New courses offered for 2021-2022 school year

Are you interested in how math can be used in the real world? Contemporary Applied Math I and II (CP and Honors) are new electives that focus on the application of math.  Replacing the Statistics (CP) course, Contemporary Applied Math I is focused on the study of statistics, whereas Contemporary Applied Math II delves into practical uses of math in today’s world. “Contemporary Applied Math II is...

In the upcoming school year, Advanced Algebra (CP) is available for seniors who have taken Algebra 1 Fundamentals, Geometry Fundamentals and Algebra 2 Fundamentals.  “[Students] will continue to reinforce algebra skills previously learned and to further their study of algebraic functions,” Math department head Elizabeth Dore said. The course will allow students to strengthen their algeb...

American Pop Music from Billy Holiday to Billie Eilish is a new elective available to all students for both CP and Honors credit.  In this class, students will analyze multiple eras of music from the beginnings of jazz to modern music. They will mainly focus on historical context to gain a deeper understanding of what makes up American music. “The past year, 2020, and even the beginning o...

Learn to Jam is a new music elective available to all grades for either CP or Honors credit. The class is performance-based as students will partake in various styles of musical playing within small ensembles.  “There are a lot of people out there that music is important to them but they are just kind of listeners,” Fine and Performing Arts teacher Eric Vincent said. “It becomes even more...

Calling all literature-lovers! In this upcoming school year, juniors and seniors have the opportunity to delve into the world of contemporary literature with the new one-semester course Comparative Contemporary Literature (CP or Honors). “[We will be studying] contemporary literature, which focuses on literature that is at least somewhat recent—maybe from the past 30 years, but ideally some...

Have you ever wondered where the languages we speak came from? What about the role of language in our society? In Linguistics and Human Language (CP or Honors), you will be able to learn about all this and more. This full-year course, available to grades 10 through 12, is broken down into two parts: Linguistics in the first semester and Human Language in the second. Students may choose to take just one...