To accomplish the rigorous academic and technical expectations, all students take the same core academic and technical agriculture related classes during the ninth and tenth grades. It's done during the summer. It's usually done after their freshman year and that's very different from the hands-on learning that most youngsters have. Business and government partnerships are crucial to student success. Students may earn dual credit, or advanced placement in certain degree programs for classes taken in eleventh or twelfth grade.
Success is hugely evident here at Chicago's smallest public high school.