Pleasant Grove Middle School - Schoolwide Program Overview

Schoolwide Program Overview

AVID Program

AVID-Advancement VIA Individual Determination

Pleasant Grove offers AVID Schoolwide as well as AVID elective in all grades. Please see the AVID tab for more information. AVID is a program focusing on WICOR- Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, and Rigor/Reading.

AVID Tab

Spanish

Pleasant Grove offers Spanish 1 and Spanish 2. Students who successfuly complete two years of Spanish and pass the final exam are able to skip to Spanish 2 in high school and receive high school credit through the El Dorado County High School District.

Leadership and Student Government

Students in the leadership elective:

Organize all school dances
Create pep rallies for the entire student body
Arrange lunch time activities and music -Sponsor Red Ribbon Week activities
Organize an annual Student Talent Show
Honor our teachers with Teacher Appreciation Week
Attend Leadership conferences
Organize Spirit Days to increase school spirit
Community and School Service projects
Attend PTO, Site Council and School board meetings
Students who are voted in by the student body to represent in Student Goverment, also vote on the leadership budget and much more

Additional Activities:

Buddy Class at Green Valley-travel to Green Valley twice a month to visit and implement a fun activity with our first grade buddies
Public speaking-We create and deliver speeches each trimester to prepare to give speeches in front of the whole school. We also learn that you should be confident, be able to walk around, and be able to feel comfortable when we’re in front of large crowds
Peer Tutoring-We also do peer tutoring within the school. This is a wonderful way to help out the kids at Pleasant Grove and improve our academics
Family Fun Night- We assist PTO by sponsoring booths at Family Fun Night as well as helping with set-up and clean-up

Sports & Physical Education Programs

We offer PE everyday allowing students to have a consisten focus on their physcial and mental health. Additionally, sports are offered year round. All our sports teams have earned numerous awards and championships.

PE Programs:

Volleyball units
Cariovascular weekly focus
Basketball units
Pickle Ball units
Football units
Weight training
Ultimate Frisbee Units
Soccer Units
Ping Pong Unit
Ultimate Basketball Frisbee Unit
Track and Field Units
Baseball Units
Goal setting throughout year
& Much More

Sports Programs:

Basketball Teams
Volleyball Teams
Wrestling Team
Cross Country Team
Track and Field Team
Flag Football Team

Music Program

Pleasant Grove has an indepth music program offering a variety of instruments and opportunities. All year long music programs are invited to compete at Six Flags. Additionally, our Jazz Band competes in Disneyland. All sections of our music program have earned countless awards and recognitions.

World Drums
Guitar
Beginning Band
Intermediate Band
Advanced Band
Jazz Band

Elective Wheel Program

Students at Pleasant Grove can apply for yearlong electives or the elective wheel. The elective wheel offers a variety of opportunites and experiences for students.

Depending on the year, we offer:

Art
History of Film
Health Science
Game Design
AVID
Computers
Newspaper
Study Hall Support
Spanish
Health and weight training
World Drums