentinel,
publishes monthly editions throughout the school year. Students choose, write, and edit the stories; they also take photographs and lay out the paper using the Adobe InDesign software program.
The Sentinel
mixes stories and editorials on national and world events with school news, critical reviews, and satire. The newspaper is run by a spectacular and dedicated staff, and both the student body and faculty look forward to each new edition. This year's Editor in Chief is Alexandra Jaffe, and the faculty advisor is Steve Flachsbart, English Department Head.
The Pendulum
is the Upper School's literary magazine, a glossy annual magazine that includes a collection of student work, including poetry, short stories, and illustrations.
The Caduceus
is the School's yearbook. Some class time and academic credit are afforded this activity.
Crusader Close-Up
is the Middle School newspaper. The newspaper is staffed by students from Grades 5 through 8, with prominent interest from 5th and 6th Graders.
Crusader Close-Up
has five main sections: School News, Arts and Entertainment, Humor, Photo, and Sports. Within each section, students take on various responsibilities, such as creative work, reviews, interviews, and reportage. Our newspaper takes pride in student production - what we put in is what we put out.
English:
English 6
History:
World Cultures
Math:
Math Foundations or Transition Math
Science:
General Science
World Language:
French 6 (half yr.); Spanish 6 (half yr.)
Specials:
Physical Education, Life Skills 6, Computer 6, Art, Music 6 (band or choir)
English:
English 7
History:
American Social History
Math:
Transition Math, Algebra I/Part I, or Algebra I
Science:
Life Science
World Language:
French A, Spanish A, French I MS, Spanish I MS, or Latin A
Specials:
Physical Education, Art 7, Computer 7, Prep Band or Choir
English:
English 8
History:
Civics
Math:
Algebra I/Part I, Algebra I/Part II
Science:
Physical Science
World Language:
French B, Spanish B, French II MS, Spanish II MS, or Latin B
Specials:
Prep Band or Choir, Computer 8, Art (Choose two - not Band AND Choir)
View the Middle School Curriculum and Faculty by selecting a grade from below.
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5th
6th
7th
8th
The Middle School program offers a variety of extracurricular activities, further contributing to the development of the whole child. Grade level, "signature" over-night trips stimulate thinking, build unity, reinforce learning, and enrich community connections. Each year the 5th grade travels to Gettysburg, the 6th grade enjoys three days at a "Nature's Classroom" site, the 7th grade tours the Boston area, and 8th graders spend three days in Washington, D.C.
