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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: 9 th grade Honors English • 10 th grade Honors English • 11 th grade AP Language and Composition • 12 th 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 Italian German French Spanish German Spanish Italian French French French Spanish German 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 ( T otal P hysical R esponse)  TPRS ( T eaching P roficiency through R eading & S torytelling)

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 offer 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 Coordinator – Susan Adamich AP EXAMS at VHS In 2017: 276 students took 468 AP exams in 20 subject areas

AP Exam Score Summary

AP EXAMS AP Exams are: AP Exams are not: College level exams. Required. • • Open to all students. Flexible. • • Created and scored by the School based (controlled by • • College Board. the College Board). Eligible to apply for college Class final exams (scores are • • credit (with a passing score of posted in July). 3, 4 or 5). College Board website: www.collegeboard.org

Counseling – Francisco Castillo Counselors are here to help course scheduling • a-g requirements • rigor and complexity • balance •

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