Developing techniques of constructive criticism by all members of the class is essential. The types of journalism writing, e.g., news, sports, editorials, features and arts will be learned. A brief history of journalism and issues of journalistic ethics are covered. The class produces the school newspaper, The Chief Advocate. This second course in an accelerated science program provides a complete preparatory course in inorganic chemistry and an introduction to organic chemistry.
Laboratory investigations are an important component of the course.
Students should be concurrently enrolled in Honors Algebra II and have department approval. This college-preparatory course is designed for students who have strong reading, writing, and math skills. Each of these courses is a survey of selected historical events from ancient times to 1900 of the land that became the United States. Major topics include theories of the earliest settlement, Meso-American civilizations, European exploration, colonial society, the American Revolution, Federalism, Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy, westward expansion, sectionalism, and slavery. Later topics include the Civil War, Reconstruction, and post-war changes in American society.