Graduation Requirments
what types of art are included in the “visual and performing arts” requirements?
Art and music/theatre
Why do you take electives?
answers can vary
What is the name of the master document of all CHS courses offered to students, located on the CHS homepage?
Program of Studies
What Science class is required sophomore year?
Chemistry
Name these administrative figures who help you select your courses for the upcoming year
School counselors
What are the only two classes required to be taken all four years of high school?
English and Gym (Health/Phys Ed)
What general education course has the most electives?
Social Studies
Name this science elective that studies criminal science, including DNA fingerprinting, chromatology, and serology. You might find this type of science on Law and Order or NCIS
Forensic Science
What math class do most sophomores take?
Algebra 1
How long do you have to stay in a class after waiving into it?
1 marking period (until mid-November)
To fulfill the foreign language requirement, what language classes can students take (Name all available courses)
Spanish, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), or ASL
CHS offers two AP Art courses that allow students to create their own portfolio, but these classes often require extensive prerequisite classes to take them. Name both these AP Art classes
AP Drawing and AP 3D Art & Design
What year can you apply for Links?
Sophmore!
What English class is known as a stepping stone to AP Literacy?
Honors English 10
When do teacher recommendations become available for viewing in Genesis?
February (7-13)
Name the three classes that students must take for three years of high school?
Math, Social Studies, Science
Give 2 examples of electives offered by the Social studies or English department.
Creative writing, talking the talk, film criticism, sociology, holocaust and genocide, law and society, history in film, engineering happiness,etc
Name this position that juniors and seniors have the option to choose, where they can help out science teachers in setting up labs and organizing materials?
Lab assistant
What history course CAN replace regular US 2?
AP US History
When do counselors have meetings with freshmen to discuss which classes they will take for the next year?
March (7-11)
How many credits are needed each year?
30
What electives are worth 3 credits and why?
Science electives due to lab periods.
What is the name of the online program that allows students to take classes virtually?
Educere
What world language class offered at Chatham DOES NOT have an AP class or test
ASL
What mark will show up on a student's transcripts if they decide to drop the course after the 4th rotation period?
A “W” (Withdrawal)