Major attention is given to plant propagation, taxonomy, physiology, and experimentation appropriate to the facilities available. Students are encouraged to pursue individual areas of interest. Topics in the course can vary from year to year, but generally include plant anatomy and physiology, growth conditions, plant propagation, control of disease, weeds, and pests, greenhouse management, careers in horticulture, plant identification, soils and their preparation, crop plants, lawns, and landscaping. Students may take semester two of this course first, followed by semester one in the following school year. This course deals with the ecological interactions between living things and physical and biological processes in the environment.
Students work with scientific instruments and materials in a problem-solving context.
Second semester includes physical properties, chemical properties, organic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. The Physics course is for students who wish to investigate physical laws and theories, relationships of physical phenomena, and the interrelationships of physics to other fields of human endeavor. First semester includes discussion of vector mathematics, kinematics, dynamics, energy, and momentum. Second semester includes discussion of thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, waves, and modern physics. The A.P. Physics course is for students who have shown special aptitude and interest in the physical sciences.