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Elementary School Middle School High School
Honors Program "Honors
courses" present content at a higher level, allowing
students to develop more complex skills, concepts, and
products. Students in honors classes:
explore
curricular concepts and principles in greater depth and
complexity
investigate
the interelationships of concepts and principles within
and among content areas
refine
their problem-solving skills, methods of inquiry,
decision-making and creative thinking
exhibit
a a high degree of creativity by completing comprehensive
research reports, designing experimental studies,
composing original poems or stories, and solving novel and
complex problems Students
taking honors courses receive a .5 weighted grading in
determining their GPA (Grade Point Average).
Sophomores,
juniors, and seniors may take Advanced Placement courses in a
wide array of subjects. These courses provide:
Challenging
and rigorous studies comparable to college level course
work.
Opportunities
for students to take national exams and receive advanced
placement in college or college credit. Students
taking AP courses receive a 1.0 weighted grading in
determining their GPA (Grade Point Average). The
Advanced Study Program is sponsored and funded by the Board of
Education through the Gifted/Talented/Advanced Programs
Office. Public school students may attend courses during the
fall and spring semesters of the school year. During a special
summer session, the program is also open to non-public
schools. The program consists of advanced studies in
mathematics, computer applications, humanities, and the
sciences for grades 6-12. Students
are nominated by their school’s content teachers and
guidance counselors. In addition, students must be presently
enrolled in the grade range of 6-12. The
purposes of this program are to: extend
the mathematics, humanities, computer science and science
education of gifted and talented students; expose
students to interesting and challenging topics that, while
outside the standard school curricula, are accessible to
those with high ability and motivation; encourage
the development of reasoning processes necessary in
mathematics, science, and humanities; provide
the opportunity for students to study in the environment
of an institution of higher education or research; introduce
students to college educators and to related
opportunities; and challenge students’ creativity and
task commitment while working with mentors on research
projects. Click
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