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Jorge Calixto
Director of Instruction
We have over 800 incredible students in our High School building and we pride ourselves in offering them a high-quality education in a caring atmosphere. We truly love our students, and our jobs exist to pour into the minds and futures of each student in our building. We provide classes that will prepare our students for life. High School is their last stop before spreading their wings in the “real world.” We ensure that they are as prepared as possible for those next steps through college and career readiness, guidance counseling, courses tailored to their interests, and much more. Together we can make our children’s future be whatever they would like it to be.
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Take a look at our course progression, graduation requirements, and twelve available majors to see how we prepare our students for their future.
When students first arrive to our school, they have the option to choose a major. It is not mandatory but can be very helpful to guide their interests and develop their skills. We offer majors in Visual Arts, Entrepreneurship, Dance, Music, Criminal Justice, Film, Drama, Health Sciences, Engineering, Journalism, Teacher Education, and Technology.
Course Progression
Check out our course progression to see the variety of classes that our students take during their high grades career. Each student’s course progression is reviewed and determined based on previous coursework and enrollment in honors and/or Advance Placement courses.
Science Electives Anatomy and Physiology Honors – BLOCK |
Visual Arts Introduction to Visual Arts (T1) – BLOCK |
Engineering Introduction to Engineering (T1) – Year |
Teacher Education Foundation of Education (T1) – Year |
Journalism Introduction to Journalism (T1) – Year |
Health Sciences Introduction to Health Sciences (T1) – Year |
Drama Intro to Drama (T1) – Year |
(T1) connotes courses required to take for majors in 1st year of study
(T2) connotes courses required to take for majors in 2nd year of study
(T3) connotes courses required to take for majors in 3rd year of study
Entrepreneurship Introduction to Entrepreneurship (T1) – Year |
Film Introduction to Film (T1) – Year |
Music (Instrumental and Voice) Band (T1-T3) – Year |
Dance Dance 1:Intro to Dance (T1) – BLOCK |
Technology Introduction to Technology – Year |
Criminal Justice/Law Introduction to Criminal Justice and Law- Year |
Other AP Psychology – Year |
9th Grade | 10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade | |
ELA | Perspectives of African-American Literature *H | Genre Studies *H | US Literature *H or AP English Literature | World Literature *H or AP English Language |
Math – Track A | Pre-Algebra | Algebra 1 | Algebraic Geometry | Algebra 2 |
Math – Track B | Algebra 1 | Algebraic Geometry | Algebra 2 | Pre-Calculus *H or Personal Finance |
Math – Honors Track | Algebra 1 Honors and Geometry Honors | Algebra 2 | Pre-Calculus *H | Calculus or AP Calculus |
Science | General Science *H or Biology Honors 9 | Biology *H or AP Biology | Chemistry | Science Elective: AP Chemistry AP Biology AP Environmental Science Anatomy & Physiology *H Physics *H Environmental Science Forensics |
Social Studies | Perspectives of African-American and Latoni History *H | World History *H or AP World History | US History *H or AP US History | Polticical Science *H or AP Government |
Spanish | Spanish 1 or Spanish NS 1 | Spanish 2 or Spanish NS 2 or AP Spanish Language | Spanish 3 or Spanish NS 3 or AP Spanish Language or AP Spanish Literature | |
Seminar | Algebra 1 Seminar | English Seminar | Keystone Seminar | Senior Seminar |
PE | 1 PE credit sometime between grades 9 and 12 | |||
Elective | Elective 1 | Elective 2 | Elective 3 | |
NS = Native Speakers | ||||
*H – honors course available | ||||
Dual Enrollment: Esperanza partners with Esperanza College to provide our students with opporutnities to take collegel-level courses to satisfy corresponding high school credits. |
Current AP Offerings
- Calculus
- English Language
- English Literature
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- World History
- US History
- US Government
- Art Studio (2D)
- Psychology
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature
- Computer Science A
- Computer Science Principles
In order to graduate, we require that students have at least 27 credits, 100 hours of community service, and a completed post-secondary plan (three completed college applications and a completed FAFSA.)
We want our students to be leaders in their community by serving their community, and we teach our students to have vision for their future by creating options through college applications and career readiness programs.
Credit Breakdown
Course | Credit |
English | 4 |
Science | 4 |
Math | 4 |
Social Studies | 4 |
Spanish | 3 |
Phys. Ed./ Health | 1 |
Seminar | 3 |
Electives | 3 |
TOTAL | 27 |