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SECTION I: TABLE OF CONTENTS

GUIDANCE & COUNSELING, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, DIPLOMAS ................................................................. 3
COURSE LOAD, GRADE CARDS ................................................................................................................................. 11
DAILY SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................................................................... 12
SCHEDULING, REPORT CARDS, COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS ............................................................................................ 13
GRADING SCALE, AP, CREDIT FLEX ........................................................................................................................... 15
GRADUATION HONORS ............................................................................................................................................ 18
CREDIT FLEX OPTIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 19
TESTING .................................................................................................................................................................... 21
GENERAL SERVICES .................................................................................................................................................. 23
SUMMER SCHOOL OPTIONS & FEE SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................ 27
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL PERSONNEL, ACTIVITIES & CLUBS ..................................................................................... 31
ATHLETICS ................................................................................................................................................................ 34
SECTION II: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BY DEPARTMENT

INTRO ....................................................................................................................................................................... 37

ART ........................................................................................................................................................................... 38

BUSINESS & COMPUTER SCIENCE ............................................................................................................................ 42

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ....................................................................................................................................... 46

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES ............................................................................................................................. 54

MATHEMATICS ......................................................................................................................................................... 57

MUSIC ....................................................................................................................................................................... 62

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH ............................................................................................................................ 66

SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................................................... 69

SOCIAL STUDIES ....................................................................................................................................................... 77

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................... 82

WORLD LANGUAGES ................................................................................................................................................ 85

SIX DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL COMPACT PROGRAMS ............................................................................................... 92

FOUR-YEAR PLANNING GUIDE ............................................................................................................................... 103

CREDIT WORKSHEET .............................................................................................................................................. 104

HCSD Vision Statement:

The Hudson school community will unite to empower our students to achieve uncharted
levels of success.

HCSD Mission Statement:
We will provide an educational program that maximizes the intellectual, physical, social and
emotional development of each child in a safe, nurturing, and diverse environment.
The Hudson City Schools Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry,
genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes"), or any other legally protected category, nor does it discriminate in the
educational programs and activities that it operates.

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