High School th Incoming 9th grade An 8 Grade Student & Parent Nights Hanshew

Student Guide

to ASD Service 8th grade Parent night

High School h Feb. 25th 6pm

Programs

McMorris Online Zone Exemption & Lottery System: www.asdk12.org/welcome/lottery/ Deadline: March 19t by 5pm Cycelia Cycelia

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South High School Service High School

Project Lead the Way Engineering Pathway Service Biomedical Career Academy (BCA) Engineering Academy The Project Lead the Way Pathway to Engineering The Biomedical Career Academy at Service aims to The DHS Engineering Academy is designed to program is a sequence of courses, which follows a prepare students for a successful career in the prepare for a two-year or a four-year engineering proven hands-on, real world problem solving healthcare industry. Classes focus heavily on degree program. Five engineering courses follow approach to learning. Students learn and apply the rigorous academics within a traditional curriculum, the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum that design process, acquire strong teamwork and integrating healthcare and medically based activities may qualify for articulated agreements with communication proficiency and develop within the classroom and community. Students have universities in Alaska and across the . organizational, critical–thinking and problem the option of preparing themselves for a position Engineering Academy courses are project-based. solving skills. PTE courses complement traditional directly after high school within a healthcare setting Students are connected with engineering mathematics and science courses and is designed and/or focus on preparation for a traditional college professors at UAA and with engineers in businesses to prepare students to pursue a post-secondary degree. (Lottery Program) that serve on the Engineering Academy Advisory education and careers in STEM-related fields. Council(Lottery Program) th (Lottery Program) 9 grade Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Contact: Dimond HS:742-7000 Contact: South HS 742-6200

Japanese Immersion Program AP Capstone Program The Japanese Immersion Program begins at Sand AP Capstone is a new diploma program that Lake Elementary, continues through Mears Middle Service High Seminar School (TSS) supplements AP courses and focuses on scholarly School and finishes at Dimond High School. The Seminar School serves 250 students and is research and teamwork. To earn the diploma, Students who did not attend through middle school characterized by the use of the Socratic seminar students must complete two newly designed AP may be considered for the Dimond Japanese method, a strong sense of community and a learning classes, AP Seminar as a sophomore or junior and Immersion program through a language test environment that emphasizes independence, trust, AP Research in the following year. Students must placement and interview process. (Lottery personal responsibility and an open mind. The TSS also take any other four AP courses at any time in Program) curriculum is built on the consideration of classic texts their high school career. that span the history and breadth of human Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] experience. Students of the Seminar School are diverse in character and ability and work together in a multi-grade setting (9-12) for a portion of their

Aviation Science Program classes. Students can fulfill all language arts and social studies requirements along with some science Aviation Science take a whole new twist at South and math requirements through TSS classes. (Lottery Anchorage High School. Students learn all aspects Program) of aviation as it relates to commercial licensing of th professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone) 9 Grade Contact: [email protected] pilots. Learn, discuss, and fly your way to a [email protected] professional license with this cutting edge nation- leading flight program.

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West High School West High School (cont.) East High School

International Baccalaureate Program: Spanish Immersion Program Elitnaurvik (EWE): The IB Diploma Program is a rigorous two-year The Spanish Immersion Program begins at Eltinaurvik-Within-East is designed specifically for college preparatory set of classes for juniors and Government Hill, continues through Romig Middle Alaska Native and American Indian students. seniors offered at West High School only. School and finishes at West High School. Native Eltnaurvik in Yupik means “a place to learn.” EWE speakers who did not attend through middle school incorporates Native values and issues, and Contact: [email protected] may be considered for the West High immersion successfully addresses different learning styles in its program through a language test placement and activities, course offerings, and work components. West Highly Gifted Program interview process. EWE enjoys widespread support in the community. The primary emphasis is on building leadership The Highly Gifted Program at West High School is Contact: [email protected] 742-2500 through group participation, volunteerism, and designed for the 9th-12th grade student whose empowering students to embrace their cultural educational needs cannot be met within the honors heritage. Elitnaurvik provides culturally-based programs at high school level. The first two years Russian Immersion Program education counseling tutoring, and after-school of the program offers a smaller learning community The Russian Immersion Program begins at Turnagain activities. through clustered core classes. The emphasis on Elementary, continues through Romig Middle School critical thinking and writing skills encourages depth and finishes at West High School. Native speakers who Contact: [email protected] and breadth of knowledge in all content areas. The did not attend through middle school may be eligibility process begins in October of the students considered for the West High immersion program 8th grade year. Every middle school throughout ASD through a language test placement and interview School-Within-A-School (SWS) has a gifted contact person who brings forth the process. Contact: [email protected] School within a school is a cohesive learning names of students who are eligible to apply to the community within East High School which provides HG Program based on achievement and ability test a unique enhanced learning experience for self- scores. Parents are notified by postal mail. directed students with an emphasis on independent Eagle River High School thinking, integrated learning, and community Contact: [email protected] development. SWS accomplishes this through a partnership of skilled, innovative teachers and staff, West Medical Academy Program a small cohesive student population, and parental support. (Lottery Program) The West Medical Academy is part of the ASD Healthcare Academy, focused on providing high The PLTW Pathway To Engineering (PTE) Contact: [email protected] 742-2100 school preparatory courses in healthcare. Hand-on This pathway is a sequence of courses, which follows curriculum are a key part of the program and are a proven hands-on, real-world problem-solving developed with industry and post-secondary approach to learning. Throughout PTE, students learn partners. and apply the design process, acquire strong teamwork and communication proficiency and develop Contact: [email protected] organizational, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills. They discover the answers to questions like how are things made and what processes go into creating products. (Lottery Program)

Contact: 742-2700

Bartlett High School Polaris K-12 School King Technical High School (Future Opportunity 11th-12th)

Bartlett Medical Academy Polaris K-12 is an optional K-12 school. This small The Medical Academy at Bartlett will prepare students learning community hosts 400 students and Martin Luther King, Jr. Career Center (KCC) rebranded encourages independent learning, critical thinking and to enter the work force or college with preparation in into Martin Luther King, Jr. Technical High School responsibility. Students are encouraged to find their various facets of the medical field. Classes in voice and express their opinions. Intensives (multi- (King Tech) by adding 300 full-time students. King Anatomy, Physiology, Forensics, Medical Terminology, age, mini, two week electives) are offered between Tech is a full-time school for ASD juniors and seniors Health Occupations, and Sports Injury Management semesters. The unique K-12 ages allow older kids to that combines career technical education with regular will be available to students through the academy. model to younger kids. Polaris learners have the core classes in a design-your-own-education format. Students intern and shadow professionals at the freedom and the responsibility to create their own Student and parents/guardians/mentors create a Veterans Hospital next to the Bartlett campus for real unique educational options and become independent, Personal Learning Plan to include high school life-long learners by taking an active role in their life experience. graduation, preparation for college, trade school, educational decisions, governance of their school and community service. (Lottery Program) apprenticeship, and/or career. King Tech also provides Contact: [email protected] a ½ day option for interested juniors and seniors.

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Chugiak High School Steller Secondary School

Alaska Middle College (Future th th Opportunity 11 -12 ) Spanish Immersion Program Steller is an optional 7-12 secondary school that The Spanish Immersion Program begins at Chugiak is dedicated to the creation of independent, courageous people capable of dealing with the shifting complexities Elementary, continues through Mirror Lake Middle of the modern world. Steller runs on the energy and School and finishes at . Native excitement of people who have committed themselves speakers who did not attend through middle school to self-directed learning. With the support of parents Alaska Middle College school is a collaboration between may be considered for the program by a language and staff, Steller provide students with a humane the Anchorage School district and University of Alaska test placement and interview process. education experience based upon freedom and Anchorage. Juniors and seniors are given an th responsibility. Steller philosophy is based on that every 9 grade Contact: [email protected] opportunity to earn college credit and high school student should be free to establish his or her own path [email protected] 742-3050 credit at same time. College level classes are offered to becoming a more fully self-sufficient person. for high school students on UAA Chugiak-Eagle River Students are responsible for defining their own World Discovery Seminar School (WDS) Campus and taught by UAA faculty. The enrolled educational goals, selecting or devising a course of students can earn their high school diploma and study to achieve those goals, and working to fulfill The World Discovery Seminar Program is an Associate of Arts degree from UAA. Bus transportation those goals. Students are also responsible for assisting alternative smaller learning community. Rather than is provided by ASD. in the continuous evaluation of their performance in relying on textbooks, the program employs the relation to those same goals. (Lottery Program) Contact: Paideia methodology, a Socratic-based learning Contact: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] technique focusing on in-depth understanding of primary text. (Lottery Program) Contact: [email protected]