Through the network, the High School is connected to the Internet and its electronic mail capabilities which provide a plethora of resources to our students. This high speed line allows each student the opportunity to use resources from the net in a productive way. Students also have access to various software programs such as PowerPoint, HyperStudio, WebQuest, Microsoft Office Products and Corel Draw and are required to use them in their classes to create interesting, original projects. Most administrative functions such as attendance, discipline records, class schedules and student grading are also done in-house through the School Administrative Student Information software. Delivery of Instruction Allentown High School is also in the forefront in the way it delivers instruction.
Students take four courses the first semester and four new courses the second semester.
One of the benefits of this system is that students can now take eight classes instead of seven each year, an increase of four classes during their academic careers. The major reason that IBS was adopted has to do with the way teachers deliver instruction. For several years the school had been moving toward a model of classroom instruction that was less teacher directed and involved more active participation by students. This was difficult to do in forty-five minute periods. Under the new schedule teachers are structuring their classes to include a great deal of cooperative learning, individual and group projects, and technology.