The Middle School is a college preparatory program which integrates lectures, note-taking and labs into the traditional class structure. We believe that the high academic demands of course work and a climate of high expectations results in an effective school curriculum. The Computer Lab has just been upgraded to the 2.0 GHz iMac to facilitate with the Eighth Grade publishing project. The Physical Education Program includes basketball, polymetric, scooter hockey, volleyball and quarterly fitness test. The consensus from our students is that they feel very prepared for honors classes in high school, and indeed, those honors courses do not seem as difficult as Middle School at Hawarden Hills.