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AP / Honors Information Night 2018

Welcome! Overview of the Evening:

• Social Science
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Foreign Language
• Fine Arts
• Computer Science / Robotics
• AP exams
• Counselor / Parent

Social Science – Mark Schmidt

Goals of Honors and AP Social Science:

• Students will understand the world

around them.

• Students will explore the important

common and unique values of our human and national heritage.

• Emphasize as part of a democratic

society student participation in their school, community and larger world.

Social Science

Honors / AP Course options:

• Honors World History
• AP European History
• AP U.S. History
• AP Economics
• AP U.S. Government and Politics
• AP Psychology

English/Language Arts – Erin Jones

Honors and AP Language Arts:

• Focus on critical thinking and analytical

writing

• Prepare for AP exams
• Prepare for college and career
• Summer reading
• Placement process

English/Language Arts

Honors / AP Course options:

• 9th grade Honors English
• 10th grade Honors English
• 11th grade AP Language and Composition
• 12th grade AP Literature and Composition

Mathematics – David Diebolt

Honors and AP Math:

• Strong interest in math
• Self-motivated and want challenging

course

• Prepare for college and career in

science, technology, engineering & math

• Placement process

Mathematics

Honors and AP Course Options:

• Math 1 Honors
• Math 2 Honors
• Math 3 Honors
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC

Science – Karen Reynosa

Honors and AP Science:

• Physical and Life Sciences
• Placement Process
• Annual Ventura County

Science Fair

• Prepare for college and career

in STEM (science, technology, engineering & math)

Science

Honors and AP Course Options:

• Honors Biology with Earth Science Topics
• Honors Chemistry in the Earth System
• Honors Physiology
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics
• AP Environmental Science
• Honors Environmental Field Studies, ROP

Foreign Language – Helen Scovell

VHS is the only high school in the county that offers five different languages:

French French French French French Spanish Spanish Spanish German German German Italian Italian

A S L

All languages are offered for four years, Spanish is offered for up to 7 years

 AP Spanish 4 is AP Spanish Language.  AP Spanish 5 is AP Spanish Literature.  French 3 and French 4 are honors courses.  Spanish for Careers is an honors course.  Italian 4 is an honors course.  ASL provides college credit.

The VHS foreign language faculty is multilingual, multicultural, experienced, dynamic and innovative.

• Foreign Language teachers have taught a combined

total of over 150 years!

• Represent six different cultures (US American, German,

Italian, Mexican, and Spanish).

• Use innovative pedagogies:
• TPR (Total Physical Response)
• TPRS (Teaching Proficiency

through Reading & Storytelling)

The German American Partnership Program (GAPP)

VHS’ German program includes an annual German-American cultural and academic exchange.

ASL (American Sign Language)

 Ventura High has partnered with Ventura College to

• ffer a 3-unit college credit ASL course.

 Credit from the course offers both college and high

school credit to high school students and meets the A-G requirements.

Seal of Multi-Literacy

Beginning with the class of 2009, students have earned Multilingual Recognition Seal on their diploma. To earn this recognition, they:

• completed 4 years of instruction in the same foreign language with

a grade of “B” or higher in the fourth year, or

• completed the fourth year of a foreign language with a grade of

“B” or higher, or

• passed an Advanced Placement Test with a score of 3 or higher by

their junior year, or

• passed a district foreign language test at the proficient level or

above.

Since the seal’s inception in 2009, Over 150 students have graduated multilingual from VHS. Over 30 of them qualified for the seal in two foreign languages.

2009 -2016 Ventura High School Multilingual Seal Recipients

Fine Arts – Lauren Minadeo

Elite programs in:

• Art
• Dance
• Drama
• Music

AP Course options:

• AP Studio Art
• AP Art History

Computer Science – Linda Bergfeld

Robotics AP Course options:

• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Computer Science A (Java Programming course)

AP-H Classes By the Numbers Ventura High School offers: 20 Advance Placement classes 14 Honors classes 8 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways

AP EXAMS at VHS In 2017: 276 students took 468 AP exams in 20 subject areas

AP Coordinator – Susan Adamich

AP Exam Score Summary

AP EXAMS AP Exams are:

• College level exams.
• Open to all students.
• Created and scored by the

College Board.

• Eligible to apply for college

credit (with a passing score of 3, 4 or 5).

AP Exams are not:

• Required.
• Flexible.
• School based (controlled by

the College Board).

• Class final exams (scores are

posted in July).

College Board website: www.collegeboard.org

Counseling – Francisco Castillo

Counselors are here to help

• course scheduling
• a-g requirements
• rigor and complexity
• balance

Ventura High School 805-641-5116 www.venturausd.org/ventura THANK YOU for Attending! Questions and Answers