This finance course (2.5 credits) promotes personal responsibility for financial planning, saving, credit, investing, and risk management. Financial literacy is essential in the 21st century as people exercise a wider range of choices in the inter-connected, global economy. Students in this course will learn how to establish goals and budgets, analyze personal financial decisions, evaluate investment and savings alternatives, use credit responsibly, and manage financial risks. The course exposes students to “real world” scenarios and experiences such as case studies and a stock market game. This course fulfills the financial literacy graduation requirement. Please note that this is an in-person course. This course is not open to students who have taken Personal Finance and Investment or Introduction to Business.

This math course (5.0 credits) expands on first-year algebra skills and introduces students to further foundational skills needed for future coursework on Algebra II/Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus. This course includes an in-depth study of Euclidean Geometry with an emphasis on the following: coordinate geometry and constructions which are infused throughout the course, parallel and perpendicular lines, angles, transformations, triangles, reasoning and proof, polygons and quadrilaterals, circles, area of plane figures, lateral and surface area of solids, and volume of solids. This course is designed to allow students to use mathematics as a tool for problem-solving and make further preparations for solving real-world applications. 

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “A” or better in Algebra I.

This math course expands on first-year algebra skills and introduces students to further foundational skills needed for future coursework in Pre-Calculus and Calculus. This course includes an in-depth study of the following: statistics, probability, and complex numbers, as well as algebraic and graphical approach to linear functions, quadratic functions, polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential functions, and logarithmic functions. A comprehensive study of trigonometry and circular trigonometry is explored. The course is designed to allow students to use mathematics as a tool for problem-solving and make further preparations for solving real-world applications.  

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of an "A" or better in Honors Geometry. 

This science course (5.0 credits) is designed for students who are considering a science-related career and who have shown superior aptitude and interest in science and mathematics. In this course, students explore the core concepts on which modern biology is based. Students will see how all forms of life are unified by the similarities in their organization and life functions. They will describe biological molecules and explain the energy transformations that sustain life. They will show the relationship between cell structure and function, and between cell division and genetic variation, and describe how evolution is possible through sexual reproduction and gene mutation. Critical thinking and scientific inquiry skills are fostered through laboratory work, group activities, internet sources, and independent work. Students should expect to complete multiple labs a week with at least one formal lab write-up per week.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors Physics or AP Physics I and Honors Chemistry with a final average of 93 or better 

This science course (5.0 credits)  is designed for students who are considering a science-related career and who have shown superior aptitude and interest in science and mathematics. Students will explore chemistry concepts using real-world phenomena to explore interactions of matter, chemical reactions, quantitative relationships, energy, solutions, and equilibrium. Students will blend these core ideas with scientific and engineering practices to explain chemistry core concepts. Scientific practices include developing and using models, planning and conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, and using mathematical and computational thinking. The engineering practices put a realistic twist on the scientific method to give students the opportunity to experience how real scientists investigate problems.  Students should expect to complete multiple labs a week with at least one formal lab write-up per week.   

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Honors Physics or AP Physics I with a final average of 95 or better 

This micro-course will prepare students to take the math section of the SAT.  Students will develop skills to answer both multiple-choice and "grid-in" questions.  Lessons will focus on algebra concepts, problem-solving, data analysis, advanced math topics as well as additional topics regarding geometry and trigonometry.  Students will take practice tests for both the calculator and non-calculator sections of the test.  Each student will be provided with an SAT preparation book that will also be used for the SAT Verbal Prep Course. 

This micro-course will prepare students to take the verbal SAT.  These sections include reading, writing, and language tests.  Students will prepare by developing strategies for answering the multiple-choice questions associated with the reading passages. Students will review how an author uses evidence in fiction, informational, and non-fiction reading passages.  Students will also focus on how to answer words in context questions, build vocabulary, as well as examine hypotheses and interpret data that may appear in informational or non-fiction passages.  In order to prepare for the writing and language test, students will practice answering questions on the expression of ideas and the standards of English grammar, usage, and mechanics.