Clarke Central High School hosted Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Night on Jan. 25 to inform students and parents about opportunities for upper-level classes. Clarke Middle School eighth grader Natalie Schliekelman came to the event to learn more about her options once in high school. “Our teacher told us about (AP classes) and I was interested in doing AP but I didn’t really know anything about it,” Schliekelman said. “I wanted to learn more about the workload and how the grading works.” Photo by Elena Gilbertson Hall
Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment classes are available for Clarke Central High School students in grades 9-12 and on Jan. 25, these courses were advertised at CCHS.
Clarke Central High School hosted Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment Night at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25 for students and parents to learn more about these course options.
“I think it’s really helpful, especially for upcoming ninth graders. It’s also helpful for getting some of our newer AP classes out, like Human Geography or Art History,” CCHS social studies department teacher Courtney Jones said. “It helps create an awareness of the options we have at Clarke Central.”
Isabella Johnson, an eighth grader at Clarke Middle School, attended the event to better understand the AP curriculum.
“They don’t tell us a lot about APs in middle school, so I had no idea how it works,” Johnson said. “I wanted to know what the differences were from the normal advanced classes because I didn’t understand why you would take one or the other.”
Parent Deborah Kuis believes the event is beneficial for parents to understand the options open to their student in high school.
“I wanted to get in the building and learn more. (The event) has been helpful so far. I’ve learned things like that there’s one AP class for ninth grade. So I would recommend it for other parents,” Kuis said.
The event was helpful for Johnson who now feels more prepared to take AP classes once in high school.
“I was kind of unsure about taking AP classes before, but it really made it a lot more positive and it seems less daunting now,” Johnson said.
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