Science

Building on concepts and content from preceding years, the high school science program provides students with the skills, knowledge, and experiences that lead to the development of young adults who are capable of assuming their role as productive thinking citizens. The high school science program strives to provide students with experience in making informed decisions through the analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data on scientific topics and issues that affect our society and environment.

With a focus on critical thinking and problem solving, the high school science curriculum is founded on the in-depth study of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physics. The contemporary issues and approaches of these courses are supplemented with a variety of electives allowing students to pursue their interests in an array of science topics through rigorous and relevant courses ranging from Astronomy to Forensics to Zoology.

Science courses must be limited in size and number for reasons including safety concerns in the laboratory setting. As a result, in addition to the fulfillment of prerequisites, scheduling priority is based on senior status and previous performance in mathematics and science courses.

Students are required to take three years of science to satisfy both district and state graduation requirements.  All students must take Biology I, Chemistry I, and Environmental Science or Physics I to ensure that every student is prepared for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment – Science (NJSLA-Science), administered to all 11th graders to measure students’ proficiency of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Science.