We are extremely proud of the financial scholarships that many of our students are able to secure in order to pursue post-secondary education.
Scholarship Monetary Awards
School Year Local Contributions Attending School Contributions Totals
West 2012 $151,515.00 $1,764,000.00 $1,915,515.00
East 2012 $58,000.00 $779,000.00 $837,000.00
Combined 2012 $209,515.00 $2,543,000.00 $2,752,515.00
West 2013 $153,790.00 $2,130,888.00 $2,284,678.00
East 2013 $46,000.00 $1,200,000.00 $1,246,000.00
Combined 2013 $199,790.00 $3,330,888.00 $3,530,678.00
Throughout past years our teachers have worked on creating new curriculum for core and elective classes:
English
AP Language and Composition
AP Literature and Composition
Cultural Studies Honors
Literacy I
Literacy II
Literacy III
Rhetoric and Research Honors
Rhetoric Analysis of Media
Mathematics
Transitions to College Mathematics
College Algebra with Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus Honors
AB Calculus (pending board approval)
BC Calculus (pending board approval)
Science
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
Chemistry Honors
AP Physics I (pending board approval)
AP Physics II (pending board approval)
Fine Arts
AP German (pending board approval)
AP French (pending board approval)
AP Spanish Language and Culture (pending board approval)
AP Music Theory
Introduction to Music Theory
Symphonic Band Honors
Guitar I
Guitar II Ensemble
AP Independent Studio
Digital Media Studio (pending board approval)
Digital Media @ MCC (dual credit) (pending board approval)
Career Education/Industrical Technology
Business IT course (pending board approval)
Intro to Engineering Design Honors (Project Lead The Way) (pending board approval)
Robotics @ MCC (dual credit) (pending board approval)
Keyboarding/Google Training (pending board approval)
Physical Education/Health/Driver Education
Strength and Conditioning
Fit 4 Life
Fitness Walking
Fresh/Soph PE
PE Leadership
Zero Hour PE (pending board approval)
Zero Hour Strength and Conditioning (pending board approval)
Social Science
Cultural Studies
Issues of the 21st Century
Foundations of Ancient Empires
Development of the Modern World
Introduction to Psychology
AP US History
AP American Government and Politics
AP Comparative Government
AP Psychology
AP Human Geography
AP World History (pending board appoval)
Economics
ESL
Consumer Education
US Government
Spanish for Heritage Spanish Speakers I
Spanish for Heritage Spanish Speakers II
Spanish for Heritage Spanish Speakers III
Here is a link to our curriculum guide to see all the courses that we teach.
According to figures from the District 156 Website, our AP and Honors Programs have improved in the past 5 years. This has been a benefit for both the students and their families.