English
Department Chairs: Margo Batha and Suzanne Montoya
m.batha@laschools.net s.montoya@laschools.net
Department Chairs: Margo Batha and Suzanne Montoya
m.batha@laschools.net s.montoya@laschools.net
The Los Alamos School Board and the New Mexico Public Education Departments have mandated that all Los Alamos High School graduates must be enrolled in a core English course (i.e., not an *elective) each year of high school. All core courses will have grammar, composition, research, media and reasoning components. Inclusive within each course are performance indicators addressing New Mexico Common Core Standards and Benchmarks. A foundation in English 9 will prepare students to choose either English 10 or Honors English 10 their sophomore year. After students pass their sophomore year, they may choose to take an Advanced Placement (AP) English class. Humanities can be taken in the senior year. The following is a list of required year-long English course options and semester electives:
LAHS English Information Site click here.