SCIENCE

The Science Department is comprised of five instructors. Coach Colton Reynolds serves as the Department Head of Science, along with a great team of science teachers that include Shiloh Starnes, James Mills, Jennie Reynolds, and Amanda Herron.

Be sure to check out each teacher’s bio, club sponsorships, and courses they teach.

To graduate, students MUST have a minimum of three years of science courses. Freshmen can take either Integration of Physics & Chemistry (IPC) or Biology. Freshmen have the opportunity to skip IPC and take Pre-AP Biology based on their 8th grade Science STAAR scores. After Biology, the next science course is Chemistry. This is taken by sophomores and juniors. Physics follows next, taken by juniors/seniors. Other senior science class options are: AP Biology, AP Physics, or Anatomy & Physiology.

High school science only has one STAAR test: Biology. This STAAR test must be passed as a state requirement for graduation. Students will take this test the same year they take Biology. The science department works hard to make sure all students are well-equipped for the Biology STAAR test.