Informational meetings for A.P. classes are held at various times throughout the next few weeks to help students understand their options better. As well as the usual classes offered every year, there will be several additions, including the new A.P. Language and Composition class.

This course is mainly designed for juniors in lieu of the current Honors English class. However, the class will also be available to seniors next year since they weren’t given the option before. According to the course description, the curriculum will cover a wide variety of literature in order to help students improve in reading, writing, and rhetoric.

Ms. Angela Parker, the Language Arts department chair, says the class has been in the works for several years. The decision to bring the idea to reality was made in December by the leadership team.

“We wanted to offer students another chance to take an English A.P. class. I believe it’s a class students would be interested in because it’s not literary based. It focuses on expository writing, which is a skill that’s very applicable in all areas of college.”

Students can expect to have both take-home and in-class essays, Socratic Seminars, formal debates, and speeches. Like any other A.P. course, there will be required summer work, so students interested in this course should make sure to get information on any assignments.

According to Ms. Parker, there have been a consistent interest in English A.P. classes over the years. The current A.P. Literature classes currently have over thirty students in each.

With the wide variety of classes available, students will have many options to choose from when deciding on their schedules, including many A.P. courses in different subjects.

“The opportunity to gain college credit from taking A.P. classes is very appealing. I wouldn’t just take an A.P. class just because they were advanced classes, but because it’s interesting to me,” said Sophomore Shiloh Kluding.

When asked if she would like to take A.P. Composition next year, she replied,

“When Mr. Hurrianko was telling us about the class, he was a little vague about it because he didn’t have any specific information yet. I don’t know, but I think I will probably take A.P. Comp.”

The A.P. Language and Composition class will be taught by Mr. James Grace, one of the current teachers of the junior Honors English course.