▁also ▁especially ▁true ▁for ▁those ▁students ▁who ▁receive ▁a ▁grade ▁lower ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁in ▁any ▁subjects ▁being ▁taken . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁elect ives ▁are ▁limited ▁only ▁to ▁Special ▁Science ▁students ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁offered ▁to ▁students ▁of ▁regular ▁sections . ▁Such ▁subjects ▁are ▁the ▁following : ▁Computer ▁Program ming , ▁Research , ▁Statistics , ▁Adv ance ▁Bi ology ▁( Bi ote chn ology ), ▁Adv ance ▁Chem istry , ▁Spe ech ▁D elivery ▁and ▁Deb ate , ▁Earth ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Science , ▁Creative ▁Writing , ▁Pre - Calcul us ▁and ▁Anal yt ic ▁Ge ometry , ▁and ▁Journal ism *. ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁elect ive ▁not ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁Special ▁Science ▁students ▁to ▁take , ▁since ▁they ▁are ▁already ▁taking ▁Computer ▁Science . ▁However , ▁those ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁otherwise ▁may ▁particip ate ▁in ▁various ▁writing ▁cont ests ▁within ▁the ▁Man ila ▁School ▁Division . ▁Selected ▁students ▁may ▁also ▁represent ▁their ▁school ▁at ▁Regional ▁Journal ism ▁cont ests ▁which ▁are ▁conducted ▁throughout ▁the ▁school ▁year . ▁Reg ular ▁students ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁take ▁this ▁subject ▁as ▁their ▁elect ive ▁are ▁free ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁could ▁take ▁the ▁class ▁together ▁with ▁all ▁SS ▁students ▁who ▁are ▁taking ▁this ▁also . ▁While ▁all ▁Journal ism ▁student ▁submit ▁an ▁article ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁paper ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis , ▁not ▁all ▁could ▁get ▁their ▁articles ▁get ▁published . ▁Those ▁whose ▁articles ▁are ▁not ▁chosen ▁are ▁then ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁paper ▁and