Class of 2028 Graduation Requirements English 4 credits Modern
is limited to students who have completed prerequisite requirements, which may include placement testing. Specific information on course prerequisites is available from the appropriate department chair. Students may only elect two advanced courses per semester. An exception may be made for those students who enroll in an advanced art course, with the permission of the Upper School administration and Creative and Performing Arts Department. This limit does not apply to courses labelled “honors.” Clubs, Co-Curriculars, and Athletics The Liggett Approach to education values and encourages student choice and interests. The vast array of clubs are all completely student-initiated and managed; they range from fishing and pickleball to community service, leadership to arts and crafts, pep, and e-sports to Black Student Union, Women’s Awareness Club and Spectrum. Co-curricular opportunities include the school’s athletic teams across three seasons (including players and managers), the fall play, spring musical, robotics team, and ethics bowl. Community, Character, and Core Values University Liggett School offers programming to support and advance the school’s efforts to create a compassionate and equitable community of, learners, and thinkers. The programming is based upon national and state best practices, standards, student and community feedback and data, and faculty input. A major foundational component of the programming is a proactive protocol to speak up against harmful language through the Words Create Worlds series protocol: Interrupt, Question, Educate, and Echo (IQEE). The goal of this programming is to empower students to think before they speak and if necessary manage potential difficult conversations and situations. The intended outcome is to enhance all students’ socialization process (the act of mixing socially with others) and sense of belonging. ULS seeks to have all students engaged in active awareness of how their words and actions affect others. The programming in Upper School takes place through lessons which take place during selected roundtable sessions and consist of module lessons with videos, writing prompts, reflections, collaborative conversations with peers, and projects. Students will have access to videos, guest speakers, and outside resources.
3 or 4 credits in one language or 2 credits in each of two different languages, earned as an Upper School student 3 credits (including World History 9
Languages
History and
Social Studies and United States History 10) Mathematics 3 credits Science
3 credits (including 1 credit of biology, 1 credit of chemistry and 0.5 credit in physics)
Creative and Performing Arts Academic
1.5 credits
2 credits (0.5 credit ARP 9, 0.5 credit
Research Program
ARP 11, and 1 credit ARP 12)
Students must carry at least five academic (non-art) courses each semester in addition to ARP in the ninth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Academic Honors Terrill Newnan Scholars represent the top ten percent of each class at year’s end. Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in independent secondary schools. The Cum Laude Society elects seven or eight outstanding students to membership at the conclusion of the junior year and an additional seven or eight members in the senior year. Department and Book Awards are bestowed annually based upon established criteria of excellence. Honors and Advanced Coursework Honors options are available in the following courses: English Core I, English Core II, World History, United States History, Integrated Mathematics, Precalculus, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Honors courses are designed to provide a more challenging option for core requirements. Enrollment in honors courses is limited to students who have completed prerequisite requirements, which may include placement testing. Specific information on course prerequisites are available from the appropriate department chair. Advanced courses are available in the junior and senior year in art, biology, chemistry, physics, English, and social studies. Advanced courses are designed to provide students with a more challenging option in an area of genuine interest. Enrollment in advanced courses
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