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Below: Kristen Parker, grade 10, focuses on her Biology homework.

Carrollton High School consists of eight dent of the heritage of her country and of the
academic departments which include English, world. The teachers in the history depart­
Fine and Performing Arts, Language, Histo­ ment cause the events to jump right off the
ry, Math, Physical Education, Religion, and page and into the classroom. Carrollton
Science. Each Carrollton Student must offers World History, History of the 19th and
acquire twenty-eight credits in order to gradu­ 20th centuries, regular and AP United States
ate from the High School. These depart­ History, Contemporary Global Issues, United
ments help each and every girl to grow and States Government, and Economics. With all
become a woman. The courses that Carroll­ these courses to choose from a Carrollton
ton provides for each student helps to pre­ student has no problem fulfilling the three
pare her for the experiences that she will year requirement.
encounter in the real world. Math is difficult for a lot of students, but
The English Department offers such cours­ here at Carrollton the Math Department has
es as Introduction to Writing and Literature some of the best teachers in the county. Stu­
Skills, Introduction to Writing and Literature, dents can take Algebra I and II, regular or
Honors Writing and Literature, Survey, Reg­ Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II,
ular and Honors British Literature, Survey, Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry,
Regular, and Honor United States Literature, Honors Pre-Calculus, Calculus, AP Calculus,
Expository Writing I and II, Journalism I and and Computer Applications. These classes
II, Principles of Literary Writing, Women’s will fulfill each student three credit require­
Literature, World Literature, The Novel, ment and will also prepare her for college.
Modern Authors, and Advance Placement Carrollton not only strives to improve the
English Literature. Carrollton students grace students’ minds, but it also encourages the
the seats of a English classroom all four years development of healthy bodies. It is required
in order to graduate from the High School. that each student fulfills one year of P.E. or
Carrollton will not allow any of their stu­ one season of a varsity sport. It is also
dents to leave the High School without required that one half year of Personal Fit­
exposing their creative and imaginative side. ness, and Health Life Management are com­
A student at Carrollton has a variety of elec­ pleted.
tives in the Fine and Performing Art field they Each student takes four years of Religion
include Photography I and II, Studio Art I, II, not only to learn and get closer to God, but
and III, Humanities I-Art, Humanities I-Music, also to get closer to herself and her friends.
Speech, Debate, Drama, or Musical Perfor­ The religion courses consist of Scripture,
mance. These classes allow the students of Morality and Values, Christology/Church
Carrollton to grow from a girl into a woman. History, and Social Justice. Religion teaches
The Fine and Performing Arts program the students of Carrollton to respect her life,
evokes the spirit of Carrollton. others lives, and it also teaches the life of
Carrollton offers a variety of language Jesus.
classes to help expand each students knowl­ Carrollton has numerous Science Classes
edge of a different culture. Carrollton offers to take in order to acquire the three years of
French I-IV and A P French, Spanish I-1V, Science credit required in order to graduate.
Introduction to Spanish Writing and Litera­ The school offers Biology, regular and Hon­
ture, A P Spanish Language, Spanish and ors Chemistry , conceptual, regular or Honors
Latin American Literature, and AP Spanish Physics, Topics in Science, or Anatomy and
Literature. By the time each Carrollton stu­ Physiology. Students have the chance to
dent graduates she is bilingual or trilingual, graduate with college credit, but they also
and most likely has received College credit. have the chance to study the science field in
The History department informs each stu­ depth.
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