Curriculum

Students entering the eighth grade next year at Discovery Middle School in Alexandria have three more elective classes to choose from. The classes — promotions and propaganda, lifetime fitness and wellness, and literature through stage and film — were approved at the Jan....

Plant breeding and biotechnology. 3D animation. Game Design 2. Basics of coaching and officiating. Advanced pottery and sculpture. These are just a few of the new course offerings high school students in the Alexandria School District will have to choose from next year.

Through District 206 Community Education, the Alexandria Area Adult Basic Education (ABE) Consortium is partnering with Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC) to offer a free healthcare prep course at ATCC this summer. Since this course is being offered at no cost to the...