Middle School Gifted Program

Student

The Middle School Gifted Program provides a dynamic and enriching educational experience designed for students who demonstrate exceptional academic abilities and intellectual potential. This program is tailored to challenge gifted learners with advanced coursework, promoting deeper understanding and mastery across a variety of subjects.

Gifted programs also provide opportunities for students to engage in independent research, collaborative projects, and experiential learning activities that foster intellectual curiosity and personal growth. By offering an environment that supports exploration beyond the standard curriculum, these programs empower students to develop a love of learning and to cultivate specialized talents and interests.

Participation in the Middle School Gifted Program is usually decided based on assessments, teacher recommendations, and student performance, making sure the program is a good fit for students who excel. Explore the two pathways to find the best option for your child.

There are 2 pathways in Middle School

Home Attendance School

Gifted Education services are provided to students who qualify at every middle school. Gifted Education is a semester-long Encore class scheduled into a  student's day.

Contact your home school for more information.

Honors Program

The Sioux Falls School District will offer students with exceptionally high academic and intellectual ability a challenging, accelerated, integrated, and enriched curriculum in the core subjects. These honors education courses are offered at Patrick Henry Middle School.

The Middle School Honors Program is open to incoming 6th graders who have been identified for the “gifted education” program and who attend one of the Sioux Falls School District elementary schools. Online verification must be completed for enrollment. Contact Heidi for the verification of the enrollment form.

Kim Sharping

Kim Sharping

Principal

✆ (605) 367-7639
✉ Email Kim Sharping
➢ Patrick Henry

Honors Program Core Curriculum

The Middle School Honors Program offers students acceleration and enrichment of core curriculum in the areas of language arts, social studies, and science.

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Honors Language Arts

Honors Social Studies

Honors Science

Gifted Education Encore

Honors Language Arts

Honors Social Studies

Honors Science

Gifted Education Encore

Honors Language Arts

Honors Social Studies

High School Biology

Gifted Education Encore

Spanish I (Optional)

In addition, Middle School Honors Program students may receive acceleration in math. Their placement is dependent on 5th grade South Dakota Assessment and MAP Growth Proficiency scores.

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

6th Math 

6th Accelerated Math

7th Accelerated Math

8th Math

7th Math

7th Accelerated Math

8th Math 

Algebra I 

8th Math 

Algebra I 

Accelerated Geometry 

Heidi Kruse

Heidi Kruse

Executive Assistant to the Assn't Superintendent

✆ (605) 367-7945
✉ Email Heidi Kruse
➢ IPC – Curriculum