Honors Spanish 3

(taught by Lillian Miller)

FROM THE COURSE CATALOG:

This course increases proficiency in listening and speaking in Spanish while building vocabulary. Students learn complex grammatical structures and writing skills in addition to the history, literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Selected short stories are used as an introduction to literary analysis.

By the end of the year, I’ve become able to accurately translate my thoughts from English directly to Spanish. In regards to the class environment, it’s a small group, so I think our teacher is able to focus on us individually and more personally. It feels like we’re all there to actively learn and engage.

Geometry

(taught by Andrea Heinze)

FROM THE COURSE CATALOG:

The first semester introduces students to the terms, definitions, postulates and theorems that form the basis of Euclidean geometry. It also explores the notion of formal proofs. Topics covered include parallel lines, congruent triangles, similar triangles, right triangles and polygons. The second semester covers right triangle trigonometry, oblique triangle trigonometry, circles, area of planar figures, surface areas and volumes of three-dimensional objects, and an introduction to vectors and/or matrices.