Offering real life experiences is a goal of ours at J.R. Gerritts Middle School. We encourage our students to become life long learners and develop skills to help them take charge of their own learning and to create their own learning opportunities.
The Computer Applications Department at J.R. Gerritts Middle School is designed to prepare our students for the 21st Century. Students are engaging in technical applications more and more and we strive to make sure our students are ready.
We not only teach the technical abilities, but also the less concrete aspects. We teach our students how to critically think through a task, work in teams collaboratively and how to reach out to the global community using the technology readily available to us.

Computer Applications 8

In this hands on, one-quarter elective course, the students will use the Microsoft Office Suite to work on projects that integrate:
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Power Point
As well as work on their keyboarding, collaboration and critical thinking skills.
This course will provide the students with skills that will allow them to succeed at home and at school.