AP English 12 is a course designed for college-bound seniors and/or for students who want to challenge themselves. In order to enter this course, students must complete two steps: (1) English teachers must recommend that they take the course, and (2) students must complete a summer reading assignment, which is due the first day of school. Certainly one of the goals of AP English 12 is to prepare students to take the AP test, which is given in the spring of each year (the cost is $83). Passing this three-hour exam allows the student to gain college credit for a freshmen English course. However, if a student chooses not to take the exam, the class will, at the very least, provide a challenging course of study which will prepare her/him for the rigors of college.

Learning is demonstrated through projects, tests, essays, class discussions, various assignments.

This college-level course is equivalent to a first year biology course in college. During this course, students will develop a deep conceptual understanding of modern biology and will gain experience in doing science as a process. Topics in the AP curriculum include molecules and cells; genetics and evolution; and organisms and populations. At the end of this course, students have the option to take the AP Biology Exam.

This college-level course is equivalent to a first year chemistry course in college. During this course, students will attain a depth of understanding of fundamentals and a reasonable competence in dealing with chemical problems. Topics addressed in the AP curriculum include chemical bonding and reactions, equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics. At the end of this course, students have the option to take the AP Chemistry Exam.

This course is offered for those students seeking a method of study that will lead to college success, as well as for satisfying intellectual curiosity about an influential and dramatic part of world history. Readings and class discussions are intended to promote understanding and create insight into the processes of history and thinking historically. Historical content will focus on European economic, intellectual and especially social trends and influences. This course will be taught at a rigor equivalent to that of a college freshman European History course. AP designation for this course will only be given to students who take the National AP European History Exam. Exam fee is $83.00.

Individual projects, historical reenactments, group projects, class discussion, quizzes, test, chapter reading guides, and quizzes will be used to determine learning.

You will develop the important critical thinking skills of inquiry, source analysis, and bias identification. You will connect important themes and events in history to important themes and events in the present. Advanced Placement US history is available to all juniors who have been successful in their freshman and sophomore English classes. Teacher permission is not required.

You will be challenged with substantial reading and writing requirements. This course will prepare you to take the College Board exam that is given nation-wide in the spring.

The Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics will focus on U.S. constitutional government based on principles of philosophy, political beliefs and behavior, political parties and interest groups, national institutions and policy processes and law. This course is concerned with the nature of the American political system, and its development over the past two centuries. Emphasis is given to the relationship of the citizen to the structure and function of the American constitutional system. AP Government and Politics is a highly structured, very demanding college-level course. Students enrolled in this course do so with the intention of taking and passing the national AP exam.

Individual projects, group projects, class discussion, quizzes, test, essays and chapter notes will be used to determine learning.

Spanish 4 is a part of the UW in the High School program, and is the equivalent of Spanish 201 offered through the University of Washington.  Students will earn college credit upon completion.Spanish 4 is a second semester, daily, 50 minute class that will be conducted almost exclusively in Spanish. The main objectives are to expand on and enhance grammatical concepts previously studied as well as to introduce concepts not previously encountered. It aims to refine and strengthen communicative skills through active class participation and oral presentations. Readings and video based activities will also be incorporated through the course to improve the four language skills – reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension as well as to introduce the student to the cultural aspects of the Hispanic world.

Formative and summative evaluation throughout the course includes activities mentioned above, plus: chapter quizes; exams; class participation; homework; essays; listening comprehension; oral presentation, and reading comprehension.