Academics

This course is for the student who wishes to take French for the first time, as well as the one who has explored the language at the middle school. Students study basic grammatical structures and vocabulary and use them in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities at the beginning level. Topics include the present tense, passé composé, agreement and placement of adjectives, negative expressions, partitive articles, definite and indefinite articles, numbers, basic adjectives, common prepositions, telling time, basic foods, forming questions, demonstrative adjectives, weather expressions, the calendar, basic idiomatic expressions, and the culture of the French-speaking world.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed French I or has been recommended from middle school. Students review topics covered in French I, while studying more complex grammatical structures and additional vocabulary to use in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Grammatical topics include the future tense, conditional tense, imperfect tense, subjunctive mood, formation of adverbs, object pronouns, reflexive verbs, relative pronouns, sequence of tenses, comparatives and superlatives, and special uses of prepositions

This course is for the student who has successfully completed French II or has been recommended from middle school. Emphasis is upon increasing aural-oral skills through reading, writing, and conversation. The basic principles of French grammar are reviewed. The student's knowledge of the cultures of lands where French is spoken is broadened through readings and audiovisual materials. Acquiring an active vocabulary is a continuing goal.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed French III. It is intended to increase the level of comprehension and conversational skills. Oral proficiency is stressed by means of interpretation of events, analysis of literature, dialogues, discussions, and debates. Students read literary works in prose, poetry, and drama to develop analytical skills. Advanced grammatical structures are utilized in the writing of poems, essays, and reports.

This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. Instruction focuses on the mastery of language skills through increased reading, conversation, and composition at the college level. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the College Board Advanced Placement Test.

This course is for the student who wishes to take Spanish for the first time, as well as the one who has explored the language at the middle school. Students study basic grammatical structures and vocabulary and use them in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities at the beginning level. Topics include the present tense, preterit tense, agreement and placement of adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, numbers, basic adjectives, common prepositions, telling time, basic foods, forming questions, demonstrative adjectives, weather expressions, the calendar, basic idiomatic expressions, and the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish I or has been recommended from middle school. Students review topics covered in Spanish I, while studying more complex grammatical structures and additional vocabulary to use in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Grammatical topics include the future tense, conditional tense, imperfect tense, subjunctive mood, formation of adverbs, object pronouns, reflexive verbs, relative pronouns, sequence of tenses, and comparatives and superlatives.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish II or has been recommended from middle school. Emphasis is on increasing aural-oral skills through reading, writing, and conversation. The basic principles of Spanish grammar are reviewed. The student's knowledge of the cultures of lands where Spanish is spoken is broadened through readings and audiovisual materials. Acquiring an active vocabulary is a continuing goal.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish III. It is intended to increase the level of comprehension and conversational skills. Oral proficiency is stressed by means of interpretation of events, analysis of literature, dialogues, discussions, and debates. Students read literary works in prose, poetry, and drama to develop analytical skills. Advanced grammatical structures are utilized in the writing of poems, essays, and reports.

This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. It emphasizes an in-depth study of various genres of Spanish literature coupled with literary analysis and other forms of composition. Further acquisition and refinement of vocabulary and speaking skills are also essential to this program. Selected authors include Borges, Garcia Lorca, Garcia Marquez, Matute, and Unamuno. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the College Board Advanced Placement Test.

This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. Instruction focuses on the mastery of language skills through increased reading, conversation, and composition at the college level. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the College Board Advanced Placement Test.

This course is for the student who wishes to take German for the first time, as well as the one who has explored the language at the middle school. Students study basic grammatical structures and vocabulary and use them in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities at the beginning level. Topics include the present tense, future tense, an introduction to the perfect tense, nominative and accusative case, telling time, question words, the calendar, weather expressions, coordinating conjunctions, modal verbs, possessive adjectives, comparison of adjectives, vocabulary of the house and sports, and culture of the German-speaking world.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed German I or has been recommended from middle school. The course continues to build upon the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) as it integrates culture into daily activities. Grammar becomes more complex at this level as the student uses knowledge from German I to increase his ability to speak, hear, read, and write more complex sentence patterns.

This course is for the student who has successfully completed German II or has been recommended from middle school. Emphasis is on increasing aural-oral skills through reading, writing, and conversation. The basic principles of German grammar are reviewed. The student's knowledge of the cultures of lands where German is spoken is broadened through readings and audiovisual materials. Acquiring an active vocabulary is a continuing goal.

This course is designed for the student who has successfully completed German III. It is intended to increase the level of comprehension and conversational skills. Oral proficiency is stressed by means of interpretation of events, analysis of literature, dialogues, discussions, and debates. Students read literary works in prose, poetry, and drama to develop analytical skills. Advanced grammatical structures are utilized in the writing of poems, essays, and reports.

This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. It emphasizes an in-depth study of various genres of German literature coupled with literary analysis and other forms of composition. Further acquisition and refinement of vocabulary and speaking skills are also essential to this program. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the College Board Advanced Placement Test.

Students acquire the basic skills of the Japanese language with emphasis on listening and speaking. Reading and writing of material mastered audio-lingually are emphasized. The study of culture includes the life and customs of the Japanese people.

This course continues and builds upon the knowledge gained in Japanese I. Vocabulary and more sophisticated language skills are emphasized through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students begin the study of the Japanese pictographs and continued study of the life and customs of the Japanese people.

This course continues to build upon the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills from the previous courses. Additional pictographs, grammar, and cultural study aids increase students competence in the language and in the knowledge of Japan and its people.

This course increases students' competency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the language. A continuation of the study of grammar as well as cultural and historical contributions enhance the students' abilities to use the language and understand cultural practices in Japan.

The student studies the five chief areas of Latin: grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, and culture. The student increases his understanding of present-day English through the study of Latin and ancient Roman culture.

This course is designed for the student who has successfully completed Latin I or has been recommended from middle school. The student studies the same five areas of Latin I but on a more advanced level. Activities include reading for comprehension and analysis of the Latin sentence as it relates to English composition. The student reads selected Latin authors in their original form.

The third year of Latin introduces the student to Cicero, Ovid, and other notable authors. The student develops more proficiency and depth in reading and has the opportunity to learn through the study of Cicero's Orations. Special attention is given to a more literary vocabulary and to the great debt our legal institutions owe to the early Romans. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, the student reads selected prose and poetry.

Virgil's Aeneid, the most important literary work of the early Roman civilization, makes up the study of the fourth-year course. The student follows Aeneas through all his wanderings to find a place to establish the beginning of the Roman Empire. He becomes acquainted with an invaluable literary background for the humanities, particularly with regard to human values, literary themes, and allusions. This course is designed primarily for the student who wishes to profit from the study of the early classics.

This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. Students read extensively from Virgil's Aeneid, the poetry of Catullus, and other works of Latin literature. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the Advanced Placement exam in Virgil and/or Latin Literature.