17-18 PARAMUS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES BUILT ON TRADITION AND CULTIVATED THROUGH EXCELLENCE A GUIDE TO PROGRAMS AND COURSE OFFERINGS PARAMUS HIGH SCHOOL | 99 E. CENTURY ROAD, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 PARAMUS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR PREPARED BY THE SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOL COUNSELING Tiffany M. Goodson The Mission of the Paramus Public Schools is to develop all students as open-minded, life-long learners, who pursue their dreams and add value to the world. ADMINISTRATION PARAMUS HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Raymond J. Kiem Principal Lina Gudelis Assistant Principal Louis Natalo Assistant Principal DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION Michele Robinson, Ed. D. Superintendent of Schools Sean Adams Assistant Superintendent for Administration, Supervision and Curriculum Steven Cea Business Administrator / Board Secretary Margaret Damiano Supervisor of Student Personnel Services Christine Diaz Supervisor of Staff Development, Instructional Technology and Assessment Timothy Donohue Supervisor of Humanities: English Lang. Arts, ESL, Social Studies & World Lang. Tiffany M. Goodson Supervisor of School Counseling Michael J. Pilacik, Ed. D. Supervisor of S.T.E.M. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Karen Peterson Supervisor of Special Programs Donald Roll Athletic Director Supervisor of PE & Wellness Lisa Vartanian Supervisor of Fine, Practical & Performing Arts Gail Wiser Supervisor of Elementary Education BOARD OF EDUCATION William Holzmann, President Bernadette McCausland, Vice President Joanne G. Bergmann Anthony Feorenzo, Jr. Melissa Caminiti Elisa Giblin Lisa Cassesa Patricia Kim Alison Donoghue PUBLIC NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION Paramus Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, national origin, religion, sex, genetic information, or physical or mental disability in admission to, access to, treatment in or delivery of its educational programs and activities. The School Board has adopted a nondiscrimination policy. It is the policy of Paramus Public Schools to offer programming designed to provide a free and appropriate public education to each student with a disability in need of accommodations and/or related aids or services, pursuant to federal regulations. For further information or for inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX contact Mr. Sean Adams or Mrs. Tiffany M. Goodson, Affirmative Action Officers, Paramus Public Schools, 145 Spring Valley Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652. INTRODUCTION The Program of Studies is a publication designed to assist students and parents in mapping out an appropriate and rigorous academic program for high school. Decision-making is an important part of the course selection process and therefore, offerings should be carefully reviewed in order to select courses that will best meet the needs, interests and goals of each individual student. The school counselor, special education case manager (where applicable) and teachers, along with the parents/guardians, work together to help students through this process. Final decisions regarding the actual offering of any particular course will depend upon enrollment. Therefore, not all classes listed in this catalog are guaranteed to run every school year. TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................................... 2 BOARD OF EDUCATION ................................................................................................................ 3 PUBLIC NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION ................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 3 SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES .................................................................................................. 4 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .............................................................. 5 THE COURSE PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................................ 6 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................... 7 ASSESSMENT GRADUATION REQUIREMENT ................................................................................. 8 CREDIT ATTAINMENT / GRADE PROMOTION ................................................................................ 8 GRADING / GPA WEIGHTING SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 9 HONOR ROLL ............................................................................................................................... 9 ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSES ...................................................................................... 10 SPECIAL PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................. 11 DUAL ENROLLMENT / COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS .................................................................................. 11 VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL (VHS) .............................................................................................................. 11 DECA ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 COMMUNITY MENTORSHIP ................................................................................................................. 12 THE SATELLITE PROGRAM .................................................................................................................... 13 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................... 13 THE SENIOR EXPERIENCE ..................................................................................................................... 13 INDEPENDENT STUDY .......................................................................................................................... 13 NCAA ELIGIBILITY ...................................................................................................................... 14 FULL LIST OF COURSES ............................................................................................................... 15 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ......................................................................................................... 19 ELA CORE COURSES .............................................................................................................................. 19 ELA ELECTIVE COURSES ........................................................................................................................ 25 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ............................................................................................ 30 SOCIAL STUDIES ......................................................................................................................... 31 SOCIAL STUDIES CORE COURSES .......................................................................................................... 31 SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES .................................................................................................................. 36 WORLD LANGUAGES ................................................................................................................. 42 CHINESE ............................................................................................................................................... 43 GERMAN .............................................................................................................................................. 43 ITALIAN ................................................................................................................................................ 45 SPANISH ............................................................................................................................................... 47 OTHER LANGUAGE STUDIES ................................................................................................................ 50 MATHEMATICS .......................................................................................................................... 52 MATHEMATICS CORE COURSES ........................................................................................................... 52 MATHEMATICS ELECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 56 SCIENCE ..................................................................................................................................... 62 SCIENCE CORE COURSES ...................................................................................................................... 62 SCIENCE ELECTIVES .............................................................................................................................. 66 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION / ENGINEERING ................................................................................ 73 PRACTICAL ARTS ........................................................................................................................ 76 CULINARY ARTS .................................................................................................................................... 77 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ....................................................................................................