The years that comprise a student’s academic experience in secondary school, the middle school through high school years, are a unique period in one’s lifetime. This is a time of change, from childhood to young adulthood, and with this change comes challenges, opportunities, and a broad-range of new experiences. During these years, an important aspect of human development that impacts a person’s future is his/her education.
To this end, American High School offers a multitude of academic options and programs for our students. It is important to carefully consider these options and to become familiar with the requirements for successful progression from middle school to high school and postsecondary education.
School administrators, teachers, and counselors are key individuals in helping to guide students in making smart choices to optimize each student’s academic experience. It is my hope that each student take advantage of the information available on our website and of the assistance provided at American High School to plan an academic path that leads to success during the secondary school years and, ultimately, as a productive member of society.
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In this course, you will learn reading, writing, and critical thinking skills through the study of literature and the composition of both analytical and creative written works. Specifically, the literature we will study in this class is divided into three themes: Creative Non-Fiction, Speculative Fiction, and Research Writing.
In this course, you will learn the properties and relationships of geometric objects applied in many different situations that occur in real cases and settings. You will learn how to use and analyze concepts that deal with the coordinate plane, measurement of segments and angles, and the similarity and congruence of shapes.
The United States Government course consists of the following content area strands: Geography, Civics, and Government. The primary content for the system pertains to the study of government institutions and political processes and their historical impact on American society.
Content should include but is not limited to the functions and purpose of government, the state’s role, the constitutional framework, federalism, separation of powers, operations of the three branches of government at the local, state, and national level, and the political decision-making process.
Let’s go over briefly some of the things we will be covering during the course—a thorough study of biological concepts at the cellular level, focusing on essential life processes. The course concentrates on molecular and cellular biology. Topics dealing with microbiology, botany, genetics, invertebrates, and vertebrates are studied.
Organisms from all kingdoms are included as well as their ecological relationships. Laboratory investigation utilizing the scientific method, microscopic techniques, and dissections are emphasized.
The HOPE scholarship allows parents to transfer their child to other K-12 public school programs with available capacity within the school district, receive a scholarship to transport the student to that general program in another community, or request a scholarship to attend an eligible student private program.
The McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities allows special-needs students to attend participating private programs during the 2022-23 school year. The parents have the option choice for an eligible special needs student to transfer to another public program within the scholarship guidelines.
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship assures that low-income children have more learning options. The scholarships are based on financial need, and families may choose between financial assistance toward private programs and fees or transportation costs to attend public programs in another district.
AHS is one of only a handful of schools to be fully accredited by leading regional and national accreditation authorities.
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