STERLING HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM OFFICE 501 S. WARWICK ROAD SOMERDALE, NEW JERSEY PHONE (856) FAX (856)

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1 STERLING HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM OFFICE 501 S. WARWICK ROAD SOMERDALE, NEW JERSEY PHONE (856) FAX (856) Robynn Considine, Vice Principal- Curriculum To: Future Knights From: Robynn Considine Subject: Placement testing and Academic and Career Majors Honors Placement Tests Sterling High School will once again have a day of testing on Wednesday, January 7 th for any incoming ninth grade student that would like to test into Biology Honors, Honors, or World History Honors. This test will take place at each sending school. The grade on this test, together with the student s NJASK 7 scores and current class grade will determine initial placement in an honors level class during freshman year. If you are interested in taking the honors placement test, please contact your school s guidance counselor by Friday, December 19, Students may sign up for any or all tests. If you have any questions, please contact Robynn Considine at (856) x4652. Career and Academic Majors Incoming 9 th grade students have the opportunity to select a Career and Academic Major prior to entering Sterling High School. Students interested in Health Science/Allied Health, Early Childhood Education, Multi-Media Graphic Design, or Performing Arts will begin a Career and Academic program in their 9 th grade year. Included in this mailing is a strict, academic plan over the course of four years for each program. Please note the specific academic requirements for each program. If you are interested in selecting one of these majors, please be prepared to discuss when scheduling your 9 th grade courses with a member of Sterling s guidance staff in March, Parents and students will learn more about these four academic plans, in addition to all the academic offerings at Sterling High School at our annual Curriculum Night on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.

2 Health Science/Allied Health: This rigorous academic program revolves around health related themes in partnership with Rutgers University (previously UMDNJ) and Gloucester County College. The objective of this program is to prepare graduates for a wide variety of health related areas while providing an opportunity to earn college credit in the field of Allied Health and Health Science. PE I Personal Finance Biology Latin I Art I Geometry Latin II Dynamics of Health Care CPA/Honors (CPA/Honors) Latin III Chemistry Honors or IPS I Latin IV Medical Terminology I (AP, Honors, CP) (Honors/CP) I Anatomy and Physiology I Continuation of AP Chemistry CP AP Biology Physics Honors Calculus (AP/CP) V Anatomy and PE IV (CP, Honors, AP) Physiology II s Continuation of AP s for Continuation of AP Internship Opportunities

3 Early Childhood Education: Sterling High School s Early Childhood Education program will prepare students to learn to meet the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of preschool age children through the design and delivery of age appropriate activities. This program is composed of courses that emphasize contemporary theory in Early Childhood Education as well as application skills demonstrated through effective lesson planning and interaction in the preschool lab. The objective of this program is to prepare graduates to continue their education by pursuing their CDA certification and college degrees in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education. Several courses in this program are articulated with Camden County College for dual credit. Child Spanish I Biology Development PE I LUnch Democracy and Algebra I Art I Personal Finance Early Childhood I FCCLA Geometry or Early Childhood II Spanish II Chemistry Honors or IPS I Spanish III FCCLA access I (AP, Honors, CP) I Early Childhood III Marketing or continuation of AP Chemistry Physics PE IV V (CP, Honors, AP) FCCLA s Alg III/Trig Statistics Spanish IV Business Law s for Seminar in Early Childhood Education Structured Learning Experience/Internship Statistics

4 Multi-Media Graphic Design: Sterling High School s Multimedia Graphic Design program will engage learners in the craft of multimedia graphic design though a logical progression of courses designed to develop and reinforce the requisite skill sets necessary to successfully apply their experience to higher education or careers in the multimedia graphic design field. Students who are planning to further their studies in commercial art will find this program essential to the acquisition of essential skills in the field. Those who enjoy art and creative problem solving will benefit from the experiential nature of the arts technology and the many opportunities for creative problem solving using multimedia. Several courses in this program are articulated with Camden County College for dual credit. Art I PE I LUnch World Language Biology Democracy and I Algebra I Multi-Media GD I Multi-Media G D II Art II IPS or Chemistry H World Language II Geometry/Alg II I World Language III MMGD I or Multi-Media GD III Art III I Chemistry/Physics PE IV V (CP, Honors, AP) MMGD Personal Finance World Language IV Marketing s or Continuation of AP Seminar in Multi Media Graphic Design

5 Performing Arts The Sterling High School Performing Arts program is geared toward musically inclined or interested students who desire to develop their abilities in a manner specific to their interests and individual skills. The program features a wide variety of course offerings and two specialized track recommendations, one for instrumentalists and one for vocalists. Students who desire may choose to follow their own specialized track by creating their own schedule of electives, but only with the explicit permission of the performing arts teachers and administration. The purpose of the plan is to ensure that the students of Sterling High School are offered an environment in which their interest in the performing arts is nurtured through learning technical, intellectual, and professional skills associated with music. The plan is strongly geared toward application and performance specific classes that encourage students to not simply learn about music, but to experience it through performance, theory, history, critical analysis, composition, and improvisation. It also serves as a suitable and appropriate preparatory sequence for students planning to study the performing arts at the collegiate or professional level. Band/Chorus 1) PE I Spanish I Biology Algebra I Appreciation Band/Chorus II) Piano I or Workshop IPS or Chemistry H Spanish II Geometry/Alg II I Spanish III I Band/Chorus III) al Theater, Piano II, or Theory I Chemistry/Physics PE IV V Democracy and Spanish IV (CP, Honors, AP) Personal Finance Band/Chorus III) s for Technology or Advanced ianship s