Principal’s Message: Ansonia High School’s (AHS) faculty and staff welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year! The AHS Program of Study is created to help each student design their pathway through high school with a positive, engaging, purposeful, and rigorous learning experience. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively with their teachers, school counselors, and parents to ensure selection of meaningful courses to create a personalized learning experience that will meet their needs both in high school and beyond. We have designed our courses so that they are aligned with the Connecticut Department of Education Career Clusters. Career clusters are occupations and career specialties that share a common foundation of knowledge and skills for career success. AHS has a variety of courses that provide a foundation of knowledge for each career area. As students enter their freshman year, conversations about future potential careers should begin in and outside of school. AHS currently has career pathways for students that want to pursue a career in the medical, education, first-responder, business, engineering and the manufacturing field. All of these pathways will expose students to on the job experience while taking college-level courses here at our high school. These pathways will allow students to graduate with a diploma and a certification and/or credits towards a degree in a specific field. Upon graduation, AHS students will be prepared to meet the high expectations of postsecondary experiences. Courses offered here at AHS found in this program provide students with the ability to engage in authentic problem solving and utilize critical thinking skills. These courses are also designed to prepare students for admission to a four‐year college, technical school, and the military. AHS students will be prepared to effectively communicate and navigate through life experiences by reading, writing, speaking, and applying math in real-world situations. The Program of Studies should be used as a guide to help students select courses that follow a recommended sequence. Parents and students are encouraged to work closely with guidance counselors to develop an individual Student Success Plan which should include a career pathway. This plan will help all students reach their individual academic, social, and civic goals. Our goal as a high school is for our students to leave with the knowledge and confidence needed to make a difference in the world. We look forward to working collaboratively with our students and families. If we can be of assistance, please contact our staff or come and visit our school. Sincerely,
Paul Giansanti Paul Giansanti Principal, Ansonia High School
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