In 2004, South Charlotte Middle School (SCMS), Charlotte, North Carolina, was named "A School to Watch" by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. One of the program components cited as highly successful by the visiting committee representing the Forum was the provision of an enrichment period called the ninth block. Ninth block was created by the SCMS scheduling team as a means of providing students with a wider choice of learning experiences, reaching beyond those provided in more traditional core and elective classes. In this article, the authors discuss the ninth block curriculum as well as the ninth block schedule. They also discuss the present situation of the ninth block after years of implementation. (Contains 3 figures.)