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Electives

The Electives Department is comprised of a range of class offerings that range from nationally recognized subject areas like Music, Visual Arts and Technology to classes like Leadership and Speech and Debate which are connected to 

With the class offered by this department, students are allowed to have some choice in the classes they take. Each student attending Del Mar has an opportunity in the Spring to “choose” their top two Elective interests. Spanish, although considered a separate department is also included in this process of student selection

Elective Classes follow one of three timelines.

Full year:

Full year electives are just what it sounds like. They are elective classes that last an entire school year. They are primarily 7th and 7th grade classes, with the exception of Spanish and Band which offer a full year elective at the 6th grade level.

Semester:

Semester electives are 7th and 8th grade classes which only last for half of the school year. These classes are often paired with 

Trimester wheel:

Trimester classes are generally 6th grade classes, however we have had trimester classes in 7th and 8th grade occasionally in past years.