Rocky Top Middle School

Rocky Top Middle School, located in Thornton, Colo., is a public school that provides academic and post-secondary education to students in grades six through eight. The school s curriculum includes English, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages with a choice in French and Spanish. It offers the Colorado Student Assessment Program that emphasizes on reading, writing, math and science skills. Additionally, the school offers honors and advanced placement courses in English, language arts and computer applications. The school has a library that provides periodicals, catalogues, encyclopedias, referral sources, newspapers and magazines. Rocky Top Middle School has computer workstations and offers student clubs and organizations, and National Honor Society program. It also organizes various extracurricular activities, such as jazz band, theater, orchestra, dance and pottery making. The middle school offers various sports activities, including basketball, football, softball, wrestling and track and field. The school additionally provides health, physical and special education. It is a part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district.