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9th GRADE

Requirements:      Western Literature (1 credit)

                         Ancient and Classical Civilizations (1 credit)

                         Scripture (1 credit)

                         Foreign Language: Appropriate level of French

                            or Spanish (1 credit)

                         Mathematics: Algebra I, Adv. Algebra I, 

                            or Adv. Geometry (l credit)

                         Biology I (1 credit)

                         Physical Education / Health (.5 credit)

                         Fine Art or Computer course (.5 credit each, any year)

                         Laptop Integration

                         Social Awareness

                              

10th GRADE

Requirements:      British Literature (1 credit)

                         Modern World History or AP European History (1 credit)

                         Church and Sacraments  (1 credit)

                         Foreign Language:  Appropriate level of French or Spanish (1 credit)

                         Mathematics: Geometry, Adv. Geometry, Algebra II,

                            or Adv. Algebra II (l credit)

                         *Science: Chemistry I or Adv. Chemistry I,

                            Robotics or Environmental Science (l credit)

                         Physical Education / Health (.5 credit)

                         Speech Communications (.5 credit)

                         Laptop Integration

                         Social Awareness

                         *Beginning with the Class of 2011, four years of science are required.

                           All students are required to take Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

 

11th GRADE

Requirements:      American Literature or AP English Language (1 credit)

                         United States History or AP United States

                            History (1 credit)

                         Religion: 2 one-semester electives (1 credit)

                         Mathematics:  Algebra II, Adv. Algebra II, Pre-Calculus,

                            or Adv. Pre-Calculus (I credit)

                         Foreign Language:  Appropriate level of French or Spanish (1 credit)

Science: Chemistry I or Adv. Chemistry I, Physics I or Adv. Physics I,

Robotics or Environmental Science (I credit)

Physical Education & Personal Fitness (.5 credit)

Laptop Integration

Social Awareness

 

12th GRADE

Requirements:      English:  Senior Composition and Literature or

                            AP English Literature (1 credit)

                         Religion: 2 one-semester electives (1 credit)

                         Mathematics:  Pre-Calculus, Adv. Pre-Calculus, Calculus,

                         AP Calculus, AB and BC, or AP Statistics (1 credit)

                         Economics (.5 credit)

                         American Government or AP American

                            Government (.5 credit)

                         Science:  Physics I, Adv. Physics I, or Elective (1 credit)

                         Physical Education & Personal Fitness (.5 credit)                          

                         Laptop Integration (.5 credit, awarded senior year)

                         Social Awareness

 

ELECTIVES

ENGLISH             Creative Writing (.5 credit)

                        Shakespeare (.5 credit)

 

FINE ARTS:          Music:  Ensemble, Music II, or Band or Orchestra at STHS (.5 credit)

                         Photography I or Photography II (.5 credit)

                         Theater Production, Adv. Theater II, or Theater Independent

                           Study(.5 or 1 credit)

                         Drawing I or Drawing II (.5 credit)

                         Ceramics I (.5 credit), Ceramics II or III (.5 or 1 credit)

                         Studio Art I or Studio Art II (.5 credit)

                         Painting I or Painting II (.5 credit)

                         Art History (.5 credit)

                         AP Studio Art 3-D

                         AP Studio Art 2-D

                         AP Studio Art Drawing

 

MATHEMATICS     College Algebra with Trig (1 credit)

                         Pre-Calculus or Adv. Pre-Calculus (1 credit)

                         AP Calculus AB (1 credit)

                         AP Calculus BC (1 credit)

                         Calculus (1 credit)

                         AP Statistics (1 credit)

 

SCIENCE:            AP Biology (Adv. Biology II) (1 credit)

                         AP Chemistry (1 credit)

                         Physics II (1 credit)

                         Robotics and Engineering (1 credit)

                         Environmental Science (1 credit)

 

FOREIGN LANG:    French IV, Adv. French IV, French V, AP French Language, French Literature,

                        Spanish IV, Adv. Spanish IV, Spanish V, AP Spanish Language, and

                        AP Spanish Literature, Latin (1 credit)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: AP European History (1 credit)

                         Psychology (1 credit)

                         History of Film (.5 credit)

                         Independent Study (.5)

 

COMPUTER:         Computer Programming I (.5 credit)

                         Advanced Computer Applications (.5 credit)

                         Desktop Publishing (.5 or 1 credit)

                         Computer Support (.5 or 1 credit)

                         Digital Graphics (.5 credit)

                         Video Production (.5 credit)

                         Digital Graphics II (.5 credit)

                         Independent Studies (.5 credit)

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