Curriculum
Freshmen Curriculum Freshmen shedule includes:
Honors and Advanced Placement Program For those students wanting a more rigorous academic program, honors classes are offered in various subjects. Advanced Placement course offerings include:
Honor Societies Eligible students may become members of the California Scholarship Federation and/or National Honor Society. In addition, students who excel academically may earn membership to the Mission Honor roll. Each year, a special awards ceremony recognizes outstanding student achievement. Technology and Student Resources Equipped with state-of-the art computers, students are able to benefit from the latest in technological advances, both in the computer laboratories and classrooms. In addition, Mission has two innovative science laboratories, a media room, and library. Upon graduation, Mission students have a true sense of the highly developed technological advances use in both academic settings and the workplace. Mission’s Testing Program Sophomores and Juniors take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) in October which enables students to make more definite plans toward their academic future. In Octotober, classes are given a complete battery of Standardized Tests which help assess the sequential learning pattern and achievement of each student. In January, the Plan/Explorer/Act test is administered in 9-11 grade students. the benefit of this tes is to give evaluators the means to structure high school planning and career explorations. The Scholastic Aptitutde Test (SAT), or the College Entrance Examination Board, is taken by those seniors applying to four-year colleges. Juniors are encouraged to take the SAT in the Spring semester preceding their senior year. The SAT guages college success based upon verbal, written, and mathematical proficiency. |
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