Highly capable students may be placed in an honors or accelerated course. These courses are open to all students An honors class provides the opportunity for a student to examine a subject in more depth, both in content and in analysis of subject matter. Honors classes are rigorous and demanding. An accelerated course placement is when a student is placed in course that is above the standard grade level course. Both Honors and Accelerated courses challenge students to high levels of thinking and learning. Consult the course catalog for your student’s high school for details on classes and their prerequisites and work with your student’s school counselor regarding class placement options. 

The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college-level classes in a wide variety of subjects that students can take while still in high school. They offer students challenging course work and a taste of what college classes are like. When students take an AP course, they have the opportunity to take an AP Exam in that subject, which may make students eligible for college credit. 

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College in the High School is an opportunity for students to be concurrently enrolled in high school and college, earning high school and college credit in the same course offered on the high school campus. Costs to students vary with each institution.  

Running Start program allows 11th and 12th grade high school students to take college-level courses at community and technical colleges. Students can earn both high school and college credits through this partnership between the K-12 and community college systems.
All high schools in the district offer Running Start. Juniors and seniors can take a few classes or attend full time and take all of their courses at the college.

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