Optional Schools FAQs

Optional Schools Booklet

2021-2022 Optional Requirements:

• Have A's and B's with no more than one C on the most recent comprehensive report card as a semester average
• Have satisfactory conduct
• Have satisfactory attendance, including promptness to school and to each class
  • A total of more than 15 absences and/or tardies is considered unsatisfactory
• Test requirements:
  • Due to COVID 19 Pandemic, all acceptable tests must be dated Spring 2019 or later
    • Score at or above the 80th percentile in FastBridge aReading and aMath assessments (Fall 2019, Winter 2020)
      
    • Score at or above the 80th percentile on the TCAP TNReady English Language Arts and TCAP TNReady Mathematics assessments (Spring 2019)
    • Score at or above the 80th percentile on the spring NWEA MAP Growth Reading and Mathematics assessments (Spring 2019)
    • Score at or above 80th percentile on the Total Reading/Reading Composite and Total Mathematics/Mathematics Composite of an acceptable nationally normed achievement test (Spring 2019 or later)
• To remain in the Optional Program, students must maintain an average of C or above in each subject, each semester, and the entrance requirements for conduct and attendance. 
• Students who are accepted into the Optional Program at White Station Middle School and who meet renewal requirements will be accepted into the White Station High School Optional Program on a continuation basis.
• Transportation is the responsibility of the student's parents/legal guardians.
• Final approval is contingent upon review of the student's second-semester/final report card.

WSMS offers a variety of enriched academic programs:

• Honors Language Arts
• Creative Learning in a Unique Environment (CLUE)*
• Honors Mathematics
• Honors Algebra I (high school credit)*
• Honors Geometry (high school credit)*
• Honors Science
• Honors Physical Science (high school credit)*
• Honors Social Studies/American History
• World Languages
  • Chinese Exploratory and Chinese I (high school credit)*
  • French Exploratory and French I (high school credit)*
  • Japanese Exploratory and Japanese I (high school credit)*
  • Latin Exploratory and Latin I (high school credit)*
  • Spanish Exploratory, Spanish I (high school credit)*, Spanish II (high school credit)*
• Fine Arts
  • Art
  • Beginning Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band
  • Beginning Choir, Mens' Choir, Womens' Choir, Chorale
  • Beginning Orchestra, Intermediate Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra
  • Creative Dramatics
• Other Exploratory
  • Facing History and Ourselves
  • Health
  • Keyboarding/Computer
  • Physical Education

*  Students must meet eligibility requirements to participate.  These courses have pre-requisites and participation is dependent on grades from the previous school year and standardized achievement test results.

Tour Our Campus:

Thank you for your interest in WSMS!  We are pleased to have you visit our school.

Please contact our Optional Coordinator, LaTrice Johnson, at (901) 416-2072 or johnsonls@scsk12.org

Our Optional Coordinator:

• Name: Ms. LaTrice Johnson
• Phone: (901) 416-2072
• Email: johnsonls@scsk12.org