English
Required: English 1, 2, 3; English 4 or AP English Literature

Electives: Journalism, Creative Writing

During the four-year course of study, students learn basic verbal skills with intensive concentration on grammar, sentence structure, rhetorical techniques, vocabulary, expository writing, and argumentative writing. Emphasis is placed on reading for skill-building, comprehension, and pleasure. Among required reading are selections from Greek mythology, contemporary novels, and Shakespearean drama.

Electives: Precalculus A, Precalculus B, Precalculus AB, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC (upon demand), AP Statistics

Modern and Classical Languages
Required: Three years in one language: Spanish, French or Latin

Electives: Spanish 4, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature (upon demand), AP French Language (upon demand), AP French Literature (upon demand), AP Latin Vergil (upon demand)

Science
Required: Three years of lab science, including Biology and Chemistry

Fine Arts
Required: Survey of Art and Music (one-half credit) and one semester of a performance/studio elective

Fine Art Electives: AP Music Theory (upon demand), Stagecraft, Theater Production, Theater Design, Band, Choir, Beginning Studio Art, Intermediate Studio Art, Advanced Studio Art, AP Studio Art, Beginning Photography, Intermediate Photography, Advanced Photography, Beginning Yearbook, Advanced Yearbook, Beginning Drama, Intermediate Drama, Advanced Drama

Fine Arts Activities: Drama Production and Musical Theatre Production. These activities require after-school and weekend commitments

Experiential Education
Electives:
One-semester courses: East African Studies, Theoretical and Applied Leadership

Athletics
Physical Education: required in grade nine
Sports:
Boys' Soccer, Cross-Country, Swimming, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball
Girls' Soccer, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Swimming, Basketball, Softball, Golf, Tennis

AP Courses
AP courses are available in Calculus, Spanish, French, Latin, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Constitution, European History, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English, Music Theory, and Studio Art.

Complete course descriptions are available in the Admissions Office.